University Parks parkrun

• From Peartree Park & Ride, take the S3 or 300 bus to Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
• From Redbridge Park & Ride, take the 300 bus to Radcliffe Observatory Quarter.
• From Thornhill Park & Ride, take the 400 bus to the Queens Lane stops.
• From Seacourt Park & Ride, take the S1 to George Street or the 400 to the Queens Lane stops.
• The Oxford Tube runs regular services between London and Oxford. Alight at the Queens Lane stops for University Parks.
• The nearest train station is Oxford.

From Queens Lane: Walk a short distance west along the High Street and turn right onto Catte Street. With the Radcliffe Camera on your left, continue over the roundabout onto Parks Road. Follow Parks Road north; the Keble Gate entrance to University Parks will be on your right.

From Radcliffe Observatory Quarter: Walk a short way south down Woodstock Road and turn left past St Giles’ Church onto Banbury Road. Cross over Banbury Road and follow Keble Road east to University Parks.

From Oxford train station via George Street: Turn right out of the station then left at the main road towards the city centre. At the mini roundabout, bear left onto Hythe Bridge Street. After the bridge, continue over the junction onto George Street then straight again to Broad Street. At the Sheldonian Theatre, turn left onto Parks Road. Follow Parks Road north; the Keble Gate entrance to University Parks will be on your right.

From the North: Peartree Park & Ride (OX2 8JD) is at the A40/A34 interchange. Alternatively, continue south and follow Banbury Road or Woodstock Road into the city centre.

From the South: Leave the A34 at Southern Bypass Road; Redbridge Park & Ride (OX1 4XG) is just after the roundabout. Alternatively, follow Abingdon Road/A420 to the city centre.

From the East: If approaching on the A40, Thornhill Park & Ride (OX3 8DP) is just before the ring road. Alternatively, turn right at Headington Roundabout and follow the Northern Bypass to the top of Banbury Road. Follow Banbury Road south into the city centre.

From the West: Leave the A34/A420 at the Botley interchange. Turn left off Botley Road for Seacourt Park & Ride (OX2 0HP). Alternatively, follow Botley Road east into the city centre.

Oxford is well served by Park & Ride services from Peartree (north), Redbridge (south), Thornhill (east) and Seacourt (west). See ‘Directions by Public Transport’.

Pay & display parking is available on St Giles’ (OX1 3JS) and Gloucester Green (OX1 2BN - opens at 8am), both a short walk from University Parks. Alternatively, Westgate car park (OX1 1TS) is approx. 2km on foot.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Common Ground Café, Little Clarendon Street. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Common Ground Café, Little Clarendon Street - please come and join us!

University Parks 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 Parks 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 universityparks@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.