Avon Heath Running Festival - Fun Run

Sun, Jun 29, 2025, 9:00 am

Avon Heath Country Park, Saint Leonards

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About

This fantastic running festival based at Avon Heath Country Park in Dorset is sure to be a fantastic day out. Offering both 5k and 10k distances taking you through the park and along woodland trails, you'll get some incredible views. Come along for your finisher's medal and goody bag!

Avon Heath Country Park 5k and Avon Heath Country Park 10k

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Sun, Jun 29, 2025

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Saint Leonards, United Kingdom

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Who‘s Attending?

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Where and when

Location

Avon Heath Country Park, Brocks Pine, St Leonards, St Ives, Ringwood BH24 2DH, UK

Start times

Sunday, Jun 29, 2025

Avon Heath Country Park 5k: 9:00 AMAvon Heath Country Park 10k: 9:00 AM

Event summary

Here are the distances available for Avon Heath Running Festival - Fun Run

Avon Heath Country Park 5k

5km

£18

Avon Heath Country Park 10k

10km

£22

Route information

This fantastic running festival offers both 5k and 10k races at Avon Heath Country Park in St Leonards, Dorset's largest country park. The route follows forest paths, with 10k runners completing 2 laps of the course and 5k runners completing 1 lap of the course.

Trail shoes are recommended this event, but runners are also advised to look at the weather forecast in the week leading up to event day.

All proceeds from this event go to Team Kids, a charity supporting over two million children and young people with disabilities and special educational needs and their families.

Please note that this is a fun run event!

What's included

Finisher's medal
Timed results
Water station

How to get there

Avon Heath Country Park, Brocks Pine, St Leonards, St Ives, Ringwood BH24 2DH, UK

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By Car

Avon Heath Country Park is a 16-minute drive from Bournemouth via the A338 and a 29-minute drive from Poole via the A31. From Southampton, it is a 34-minute drive via the A31.

The Park is located on the A31 between Ringwood (2 miles west) and Ferndown. You can follow the brown tourist signs at the Woolsbridge roundabout into Brocks Pine at St Leonards. You will see the large green Country Park sign at the entrance.

Parking

There is a car park at Avon Heath Country Park. It is the runner's responsibility to cover any parking costs.

By Public Transport

The 38 (Wilts & Dorset) stops at St Leonard's Hotel, which is a 10 minute walk from the Country Park. Passengers from Salisbury/Bournemouth directions should catch service X3 (Wilts & Dorset) to Ringwood and change to service 38.

The nearest mainline train station is Bournemouth.