Brooklands Park

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RouteGadget

Is a web app for sharing and comparing orienteering routes. You can draw your own route or upload a GPS track from your watch. It also allows you to watch an animated replay with a simulated mass start.

Pre event info

This is the first use of Brooklands Park for orienteering. It's a great area that has been re-wilded after its previous use as a golf course. No sign of the tees, greens or bunkers anymore, just an intricate path network with areas of rough open and copse. Athletes may wish to wear long trousers on the Sprint course to take advantage of straight-line options. A perfect event for novices and experienced club runners.

Park O Series Info

Park-Os are friendly club events, usually in parks or school grounds, where children and newcomers are very welcome. These are fun events where you can get a feeling for the sport – you can walk or run, go as a group or on your own or challenge your navigation at high speed against some of our top competitive orienteers. Yellow and Orange courses are suitable for children to run on their own with a bit of practice. Adults are welcome to shadow children until they are confident to go on their own. Sprint courses are run or walked by any age group.

The Park-O series takes place in the early summer and early Autumn and is 8 events this year. Certificates are awarded for the best placed in a variety of age categories.

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Location Info

Nearest town: Lancing

Postcode: BN15 8RR *
Lat,Lng:50.82076,-0.33842
Grid Ref:
Google Map
Streetmap (OS 50k)
Bing Map (OS 50k)
OpenStreetMap

* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

Free parking 100m away in Commercial Road BN15 8TA, or in the park itself (pay and display - see photos below for cost).

Public Transport

Worthing or Lancing Railway stations are both an easy 25-minute walk away. Check Google Maps for buses. These are frequent, especially along the seafront.

Course Information

Sprint - 2.8km, 22 controls, double-sided A4 map

Orange - 1.9km, 18 controls, single-sided A4 map (Easy)

Yellow - 1.2km, 11 controls, single-sided A4 map (Very Easy)

Easy 300m walk to the start from Assembly. Follow red/white tapes.

Entry Details

Entry via Racesignup.co.uk. Newcomers are welcome and eligible for a free trial session - if you'd like to reserve a map or discuss the event please email our membership secretary.

Entry fees: Sprint £5.00, Orange £2.50, Yellow £2.50 (SO Juniors free - use code SOJuniors)

SI card hire: Seniors £1 (£2 for SIAC), Juniors 50p (£1 for SIAC)

Registration open

From 9:45 to 10:45

Start Times

10.00 - 11.00

Map Details

1:4,000 with 2.5m contours

Terrain Description

Mix of ornamental gardens, open, rough open and copse.

Dog restrictions

Well-behaved dogs on a lead.

Facilities

Excellent new cafe, toilets, play park, picnic tables, ice creams.

Assembly is 20m from the cafe, just over the bridge.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: Alexander Lines

Organiser:

Controller: Robert Lines

Park-O P7Brooklands ParkSat 07 September, 2024

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