Cambridgeshire now has fifteen Saturday morning parkruns and ten Sunday junior parkruns, more than most people realise. Ferry Meadows is tarmac round the lakes, Littleport is grass laps of a Fenland sports field, Frank’s Farm uses farm tracks at Elsworth and Ben’s Yard is a gravel circuit round a reservoir with Ely Cathedral on the skyline. Every one is free, run by volunteers and open to walkers as much as runners.
This guide covers every event we could confirm active in November 2026, split between Cambridge and the south, Huntingdonshire and the Great Ouse, and Ely, the Fens and Peterborough. Each entry is built from the event’s own course page on parkrun.org.uk and its recent news, and we have flagged the temporary routes, winter courses and cancellations we found.
Details were accurate at the time of research in November 2026. Courses, parking and start times change, and events can be cancelled at short notice, so check each event’s page and social media before you travel.
Cambridge and South Cambridgeshire
The south of the county has the most events: two city parkruns a short bus ride from the station, and farm and estate courses out in the villages. Three of them have a junior event on Sunday at the same venue or close by.
Milton Country parkrun and Cambridge junior parkrun
Outdoor activity
- Milton Country parkrun is a 5k of two and a half laps on the north edge of Cambridge, starting near the war memorial inside Milton Country Park
- The whole course is trail path of mud or compressed stone that drains poorly, so expect puddles and deep mud in winter, plus tree roots and narrow sections in the woods
- Dogs are not allowed at either the Saturday or Sunday event, apart from assistance dogs
- Buggies are welcome on Saturday, but runners pushing them are asked to start at a sensible point and be patient on the narrow stretches
- Cambridge junior parkrun is a 2k for children aged 4 to 14, held every Sunday at 9am in the same park, two clockwise laps of gravel path starting by the main fenced play area
- The car park has one pay machine and queues build up, so you can pay by the Evology Parking app instead; season permits are sold through the park’s website
- The number 2 bus runs from Addenbrooke’s through the city centre and Cambridge North to Milton early enough for the start, and Cambridge North station is about 1.2 miles away over the Jane Coston bridge
- Toilets are at the car park entrance and in Grounds Café, which hosts the post-run coffee
Address: Milton Country Park, Milton, Cambridge CB24 6AZ
Website: parkrun.org.uk/miltoncountry and parkrun.org.uk/cambridge-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
This is one of the county’s busiest parkruns, with event numbers past 690 by September 2026. It is a trail course rather than a fast one, and the team re-seeded the start area and moved the finish line in summer 2026 to cope with the crowd. The Sunday juniors use the gravel paths near the play area, so younger children can play straight afterwards. Older run reports show the junior event being called off for ice and for a cycling event in the park, so check before setting off on a frosty Sunday. If you are coming by bike, the Cam towpath brings you in through the Fen Road entrance.
Coldham’s Common parkrun and junior parkrun
Outdoor activity
- A flat 5k of two laps round the edges of two playing fields on Coldham’s Common in east Cambridge, linked by an opening in a five-bar gate
- The surface is all grass, and the event returned to running anticlockwise in April 2026
- This is one of the few city events that allows dogs: one per runner on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead, with no waist harnesses and not together with a pushchair
- Coldham’s Common junior parkrun is a 2k of two laps on the playing fields with one small slope, on Sundays, and dogs are not allowed at the junior event
- The junior event was cancelled on Sunday 25 October 2026 because of high winds, and has also been called off in the past for the Cambridge Folk Festival in late July
- Parking at the Abbey Leisure Complex is very limited, so the team asks you to walk, cycle or take the Citi 3 bus, which stops on Stanesfield Road about five minutes away
- Toilets are inside the Abbey Leisure Complex next to the start: go in through the main entrance from the car park and ask at reception
- An extra parkrun is planned for Christmas Day 2026, as well as the usual Saturday run on 26 December
Address: Coldham’s Common, Cambridge (sat nav CB5 8NT for the Abbey Leisure Complex)
Website: parkrun.org.uk/coldhamscommon and parkrun.org.uk/coldhamscommon-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Coldham’s Common is the parkrun to choose if you live in Cambridge and do not want to drive. It is about half an hour on foot from the station, there is bike parking near the start, and the bus drops you almost on the field. The Halloween run on 31 October 2026 drew 419 finishers in thick fog, with the painted shipping containers by the finish the only landmark. Being grass and open, it is quick in summer and heavy going after rain.
