Battersea parkrun

Battersea Park is well served by buses, tube and rail services.

Underground stations: Battersea Power Station (Northern Line, 1.7km, 20 mins walk); South Kensington and Sloane Square (District and Circle Lines, 2km, 30 mins walk).

Rail stations: Battersea Park (Overground and National Rail, 1.4km, 20 mins walk); Queenstown Road (National Rail, 1.5km, 20 mins walk); Clapham Junction (Overground and National Rail, 1.9km, 25 mins walk); Victoria (National Rail and Underground, 2.6km, 36 mins walk).

Bus services: 44, 452, 137, 19, 49, 156, 170, 239, 314, 319, 344, 345.

There are also Santander Cycle Hire docks on Prince of Wales Drive and Albert Bridge Road

Battersea Park is located on the south side of the River Thames between Albert Bridge and Chelsea Bridge. Enter the park via Chelsea Gate (NE of park), Rosery Gate (SE of park), Sun Gate (SW of park), and Albert Gate (NW of park).

Parking is extremely limited in the park, and not all car parks will be in use. There is limited on-street parking on Prince of Wales Drive and Albert Bridge Road. In order to be respectful to the local residents, please avoid driving and parking on surrounding residential streets.

There are a limited number of disabled parking spaces (blue badge) in Albert Car Park (charges apply via RingGo app).

We strongly encourage using public transport.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Putt in the Park cafe, in Battersea Park, where we token sort and catch-up. The Pear Tree Cafe is also a great option alongside many local options close to the Park such as District, 166 Cafe Bar and Parker Cafe. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Putt in the Park cafe, in Battersea Park, where we token sort and catch-up. The Pear Tree Cafe is also a great option alongside many local options close to the Park such as District, 166 Cafe Bar and Parker Cafe - please come and join us!

Battersea parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. We wish to make the event as safe as possible, so participants, spectators and helpers are asked to take care about the following:

• Please be considerate to the park and other park users at all times.
• Children under the age of eleven must be accompanied (within arm's reach) throughout the event by a parent, guardian or appropriate adult of the parent's choice.
• Please arrive by foot, by pedal-power or by public transport if you can - your efforts help to reduce our impact on the park and the planet.
• We invite everyone to consider volunteering at parkrun. Your support helps your parkrun events remain sustainable and free for all in your community, and it’s also a wonderful way to improve your own health and happiness. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.
• Take care near roads and car parks – some vehicles drive very quickly. Please congregate away from the cars and be careful in particular if you have children. If you’re driving to the event, please drive carefully.
• Take care on uneven surfaces – whether on grass or on tarmac. Watch out for cyclists, other participants, pedestrians, children, dogs, wildlife, park animals, vehicles, park maintenance work, falling branches, bollards, posts and other obstacles around the course.
• Please ensure that you are fit enough to walk, jog, run 5k (3.1 miles) with us.
• If you see someone with a serious problem, please stop to help them out and get help as soon as possible.
• If you’re watching, keep clear of participants on the course, and look after any children and dogs you may have with you.
• It is not permitted to run with a pushchair and a dog at the same time.
• Lyme Disease is a bacterial infection spread to humans by infected ticks. Consider protecting yourself by wearing repellent when at parkrun events in grassy or wooded areas. See lymediseaseuk.com for further details.
• You are welcome to take part with one dog by your side, within reach at all times, on a short, handheld, non-extendable lead. The use of waist harnesses is prohibited. Please also see this Support Site entry for further details about parkrunning with dogs.
• parkrunners pushing buggies are welcome, but please take care of others around you and do your best to start at an appropriate place in the field for your pace.

We hope these tips help to ensure that Battersea parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners see progress and compare results.

For more information, please see our Support page.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email battersea@parkrun.com to help.

parkrun is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and adults at risk. For our full safeguarding processes and policies please see our Safeguarding Hub.

To report a safeguarding concern please email safeguarding@parkrun.com.