Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Clair 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.
-
United Kingdom
-
England
- 5 kilometres
- Clair Park
Meeting point: 51.00432, -0.10014. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.00432, -0.10014.
The course
Course description
The course is four and a half clockwise laps using most of the perimeter pathway of the park. The whole of the course is on tarmac except for the finishing funnel. The start is towards the top of the main pathway through the centre of the park. The course heads up the hill for approximately 60m before turning right for a clockwise half lap of the perimeter of the park. The 4 full laps of the park begin at the bottom of the hill on the west side of the park next to the cricket pavilion and this is also where the finish is located, with the funnel running off the path onto the cricket outfield. The course is undulating with the finish being much lower than the start, so more downhill than uphill.
Please note that dogs are not allowed at this event as the course is too narrow in places to accommodate them and runners.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Clair Park, Haywards Heath. The course is run entirely 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: The nearest public toilets are a 10 minute walk in St Josephs Way near the Orchards Shopping Centre. There are nearer customer toilets at the station, supermarkets and cafes.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Locally, there are buses to the centre of Haywards Heath: please see thesussexbus.com for more details.
Train: Trains run direct to Haywards Heath station from Kings Cross St Pancras (via London Bridge) and Victoria Station in the north and from Brighton, Eastbourne, Hastings and Worthing in the south. Clair Park is about 3 minutes’ walk from the front of Haywards Heath Rail station.
On foot
Clair Park is about 10 minutes’ walk northwards from the Orchards Shopping Centre/ Haywards Heath Town Centre and about 3 minutes’ walk from Haywards Heath Rail station.
By road
Clair Hall car park is usually available. There is some free parking on local roads surrounding the park and the Orchards Shopping Centre (pay and display). Other car parks are at Heath Road (by Newtons surgery) and Hazelgrove Road (by Tesco Metro).
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Waitrose Café (opposite Clair Hall). Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Waitrose Café (opposite Clair Hall) - please come and join us!
Course safety
Clair 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.
- 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.
- Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog. - 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 Clair 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 clair@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
- 627
- Events
- 12,949
- Finishers
- 83,509
- Finishes
- 986
- Volunteers
- 12,741
- Personal bests
- 881
- Groups
- 00:29:01
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Haywards Heath junior parkrun Victoria Park · 0.8 km
- Wakehurst parkrun Wakehurst · 7.0 km
- Tilgate junior parkrun Tilgate Park · 11 km
- Tilgate parkrun Tilgate Park, Crawley · 12 km
- Ifield Mill Pond parkrun Ifield Mill Pond · 14 km
- Uckfield parkrun Uckfield Rugby Club · 15 km
- East Grinstead parkrun East Court · 16 km
- Malling Rec parkrun Malling Rec · 16 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with C
- Pirates! Starts with C (needed for Pirates!)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area RH
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: C, Cl, Ca, Cr, Cu, Cn
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
Bushy parkrun