Fulbourn Hospital parkrun
Outdoor activity
- A 5k of four laps in the grounds of Fulbourn Hospital, on the south east edge of Cambridge
- The course is mostly grass with short concrete sections at the start and end of each lap and a short stretch of tarmac roadway, and the event describes it as gently undulating
- You meet outside the Resource Centre by the main car park and walk about 100 metres to the start, and the finish is back outside the Resource Centre
- The car park has 53 free spaces including two for disabled drivers; when it is full, park at the Tesco superstore on Yarrow Road and allow 10 to 15 minutes to walk
- Citi 1 and Citi 3 buses run from Cambridge station and the city centre to Fulbourn Tesco, though some Citi 3 journeys do not stop there, so get off at Yarrow Road
- Dogs are not allowed, apart from assistance dogs, but buggies are welcome
- Toilets and the post-run coffee are at the Edge café in the Resource Centre
- There will be no Christmas Day or New Year’s Day event at Fulbourn in 2026 to 2027
Address: Fulbourn Hospital, Cambridge Road, Fulbourn, Cambridge
Website: parkrun.org.uk/fulbournhospital
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Fulbourn is a smaller, friendlier alternative to the big Cambridge events, with event numbers in the 250s through summer 2026. Four laps sounds repetitive, but it makes the event easy to watch and easy for slower walkers to feel part of the field. Run reports from June and July 2026 mention low branches that needed pruning and a car parked mid-path that was coned off, which tells you it is a working hospital site. Treat the grounds with respect and keep noise down on the way in.
Wimpole Estate parkrun and junior parkrun
Outdoor activity
- Wimpole Estate parkrun is a 5k on the National Trust estate off the A603, starting in front of the Hall by the stable block
- The course page describes an out-and-back route on paths, grass and woodland trail, with uneven grass in places, so trail shoes are a good idea
- The estate car park costs £2 for non-members and is free for National Trust members, and there is no public transport to the start
- One dog per runner is allowed on Saturday on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead; waist harnesses are banned
- Wimpole Estate junior parkrun runs every Sunday at 10am, an hour later than most junior events, on a T-shaped 2k out-and-back on tarmac tracks and grass past the stable block
- Dogs are not allowed at the junior event, and buggies are only allowed if the adult pushing is accompanying a junior runner
- Toilets are at the Hardwicke Gate Visitor Centre by the car park, and post-run coffee is at the Old Rectory restaurant
- The Saturday event was cancelled in February 2026 because the ground was too wet, so check the event page after heavy rain
Address: Wimpole Estate, Arrington, Royston SG8 0BW
Website: parkrun.org.uk/wimpoleestate and parkrun.org.uk/wimpoleestate-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode; car park charge applies to non-members
Wimpole reached its 600th event on 10 October 2026, and it feels like a parkrun with a stately home attached rather than the other way round. You run with the Hall at your back and the parkland opening out ahead. Run reports in 2026 describe both an out-and-back and a one-lap version, so read the latest news before you go if you care about the route. National Trust members get the best deal, as parking is free and the restaurant is right there. Walkers can use the Arrington Road entrance, but it is a 2km walk across the park to the start.
