Harrow Lodge parkrun

Underground: The nearest underground station is Elm Park.

Bus: The 252 from Romford stops just before the roundabout, near the Elm Park Hotel on the corner of St Nicholas Ave where you can alight and follow the "On Foot" directions. Coming from Hornchurch on the same bus there is a stop opposite the Elm Park Hotel. Ring the bell for the driver to stop as you approach the roundabout.
SL12 runs from Rainham and Gants Hill, stops at Elm park station which is a 10 minute walk (800 metres) from Elm park station.

From Elm Park underground station: Turn left out of the station and proceed down the hill to the roundabout. Go directly over the roundabout on to St Nicholas Avenue and follow it to the end where your need to turn right on to Warren Drive. Walk down Warren Drive until you reach the car entrance to the car park on your left.

From 252 bus stop: Follow St Nicholas Avenue to the end. Turn right on to Warren Drive. Walk down Warren Drive until you reach the car park entrance on your left.

The meeting point for the start is next to the Warren Drive car park in Harrow Lodge Park. The car park is accessible from Warren Drive.

Harrow Lodge parkrun requests participants park at the free parking available at Hornchurch Sports Centre car park, RM11 1JU - it is a 5-10 minute walk to the start.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at the Lakeview Cafe by the boating lake. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee Lakeview Cafe by the boating lake - please come and join us!

Harrow Lodge 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 Harrow Lodge 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 harrowlodge@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.