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East Midlands parkruns

 

The parkrun Regionnaire status used to be a major part of parkrun tourism. Changes in the parkrun website in 2019 removed the regions making it harder to track completion status. All is not lost though as here’s the complete parkrun guide to what’s in and what’s out of the counties of East of England.

The East Midlands is a varied and centrally positioned region of England, lying at the heart of the country and forming an important geographic and economic link between the north and south. It comprises six ceremonial counties—Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire (excluding the northern unitary authorities of North Lincolnshire and North East Lincolnshire), Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire, and Rutland.

Its landscapes are defined by striking contrasts. In the north, the Peak District rises in a sweep of rugged gritstone edges, moorland plateaus, and deep valleys, forming one of Britain’s most celebrated upland national parks. Nottinghamshire is home to the ancient oak woodlands of Sherwood Forest, long associated with folklore and now protected for their ecological and cultural significance. To the south, Rutland Water stands as one of Europe’s largest man‑made reservoirs and an internationally important wetland habitat.

Across the wider region, the scenery shifts from the broad, meandering valley of the River Trent to the volcanic outcrops and wooded hills of Charnwood Forest. Lincolnshire contributes some of the country’s most extensive agricultural landscapes, stretching out to a coastline of wide sandy beaches and low‑lying coastal plains.

Together, these elements create a region of remarkable diversity—rich in natural beauty, deep in history, and shaped by the varied terrains that define the centre of England.

The counties of the East Midlands

parkrun event numbers per county

There are currently 66 parkrun events in the present-day counties of the East Midlands region. The Historic Counties, prior to the various boundary changes had a further 8 events.

Notes and exceptions.

  • Numbers of event above exclude prison parkruns and permanently cancelled events.

  • Market Harborough was in the historic county of Northamptonshire but is in the present-day county of Leicestershire.

  • 6 parkrun events in the north of Lincolnshire are in the Yorkshire and the Humber region.

  • 2 parkrun events, Graves and Rother Valley, were in the historic county of Derbyshire but are now in South Yorkshire in the Yorkshire and the Humber Region.

  • Events that are in the Yorkshire and the Humber region are highlighted in yellow in the table above.

The East Midlands Counties parkrun pages

Click on each of the images below to go to the page with details of the parkrun events for the county.

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Completing all Nottinghamshire parkruns

There are currently 17 parkrun events in the county of Nottinghamshire. The first was Colwick which started on June 25th 2011 and the newest is Brackenhurst Campus which started on July 4th 2026. The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “Get Nott’ed”.

I have not yet completed any of the Nottinghamshire parkrun events.

Numbers exclude any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.

The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start.

Beeston

 

Bestwood Village

 

Brackenhurst Campus

 

Brierley Forest

 

Clifton

 

Clumber Park

 

Colwick

 

Forest Rec

 

Gedling

 

Holme Pierrepont

 

Mansfield

 

Newark

 

Rushcliffe

 

Sherwood Pines

 

Vicar Water Country Park

 

Victoria Embankment

 

Wollaton Hall

 

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Nottinghamshire County Tops

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Although I'd done Silverhill in 2013, I later learnt that there's a dispute over the highest point in Nottinghamshire. The hill at Silverhill is formed from the slagheap of the former colliery, whilst nearby Newtonwood Lane is natural peak of roughly the same height. As my peak-bagging friend Mark hadn't done either, we conquered the 2 on the way back south from our Peak District weekend.

Silverhill

Member of: None
Parent Peak: Kinder Scout. NHN = Newtonwood Lane
Elevation: 204m
Date climbed: 25th September 2017
Coordinates: 53° 9' 11'' N, 1° 17' 50'' W
Route Start / End: Silverhill Wood Car Park, 4 Silverhill Lane, Sutton-in-Ashfield, NG17 3JL
Route Distance: 1.4 km (0.9 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 30m
Subsidiary tops on route: None
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): None
Other routes touched (cycle): None
Map: OS Explorer 269 Chesterfield & Alfreton
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir),
Walking the County High Points of England (David Bathurst)
Links: Wikipedia (Nottinghamshire), Wikipedia (Silverhill), Peakbagger, Hillbagging

Newtonwood Lane

Member of: None
Parent Peak: Kinder Scout. NHN = Lees Moor
Elevation: 205m
Date climbed: 25th September 2017
Coordinates: 53° 8' 23'' N, 1° 19' 8'' W
Route Start / End: Parking spot near junction of Newtonwood Lane and Chesterfield Road
Route Distance: 0.5 km (0.31 miles)
Route Elevation Change: +/- 8m
Subsidiary tops on route: None
GPX File: get via Buy Me a Coffee
Other routes touched (walk): None
Other routes touched (cycle): None
Map: OS Explorer 269 Chesterfield & Alfreton
Guidebook: The UK's County Tops (Jonny Muir),
Walking the County High Points of England (David Bathurst)
Links: Wikipedia (Nottinghamshire), Peakbagger, Hillbagging

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OTHER HIGH POINT IN Nottinghamshire

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