Shrewsbury parkrun

FROM THE BUS STATION: Come out the bus station and walk down Smithfield Road past the Premier Inn.

FROM THE TRAIN STATION: Walk out of the station up to the traffic lights then follow the signpost for The Quarry, river / Swimming Centre. At the top of the hill the Quarry Park is in front of you, the briefing is held at the bandstand which is situated in the middle of the park towards the river

The Quarry is in the centre of Shrewsbury with access from Claremont Bank. It is clearly signposted on the black with gold lettering signs around Shrewsbury.

Shrewsbury connects to the M6 and motorway network via the M54.
The A49, A5, A53, A458 all make Shrewsbury easily accessible.

There is ample on street (charged) parking is available in the town, with a multistorey facility next to the bus station. On street free parking is available in residential streets to the north-east of the Quarry. The nearest car park to the finish line and Coffee shop situated finish is located at St Julian Friars, SY1 1XL - https://new.shropshire.gov.uk/parking/find-my-nearest-car-park/shrewsbury-st-julians-friars/ please allow 15 minutes to walk to the bandstand.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Stop coffee shop, 3 St Julian's Crescent, Shrewsbury SY1 1UD. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Stop coffee shop, 3 St Julian's Crescent, Shrewsbury SY1 1UD - please come and join us!

Shrewsbury 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 Shrewsbury 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 shrewsbury@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.