Bug Hunter Waters parkrun, Northstowe
Outdoor activity
- A 5k of two clockwise laps round the perimeter of Bug Hunter Waters water park in the new town of Northstowe
- The paths are tarmac and compacted gravel, mostly flat with a few gentle slopes, and the event describes the course as fully accessible to wheelchairs and buggies
- Park in the rear section of the Longstanton Park and Ride car park off Station Road, which is free for up to 18 hours, and allow 10 to 15 minutes to walk to the start
- Do not park near the start or finish, and note the 2.1 metre height limit at the Park and Ride
- There are no toilets at the start: the nearest are at Tap and Social for customers from 8:30am and the Unity Centre from 9am, and the Park and Ride toilets are no longer available for parkrun
- One dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead, but not together with a pushchair
- The Guided Busway, the number 5 bus from Bar Hill and the greenways through Northstowe all reach the site
- There is no Christmas Day event in 2026, but a special run is planned for New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January 2027
Address: Bug Hunter Waters, Northstowe CB24 3DS
Website: parkrun.org.uk/bughunterwaters
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Bug Hunter Waters is one of the newer events in the county and passed its 110th run in October 2026. The lake was only named, in a community competition, in 2022, and the course has a new-town feel on its fresh paths. It is a good choice for wheelchair users and anyone pushing a running buggy, as there is no grass to fight through. The lack of toilets at the start is the one thing to plan around.
Frank’s Farm parkrun, Elsworth
Outdoor activity
- Cambridgeshire’s newest parkrun, launched on Saturday 15 November 2025 with 212 people at the first event
- The 5k is one anticlockwise lap with an out-and-back spur in the middle, on concrete and gravel farm tracks and trail paths, and it starts with a steady climb
- The entrance is on Brockley Road near Elsworth, and vehicles cannot reach the site from Smith Street
- The car park is free, with overflow on the grass when ground conditions allow, plus cycle parking and a few EV charging bays
- There are no buses on Saturday mornings, and the nearest station is Huntingdon, about nine miles away
- One dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead
- The farm has toilets, a café, deli, bakery and butcher on site, and the post-run coffee is at Frank’s Café and Bistro
- There will be no Christmas Day or New Year’s Day event at Frank’s Farm in 2026 to 2027
Address: Frank’s Farm, Brockley Road, Elsworth CB23 4JS
Website: parkrun.org.uk/franksfarm
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Frank’s Farm has made a quick start, reaching its 46th run by late September 2026. The early hill is the talking point, and much of the route is concrete and gravel track, though the trail sections still get muddy after rain. Because the finish is by the farm shop, plenty of people turn their run into the weekly shop. A May 2026 run report mentioned road construction near the venue, so leave a little extra time if you are driving in from the A428 side.
Cambourne and Cottenham junior parkruns
Outdoor activity
- Two village junior parkruns, each a free 2k for children aged 4 to 14 every Sunday at 9am
- Cambourne junior parkrun is completely flat on mown grass, with two laps of the rugby pitches and one of the football pitches at the Cambourne Fitness and Sports Centre playing fields
- At Cambourne, park at the sports centre or the retail car park by Morrisons, but not on Back Lane or residential streets; the 905 bus runs on Sunday mornings to Broad Street, about ten minutes’ walk away
- Cambourne’s pitches have often been closed by the Town Council in wet winters, with eight Sundays lost between November 2024 and February 2025, and the event has also stood down for a football tournament and the Cambourne 10k
- Cottenham Recreation Ground junior parkrun is two anticlockwise laps with an inner leg across a field, on grass and trail paths that get muddy in winter
- At Cottenham, park free at the Village Hall off Lambs Lane and take care on the single-track access road; there are no Sunday buses early enough
- Dogs are not allowed at either event, and at Cottenham they are not allowed on the Recreation Ground at all
- Cottenham has an outdoor toilet by the Village Hall plus a playground and skate park, and Cambourne has toilets in the pavilion and post-run coffee at The Dugout café upstairs
Address: Cambourne Fitness and Sports Centre playing fields, Back Lane, Cambourne CB23 6FY; Cottenham Recreation Ground, Lambs Lane, Cottenham CB24 8TA
Website: parkrun.org.uk/cambourne-juniors and parkrun.org.uk/cottenhamrecground-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
These two are the sort of junior event that a village builds round itself. Cottenham had passed 200 events by October 2026, and its run report from 11 October counted 38 children and 14 volunteers, with five first timers and a false start from some keen runners. Cambourne is the flatter of the two and has a skate park and play park right by the finish. Its weak point is the weather, so check the event’s news page on any wet winter Sunday. Neither event is holding extra runs on Christmas Day or New Year’s Day.
