Burgess junior parkrun

Bus: The closest bus stop to the start is ‘Albany Road/Wells Way’, served by the 42, 136 and 343.

Tube: The closest underground is Elephant and Castle, about 30 minutes walk away. Buses 136 and 343 run from Elephant to the ‘Albany Road/Wells Way’ stop. Lots of other bus routes can deliver you to either the Camberwell Road or Old Kent Road ends of the park.

From the Camberwell Road entrance to Burgess Park, follow the wide, straight path through the park and under the underpass. After the underpass, go to the left and look for Chumleigh Gardens and the course start.

From the Old Kent Road entrance, go straight on the path to the right of the lake and you’ll reach the start area around 100m after the lake.

Postcode for satnav: SE5 0RJ, Chumleigh St.

The closest park entrance to the start is on Albany Road, which runs between Camberwell Road and the Old Kent Road.

The small Burgess Park car park is in the park, accessed by Chumleigh St off Albany Road. It’s £2 per hour, paybyphone location 802506. The closest on-street parking is Thurlow St, and is free on Sundays.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Stomping Grounds Café at Chumleigh Gardens. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Stomping Grounds Café at Chumleigh Gardens - please come and join us!

Burgess junior parkrun is a fun, free event organised by volunteers for the benefit of everyone. To make the event as safe as possible, participants, spectators and volunteers are asked to take note of the following rules and guidelines:

• Whilst parkrun fully accepts its duty of care and will do everything it can to minimise risk of injury and harm to all participants whilst at parkrun events, it is parent/guardians who ultimately have responsibility for the welfare of their children.
• It is not mandatory for a parent/guardian to participate in junior parkruns, but children under the age of 11 must be accompanied to/from the event by a responsible adult, and the responsible adult must remain in attendance for the duration of the event.
• junior events are open and inclusive. Disabled people may participate wherever it is safe for them to do so. The event team can provide disabled participants with course information in order that the participant (or their parent/guardian) can make an informed decision about their safe participation.
• Whilst more competitive children can use junior parkruns to test themselves against their own time, and against others, participation should ultimately be for fun, and we urge all parents/guardians/volunteers not to put children under undue pressure to perform.
• junior parkruns are running, jogging and walking events, and the use of children’s scooters, balance bikes, trikes or cycles is prohibited.
• Slower runners are encouraged to seed themselves, by starting towards the back of the group especially if an adult is accompanying them.
• junior parkruns are timed events. Only those aged between 4 to 14 years old completing the course themselves will be given a result. ​
• Exceptions to this rule are subject to the discretion of parkrun head office. Examples include those over 14 with special educational needs (SEN) or those with a registered disability, for whom social interaction and physical activity may be difficult but important.
• A strict ‘no barcode no result’ policy will be enforced.
• Buggies are allowed, subject to course conditions, but only if the adult pushing the buggy is accompanying a junior parkrunner. Adults with buggies are urged to position themselves appropriately for the safety and enjoyment of all.
• With the exception of assistance dogs, dogs are not allowed to accompany walkers, joggers, runners or volunteers at junior parkrun events.
• 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.
• Spectators should keep clear of participants on the course and keep control of any children and dogs.
• Participants should take care near roads and car parks, congregate away from the cars and be careful if driving to/from the event.
• Photography or filming is likely to take place at junior parkrun events. Please see our photos page for more details.
• 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.

Please consider helping the event by volunteering - this event survives only because of your generosity. Please visit the volunteer page for more information.

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email burgessjuniors@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.