University of Northampton parkrun

Bus: The Uno 19 and 19A depart from the Drapery in Northampton town centre to Waterside every 12 minutes.

There are 3 main entry points to the campus
1. Via New Southbridge Road past University car park 4
2. Via Footbridge connecting to Becket’s Park
3. Via University Drive off the Bedford Road

The campus is 5-10 minute walk from Northampton Town Centre, enter Becket’s Park from Victoria Promenade opposite St John’s car park and take footbridge on to University Campus.

Cycle parking / storage is available on site and Waterside campus links with the National Cycle Routes 6 / 536.

If using SATNAV, the university postcode is NN1 5PH, however, there is no parking on-site at present.

The closest car park is Midsummer Meadows Car Park(NN1 5NG), 5 minutes walk to the start. This is pay and display and costs £3 for all day

From the M1 traveling to Northampton:
Exit junction 15, take the A45 exit to Northampton / Wellingborough. At the roundabout take exit onto London Road / A45
At the Barnes Meadow Junction, use the left two lanes to follow signs for A428 towards Town Centre.
At the roundabout take the 1st exit onto Bedford Road/A428
Turn left onto Nunns Mill Road
Turn left into Midsummer Meadow carpark

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local café - please come and join us!

University of Northampton 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 University of Northampton 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 universityofnorthampton@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.