Huntingdonshire and the Great Ouse
Huntingdonshire has two Saturday parkruns and two junior events, split between Huntingdon and St Neots. Both Saturday courses have something going on in winter 2026: building works at Hinchingbrooke and a seasonal course change at St Neots.
Huntingdon parkrun, Hinchingbrooke Country Park
Outdoor activity
- A 5k in Hinchingbrooke Country Park on the western edge of Huntingdon, on unsurfaced bridleway, grass and hard paths, normally with two laps of a second wood
- The park is being redeveloped until spring 2027, and the event was cancelled on 20 June and 4 July 2026 because of the works
- Since July 2026 the event has used adjusted routes, including laps of the lake, and the October 2026 run report described another new route; the old course returns when the building is finished
- The only way from the car park to the start is now a new path over Henry’s Hill, about 600 metres, so allow at least five to ten minutes
- The park car park is limited pay and display with a 2.2 metre height barrier, and vehicles cannot go beyond it during the works
- Hinchingbrooke Hospital Car Park 2, opposite the Treatment Centre and about five minutes’ walk away, is the alternative; it is a paid car park, so check the hospital’s parking page for current charges
- Temporary toilets, including accessible ones, and a temporary cashless café are in the car park
- One dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead, and single buggies suit the course
Address: Hinchingbrooke Country Park, Brampton Road, Huntingdon PE29 6DB
Website: parkrun.org.uk/huntingdon
Works note: Redevelopment until spring 2027. Check the event’s news page and Facebook for the current route and parking before you go
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Huntingdon is the parkrun most affected by works in the county right now, and the volunteers have done well to keep it going. Expect a slightly different course from the one older reviews describe, and arrive earlier than you think because of the walk from the car park. It is also the only event we found in the county planning to run on both Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Buses from Huntingdon town centre run to the hospital, a short walk from the park, and the station is about 1.5km away.
Jubilee junior parkrun, Huntingdon
Outdoor activity
- A free 2k for children aged 4 to 14 every Sunday at 9am at Jubilee Park on Kings Ripton Road, on the northern edge of Huntingdon
- It is a different venue from the Saturday parkrun at Hinchingbrooke, so do not head to the country park on a Sunday
- The course is completely flat, three anticlockwise laps of the training pitches on mown grass, with juniors always in sight of a marshal
- The start and finish are next to the car park and club house, and parking is free
- No buses serve the park, and Huntingdon station is about three miles away
- On foot you can come from Sapley Park and Sapley Road, but take care crossing the A141
- The club house has a large café with hot food, and toilets inside and out
- Dogs are not allowed, and buggies only with an adult accompanying a junior runner
Address: Jubilee Park, Kings Ripton Road, Huntingdon PE28 2NR
Website: parkrun.org.uk/jubilee-juniors
How to book: Free. Register children once at parkrun.org.uk and bring their barcode
Jubilee has been going long enough to pass 400 events, which makes it one of the most established junior parkruns in the county. Three laps of flat grass is about as gentle as a first run gets for a four year old. With a café and free parking at the finish, it is easy for the rest of the family to wait in comfort. The grass can hold water after heavy rain, so wellies for the spectators are no bad thing.
