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Parkrun
Thornham Walks 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
- Thornham Walks
Meeting point: 52.30431, 1.07750. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 52.30431, 1.07750.
The course
Course description
A three-lap mixed terrain course at the beautiful Thornham Walks, part of the Thornham Estate.
The first lap follows a sealed path from the Start to the perimeter of the Walled Garden before venturing onto unsealed muddy woodland tracks, a further short section of sealed path, then back into the woods. At a signed path junction, participants are instructed to turn left for their second and third laps around the Walled Garden. At the end of the third lap, at this same junction, participants will be instructed to continue straight ahead to the Finish.
We ask participants to walk/run on the left to allow other participants to overtake on the right, and to be respectful of other park users.
Due to sections of muddy uneven ground, with a number of exposed tree roots, only all-terrain buggies are recommended.
Dogs must be on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead and in control at all times.
Both buggies and dogs should start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.
Trail shoes are recommended after periods of rain. No spikes or studs are allowed.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Thornham Magna, Eye. The course is run on a mixture of permanent paths and trail paths. 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
Composting toilet facilities are available with accessible access. There is a large enclosed children’s play area which does not allow dogs. Other facilities include an enchanted wood sculpture and picnic area, den building area, bird hide and pinetum. The venue also hosts a number of artisan businesses.
More details
Public transport
Bus: The nearest bus stop is at the Four Horseshoes, Thornham Magna, served by bus route 320 (Bury St Edmunds-Eye) and bus route 2 (Southolt-Bury St Edmunds, via Kenton and Westthorpe), located 0.7miles from Thornham Walks. Another local bus stop is at The White Horse Inn, A140 on bus route 113 Eye-Mendlesham-Ipswich, located 1.2 miles walk from Thornham Walks.
Train: The nearest train station is Diss railway station (7 miles north) which is on the Great Eastern Main Line in the East of England. Network Map | Greater Anglia. A taxi will be required for the onward journey.
On foot
There are public footpaths and permissive paths to Thornham Walks from surrounding villages.
By road
Thornham Walks is a small private estate with limited parking. We strongly advise carsharing.
Follow SAT/NAV directions to IP23 8HH (what3words: ///schematic.infuses.keyboards). The nearest major road is the A140, which runs between Ipswich and Norwich.
Parking is at the overflow carpark at Thornham Walks (what3words schematic.infuses.keyboards), found opposite the main carpark. Take care when crossing the minor road to get to the event start. Please follow Marshal instructions, take a ticket, and place your parking fee in the allocated parkrun moneybox. Parking is £2 (CASH ONLY) which allows parking until 10:30. If you wish to extend your stay, you will need to purchase a ticket from the Thornham Walks car park ticket machines. For regular visitors, Annual Walks car park passes are available on application at concessionary rate here.
Please note, ALL VOLUNTEERS RECEIVE FREE PARKING.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Forge Café which is located adjacent to the main car park and play area, with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating. Open from 9:45am, it serves delicious homemade food, teas, coffees and cold drinks. Cards accepted. Please only use the café facilities if you are purchasing drinks or food. . Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Forge Cafe which is located adjacent to the main car park and play area - please come and join us!
Course safety
Thornham Walks 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.
We hope these tips help to ensure that Thornham Walks parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
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For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email thornhamwalks@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
- 155
- Events
- 5,774
- Finishers
- 17,545
- Finishes
- 473
- Volunteers
- 3,414
- Personal bests
- 462
- Groups
- 00:32:15
- Average finish time
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Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with T
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area IP
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Tm, Ta, Tl, Th, Ts
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