Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Charlton 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
- Charlton Park
Meeting point: 51.48075, 0.04163. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.48075, 0.04163.
The course
Course description
A flat three-lap course on a mixture of grass and path round the perimeter of Charlton Park starting adjacent near the skate park.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is at Charlton Park, London. The course is run on a mixture of grass and permanent 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 opposite the café.
More details
Public transport
Charlton Park is well placed for public transport.
Bus: Buses within a 5 minute walk to start include: 53, 54, 161, 178, 291, 380, 386, 422, 469, 486.
Train: Charlton MainLine station is a 10 minute walk which is part of Southeastern Railways.
DLR from Woolwich and North Greenwich Line are all within easy reach.
On foot
There are 4 entrances into the park; from Charlton House, Charlton Park Road, Canberra Road and Cemetary Lane. From any entrance head for the skate park and you will see the parkrun start next to the table tennis tables.
By road
If driving the postcode is London SE7 8HY.
There is no parking inside the park. On-road parking is available around the perimeter of the park but space cannot be guaranteed. Travel by foot, bicycle or public transport is recommended
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Old Cottage Coffee Shop Cafe. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Old Cottage Coffee Shop Cafe - please come and join us!
Course safety
Charlton 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 Charlton 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 charlton@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
- 266
- Events
- 10,266
- Finishers
- 50,026
- Finishes
- 827
- Volunteers
- 7,174
- Personal bests
- 772
- Groups
- 00:29:24
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
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- Sutcliffe parkrun Sutcliffe Park Nature Reserve · 3.1 km
- Greenwich Peninsula parkrun Greenwich Peninsula · 3.3 km
- Eltham junior parkrun Eltham Park South · 3.3 km
- Beckton parkrun Beckton District Park South · 3.5 km
- Avery Hill parkrun Avery Hill Park, Greenwich · 4.2 km
- Catford parkrun Mountsfield Park · 5.0 km
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