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Parkrun
Wotton 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
- Wotton Community Parc
Meeting point: 51.63315, -2.36879. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.63315, -2.36879.
The course
Course description
From the start just below the hockey pitch and just beyond the meeting bench, follow the track keeping the Astro pitches on your right. Follow the mown path all around this field keeping the hedge on your right. When you reach the gap in the hedge in the centre of the PARC, turn right through the gap (keep to the right) then immediately right again up a gentle incline towards the skate park. Just before the skate park turn left and then left again around the pavilion, this will loop you round to the New Road gates. Keep the upper car park fence on your right then turn left and follow the gravel track down to the gap through the hedge at the bottom of the slope, ensuring you keep to the right as you pass through. A slight chicane here, left then right and continue up the grass path keeping the middle car park on your right.
Loop round the middle car park at the top edge and back down the other side along the end of the football pitch. Cross the bridge keeping on the right hand side. Head up to the top hedge keeping the football pitch on your left. At the big green cabinet, turn left and head along the hedge towards the far top corner of the PARC. At the copse, turn left and then left again to follow the track, again keeping the hedge on your right hand side. Turn right and cross the bridge, keeping to the right hand side. Turn right along the football pitch. At the end of the football pitch turn left continue along the path up the hill towards the bench. At the bench turn left onto the path along the edge of the rugby pitch, a small chicane left then right keeps you following beside the 3G pitch. At the gravel track turn left and then turn right back onto the grass above the meeting point bench. Repeat the whole route to complete one more full lap, making two loops in total, until you reach this point again where the finish funnel is located.
This is a two lap course
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Wotton Community Parc, Wotton-under-Edge. The course is run on a mixture of gravel 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
There are two ‘Abbey Loos’ situated at the site. One by the New Road gate and one near the sports pitches.
Car parking is available at KLB School.
More details
Public transport
There are several bus services that serve Wotton-under-Edge. Please check the internet for current timetables.
On foot
From Wotton-under-Edge continue down the school footpath towards Kingwood. You will find KLB School after approximately 1km - you can enter the Parc via the safe path halfway down on the right, or through the school car park.
By road
The postcode for sat nav is GL12 8RB.
Heading towards Wotton-under-Edge from the north or the south on the motorway (M5 junction 14) drive through Charfield on the B4058 then pass Renishaw New Mills and the Roundhouse Toll building on your left. Continue up the hill keeping the Community Parc on your right and take the next turning right (B4060 - signposted Wickwar/Chipping Sodbury). Enter KLB School via the second entrance on your right and park in the Wotton Community Sports Centre car park.
Alternatively, leaving Wotton-under-Edge towards Charfield take the first left down the hill out of the town (B4060 - signposted Wickwar/Chipping Sodbury ). Enter KLB School via the second entrance on your right and park in the Wotton Community Sports Centre car park.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: . Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in a local café - please come and join us!
Course safety
Wotton 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Wotton parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.
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For more information, please see our Support page.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email wotton@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
- 431
- Events
- 7,958
- Finishers
- 29,730
- Finishes
- 742
- Volunteers
- 3,754
- Personal bests
- 683
- Groups
- 00:29:53
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
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- Berkeley Green parkrun Berkeley Green · 11 km
- Mundy Playing Fields junior parkrun Mundy Playing Fields juniors · 12 km
- Thornbury parkrun Mundy Playing Fields · 12 km
- QEII Playing Fields junior parkrun QEII Playing Fields juniors · 12 km
- Stonehouse parkrun Oldends Lane Playing Fields · 14 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with W
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area GL
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: W
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