Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Tamar Lakes parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Upper Tamar Lakes
Meeting point: 50.87984, -4.43342. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 50.87984, -4.43342.
The course
Course description
This is a one lap anticlockwise course, following the tarmac and cinder paths around the lake. The start is on the bridge spanning the beautiful lake.
The course has some undulating sections, but it is mainly flat. Running anticlockwise, the lake will always be on your left hand-side. The finish is in front the camping area, behind the activity centre.
Some sections of the course are on loose shingle which can be slippery. Please take care on these sections
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Upper Tamar Lakes, Kilkhampton, Bude. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, cinder and grass. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Public Toilets, Ample parking (pay and display or annual ticket) Please respect the landowners and park in the allocated car parks and not in the road leading to the lake. There is a café on site, please join us for a post run drink and light snack.
More details
Public transport
Kilkhampton is the nearest bus stop and timetables can be accessed through Stagecoach (https://bustimes.org/services/219-bude-hartland) This links up with the Bude Canal Trails Canal & Coast Walk. Tamar Lakes is approximately 3 miles from Kilkhampton on this trail.
On foot
As directions by road.
By road
If using a SATNAV the postcode is EX23 9SB
From Kilkhampton on the A39 or Holsworthy on the A3072 follow the brown tourist signs to Tamar Lakes Waterpark.
Upper Tamar Lake can be easily reached by following these signs. Please allow plenty of time to navigate the single track roads and make way for local traffic.
There is a charge of £2 for 1 hour or £3 for 3 hours to park at Upper Tamar Lake or an annual pass can be purchased from SWLakes Trust.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Froghopper Café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Tamar lakes cafe - please come and join us!
Course safety
Tamar Lakes 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 Tamar Lakes parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email tamarlakes@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 557
- Events
- 17,631
- Finishers
- 69,753
- Finishes
- 694
- Volunteers
- 9,068
- Personal bests
- 1,436
- Groups
- 00:31:50
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with T
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area EX
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Te, Tm, Ta, Tl, Ts
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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