Whitstable parkrun

Bus: The 400/401 or the 600/601 buses stop at St. Annes Road 50m from the start.

From the train station, take either Westmeads Road or Reservoir Road and walk to end. Cross over by Whitstable Medical Practice to the car garage. Turn right and follow the footpath to the Castle folly and keep left. Follow the road up the hill and over the brow to the ice cream/cafe kiosk. 15 minutes walk.

From Whitstable or Herne Bay, follow the prom until you get to the bottom of the ice cream/cafe kiosk and walk up the hill.

From Whitstable or Herne Bay follow the main road (Tankerton Road or Herne Bay Road) until you get to St. Annes Road and turn onto the seafront to the ice cream.

For sat nav use CT5 2BE.

There is free limited parking along the seafront in Marine Parade, this can get busy during peak months. There is also free parking in the surrounding roads (some roads are limited time parking only). There is also a pay to park carpark on the corner of Pier Avenue and Tankerton Road. This is an easy five minute walk from the start. CT5 2BY.

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

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Marine Hotel - please come and join us!

Whitstable 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.
• 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.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Whitstable 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 whitstable@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.