Weymouth Park Run

Weymouth parkrun is on every Saturday morning at Lodmoor Country Park, and this Saturday, 31 October, is no different. It's a free, timed 5km run or walk open to runners, joggers and walkers of all abilities, so you can take it as fast or as slow as you like. The course does one and a half clockwise laps of the park, starting in the car park, with an out-and-back section that takes you past a pineapple statue. There are marshals along the way and a bubble machine to keep things light.

If you've got younger ones in the house, there's a junior counterpart too: a free weekly timed 2km run for 4-14 year olds on Sunday mornings at the same venue. The park itself is just a short stroll from the Esplanade through Greenhill Gardens, and it's run in partnership with the Friends of Lodmoor Country Park and the Parks & Open Spaces department of Weymouth Town Council.

Lodmoor is more than just a place for a run, though. It's home to a 45-minute tree trail, an outdoor Green Gym, the Galleon Play Area timber pirate ship, an RSPB nature reserve, a Sea Life Centre, Sandworld, a model railway and a pitch and putt course. The Lodmoor pub and a railway cabin-style cafe serve refreshments, and they give a discount to parkrun barcode holders, so it's an easy spot to linger after you've finished.

It kicks off at 9am every Saturday, and it's free to take part.