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Parkrun
Upton House 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
- Upton Country Park
Meeting point: 50.73489, -2.01343. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 50.73489, -2.01343.
The course
Course description
The course consists of two big loops and one small loop within Upton Country Park in the order big - small - big.
To find the start and pre event brief gathering point, follow the path from car park past the tea rooms and through the gate.
Shortly after the start, turn sharp left to start the first anti-clockwise big loop which takes you downhill through woods and left onto a path which meanders through an open meadow. Towards the end of the first loop at the top of an incline you pass the finish funnel and keep straight on, passing the start point again. At the next junction, carry straight on to commence the small anti-clockwise loop. There will be runners in both directions for a short stretch at the start/end of this smaller loop so always stay right. At the top of the hill turn right to start the big loop for a second time. As you near the top of the incline on the second big loop, head left into the finish funnel on the grass.
The course is mildly undulating and offers stunning views over Holes Bay.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Upton Country Park, Poole. The course is run entirely on 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
Tea rooms, toilets, dog wash, children's play areas and play fountains.
More details
Public transport
Bus: The Morebus circular services 8 & 9 to and from Poole bus station stop at both the main park entrance and the Blandford Road entrance. Timetables are available at morebus.co.uk.
Train: The closest train station is Hamworthy and the nearest park entrance from there is at Blandford Road (BH16 5BL).
On foot
The start is a few minutes walk from the bus stop at the main park entrance or a 10/15 minute walk from the Blandford Road entrance.
By road
Upton Country Park is three miles northwest of Poole town centre, clearly signposted with brown tourist signs from the A35 and A350. The postcode for satnav is BH17 7BJ.
There is a large pay and display car park on-site. Please check the website for details of current car park charges. Please note that there is a Weekend Early Bird tariff available for anyone leaving before 10.45am.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Upton Country Park Tea Rooms. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Upton Country Park Tea Rooms - please come and join us!
Course safety
Upton House 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 Upton House parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email uptonhouse@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
- 401
- Events
- 23,118
- Finishers
- 134,435
- Finishes
- 1,578
- Volunteers
- 16,705
- Personal bests
- 1,482
- Groups
- 00:30:46
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Upton House junior parkrun Upton Country Park · under 100 m
- Poole parkrun Poole Park, Poole · 3.5 km
- Slades junior parkrun Slades Park · 8.5 km
- Bournemouth parkrun Kings Park Athletic Stadium · 13 km
- Durlston Country Park parkrun Durlston Country Park · 16 km
- The Tank Museum junior parkrun The Tank Museum juniors · 17 km
- Moors Valley parkrun Moors Valley Country Park and Forest · 17 km
- Moors Valley junior parkrun Moors Valley Country Park and Forest · 17 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with U
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area BH
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: U
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