Harlow parkrun

Bus: Numerous buses stop along First Avenue by Burnt Mill School, which is a 4-5 min walk away from the car park on School Lane. Please visit the Arriva Bus website to check current time tables.

Train: Harlow Town train station is a 10 min walk away. Cut through the car park next to the train station and come out on the main road by the Toby Carvery. Cross the road and enter the park via the entrance off the roundabout. Walk up past Spurriers Café & Pets Corner, follow the path to the left by the public toilets and then to the right, bringing you out on to Park Lane. Turn left towards the Greyhound Public House and the car park.
Do not make the mistake of getting off at Harlow Mill station unless you want an extra 2.5 mile walk to the start

You can access the Town Park from all sides of Harlow along various cycle tracks and pathways. Please make your way to the Greyhound Public House car park (5 mins walk from the Bandstand / Pets Corner).

If you have a sat nav, enter postcode CM20 2QD which will bring you to the car park by the Greyhound Public House.
Harlow is jct 7 off the M11 and can also be accessed via the A10/A414 & B1383.
From the M11, take the Harlow turning and go straight through the lights, go straight across the roundabout and take the 1st exit off the next roundabout. At the 3rd roundabout, take the 1st exit and follow this road up (going straight across traffic lights and roundabouts). Once you see Burnt Mill School on your right, take the right hand turning straight after the traffic lights on to School Lane. Go to the bottom of school lane where you will see the car park.
(If the car park is full, return the way you came along School Lane. At the crossroad, go straight ahead, and then park in a safe, convenient place in the residential area. Please park respectfully of residents.)

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: Spurriers House Café which is located within the Town Park, opposite the Bandstand. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in Spurriers House Café which is located within the Town Park, opposite the Bandstand - please come and join us!

Harlow 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 Harlow 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 harlow@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.