Dartford Heath parkrun

The nearest railway station is Crayford, around 1.5 miles to the north west of Dartford Heath. Trains are more frequent from Dartford station, around 2 miles to the north east. The 492 bus stops at the corner of Shepherds Lane and Havelock Road, approximately half a mile from the Heath.

The venue is approximately half a mile south along Heath Lane from Dartford Heath Retail Park. From Dartford town centre, take Lowfield Street, Heath Street, and Heath Lane down as far as Princes Road, then cross at the traffic lights, and proceed further south down Heath Lane.

Dartford Heath lies on the north side of the A2, at the intersection of the A2018, to the north of the village of Wilmington.

Parking: Parking around the Heath, including the car park, is extremely limited. We would recommend arriving by public transport or on foot or by bike. If driving, we would recommend parking in Parsons Lane and then walk or run the 10 minutes to Dartford Heath car park by taking the broad footpath through the woods on Common Lane to the roundabout on Oakfield Lane and then following Heath Lane over the A2 to the Dartford Heath car park.

For Sat Nav use postcode DA2 7BB. Please note Parsons Lane is one way and access is via Common Lane.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the end, please bring your own refreshments as there is no local café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the end, please bring your own refreshments as there is no local café - please come and join us!

Dartford Heath 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 Dartford Heath 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 dartfordheath@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.