Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
- Also cancelled Saturday 7 November: Venue unavailable
Parkrun
Winchester 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
- North Walls Recreation Ground
Meeting point: 51.06929, -1.31085. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.06929, -1.31085.
The course
Course description
The course is flat and fast and is run on a mix of grass and tarmac paths.
Step 1 - From the start (green pin), head east alongside the treeline, and turn right at the end of the field.
Step 2 - Follow the perimeter in a clockwise direction to pass the start again. As you reach the end of the field for the second time turn 180 degrees left into the first 'hairpin' and onto the tarmac. Follow the tarmac west with the trees on your left.
Step 3 - At the end of the path turn right onto the field and?follow the perimeter of the northerly field in a clockwise direction. Once you reach the path again, turn left to cross the river via the wide bridge and then turn left again to follow the perimeter of the large easterly field in a clockwise direction.
Step 4 - Continue past the bowling club with the hedge on your right, all the way down to the second 'hairpin'. This is a wider hairpin - more like 2 right turns - that brings you back onto tarmac.
Step 5 - Follow the path north all the way back up to the bridge, turn left and then left again onto the starting field.
Step 6 - You are now in the same spot as step 2. Repeat steps 2 to 5 to do one more complete loop of the course.
Step 7 - Repeat step 2 a final time. As you come to the end of the tarmac, continue clockwise around the northerly field until the NW corner where you’ll see cones marking a fork to the right for the finishing straight, heading for the finish funnel (red pin).?
Step 8 - Crank up your pace, grit your teeth and finish with a flourish.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in North Walls Recreation Ground, Winchester. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths and grass. 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
The River Park Leisure Centre is now closed and so no changing facilities are available.
There are toilets available from 8am at Winchester City Football Club on Hillier Way. Walking from the finish field, go past the Rugby Club and there’s a flight of steps up on your left.
There are also toilets down the south side of the old leisure centre (near the children's play park and skate park) which should be open.
More details
Public transport
Train: The nearest train station is Winchester train station, which is approximately 0.5 miles away.
Bus: Several bus services stop near North Walls Recreation Ground.
On foot
North Walls is located less than 0.4 miles from the centre of Winchester and easily accessible by foot (approximately 6-7 minutes’ walk) or bike.
By road
North Walls is located close to the centre of Winchester and easily accessible by car from within, or outside, the city from the M3.
If using SATNAV, the nearest postcode is SO23 7DD.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Winchester City Football Club. There are also several cafes available in the city centre. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Winchester City Football Club. There are also several cafes available in the city centre - please come and join us!
Course safety
Winchester 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 Winchester 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 winchester@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
- 590
- Events
- 26,601
- Finishers
- 187,558
- Finishes
- 1,937
- Volunteers
- 24,826
- Personal bests
- 1,402
- Groups
- 00:28:00
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Winchester junior parkrun North Walls Recreation Ground · under 100 m
- Hiltingbury Rec Ground junior parkrun Hiltingbury Rec Ground juniors · 9.7 km
- Eastleigh parkrun Fleming Park Old Golf Course, Eastleigh · 12 km
- Ganger Farm parkrun Ganger Farm Sports Park · 13 km
- Itchen Valley Country parkrun Itchen Valley Country Park · 14 km
- Dowds Farm junior parkrun Dowds Farm · 15 km
- Southampton junior parkrun Riverside Park · 16 km
- Southampton Common junior parkrun Southampton Common · 17 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area SO
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
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