Stowmarket Striders Cross Country

Haughley Park

At the beginning of every year, the Stowmarket Striders host one of the Suffolk County Cross Country series at Haughley Park.

Through a very picturesque and exclusive park, Haughley Park offers every element required to make a great cross country course. Two laps of woodland, dips, logs and fields test the runners over the 5 to 6 mile course.

Unfortunately for those of you wishing to run this, you must be a member of a running club taking part in the series as finishing is not the usual affair.

Stowmarket Striders will host their 2009/2010 series race on 7th February. Results are held and distributed by the SCAA (Suffolk County Athletics Association).

This year we are only able to offer outdoor facilities in the park; a marquee for shelter & changing, portaloos, and a mobile caterer. There will be no showers and limited changing arrangements, so please arrive changed and ready to race.

Directions to Haughley Park - new A14 road layout

Following the re-alignment of the Haughley Bends on the A14, access to Haughley Park from the A14 west-bound from Ipswich has changed:

Leave the A14 at Junction 39 (Signposted Stowmarket A1308, Haughley & Wetherden).
At the roundabout at the top of the slip road turn right over the A14 and at the next roundabout take the exit signposted to Haughley, Wetherden and Haughley Park.
Stay on this road (the old A14), past the Little Chef and Haughley New Street, for 2.5 miles. Haughley Park is signposted on the left.
Access to Haughley Park from the A14 east-bound from Bury St Edmunds has not changed.