Skipton parkrun

Train: The Railway Station is directly opposite the main Park entrance via Gawflat Swing Bridge that goes over the Leeds Liverpool Canal. From the Railway Station, just walk around the station car park, cross Broughton Road (set of traffic lights on your right hand side in front of Herriots). Follow the road up to the Canal/Park.

Bus: There is a regular bus service going down Broughton Road with an east bound bus stop opposite the Fire Station (next to the Railway station) and a west bound bus stop by the Railway Station at the traffic lights. Skipton Bus Station is a half mile walk from the Park. From the Bus Station take the bridge over the Leeds Liverpool Canal, at the bottom of the bridge steps turn immediately left to the Canal towpath and turn left along the path (back under the bridge you just walked over) and follow the path to the Park. Gawflat Swing Bridge is the second swing bridge you come to.

The Park is a short walk from Skipton Town Centre, just over the road from the Skipton Railway Station and adjacent to the Leeds Liverpool Canal.
Pedestrians and cyclists should walk to the park along the Canal path and turn into the Park over the Gawflat Swing Bridge that is opposite the Railway Station. The start is about 300m up the path from the bridge. Cycle parking can be found at Craven Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre at the top of the park.
Pedestrians and cyclists can also access the park via the Granville Street entrance and the Gargrave Road entrance by the War Memorial. From both these entrances, just walk down the Park to the start half way down the main path.

The Park vehicle access is off Gargrave Road, which is the road leading out or into Skipton to or from the A65/A59 and A629 roundabout on the Skipton bypass.
If driving from out of Skipton, follow the Craven Swimming Pool signs on the Skipton bypass and turn into town on the Gargrave Road off the A65/A59 and A629 roundabout (AKA Burger King roundabout). The Swimming Pool/park entrance is just 500 meters along from the roundabout on your right hand side.

Pay and Display parking is available at the leisure centre and there is some limited on-street parking available in the area, but please always park with consideration for local residents.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Coffee Lounge which is located on the left hand side as you enter Craven Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, less than 100 meters from the parkrun finish. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in The Coffee Lounge which is located on the left hand side as you enter Craven Swimming Pool and Fitness Centre, less than 100 meters from the parkrun finish - please come and join us!

Skipton 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 Skipton 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 skipton@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.