Pocket parkrun, St Neots
Outdoor activity
- Pocket parkrun is St Neots’ Saturday 5k, based at Pocket Park in Eynesbury just off the A1
- The start is on the Sydney Banks Memorial Field behind Ernulf Academy and One Leisure
- From November until the end of April the event uses its winter course, three and a bit laps through grass meadows and a muddy-edged trail round the nature reserve
- The summer course mixes tarmac, trail and grass, and run reports from September 2026 describe it as two laps
- The event asks you to use the free Coneygear car park rather than One Leisure to cut congestion
- Buggies can struggle on the uneven, wet trail sections, so the team asks buggy runners to get in touch first
- One dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead, and toilets and changing rooms are at One Leisure St Neots
- There are no early Saturday buses; the station is about 2.5km away, and National Cycle Route 51 leads to the start
Address: Pocket Park, Eynesbury, St Neots (sat nav PE19 2UL for Coneygear car park)
Website: parkrun.org.uk/pocket
Course note: Winter course in use from November to the end of April
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Pocket parkrun passed its 340th event in September 2026 and gets a steady flow of parkrun tourists, judging by its run reports. The winter course is the one you will get from now until spring, and it is muddy, so bring shoes with grip. Walkers and runners from Eaton Socon can come over Willow Bridge rather than driving round. The nature reserve gives this event a quieter, greener feel than you might expect from a site so close to the A1.
Riverside junior parkrun, St Neots
Outdoor activity
- A free 2k for children aged 4 to 14 on Sunday mornings in Riverside Park, St Neots, on the west bank of the Great Ouse
- The event is cancelled on Sunday 15 November 2026 because of a shortage of volunteers
- The course is two laps and a bit on tarmac paths and grass, starting next to the bench on the path between Coneygear Bridge and the Rocket play park
- Car parking is free on Sundays, though the event asks you to check signs on arrival in case the council changes this
- The X5 bus runs on Sundays to St Neots High Street, from where it is a short walk west over the bridge
- Public toilets including an accessible one are in the car park, and there is a café with ramp access
- Dogs are not allowed, and buggies only with an adult accompanying a junior runner
- The park has play areas and a miniature railway, which makes it an easy morning out after the run
Address: Riverside Park, St Neots PE19 7HD
Website: parkrun.org.uk/riversidestneots-juniors
How to book: Free. Register children once at parkrun.org.uk and bring their barcode
Riverside is a pleasant junior course with the river alongside and plenty for younger siblings to do while they wait. The November cancellation is a reminder that junior events live and die by their volunteers, and parents are the obvious source. If your child runs here regularly, offering to marshal once a month is the best way to keep it going. The park sits right beside the river, so check the event page after heavy rain in winter.
Ely, the Fens and Peterborough
North of Cambridge the courses go flat and often grassy, laid out round school fields, recreation grounds and town parks. Peterborough adds the county’s biggest field at Ferry Meadows and a city centre junior event.
Ben’s Yard parkrun and Ely Country junior parkrun
Outdoor activity
- Ben’s Yard parkrun is a 5k of two laps on the Stuntney Estate just south east of Ely, mostly on gravel path and field round a reservoir
- Two corners of the course, Division Bell Corner and Cathedral View Corner, look across to Ely Cathedral, and the finish funnel runs down a tree-lined avenue
- Ben’s Yard café and toilets open at 8:30am and the farm shop and independent shops from 9am, and there are EV charging points in the main car park
- Ely station is just over a mile away on a joint foot and cycle path, and the event asks drivers leaving to turn left and use the nearby roundabout rather than cross the busy road
- One dog per runner is allowed at Ben’s Yard on a short handheld lead
- Ely Country junior parkrun is a 2k for children aged 4 to 14 every Sunday at 9am in Ely Country Park, three laps of the park perimeter on trail, pavement and grass, on a course introduced in October 2025
- For the junior event, park off Lisle Lane, at Sainsbury’s for up to three hours, or at Fishermans long-stay car park; there is no Sunday public transport
- Dogs are not allowed at the junior event, and Ely Country junior parkrun is not holding a Christmas Day or New Year’s Day run
Address: Ben’s Yard, Stuntney Estate, Ely CB7 5TR; Ely Country Park, Ely
Website: parkrun.org.uk/bensyardely and parkrun.org.uk/elycountry-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Ben’s Yard gives Ely a Saturday parkrun of its own, with records going back to spring 2025 and more than 80 events by November 2026. The cathedral views are the selling point, with two named corners on each lap looking across to the Ship of the Fens. The junior team swapped to a simpler three-lap course in autumn 2025, which they say is more accessible and less confusing for younger children. Both events are exposed in strong wind, and the junior run has been cancelled for wind before.
