Worcester Pitchcroft parkrun

Train: The nearest train station is Worcester Foregate Street (WOF) approximately 20 minutes walk from the start. When leaving the station, immediately turn right onto Foregate Street (with the Odeon cinema on your left) and keep going until you get to a set of traffic lights/pedestrian crossings. At this junction, turn left onto Castle Street. Keep going, past the Police station and past a clock tower right down to the bottom - you will see a gated entrance into The Pitchcroft adjacent to a car park.

Bus: The nearest bus station (approximately 20 minutes walk from the start) is Worcester Bus Station at Crowngate Shopping Centre.
Please see the First Bus website for routes and timetables.
Follow the signs for The Hive ? see below for directions to the start from The Hive.

From The Hive: Head north along Croft Road, under the railway bridge towards the Swan Theatre safely crossing the road via the zebra crossing. Then enter Pitchcroft Park via the gates and continue to head north until you see our friendly volunteers.

In order to reduce strain on limited city car parking venues, we encourage all participants to travel via foot, bicycle or public transport wherever possible. For those unable to travel via these means the nearest SATNAV postcode is WR1 3EJ; However, nearby city centre car parks are available: The Hive/Cattle Market car park (WR1 3PD), Croft Road car park (WR1 3NZ), Pitchcroft car park (WR1 6EJ) and Moors car park (WR1 3EE). Also be aware that there are residents only parking zones in the vicinity of the venue.

From J7 of the M5 follow the A44 to Worcester ? follow the signs to the city centre.

From the west, follow signs to city centre, crossing over Worcester Bridge follow signs to car parks and Pitchcroft.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Swan Theatre cafe. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Swan Theatre cafe - please come and join us!

Worcester Pitchcroft 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 Worcester Pitchcroft 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 worcesterpitchcroft@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.