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Parkrun
Burgess parkrun
A free, fun, and friendly weekly 5k community event. Walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate – it's up to you! Nearby Sunday 2k junior parkrun events for 4 to 14 year olds and their families can be found here.
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United Kingdom
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England
- 5 kilometres
- Burgess Park
Meeting point: 51.48454, -0.08102. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.48454, -0.08102.
The course
Course description
We start in the gravelled area next to the tennis courts at the Camberwell New Road/Walworth Road end of Burgess Park. Please only congregate on the side closest to the tennis courts.
The first 1 km is a long straight, following the path of the Old Surrey Canal, under the underpass and the “Bridge to Nowhere”. Take the left turn at the marshal, and then go left again to join a straight path, past the Community Centre, through the “Valley” and onto the “Bench Turn”, where you’ll be directed to head towards the lake by a marshal. Follow the outside path alongside to the lake, up to the Old Kent Road entrance and “Tesco Turn”.
Here, take a sharp right and run through the wooded section, and turn onto the inside path of the lake. When you reach the top of the lake, go straight on, before bearing left and heading back the way you came originally, past the marshal at the “Bench Turn”. Take a right return to the first marshal, turn left and complete the hairpin at the far end of the Old Surrey Canal. Head back along the long straight, under the “Bridge to Nowhere” and through the Underpass. Shortly after the Underpass, take a left off the main path, before turning right onto the grass at the marshal and heading to the finish.
The course is almost entirely run on tarmac, except the final 80 metres. It’s very flat, barring a few short undulations at the Underpass and Tesco Turn. It’s buggy-friendly and dog-friendly too.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Burgess Park, Camberwell, London and run on tarmac paths. Some sections of the course may accumulate mud, leaves and puddles after rain. Dependent on availability, marshals will be at key sections of the course, or signs will be in place.
Please remember that the parkrun uses shared paths. For the continued success of the event, please give way to other park users. This won't hurt your time, it won't stop you from getting a PB and it will make sure everyone continues to enjoy the event.
Please, wherever possible walk, jog, cycle or use public transport when attending the event. If you do have to drive, please consider car-sharing to reduce our impact on both the environment and other park users. Please also watch out for other park users when arriving and leaving. Parking may be limited so try to arrive early.
Facilities
Toilets are available at the Tennis Café. Please ask at the counter to be granted access.
More details
Public transport
Buses12, 35, 40, 42, 45, 68, 148, 171, 176, 468 all stop on Camberwell Road / Albany Road next to park.
TubeNearest tube is Elephant & Castle (Bakerloo and Northern lines)
On foot
The westerly end of the park is just off Camberwell Road, and has bike parking available. The tennis centre is a 15 minute walk from the Old Kent Road end of the park.
By road
The turning for the tennis centre is at Addington Square just opposite the BP petrol station on Camberwell Road. Limited parking is available in Addington Square and on Albany Road. Note: it is not the Old Kent Road end of the park. Postcode for satnav: SE5 7LA
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at Fowlds Coffee House or Sour Leaf Cafe. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Fowlds Coffee House or Sour Leaf Cafe - please come and join us!
Course safety
Burgess 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 Burgess parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.
Age grading
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.
Volunteering
All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email burgess@parkrun.com to help.
Safeguarding
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.
Event stats
- 632
- Events
- 44,111
- Finishers
- 236,890
- Finishes
- 2,199
- Volunteers
- 33,800
- Personal bests
- 2,179
- Groups
- 00:27:33
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Burgess junior parkrun Burgess Park · 0.2 km
- Kennington Park junior parkrun Kennington Park · 1.9 km
- Southwark junior parkrun Southwark juniors · 2.2 km
- Southwark parkrun Southwark Park · 2.2 km
- Peckham Rye parkrun Peckham Rye Park · 3.5 km
- Peckham Rye junior parkrun Peckham Rye Park · 3.6 km
- Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill Brockwell Park, Herne Hill · 3.9 km
- Brockwell junior parkrun Brockwell Park · 4.0 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with B
- Stayin' Alive Starts with B (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area SE
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Be, B, Br, Ba, Bk
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