BIRMINGHAM CROSS COUNTRY LEAGUE DIVISION 2 - 10/1/15

BURBAGE COMMON, BURBAGE, LEICESTERSHIRE. 2.30pm start

The course is 3 laps; approx distance of 3.5km per lap. The course is over parkland and very flat except for one slight climb, BUT it can be very wet under foot and demanding. Please try to be there in time to walk / jog course prior to the race. For those of you that like to watch, this is an extremely spectator friendly course.

There will be refreshments available at the school

Travel directions

From M6 North and South

To avoid going through Nuneaton town centre exit M6 at junction 2 and take the M69 towards Leicester. Come off M69 at junction 1 taking the first exit at the island for the A5 – Nuneaton. (Note- there is no exit off the M69 northbound at junction 2). Follow the A5 to the third island - approx 2 miles - and take the second exit onto the A47.

**Continue on this road over three islands; after the third you will pass a large Morrisons store on your right. Continue on A47 through a set of traffic lights to the island at the bottom of the long hill. Here take the third exit off, after about 300yds there is a lay by on the left. (To get to the course pull in here and follow the road to the car park).

Team managers note - Changing and registration is at John Cleveland College - to get here go past the lay by up the hill and take first turning on the left just after the houses start, follow the road round and the college is on the left. You can either park here and jog/walk to the course over the golf course (along public footpath) about ½ mile, or drive back down to the car park.

From A5 coming North

Carry on until you cross the M69 island - carry on along the A5 following directions as above.

From A5 coming South

Do not take any turns to Nuneaton, carry on until you come to a set of traffic lights with the Long Shoot pub on the right. Do not turn here but carry on approx 400m to island and take the first exit signposted A47 and follow directions from ** as above.

From M1 junc 21 coming South

Take the M69 and exit at the first junction you come to (junc2). At the island take the second exit and follow this road into Burbage (ignore the sign for Burbage Common by the petrol station). Keep following this road through two sets off traffic lights, at the third, a T junction , turn right. To get to the college take the first turn right and follow down to the college, to get to the course don’t turn right but carry on down a hill and past the golf club and turn into the lay by on the right and follow the road to the car park.

For more details contact Nick Wilson on

Daytime 02476 400592

Mobile 07881 700162

Email or

Problems on the day please ring the mobile number above

P.S. Have a good run.

For those who would like to check a route themselves the post code for the school is LE10 1LD