Highwoods parkrun
What is Highwoods parkrun?
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you!
When is it?
Every Saturday at 9:00am.
Where is it?
The event takes place at Highwoods Country Park, Chanterelle, Colchester, CO4 9RY (NB: NOT the Main Highwoods Country Park Centre, off Turner Rd). See Course page for more details.
What does it cost to join in?
Nothing - it's free! but please register before you first come along. Only ever register with parkrun once and don't forget to bring a scannable copy of your barcode (request a reminder). If you forget it, you won't get a time.
How fast do I have to be?
We all take part for our own enjoyment. Please come along and join in whatever your pace!
Highwoods parkrun needs you!
It is entirely organised by volunteers - email highwoods@parkrun.com to help.
We're friendly!
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Harris + Hoole, Tesco Extra, Highwoods, Colchester, CO4 9ED - please come and join us!
Supported By
Thanks to this week's volunteers
- Aka Lady Penelope (Rosemary) EGBE
- Alan MARTIN
- Angela RICHARDS
- Catherine MARTIN
- Dean PEPPER
- Gary NEWELL
- John ADAMS
- Julian WAREHAM
- Kerry KING
- Lindsay MCDONALD
- Lisa KINGDON
- Maxwell WHITE
- Paul ARNOLD
- Philip Stanley BARROW
- Yolande ARNOLD
See our volunteer page for information on how you can get involved.
Upcoming
Highwoods parkrun takes place every Saturday at 9:00am.
Other parkruns nearby
Colchester Castle(1.1m), Mersea Island(8.5m), Markshall Estate(10.4m), Alton Water(10.4m), Great Cornard(10.9m), Clacton Seafront(12.8m), Ipswich(13.2m), Maldon Prom(15.7m), Harwich(15.8m), Great Notley(17.4m)Tips
- We operate a No barcode, No result policy, so please bring a scannable barcode with you.
- If you need to reprint your barcode, please see your registration email, previous results or ‘thanks for volunteering’ email or you can request a reminder email.
- Coming along for the first time? Please make sure you have registered and also read the course description.
- Did you take part this week? Check out the results page and news page which includes event reports - we normally update these a day or two after the event.
- Not received your results email? It may be in your spam folder. We've a few tips on our support site to help you.
- You look great! Have a look at the event photos.
- Want to know more? Read about us and the event.
- Our links page connects you to local and national running resources.
- This event is organised and delivered every week by volunteers; if you want to join us, find out more on our volunteering page.
- Summary event statistics are at the bottom of every page.
- Any other questions? Read our dedicated support site.