We headed to Woodgate Valley Country parkrun despite the fact that we knew the founder of parkrun, Paul Sinton-Hewitt was going to be at Cirencester parkrun. There were two reasons for this. One being that without going abroad for yet another extra day I wouldn’t get my Cowell by the end of the year. Secondly, … Read more
I took a solo trip to Germany for an extra unity day parkrun. To get the Platinum Obsessive challenge based in the UK you need to do all the parkruns available here and an extra one abroad. I had worked out that if I went to Germany for Unity Day parkrun, not only could I … Read more
Abbey Park parkrun was the location for Cowfest 2025 East Midlands, so it was an obvious choice for myself and my husband. Abbey Park, Abbey Park Road, Leicester, LE4 5AQ Facilities at Abbey Park parkrun One of the reasons for Abbey Park parkrun to host a Cowfest was due to the facilities. It really is … Read more
We went to Sutton Park parkrun and ran as sharks as part of their 7th birthday celebrations. If there was any doubt whether the appeal of parkrun was down to the community that would have been well and truly squashed at this fab event! Really reinforcing why I love parkrun tourism. When parkrun tourist legends … Read more
We headed to the East Midlands for Hastings High School parkrun for their 152nd event. This helped fill a gap in my Floating Wilson. See parkrun Stats and Challenges. This was slightly further away than usual at around 70 minutes. This is because our son, who has to be back for work, wasn’t running. He … Read more
We went along to Riverside Walk parkrun to tick off another of my floating Wilson numbers! It was also nice to tick off another South Wales parkrun. Riverside Walk, under Wye Bridge, Bridge Street, Hay-on-Wye, Powys, HR3 5DE (w3w: ///bonfires.list.trying) Riverside Walk parkrun Facilities Unfortunately, Riverside Walk parkrun has no toilets at the start/finish and … Read more
We headed to Manor Field parkrun, Whittlesey because we were off to see a family member ahead of their birthday. So what a pleasant surprise we had to discover that they were also celebrating their 7th birthday! Manor Field (Manor Leisure Centre), Station Road, Whittlesey, Cambs, PE7 1UA Manor Field parkrun Facilities At Manor Field … Read more
We headed to Ashton Court parkrun as our friend still had a few of the Gromit Unleashed 3 trail to complete. This also resulted in us seeing the bonus “Spot” Gromit on our way home! This was our second oldest son’s first parkrun in months as he’s been out the country. Despite the hilly course … Read more
We headed to Thornbury parkrun which is the last of the parkruns that have any vague association as being a Gloucestershire parkrun. Personally I would consider it to be a Bristol one, but we went because it was also one of our more immediate NENDYS and an event number for my floating Wilson (see parkrun … Read more
This weekend we headed to Parc Coed Gwilym parkrun. On a weekly post asking where parkrun tourists were headed this weekend I saw that Peter was headed there to complete his South Wales region, so decided to join him! Parc Coed Gwilym, B4603, Pontardawe Road, Clydach, SA6 5NS Peter is the admin on a parkrun … Read more