Soham Village College parkrun
Outdoor activity
- A 5k of three and a bit laps round the Soham Village College campus and sports field, on grass and tarmac
- The start and finish are outside the Ross Peers Sports Centre, where toilets open from 8am
- Dogs are not allowed because the course is on school grounds, apart from assistance dogs
- Park in the Village College car park, not the sports centre car park, or use the Fountain Lane and Clay Street car parks in town
- Stagecoach bus 12 stops on Soham High Street near Brook Dam Lane, and Soham station is about 1km away, though trains are limited
- On foot from the war memorial, follow Clay Street past Asda and the library, turn left into College Road and follow the signs
- The event was cancelled on 10 January 2026 because of ice on parts of the course, especially near the tennis courts
- Buggies are welcome, starting at a sensible point in the field
Address: Soham Village College, Sand Street, Soham (sat nav CB7 5AA for the college car park)
Website: parkrun.org.uk/sohamvillagecollege
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Soham’s event passed its 280th run in August 2026 and has the relaxed feel of a town that knows its volunteers by name. The laps keep the field together, and the tarmac sections mean it is rarely as muddy as the grass courses elsewhere in the Fens. One spring run report warned runners not to trip over a mallard, which gives you an idea of the pace of life. Leave the dog at home, as the school-grounds rule is strict.
Littleport parkrun
Outdoor activity
- A 5k of two laps round the football field, alongside a ditch and round the field next to Littleport Academy, with a short finish along the side of the pitch
- The surface mixes tarmac, trail path and grass, and the grass gets soft and muddy in winter
- The start and finish are close to the main car park and leisure centre at Littleport Recreation Ground
- Toilets and changing are in the leisure centre, and the post-run coffee is in the leisure centre café
- Dogs are welcome on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead, but not on a waist harness or together with a pushchair
- Littleport station is about a mile away on foot, but there is no bus to Littleport at times that suit the start
- The event celebrated its 8th birthday on 20 June 2026, and did not run on 6 June 2026 because of a village fun day
- Children under 11 must stay within arm’s reach of an adult
Address: Littleport Recreation Ground, Littleport CB6 1EW
Website: parkrun.org.uk/littleport
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Littleport is a small Fenland parkrun with a loyal core and regular run reports from its volunteers. It is one of the few Fen events where you can bring the dog. The station is close enough to make a car-free trip from Ely or Cambridge realistic, as long as the train times line up.
March parkrun
Outdoor activity
- A flat 5k of four clockwise laps of West End Park in March, mostly on grass with some paths
- The start is near the children’s playground at the park entrance, next to the George Campbell Leisure Centre car park
- Park at the City Road car park; spaces are limited, so arrive early
- Bus 33 runs from Peterborough and Whittlesey and bus 35 from Huntingdon, and March station is about 1.5 miles from the park
- Public toilets are near the park, and the leisure centre has changing rooms and toilets
- Dogs are welcome on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead, but not on a waist harness or together with a pushchair
- An October 2026 run report warned that low-hanging foliage on the trail section may make taller runners duck
- The event has been part of the town since 2016 and passed its 460th run on 3 October 2026
Address: West End Park, March (sat nav PE15 9LT for City Road car park)
Website: parkrun.org.uk/march
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
March has been running since 2016, longer than any other Fen event in this guide. Four laps of a compact park make it easy to follow and easy for families to watch from one spot. The mix of surfaces means it stays runnable through most winters, though the grass corners get churned up. Use the footpath behind the library if you are walking in from the town centre.
