Severn Valley Country parkrun

Bus: Alveley is served by the 297 bus which runs between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster, however you will need to walk almost a mile from the nearest stop to the park.

Train: The nearest national rail stations are Kidderminster or Stourbridge Junction. The country park is served by the Severn Valley Railway between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster - request the Country Park Halt - please check timetables for availability.

From Alveley village, walk from the junction of Chapel Lane and Village Road, next to Medical Centre - down Chapel Lane. The country park is around a 10-minute walk from the village.

It can also be accessed from Highley, located on the B4555. Walk to the country park and the start of the course is reached via footbridge over the River Severn.

The country park is located on Chapel Lane, Alveley. Alveley is located on the A442 between Bridgnorth and Kidderminster. Follow the road signs for the Severn Valley Country Park. For satnavs, use postcode WV15 6NG.

From Kidderminster take the A442 towards Telford for 7 miles, turning left before entering Alveley, following the brown road signs to the country park.

From Birmingham or the M5 motorway, take the A456 to Kidderminster, before joining the A442 off the Ring Road at Park Butts Ringway.

Car parking is free until 10am, charged at £1.20 for 2 hours thereafter (subject to change), payable by card or cash. Parking is limited, so please car share where possible. There is further parking available in Highley - the park is then accessed by footbridge (10-15 mins’ walk).

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Country Park Visitor Centre Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Country Park Visitor Centre Café - please come and join us!

Severn Valley Country 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.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• 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.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Severn Valley Country 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 severnvalleycountry@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.