Thetford parkrun

Train: The nearest train station is Thetford Train Station.

Bus: Thetford Bus Station is a short walk from the Priory. See foot directions.

Market Sq. to Priory: From Market Sq., cross the road towards the Post Office. Carry along through town centre to King's St. At the traffic lights go straight over towards Minstergate. At the end of Minstergate, go through the underpass, then left towards the Priory.

Thetford Bus Station to Priory: From bus station head towards Captain Mainwaring statue to Bridge St. Turn right onto Bridge St., over bridge towards Barclays Bank. Turn Left at Lawsons Estate Agents towards Minstergate. At the end of Minstergate looking at the main road you will see a sign pointing the direction of the Priory which will take you through an underpass. Once through the underpass turn left to the Priory.

Thetford Train Station to Priory: From the station, turn left onto Station Rd., then right onto Millers Lane, then left onto St. Nicholas St., then right onto Water Lane. At the end of the lane you will come to the Priory.

Bury St. Edmunds to Iceland Car Park: A134 towards Thetford. As you enter Thetford, continue along road to traffic lights. At the lights turn right onto London Road. At the next traffic lights turn right onto St. Nicholas St. Follow this road onto Minstergate & at the end of Minstergate, the car park is on the left.

Watton to Iceland Car Park: A1075 to Thetford. At the A1075/A11 roundabout straight over. Straight over the mini roundabout & at next roundabout straight over onto Norwich Rd. Straight over mini roundabout & at 2nd traffic lights turn left onto St. Nicholas St. Follow road round onto Minstergate & at the end of the road, the car park is on the left.

Diss to Iceland Car Park: A1066 to Thetford. At the roundabout turn right to continue on the A1066. At the next roundabout, turn left onto Norwich Rd. Continue along Norwich Rd. to the 2nd traffic lights. Turn left onto St. Nicholas St. Follow road onto Minstergate & at the end of Minstergate, the car park will be on your left.

Thetford 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.
• 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.
• Runners pushing buggies are also welcome, but please take extreme care of other runners around you. If possible start from the back of the field and try to keep to one side of the main body of runners. See the Course Description for additional specific notes.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Thetford 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 thetford@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.