Queen’s Parade junior parkrun, Aldershot

We are situated approximately 2.5 miles from Aldershot Railway Station and 1.5 miles from North Camp Railway Station. There is no connecting bus service from North Camp Station to Queen’s Avenue in Aldershot, but the No. 1 route Stagecoach Goldline bus service runs from Aldershot Railway Station every 10 minutes. There is a stop on Queen’s Avenue, a short walk from the start. The No. 1 route bus service also connects with Farnborough Main Railway Station.

The Basingstoke canal towpath runs from Woking to Queen’s Avenue and also from Fleet/Basingstoke in the other direction. The course is about a 30 minute walk from Aldershot town centre along Hospital Hill and then Queen’s Avenue.

From the M3, or the A3, take the A331 exiting at North Camp - A3011, and head down Lynchford Road towards Farnborough. At the next roundabout turn left onto Queen’s Avenue. Take the second exit at the next roundabout. The course is on the playing fields to your right about a quarter of a mile down the road.

From the A325 at the Alison's exit. Turn left onto Alison's Avenue and then left again at the first set of lights into Queen’s Avenue. Prince’s Avenue is on your right and the course on your left.

Parking is in car park 6, next to the Aldershot Garrison Sports Centre (Rawlinson Road, Aldershot, Hampshire, GU11 2LQ). To reach this, turn left into Prince’s Avenue at the traffic lights after passing the Aldershot Military Stadium on your left. Follow the road round to the left and then follow the road to the end, turning left before the barracks. The car park is on your left and is signposted from Queen’s Avenue. Please do not park in any of the other car parks. For your safety, please use the pedestrian crossing when arriving at the event from the car park

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!

Queen’s Parade junior parkrun, Aldershot is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email queensparadejuniors@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.