Tawd Valley parkrun

Bus: The 375/385 service between Southport and Wigan serves Skelmersdale town centre. and passes via Ormskirk bus station. From Liverpool, you can take the Merseyrail service to Headbolt Lane and connect to the 319 trainline service to Skelmersdale, or you can catch the 310 from Liverpool via Maghull and Ormskirk. Please check Arriva website for timetables.
,br> Train: There is not yet a train station in Skelmersdale. Closest stations are Ormskirk, Rainford Junction and Upholland on the Kirkby to Manchester line via Wigan Wallgate (both around 3 miles so useful with bike). See above for train + bus option from Liverpool.

The course is accessible on foot from all sides of Skelmersdale via a range of underpasses and bridges or via Tawd Valley Country Park. A large part of the town is within one mile ‘warm up’ distance of the start.

The start & finish area is near the Youth Zone, next to the Concourse Shopping Centre.

The easiest motorway exit is junction 4 of the M58, though Satnav may advise exit at junction 5 if coming from the east.

The closest parking is at Yeadon, off Southway, a tiered car park behind the library if approaching from the south (off Southway), or the big Lidl/B&M carpark if approaching from Northway. Both are just a few yards from the start. Both car parks are free of charge.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Coffee House on the first floor of the Concourse Shopping Centre for results processing and token sorting. Fuller breakfasts are available at the Coffee Pot on the ground floor of the Concourse, with discount for parkrunners (note this is cash only because of lack of internet in this area). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Coffee House on the first floor of the Concourse Shopping Centre for results processing and token sorting. Fuller breakfasts are available at the Coffee Pot on the ground floor of the Concourse, with discount for parkrunners (note this is cash only because of lack of internet in this area) - please come and join us!

Tawd Valley 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 Tawd Valley 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 tawdvalley@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.