Wakefield Thornes junior parkrun

Bus: 119/120 Wakefield-Thornes-Horbury-Ossett-Batley, every hour. 126/127 Wakefield-Horbury-Ossett-Dewsbury, every 10 minutes. 128 Dewsbury-Thornhill-Horbury-Wakefield, hourly. 231/232 Wakefield-Horbury-Netherton (231)-Overton (232)-Flockton-Lepton-Huddersfield, every 30 minutes. 265 Netherton-Horbury-Wakefield, one journey. 443/444 Hall Green-Wakefield, every 30 minutes. Wakefield Free City Bus links the city’s Westgate and Kirkgate train and bus stations. Buses run every ten minutes from 8:30am to 5:00pm on Saturdays. Stops 9 (Westgate Retail Park) and 10 (Westgate Station) are the closest to Thornes Park Campus. Visit the Metro website for the very latest public transport updates and news including timetables, tickets and journey planner.

15 minute walk or short taxi journey south-west from both Westgate and Kirkgate stations.

If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is WF2 8TY
From M1 Northbound: Leave the M1 at junction 39 and join the A636 towards Wakefield. Turn left after the second roundabout onto the B6475, Thornes Road and then turn right into Gill Sike Road. Turn right onto the A642, Horbury Road and then take the first right onto the access drive to Thornes Park Campus.
From M1 Southbound: Leave the M1 at junction 40 and join the A638 towards Wakefield. Turn right onto the B6475, George-a-Green Road and at the A642, Horbury Road, turn left towards the town centre. The access drive to the Thornes Park Campus is the second on the right.

Free car parking is available at all three entrances. The preferred car park to be used is at Wakefield College Thornes Park Campus which is located in the centre of Thornes Park. Direct access to the campus and the free campus car parking is only possible from the Horbury Road side of the park, but some satellite navigation systems will try to direct you to the campus via one of the other park access points. Use the postcode WF2 8TY to be directed to the correct entrance to Thornes Park.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Holmfield Arms. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Holmfield Arms - please come and join us!

Wakefield Thornes junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email wakefieldthornesjuniors@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.