Completing all Kent parkruns
There are currently 25 parkrun events in present-day Kent of which I have done 16. The first was Whitstable which started on November 6th 2010 and the newest is Dover Waterfront which started on September 9th 2023.
The Historic County of Kent has a further 13 events, totaling 38. These 13 are now part of Greater London.
The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start. Course maps show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then.
PARKRUNS IN PRESENT-DAY COUNTY OF KENT
Ashford
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: October 26th 2013
Bedgebury Pinetum
Completed: January 22nd 2022
Time: 26:23
Other routes touched: Bedgebury Pinetum Mountain Bike Routes
Inaugural: March 19th 2016
Canterbury
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: March 15th 2014
Cyclopark
Completed: March 19th 2022
Time: 26:23
Other routes touched (Cycle): NCN 177
Inaugural: June 20th 2019
Dartford
Completed: December 22nd 2018
Time: 29:06
Other routes touched (walk): Darent Valley Path
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 125
This event is also part of M25 parkrun
Inaugural: June 26th 2014
Dartford Heath
Completed: December 15th 2018
Time: 29:02
Other routes touched: N/A
This event is also part of M25 parkrun
Inaugural: May 12th 2018
Dover Waterfront
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
https://www.parkrun.org.uk/doverwaterfront/
Inaugural: September 9th 2023
Folkestone
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: August 16th 2014
Great Lines, Medway
Completed: March 23rd 2023
Time: 28:44
Other routes touched: Saxon Shore Way
Inaugural: September 28th 2013
Kingdom
Completed: February 1st 2020
Time: 27:10
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: April 27th 2019
Lullingstone
Completed: November 2nd 2019
Time: 31:17
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: April 11th 2015
Maidstone River Park
Formerly just called Maidstone parkrun
Completed: April 9th 2022
Time: 25:46
Other routes touched (walk): KCC Centenary Walk
Inaugural: April 13th 2013
Malling
Completed: April 2nd 2022
Time: 25:29
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: October 3rd 2015
Margate
Completed: January 4th 2020
Time: 27:02
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 15, Viking Coastal Trail
Inaugural: April 27th 2013
Mote Park
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: June 4th 2022
Pegwell Bay
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: May 11th 2013
Royal Tunbridge Wells
Completed: 29th January 2022
Time: 27:27
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: April 26th 2014
Shorne Woods
Completed: March 26th 2022
Time: 26:14
Other routes touched: Several trails inside the country park
Inaugural: March 30th 2013
Sittingbourne
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: February 27th 2016
Squerryes Winery
Completed: October 12th 2019
Time: 26:55
Other routes touched: N/A
Inaugural: September 14th 2019
Swanley
Completed: December 18th 2021
Time: 25:25
Other routes touched: None
Inaugural: October 23rd 2021
The Leas, Minster
Completed: August 12th 2023
Time: 28:06
Other routes touched: England Coast Path
Inaugural: September 28th 2019
Tonbridge
Completed: 15th January 2022
Time: 26:13
Other routes touched (walk): Weald Way, Eden Valley Walk, The Tudor Trail
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 12
Inaugural: November 9th 2013
Walmer and Deal Seafront
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: September 15th 2019
Whitstable
not yet completed
Time: TBC
Other routes touched: [to be added once I’ve completed it]
Inaugural: November 6th 2010
PARKRUNS IN HISTORIC COUNTY OF KENT BUT NOW IN GREATER LONDON
See the LonDone blog post for maps and stats for these:
* The Bethlem Royal Hospital course is half in Historic Surrey and half in Historic Kent
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