Shipley Country parkrun

Public transport is readily available into Market Square in Heanor on the H1, Amberline, and the R1 routes with Trent Barton Buses (trentbarton.co.uk) and the Y1 and 138 with Your Bus (catchyourbus.co.uk)
From Heanor Marketplace it is approximately a 15 minute walk (standard pace) to the briefing point of the parkrun at the Visitors Centre within Shipley Country Parkrun.

Clearly signposted from the top of slack lane. Walk all the way down to the bottom and the start line is on the left hand side on a large recreation ground visible from the road.

The main entrance to the country park is well signposted from Derby Road (A608) and from the motorway M1, junction 26 southbound or Junction 27 northbound.

There are two car parks available at Shipley Country Park. The main car park has space for 216 vehicles and entrance is accessed via Slack Lane, Heanor, DE75 7GX. This car park is located within the country park, has 16 dedicated disabled parking spaces and is the main car park for the event.
You can also park at Mapperley Reservoir car park which can be accessed through Mapperley Village on Shipley Lane. This car park is approximately a 15 minute walk from the start of the course.

Please note all car parks operate a pay and display facility; payments can be made by cash, card or through mobile app. These charges are made by the local authorities and visited by enforcement officers on a regular basis. There is the option of an annual pass available from the visitor centre at a significant reduction.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Bluebell, Nr Visitors Centre, Shipley Country Park. Show your parkrun barcode for 10% discount before 10am. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Bluebell, Nr Visitors Centre, Shipley Country Park. Show your parkrun barcode for 10% discount before 10am - please come and join us!

Shipley 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 Shipley 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 shipleycountry@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.