Whaley Bridge junior parkrun

The memorial park is approximately 400m walk from Whaley Bridge Station, from where services run to and from Buxton and Manchester, timetables available on the National Rail website.

The 199 bus service from Manchester Airport to Buxton also stops outside the station. Please see the High Peak website for details

From Whaley Bridge Primary School, exit the car park and turn right (South) on Buxton Road. After 100m, turn right onto Wheatsheaf Road, and enter the Memorial Park over the footbridge. Turn right again and walk for another 100m, over another footbridge into the children’s play area, where the race start is situated.

If arriving on foot from the South of Whaley Bridge head up Buxton Road before turning left onto Wheatsheaf Road and then follow the directions above.

If arriving at the station from Manchester / New Mills (Platform 1) exit through the station car park, turn right under the railway bridge, and then carry on straight ahead up Reservoir Road.
If arriving at the station from Buxton / Chapel-en-le-frith (Platform 2) exit onto Whaley Lane, head downhill and then turn right onto Reservoir Road.
Carry on up Reservoir Road for 150m to the park entrance, which forks off to the left. The race start is just inside this entrance, at the bottom of a short hill.

If arriving on foot from the North of Whaley Bridge follow the above directions from Whaley Lane / Reservoir Road.

Parking is available at Whaley Bridge Primary School, on Buxton Road, opposite the Cock Hotel. SK23 7HX. It is open from 8.30am - 10.00am on Sundays, especially for parkrun. Users park at their own risk, neither Whaley Primary nor Whaley Bridge junior parkrun can accept any responsibility for the vehicles parked.
Please do not park at the Football Pavillion car park near the finish, this is reserved for the football teams.

If approaching from the North, head into Whaley Bridge on the A5004 / Market Street (which becomes Buxton Road). Whaley Bridge Primary School is on the right immediately after Buxton Road passes under the railway bridge, just before The Cock public house.

From the South, head into Whaley Bridge on the A5004 / Buxton Road. Whaley Bridge Primary School is on the left, immediately after The Cock public house and before Buxton Road passes under the railway bridge.

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

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

Whaley Bridge 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 whaleybridgejuniors@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.