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Parkrun
Gladstone 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
- Gladstone Park, London
Meeting point: 51.55698, -0.22822. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.55698, -0.22822.
The course
Course description
The course begins on a wide tarmac path through the middle of the park crossing a pedestrian railway bridge into the north section of the park. After completing two anti-clockwise laps of the north section of the park, the finish is back on the playing fields. The course is undulating and runners are rewarded with wonderful views of the park from all around the course twice!
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in Gladstone Park, Kendal Road, London, NW10 1JE and run on paved tracks with a small section on grass,. 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
There is one public toilet in the park, approx 10min walk from the start line.
More details
Public transport
Bus: Stops for buses 232 and 226 (Gladstone Centre and Cullingworth Road stops) are close to the start line. Bus 232 also services the north side of the park on Dollis Hill Lane. The start line is a 10 minute walk from here, through the park. Stops for bus 302 (Dudden Hill Lane and Mulgrave Road stops) are also very close to the start. Undergound: The park is a short walk from Dollis Hill tube station. It is also possible to walk from Neasden and Willesden Green underground stations. Getting There on Foot The park is a short walk from Dollis Hill. There are several footpath entrances to the park; Kendal Road, Mulgrave Road, Dollis Hill Lane, Parkside, Oman Avenue, Olive Road, Anson Road and Melrose Avenue. Getting There by Road: The park lies about 1 mile from the M1 (Junction 1) and can be accessed via the North Circular (A406), the A5 and the A407. Free street parking is available at the entrances to the park near the start line. Post code for sat nav: NW10 1JE
On foot
The park is a short walk from Dollis Hill. There are several footpath entrances to the park; Kendal Road, Mulgrave Road, Dollis Hill Lane, Parkside, Oman Avenue, Olive Road, Anson Road and Melrose Avenue.
By road
The park lies about 1 mile from the M1 (Junction 1) and can be accessed via the North Circular (A406), the A5 and the A407. Free street parking is available at the entrances to the park near the start line. Post code for sat nav: NW10 1JE
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: a local café. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local cafe - please come and join us.
Course safety
Gladstone 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 Gladstone 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 gladstone@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
- 682
- Events
- 18,160
- Finishers
- 123,579
- Finishes
- 1,380
- Volunteers
- 15,860
- Personal bests
- 1,295
- Groups
- 00:28:42
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
- Queen’s Park junior parkrun, London Queen’s Park · 2.7 km
- Paddington Rec junior parkrun Paddington Recreation Ground · 4.0 km
- Wormwood Scrubs parkrun Wormwood Scrubs Park · 4.1 km
- Hampstead Heath parkrun Hampstead Heath · 4.2 km
- Sunny Hill parkrun Sunny Hill Park · 4.6 km
- Acton junior parkrun Acton Park · 5.8 km
- Pitshanger junior parkrun Pitshanger Park · 7.0 km
- Kenton Rec junior parkrun Kenton Recreation Ground · 7.2 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with G
- Stayin' Alive Starts with G (needed for Stayin' Alive)
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area NW
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: Ga, Ge, Gd
Park5K is not affiliated with parkrun. - last updated 26 October 2026
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