Completing all Worcestershire parkruns
There are currently 5 parkrun events in the present-day county of Worcestershire, of which I have completed 3. The first was Worcester which started on 18th June 2011 and the newest is Worcester Pitchcroft which started on 5th May 2018. I’m not aware of a County Completion Name for Worcestershire but let me know in the comments if you have one.
3 parkrun events that were formerly in the historic county of Worcestershire are now in the ceremonial county of West Midlands. These are: Cannon Hill, Oaklands and Woodgate Valley Country Park.
3 parkrun events in Worcestershire have now been permanently cancelled. These are: Churchfields Farm, Hanbury Hall and Wythall.
Numbers exclude 2k Junior parkruns and any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.
All of the Worcestershire parkrun events …
Below are each of the Worcestershire 5k parkrun events in alphabetical order. A few things to note:
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.
Course maps and elevation profiles show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then. See the Course page in the event’s page on parkrun.org.uk for the current course outline. Note that course outlines are from Garmin data during a specific run and may vary from the officially measured distance.
Please contact me if you spot an event that doesn’t have a course map and elevation profile and you would like to donate one from your own run. I’m also interested in maps and elevation profiles for courses that have changed or where there’s a regular alternative route (e.g. Horsham). I’ll need a GPX file from your run plus the date. I’ll include a credit for you and will donate £1 to parkrun.
Arrow Valley
I have not yet completed this event
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Inaugural: 14th July 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Churchfields Farm
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Inaugural: December 29th 2018. Final event: #41 on October 19th 2019
Reason for cancellation: Churchfields farm business model changed after Covid with an increase in weddings and other events which bought them more money than parkrun. The increase in numbers that this bought meant they could no longer accommodate parkrun. In addition in winter prior to the pandemic the underfoot conditions with it being on a working farm meant it had not run for much of it either
Links: Event Home Page
Evesham
I completed this event on: June 11th 2022 with a finish time of: 26:15
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Other routes touched (walk): Shakespeare’s Avon Way
Inaugural: 21st March 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Hanbury Hall
This parkrun event has been permanently cancelled. I did not complete this event before it was closed.
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Inaugural: July 2nd 2016. Final event: #26 on December 31st 2016
Reason for cancellation: Its paths and terrain weren't suitable for the large numbers of runners, with concerns about safety on muddy, uneven ground, especially as it wasn't a public park.
Links: Event Home Page
Worcester
I completed this event on: April 19th 2014 with a finish time of: 23:12
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Other routes touched (walk): Wild About Worcester Way
Inaugural: 18th June 2011
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Worcester Pitchcroft
I completed this event on: July 27th 2024 with a finish time of: 27:36
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Other routes touched (walk): Wild About Worcester Way
Other routes touched (walk): NCN 46
Inaugural: 5th May 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
Wythall
I did not complete this event before it was closed
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Inaugural: September 16th 2017. Final event: #1 on September 16th 2017
Reason for cancellation: “Wythall Park Community Association have voted against allowing parkrun to continue at their venue, as it "would suffer disproportionate damage".”
Links: Event Home Page
Wyre Forest
I completed this event on: November 28th 2015 with a finish time of: 26:13
Historic County: Worcestershire
Ceremonial County: Worcestershire
Inaugural: 29th August 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page
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