Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun

Bus: Local bus services into Ibstock will get you to within about a 15 minute walk from Sence Valley Forest Park.

From Ibstock High Street, take a 25 minute walk (1.2 miles) to get to Sence Valley Forest Park. Turn into Gladstone Road off the High Street, then turn right at the end of the road and follow Melbourne Road (A447). Melbourne Road turns into Ravenstone Road (A447) where Sence Valley Forest Park is located. The forest park entrance is well signposted and is on the left hand side of the road.

Please use the top car park only for parkrun. The bottom car park is reserved for other park users. There are spaces for around 100 cars. A car park marshal will be on hand to maximise the spaces available. Please walk or car share where possible.

If driving, please allow plenty of time as alternative parking is about a 20 minute walk away. Suggested parking is in the direction of Central Avenue and the public car parks on the High Street.

Please be aware there are parking charges which as of Jan 2025 are £2 for 2 hours, £3 for up to 4 hours, or £4 all day. Alternatively you can sign up for a Sence Valley Membership through Forestry England which will give you all year round parking for £26.00.

Please be courteous to our neighbours and refrain from parking in the surrounding residential areas.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Little Bluebird Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Little Bluebird Café - please come and join us!

Sence Valley Forest Park 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.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Sence Valley Forest Park parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

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.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email sencevalleyforestpark@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.