Worden Park junior parkrun

Bus: There are regular bus services from Preston, Chorley and Wigan which stop at Leyland Tesco Extra. From there, walk along Worden Lane past the Fox and Lion pub until you reach the main park entrance gates (approx 10min walk). The start is located approx. 200m along this tarmac path adjacent to the duck pond.

Train: Take the train to Leyland train station, where you can take a taxi to Worden Park. If walking, walk south-west on Station Brow, then turn left onto Chapel Brow. At the roundabout take the 3rd exit onto Hough Lane. At the next roundabout turn left onto Towngate. Then after 0.3 miles turn left onto North View. Turn right onto Church Road, then at the roundabout take the first exit onto Worden Lane, past the Fox and Lion pub until you reach the main park entrance gates (approx 25min walk). The start is located approx. 200m along this tarmac path adjacent to the duck pond.

Worden Park is located close to the town centre. From Hough Lane, located in the centre, turn left off the roundabout onto Towngate. Then after 0.3 miles turn left onto North View. Turn right onto Church Road, then at the roundabout take the first exit onto Worden Lane, past the Fox and Lion pub until you reach the main park entrance gates. The start is located along this tarmac past the toilets next to the trains and mini golf.

From South Ribble Borough Council, Civic Centre, West Paddock cross the road to the Leyland Tesco Extra and walk along Worden Lane past the Fox and Lion pub until you reach the main park entrance gates. The start is located along this tarmac past the toilets next to the trains and mini golf.

Address: Worden Lane, Leyland, Lancashire, PR25 3DH.

The park is easily accessible by both public transport and car. It is approximately two miles from junction 28 of the M6 motorway.

The park has a large car park accessed from Worden Lane on the eastern side of the site and is ten minutes’ walk from the town centre car parks. From the car park take the path signposted to Worden Hall. At the crossroads, turn left towards the trains and mini golf, the start and finish is just here.

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!

Worden Park 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 wordenparkjuniors@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.