Shepton Mallet parkrun

The only available bus is the 174 from Wells, leaving at 08:02am arriving at the Cenotaph at 08:26am. Park Road is on the opposite side of the road. The entrance to Collett Park is approximately 200 metres on the left along Park Road.

From the Mendip District Council Office car park, on Cannard’s Grave Road, exit on the other side onto Park Road. Cross the road and follow the path round to the entrance near the public toilets, located in the park. Follow the path downhill towards the lake, where the core team will be based. If travelling by bus, enter the park on Collett Park road and head directly towards the lake as above.

Follow the A361 from Frome or Wells into Shepton Mallet or the A37 from Bath or Castle Cary.

Parking is available at Shape Mendip, Cannards Grave Road, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5BT. Occasionally this carpark is locked so please arrive early. Other parking is available within 5 minutes at Tesco on the Townsend Retail Park, Aldi, or Commercial Road carpark which is pay and display.

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

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Hive in Shepton Mallet High Street - please come and join us!

Shepton Mallet 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.
• Due to some pathways being narrow dogs aren't allowed at Shepton Mallet parkrun.
• If you're participating with a buggy please contact the team in advance for further information

We hope these tips help to ensure that Shepton Mallet 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 sheptonmallet@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.