Running Doddington Hall parkrun - Permanent Finish Funnel, TWO cafes... All The Extras and No Cows!

We headed down to run Doddington Hall parkrun to complete our tour of Lincoln's parkruns having run Yarborough Leisure Centre and Lincoln previously. This was such a fun trip with friends. In addition to the great company on the way there and back then the team here added ALL of the fun... See the giant traffic cone for evidence of this!
This parkrun has so many parkrun extras. The permanent finish funnel is amazing, as are the milestone boards, the finish token box, the TWO cafes, not to mention the beautiful grounds to walk. It's worth checking out if there are any events on at Doddington Hall itself as you could combine your parkrun trip for an ultimate tourist experience!
We had so much fun here, I can't thank Shane and his team enough. I highly recommend a visit to this awesome parkrun!
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[@helenpr5263]

it's great to see this, because of you we are heading here for Andy's 250th in a few weeks!

[@NicolaRuns]

I'm so excited for you guys! I hope you love it as much as we did 😃😃😃

[@SunilCTV]

So excited seeing you at Doddington Hall. I've run it twice and when the runners start coming towards me I would always say encouraging words to them. This was because I saw you doing it on this KZbin channel (at other locations). I thought that it probably didn't help and may even have been seen as condescending. But one runner did come over to me afterwards and thank me for the support. So I pass that thanks to you Nicola for being a beacon of positivity that showed me the way. Plus the token postbox briefcase is my favourite thing about Doddington Hall, so pleased it featured 😁

[@NicolaRuns]

Sunil 🤗 This is such a lovely comment, thank you so much, it made me feel all warm and fuzzy. And I quite agree that the token postbox is amazing... I feel like we should paint it red with a parkrun insignia on it! 🥰🤣

[@richsullivan1950]

Nicola's Hair Tier Week Twenty Five - "The view from the back is really rather lovely" 8/10

[@NicolaRuns]

This one is BRILLIANT! 🤣🤣🤣

[@simonroberts5033]

Keep left at all times, so everyone runs where they like😂 I was confused yesterday at Penistone, as had to run on the right for the first time😂

[@NicolaRuns]

Lol... Once people started coming back people kept left! Good point about Penistone! I'd not thought about that. I love that kind of springy surface 😃

[@grahamsmith8156]

Love your videos. Thank you Nicola.

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you so much Graham 🤗

[@runningoneddie]

What a cool and well organized run. Pretty simple course from the looks of it. Definitely looked like a cool place to spend some time after the race as well. Gotta say, you got some amazing race photos. Mine have been getting better of late, but more often than not I look like a mess, especially if I am unaware they are there. As usual, thanks for taking me along on your running journeys... Always brightens my mood when I watch.

[@NicolaRuns]

I'm not joking I fully expected these photos to be terrible... I mean on my behalf, not the photographers! I felt like I timed it all wrong 🤣 so hooray for the nice surprise! 😃 Thanks for the lovely comment and remember... Always look for the race photographers 😉

[@andreasgotz7537]

Hi Nicola Nice Parkrun Video as always. I hope it wasn’t that cold like the Weather in your last Video.

[@NicolaRuns]

It was freezing 🥶 I thought my hand was going to fall off after I interviewed the run director for our podcast 🤣🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

[@andreasgotz7537]

@ I never thought that it could be that cold in the UK. I’ m often in the UK and also I have been there in Wintertimes. For those who run at these temperatures. They are 👍 Great.

[@NicolaRuns]

@@andreasgotz7537 it's been -17 °C in Leeds before but that is VERY rare! In the winter it being below freezing is pretty common though 🙃 It was last night 🥶

[@richardbuck1729]

This is giving me excited anticipation for my first tourist trip of 2025. Off to Vicar Water next week with a few clubmates.

[@NicolaRuns]

I'll see you there! Come and say hi 👋☺️

[@gypsymuffinABZ]

Ooh, I love their funnel! 😍

[@NicolaRuns]

It's awesome isn't it! And gravel on the floor so it never gets muddy! Super professional! 😃

[@Ruffnreddyrunner]

added to the list of park runs to visit, thank you Nicola

[@NicolaRuns]

No worries, I hope you love it as much as we did. Make sure you chat to the team, they're BRILLIANT! 😃

[@emmarunyeard6832]

Oh my days, what a beautiful venue, it looks so good there... If I ever go oop north I will check it out xx

[@NicolaRuns]

It's a really lovely place and cool to explore after parkrun! 😃

[@markkenny7891]

Great vid! Another one to add to my list 😊

[@NicolaRuns]

I feel like your list might be as long as mine! 🤣

[@bren70ssss94]

Very strong run , well done kiddo :)

[@NicolaRuns]

Cheers Bren 🤗

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

great video as always

[@NicolaRuns]

Thank you 🙏

[@davidirwin9017]

High Fives seem to be reserved for Sundays!

[@NicolaRuns]

Lol... Who should I write to about this?! 😜😉

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

i got another one on my bucket list to do been Watermead country park after seening it on a you tube channel this saturday making my debut at Worsley woods

[@NicolaRuns]

Ooh I did Worsley Woods SO long ago! Well over 10 years ago I think! 😱😃

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

@@NicolaRuns yet again in have beaten my overall PB by 9 seconds at Worsley woods today got 20 mins 44 came 26th out of a field off 448 loved the course quite fast nice to see Poppy joined you in a park run today i follow you both on park runner app

[@garthcox4307]

I think it's well up there on the new list of the fastest park runs, out and backs on an old railway are usually quite quick. I did Yarborough in the autumn so this one is the next on my list when in the area again. I'll go when the hall is open as my plan for this year with the further afield ones is to do something touristy while we're there.

[@61js]

It's definitely quick, I've posted my top 4 quickest times there. If you're going for a quick time, take advantage of the first mile, but don't go completely mad😅😅

[@NicolaRuns]

Yup it's flat and fast despite what the locals say 😜🤣 The first bit is exposed though so save something for the last mile as a slight gradient plus a headwind is tricky! 🏃‍♀️

[@garthcox4307]

@NicolaRuns yep I think it's the start and end that isn't on the old railway. Isabel trail in Stafford is a very good old railway out and back if you've never done it.

[@NicolaRuns]

@@garthcox4307 I haven't, I'll have to check it out sometime 😃

[@MichaelTinker-dt1rp]

Nicola you know Hilary who does races with Grim Up North on the 16th will be her last one at Bingley as she is moving to Scotland to be near her family

[@NicolaRuns]

Oh wow! Do you know where in Scotland? I didn't realise, I'll have to message her. I have family there too ☺️

[@jankarel6454]

I love the cows, but that's easy for me to say because I'm sat safely at home! Up close..... No, here at home is fine.

[@NicolaRuns]

Yes! Exactly this! Behind a fence I love them! Their huge eyes and they're so lovely but in the field with them? No! Nope! No thank you 🤣🤣🤣

[@alanrobinson2229]

Great out and back course,bit prettier than Selby,which went,to try for PB. (Wat was your 5k record and where was it?)

[@NicolaRuns]

At a parkrun mine is 23:00 but I've run faster in a race. Mine was at Norwich parkrun which isn't a fast course but it is pancake flat ☺️ It rained and was miserable when we were at Selby!

[@alanrobinson2229]

@NicolaRuns Selby is not a very parky parkrun

[@NicolaRuns]

@alanrobinson2229 indeed! Airfield is about as far from a park as you get! 🙃