Wisbech parkrun and Wisbech junior parkrun
Outdoor activity
- Wisbech parkrun is held every Saturday at 9am in Wisbech Park on Park Avenue, and launched in August 2023 with 129 people at the first event
- The event reached its 100th run in August 2025 with 246 people taking part, and had held more than 160 events by November 2026
- Wisbech junior parkrun is a 2k for children aged 4 to 14 on Sundays at 9am, three laps of the perimeter path in the southern part of the park, finishing by the toilets
- The junior course is entirely on permanent paths, and the junior event starts next to the car park at the rear of North Cambs Hospital
- Parking is limited, with spaces on the roads around the park and at North Cambs Hospital on Whitby Street
- The First Excel bus from King’s Lynn stops on Park Avenue, and Horsefair bus station is a short walk via Hill Street and Whitby Street
- The park has a café, public toilets, a play park, tennis courts and a splash park in summer
- A Christmas Day junior parkrun is planned for 9am on Friday 25 December 2026, with mince pies afterwards
Address: Wisbech Park, Park Avenue, Wisbech PE13 3AQ
Website: parkrun.org.uk/wisbech and parkrun.org.uk/wisbech-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Wisbech is the newest Saturday event in Fenland district, and the turnout for its 100th run shows how quickly the town took to it. Check the course page for dog and buggy rules before your first visit. The junior event is older and better documented, and its Christmas Day run is one of the few festive junior events in the county. The Pavilion café in the park serves breakfast muffins, which is as good a reason as any to stay on.
Manor Field parkrun, Whittlesey
Outdoor activity
- A flat 5k entirely on grass at Manor Field by the Manor Leisure Centre in Whittlesey
- The course is one small 500 metre lap of a playing field and then three 1,500 metre loops round Manor Park
- The perimeter runs beside the original course of the River Nene, past Ashline Lock and moorings for river boats
- Whittlesea station is about 400 metres away, seven minutes by train from Peterborough, and buses 31 and 33 run from Peterborough
- Parking at the leisure centre is limited, but several free town centre car parks are about five minutes’ walk away
- Pavilion toilets are open from 8:30am to 10:30am about 80 metres from the start, and the post-run coffee is in the pavilion
- One dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead, but not together with a pushchair
- There is no Christmas Day event in 2026, but an extra run is planned for New Year’s Day, Friday 1 January 2027
Address: Manor Field, Manor Leisure Centre, Station Road, Whittlesey PE7 1UA
Website: parkrun.org.uk/manorfieldwhittlesey
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode
Manor Field is a proper Fenland parkrun, flat, grassy and right on the water. The grass can be long or wet, which slows things down, so this is not one for chasing a time in February. Ashline Lock gives you something to look at on every loop. With the station so close, it pairs well with a train trip from Peterborough or March, and the leisure centre has a heated pool if anyone wants a swim afterwards.
