Parkrun Reviews

Abbey Park parkrun review: one bridge, no hills, and the ghost of a 12th-century abbot watching your splits

This Abbey Park parkrun review is here to settle the question that’s been haunting Leicester’s running community since April 2023: is this flat, tarmac, history-soaked 5k the best free running…

Aberdeen parkrun review: The Only Hill Here Is the North Sea Wind

This Aberdeen parkrun review is for anyone wondering whether a seafront 5k in the Granite City is a PB-in-waiting or a character-building lesson in meteorology. The answer, as ever, is…

Alexandra parkrun review: flat, fast, and two sneaky U-turns that have absolutely no business being satisfying

This Alexandra parkrun review is for anyone who has ever Googled “flat parkrun Manchester” at eleven o’clock on a Friday night and ended up reading the full Wikipedia article on…

Alice Holt parkrun review: mud, trees, and Drag-on Hill

If you’ve been searching for an Alice Holt parkrun review, you’ve either got excellent taste in parkrun tourism or someone’s already warned you about Drag-on Hill and you’re doing due…

Bevendean Down parkrun review: the hill you climb twice, the cows you dodge once (if you’re lucky)

This Bevendean Down parkrun review starts with a confession: I only ended up here because my usual Saturday fixture was cancelled and I’d heard vague, ominous whispers about “the hill.”…

Brighton & Hove parkrun review: flat, fast, and one of the oldest free running events in the country

This Brighton & Hove parkrun review is for anyone who has ever googled “fast flat parkrun near Brighton” at eleven o’clock on a Friday night, talked themselves into going, and…

Bury St Edmunds parkrun review: two laps, 100,000 daffodils, and mud that has absolutely no interest in your road shoes

This Bury St Edmunds parkrun review is for anyone who has typed “Suffolk parkrun” into Google on a Friday evening and is now looking for something a bit more interesting…

Cannock Chase parkrun review: beauty, mud, and a finish hill that has absolutely no business being there

This Cannock Chase parkrun review is for everyone who’s ever typed “scenic parkrun near Cannock” into Google at 11pm on a Friday and convinced themselves it was research rather than…

Cardiff parkrun review: flat, fast, and absolutely heaving on a Saturday morning

If you’re after a Cardiff parkrun review that tells you whether this is worth your Saturday morning, here it is: yes, obviously, it’s brilliant, now go and register. Cardiff parkrun…

Cirencester parkrun review: three flat laps, one smell of bacon, and a sat nav that will absolutely betray you

This Cirencester parkrun review is for the parkrun tourist who’s been ticking off the Cotswolds, the Gloucestershire local who somehow hasn’t got round to it yet, and the person who…

Corby parkrun review: flat-ish, friendly, and one sneaky muddy bank

This Corby parkrun review is for everyone who’s ever Googled “is Corby parkrun good” at 11pm on a Friday while laying out their kit. The short answer is yes. The…

Dulwich parkrun review: three flat laps, 600 strangers, and the 12th fastest course in the UK

This Dulwich parkrun review is for anyone who fancies trading their usual muddy field for smooth tarmac, a boating lake, and the mild existential dread of realising the field genuinely…

Exmouth parkrun review: flat, fast, and directly into a sea breeze you absolutely did not account for

This Exmouth parkrun review is for anyone who has typed “flat parkrun Devon” into Google at some point between Thursday evening and Saturday morning and ended up wondering whether the…

Forest of Dean parkrun review: two laps, tree roots, and the muddiest shoes you’ll ever love

Our Forest of Dean parkrun review starts with a confession: this is the free running event that has called itself “the most beautiful parkrun in the universe,” and honestly, it’s…

Greenham Common parkrun review: one big gravel lap round a Cold War airfield and a wind with opinions

This Greenham Common parkrun review is for anyone who fancies a big, open, single-lap 5k near Newbury without needing a hill-repeat CV or a pair of spikes. It starts on…

Harrogate parkrun review: three laps of The Stray, 200 acres of flat, and mud that only shows up when you’ve forgotten your trail shoes

This Harrogate parkrun review is for everyone who has ever stood on a train platform at half seven on a Saturday morning, thermos in hand, wondering whether parkrun tourism constitutes…