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If travelling to Ampthill from the East, please be aware that the A507 between the A600 junction west of Shefford and the A6 junction at Clophill will be closed on Saturday from 08:00 to 18:00.
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| Latest News |
Ampthill Park is currently undergoing a 5 year plan of restoration to bring the park back to its original style when it was originally laid out by landscape gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown.
This is part of a project to open up the park to enhance views and accessibility within the park.
This has resulted in some changes to the parkland areas, and so for those of you who have not visited Ampthill for some time, we would like to encourage you to attend as you will find the area quite different. |
| Enquiries |
E-mail enquiries to |
| Registration |
10.00 am to 12.00 noon. |
| Starts |
10:30 am to 12:30. |
| Fees |
Adults £7 (£2 discount for senior members of British Orienteering)
Students & juniors £2 (Juniors are under 21)
Groups:
Non-competitive family groups sharing one map are charged at the single adult rate.
Adult full-time students are charged at the Junior rate.
Dibber hire: £1. |
| Entries |
Entries on the day only - no pre-entry
If you want to prepare your entry slip in advance, follow this link.
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| Beginners |
Beginners are welcome at this event and help is available to get you started. Just ask at Registration. |
| Groups |
If you are bringing a school party, please inform the organiser of the number of entries, and names of participants on each course, in advance. Please use the group entry form that can be found on our entry slips page. |
| Courses |
Colour coded courses from White to Blue. Course details are as follows, subject to final controlling.
| | Difficulty | Length | Climb | Number of controls |
| White | very easy | 1.3 km | 30m | 13 |
| Yellow | easy | 2.3 km | 60m | 11 |
| Orange | moderate | 3.0 km | 105m | 15 |
| Light Green | harder | 3.5 km | 115m | 12 |
| Green | hard | 4.4 km | 165m | 18 |
| Blue | hard | 6.1 km | 185m | 30 |
Course lengths are distances as the crow flies.
All courses will use SI electronic punching. |
| Maps |
Map 1:5,000 with preprinted courses, A4 sized. All maps will be printed on waterproof paper. |
| Terrain |
The ground is mostly fast open with detailed contour and some patches of runnable forest canopy.
Out of bounds areas on the map are denoted by purple vertical hatching.
Courses have been planned to avoid any temptation to cross into any of these areas.
One fence to the North of the park must not be crossed. This is indicated by a thick purple line.
It must only be crossed at Mandatory crossing points:
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| Safety |
Cows are present in two parts of the park. If you are bringing a dog, keep it on a lead at all
times.
Ampthill park is regularly used by many dog walkers. Please keep clear of the lake which is marked as out of bounds on the map. There are many rabbit holes around the park. |
| Toilets and Cafe |
Toilets are situated at the Ampthill park hub north of the east car park.
Also at the
park hub, there is a cafe selling a wide variety of refreshments. |
| Directions |
TRAFFIC DIVERSIONS ON DAY OF EVENT
The A507 between the A600 junction west of Shefford and the A6 junction at Clophill will be closed on Saturday from 08:00 to 18:00.
Take the A507 from M1 Jct 13. Ampthill Park is at the Western end of Ampthill next to the junction of the B530 and the A507. It will only be signed from the B530/A507.
Alternatively take the A421 to Bedford, taking the B530 to Ampthill and turning towards the West in the centre of Ampthill keeping to the B530.
SatNav: There is no exact postcode for Ampthill Park, but MK45 2HX will take you to a point about 700m East of the west car park entrance.
The west car park entrance is at .
By car:
Ampthill park has 2 car parks, the central and the west car park. We have been asked to not use the central car park under any circumstances for this event, rather competitors should drive to the west car park where they will be directed to an orienteering specific parking area (not the main body of the west car park itself.)
We thank you greatly in helping us comply with these conditions which will allow us continuing use of Ampthill Park over the coming years.
There will be car parking marshals on hand to direct you - please follow marshal directions.
If you are planning on bringing a coach or minibus, please contact the organiser beforehand.
By bus: Saturday service may operate.
By train or train and bike: Travel to Flitwick Station, which is 2 miles from Ampthill by bike.
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| Parking |
Orienteers should use the overflow car park for this event, which will be signposted and marshalled. Parking on-site is limited, so please can share where possible. If you are planning to bring a minibus, coach or other large vehicle, please contact the organiser in advance. |
| Officials |
Organiser: Jenny Hunt (WAOC)
Planner: Brian Cowe (WAOC)
Controller: Neil Humphries (WAOC) |
| Further Information |
All Courses will use  electronic punching. SI cards will be available to hire.
Dogs are welcome but must be kept under control at all times.
All competitors take part at their own risk. |