Ferry Meadows parkrun and Central Park junior parkrun, Peterborough
Outdoor activity
- Ferry Meadows parkrun is a single 5k route on tarmac paths in Nene Park, starting outside Ferry Meadows Café and running anticlockwise round Lynch Lake and Overton Lake, over Ham Bridge and beside Gunwade Lake
- The finish is at the information stone post at Roman Point, and the briefings start at 8:50am for new runners and 8:55am for everyone
- Parking uses number plate cameras at the standard Nene Park tariff, and a £45 annual parkrunner pass, introduced in February 2026, covers Saturday mornings from 8am to 11am
- A 2.1 metre height barrier crosses the park entrance, and bus Route 1 runs every ten minutes from the city centre to the Wistow Way stop
- Show your barcode at Ferry Meadows Café for 10 per cent off a post-run coffee; one dog per runner is allowed on a short handheld lead, and pushchairs are welcome
- Central Park junior parkrun is a 2k for children aged 4 to 14 every Sunday at 9am in Central Park, Peterborough, one and a half laps of the park perimeter entirely on tarmac
- Central Park is about 15 minutes’ walk from the city centre via Park Road, buses 2, 5 and 37 stop near an entrance, and parking nearby is limited
- The park has a café, toilets, a paddling pool, sensory garden and aviary, and dogs are not allowed at the junior event
Address: Ferry Meadows Country Park, Peterborough; Central Park, Park Crescent, Peterborough
Website: parkrun.org.uk/ferrymeadows and parkrun.org.uk/centralpark-juniors
How to book: Free. Register once at parkrun.org.uk and bring your barcode; buy the parkrunner parking pass through nenepark.org.uk
Ferry Meadows is the Peterborough parkrun, all tarmac with no laps to count, which makes it one of the quicker courses in this guide. Leaves and puddles collect on the paths in autumn, and the low meadows by the river can flood in a wet winter, so read the event page after heavy rain. It is planning a Christmas Day run in 2026. Central Park is the city’s junior event, a short tarmac loop with the café right by the start and finish. Families who run both can do Saturday and Sunday without leaving Peterborough.
Seasonal Highlights
Spring: Pocket parkrun in St Neots switches back to its summer course at the end of April, grass courses such as Manor Field and Coldham’s Common dry out and speed up from April, and Huntingdon should move back to its usual course once the Hinchingbrooke works finish in spring 2027.
Summer: Littleport celebrated its 8th birthday on 20 June 2026, so look for its 9th birthday run in June 2027; the Wisbech splash park opens next to the junior course, and the Cambridge Folk Festival in late July has stopped Coldham’s Common junior parkrun before.
Autumn: Wimpole passed its 600th run in October 2026, the Halloween run at Coldham’s Common drew 419 people on 31 October 2026, and Frank’s Farm marks its first anniversary on 15 November 2026. Pocket parkrun’s winter course starts in November.
Winter: On Christmas Day 2026, extra runs are planned at Coldham’s Common, Huntingdon and Ferry Meadows, plus a 9am junior run at Wisbech. On New Year’s Day 2027, Huntingdon, Bug Hunter Waters and Manor Field plan extra events. Ice, wind and waterlogged grass cause most cancellations from December to February.
A Note From Inside Cambridge
We promised this guide in our running and outdoor fitness guide, and putting it together showed just how much the county’s parkrun map has filled in over the last few years. Ely, Northstowe, Elsworth and Wisbech all have Saturday events that are only a few years old or newer, and every one of them depends on people giving up a Saturday morning to hold a stopwatch.
If you run or volunteer at one of these events and something here has changed, please tell us. Courses move, car parks change and new events launch, and we would rather fix a detail now than send someone to the wrong field.
Before You Go
- Register once at parkrun.org.uk before your first run and bring your barcode on paper, a card or your phone, as you will not get a time without it
- Saturday parkruns start at 9am and junior parkruns at 9am on Sunday, apart from Wimpole Estate’s junior event, which starts at 10am
- Junior parkrun is for children aged 4 to 14 only, and at Saturday events children under 11 must stay within arm’s reach of an adult
- Dogs are banned at Milton Country, Fulbourn Hospital, Soham Village College and every junior event; where they are allowed, it is one dog on a short handheld lead and never together with a pushchair
- Check the event’s news page or social media on the morning of any frosty, windy or very wet day, as several events in this guide were cancelled for ice, wind or waterlogged ground in 2025 and 2026
- Huntingdon parkrun is running on temporary routes during the Hinchingbrooke Country Park works until spring 2027, with a 600 metre walk from the car park to the start
- Parking charges apply at Milton Country Park, Wimpole for non-National Trust members, Hinchingbrooke and Ferry Meadows, while Frank’s Farm, Fulbourn Hospital, Jubilee Park and the Longstanton Park and Ride for Bug Hunter Waters are free
- Volunteering is open to anyone, and junior events in particular, such as Riverside in St Neots, are cancelled when there are not enough helpers
