Swaffham parkrun

There is limited public transport but the X1 operated by Excel, comes to Swaffham from both King’s Lynn and Norwich. It is a good 15 minute walk from the bus stop at the Market Place to the school where the parkrun event is held. You can find timetables by going to www.firstgroup.com/norfolk-suffolk/routes-and-maps/excel-norwich-dereham-swaffham-kings-lynn-wisbech-peterborough
Local bus services are run by Konect and timetables can be found by going to www.konectbus.co.uk/timetables-fares
You can also find additional bus travel information by going to www.norfolk.gov.uk/roads-and-transport/public-transport/buses/bus-timetables-and-operators

The town centre is approximately 800m away or a 15 min walk. There are a number of routes from residential areas that lead onto the main A1065 (Brandon Road).

If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is PE37 7DZ.
From Norwich (A47), leave the A47 at the junction signposted The Green Britain Centre (A1065) onto Station Road and follow until you reach the town centre and market place. Follow the signs for Thetford along London Street, which becomes Brandon Rd. You will see the school on your right. To enter the car park use the second entrance.
From King’s Lynn (A47) leave the A47 at the junction signposted Swaffham. Join the Lynn Rd which becomes Lynn Street into Swaffham. When you reach the Market Place, turn right with the market to your left, then join London Street, which becomes Brandon Rd. You will see the school on your right. To enter the car park use the second entrance.
From Thetford following the A1065 (Brandon Road) into the outskirts of Swaffham, you each the town sign and 30mph speed limit. Just ahead is a mini roundabout, go straight over. You start to come into a built up area. There is a pelican crossing a few metres before the school and the entrance is just ahead on your left.
There is ample parking at the Nicholas Hamond school car park shared with the leisure centre.

Swaffham 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.
• 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 Swaffham 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 swaffham@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.