York parkrun

From York railway station, take service 4 to St Helen’s Road or services 12 or 843 to St Edward’s Church. From both stops it is about 500 m to the start. Alternatively, service 11 serves the York Racecourse stop, which is about 400 m from the finish. Buses are also available from further afield: Leeds, Tadcaster, Copmanthorpe & Malton (service 840/843), Heworth & Woodthorpe (12) and Colton, Appleton Roebuck & Bishopthorpe (21).

From York train station, turn right up Station Road onto Queen Street, then right onto Blossom Street. Keep walking straight onto The Mount which becomes Mount Vale then Tadcaster Road (A1036). The racecourse is on the left-hand side, turn left down Cherry Lane past the Holiday Inn (around a 30-40 minute walk).

From the A64, take the A1036 (Askham Bar) exit signposted York (SW). Drive up Tadcaster Road (A1036) towards York city centre for about 4 km and turn right onto Knavesmire Road. There is ample parking on either Knavesmire Road or Racecourse Road and the nearest postcode is YO23 1EX - please allow up to 15 minutes to walk to the start line.

There is also very limited parking at the car park at the end of Cherry Lane, but please avoid parking on the adjoining streets.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: The Fox and Roman on Tadcaster Road. There is also a coffee van near our finish line, and Café at No 12 on Tadcaster Road (who offer a parkrunners discount). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at The Fox and Roman on Tadcaster Road. There is also a coffee van near our finish line, and Café at No 12 on Tadcaster Road (who offer a parkrunners discount) - please come and join us!

York 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 York 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 york@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.