Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Seaton parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Seaton Esplanade
Meeting point: 50.70335, -3.07206. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 50.70335, -3.07206.
The course
Course description
Just over two laps of the seafront. Starting on the pebble beach east of Fisherman's Gap, the route goes in a westerly direction using the Esplanade to the Hideaway cafe where it turns and returns beyond the start with a short spell of pebble beach before turning to repeat for a second lap.
After two laps of the Esplanade, parkrunners drop onto the beach on the slipway adjacent to Jane's kiosk for a short pebble beach finish.
Due to the terrain and the narrowness of the Esplanade the course is unsuitable for people with buggies & pushchairs - please contact the team in advance for further information.
No dogs are allowed to due to the restrictions on the beach.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Seaton Esplanade, Seaton. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and pebble beach. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Toilets are available on The Esplanade near the start and at Thury Harcourt Place, adjacent to Tesco’s.
More details
Public transport
Bus 9A
Exeter Bus Station dep 0735,
Newton Poppleford dep 0802a
Sidmouth Triangle dep 0819
Arr Seaton Marine Place (opposite Fisherman’s Gap) 0852
Timetable from bustimes.org.uk
Nearest station: Axminster (7 miles to Seaton)
On foot
The start is adjacent to Fisherman's Gap on The Esplanade. Postcode is EX12 2NF.
By road
The nearest postcode is EX12 2NF Seaton Esplanade. During winter months March to October parking is free on the seafront. Otherwise it is pay and display or you can pay via phone or App. There is two hours free car parking at Tesco on Harbour Road or there is parking at Seaton Jurassic long-stay car park on The Underfleet. Both of these are a ten minute walk to the start.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: one of the cafes on the seafront . Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at one of the cafes on the seafront - please come and join us!
Course safety
Seaton parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:
- Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
- Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
- Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
- We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
- Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
- 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.
- Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
- If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
- If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
- 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Seaton parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.
For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email seaton@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 439
- Events
- 20,276
- Finishers
- 98,821
- Finishes
- 842
- Volunteers
- 12,462
- Personal bests
- 1,458
- Groups
- 00:29:59
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with S
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area EX
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: S, Se, Sr, Sn
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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