Going ahead this Saturday
No cancellation listed for Saturday 31 October.
Parkrun
Dulwich 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
- Dulwich Park, Dulwich
Meeting point: 51.44387, -0.07921. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.44387, -0.07921.
The course
Course description
The course, which is very smooth throughout and particularly suitable for wheelchairs, is just under 3 laps of the main carriageway (Carriage Drive) run in an anti-clockwise direction and is simple to follow.
On the course
The course is 5k long. The course is in Dulwich Park and run entirely on tarmac. 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
Public toilets in Dulwich Park are located by the main car park, Old College Gate entrance and by the café in the middle of the park, which is no more than 2 minutes from the parkrun start and finish.
More details
On foot
The park has 4 main entrances at Queen Mary's Gate, Old College Gate, Court Lane Gate and Rosebery Gate. Cycle parking is available at the Pavilion Cafe. Cycling is permitted in the park.
By road
Parking is limited in the park and now costs £2 per hour at all times, payable only via the ‘PaybyPhone’ app. If using the carpark please park in designated bays only and don’t forget to pay the charge. Only Blue Badge holders are exempt.
There is currently some free parking on roads outside the park. Please be considerate to our neighbours if parking nearby.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Colicci's Dulwich Clock cafe in the park. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at Colicci's Dulwich Clock cafe in the park - please come and join us.
Course safety
Dulwich 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 Dulwich 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 dulwich@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.
By train
North Dulwich Station is 15 minutes walk or take P4 bus from stop VB towards Lewisham. West Dulwich Station is 12 minutes walk or take P13 bus from stop WA.
By bus
P4 and P13 buses both stop at Queen Mary's Gate. Buses 176, 185 and 197 stop at Grove Tavern at the junction of Dulwich Common and Lordship Lane which is 12 minutes walk from the Queen Mary's Gate entrance. Buses 12 and 40 stop at Dulwich Library aka Dulwich / The Plough. A 3 minute walk from Court Lane Gate.
Event stats
- 703
- Events
- 46,782
- Finishers
- 267,579
- Finishes
- 1,750
- Volunteers
- 40,571
- Personal bests
- 1,707
- Groups
- 00:26:23
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Peckham Rye junior parkrun Peckham Rye Park · 1.8 km
- Peckham Rye parkrun Peckham Rye Park · 1.8 km
- Brockwell parkrun, Herne Hill Brockwell Park, Herne Hill · 2.1 km
- Brockwell junior parkrun Brockwell Park · 2.1 km
- Crystal Palace parkrun Crystal Palace Park · 2.8 km
- Crystal Palace junior parkrun Crystal Palace Park · 2.8 km
- Hilly Fields parkrun Hilly Fields · 4.2 km
- Hilly Fields junior parkrun Hilly Fields park · 4.2 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with D
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area SE
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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