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larkim
larkim
Dec 2018
12:38pm, 5 Dec 2018
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larkim
Travelling up to pick up son from Uni in about 10 days time on parkrunday. I'll be travelling solo to make space in the car, so I'm free to pick a parkrun en route.

So we're talking Cheshire, either up M6 as far as Carlisle and across to Newcastle, or M56 / M62 to Leeds and up A1M.

Close options which don't appear involve too much motorway deviation therefore appear to be:-
Oakwell Hall
Pontefract (already done that)
Wetherby
Caterrick
Sedgefield
Durham (emotional appeal, my alma mater)
Riverside (Chester-le-street)
Gateshead
Windy Nook
Newcastle
Carlisle
Prudhoe Riverside
Penrith
Lancaster
Cuerdon Valley

Any big plusses or minuses for any of those? I'd prefer to rule out running around a flat football pitch or similar, just looking for a nice option. If I've missed obvious ones out too (I could head through Leeds so some of those might be considered).
Bazoaxe
Bazoaxe
Dec 2018
12:42pm, 5 Dec 2018
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Bazoaxe
Not much further to Edinburgh ;-)
mrs shanksi
mrs shanksi
Dec 2018
12:43pm, 5 Dec 2018
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mrs shanksi
We loved Lancaster. My 10yo still mentions it because they had some children playing brass instruments! Lovely route as well.
larkim
larkim
Dec 2018
12:46pm, 5 Dec 2018
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larkim
LOL @ Baz
jdarun
jdarun
Dec 2018
12:46pm, 5 Dec 2018
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jdarun
Penrith v accessible, has showers/coffee/cake which is good on a long drive (which is how I did it too). A bit "round some football pitches" but scenic with it. NB this was a couple of years ago so no guarantees.
Velociraptor
Velociraptor
Dec 2018
12:48pm, 5 Dec 2018
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Velociraptor
Keswick isn't far from Penrith and it's lovely :)
Old Croc
Old Croc
Dec 2018
12:52pm, 5 Dec 2018
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Old Croc
Blackhill goes around some former football pitches but certainly isn't flat!
Old Croc
Old Croc
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12:53pm, 5 Dec 2018
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Old Croc
wardi
wardi
Dec 2018
1:19pm, 5 Dec 2018
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wardi
Wetherby is 3 laps all on grass next to the river, about 80-100 runners.

I've done Rising Sun in Newcastle (Killingbeck, Benton area) which is a lovely run in a country park, really enjoyed that one.
Not far off the A1 is Fountains Abbey near Ripon, you will struggle to find a prettier Park Run.
CumbriAndy
CumbriAndy
Dec 2018
1:19pm, 5 Dec 2018
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Getting in and out of Lancaster in a car is a monumental PITA - and you'd have to go right round the one way system to go north. Which is a shame because it's a nice route if a little lumpy.

Penrith would be very convenient (you could go acros sthe A66 to Scotch Corner) but is eminently forgettable - very much laps of football pitches - albeit football pitches beside a river.

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