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Northala Fields parkrun

United Kingdom England

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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Meeting point: 51.54127, -0.37671. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.

Coordinates 51.54127, -0.37671.

The course

Course description

The course is a single lap which takes in both Northala Fields and Rectory Park. Starting approx 170m south of the café, the route takes an anticlockwise loop behind the three large mounds, heads out for a clockwise loop of Rectory Park, then returns to the café for a final clockwise loop behind the four large mounds, finishing just short of the children's playground.

On the course

The course is 5k long. The course is in Northala Fields Park, Northolt. The course is run on a mixture of tarmac paths, firm gravel paths and pebbly section. 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

Toilet facilities: Currently unavailable
Parking: Limited.
Disabled access/facilities: A mixture of tarmac and crushed brick/gravel path surfaces with some steep slopes, gently sloping spiral path to the panoramic viewpoint at the top of mound three. There is good provision of benches throughout the park.
Playgrounds: There are two well-equipped playgrounds for the under-14s: one in the centre of the park near the café, with wooden style play equipment and a large slide; another near the Kensington Road car park.
Panoramic viewpoint: at the top of mound three.
Focal core area (near café): Model boating lake, six fishing lakes, and three wildlife ponds. A colourful mosaic and a range of interesting wooden sculptures.

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Public transport

Bus: E10 stops on Kensington Rd; routes 90, 120, 140 and 282 to the Target Roundabout; routes E9, E7, 120, 282, 90 & 140 Church Road/White Hart roundabout enter through Rectory Park. Find full details on the Transport for London website.

Tube: Northolt (Central Line) on Mandeville Rd, approximately 800m walk.

Cycling and walking: Open 24 hours to pedestrians and cyclists. There are a number of bicycle locking stands located throughout the park.

On foot

From Kensington Road car park: take the main path towards the San Remo café, with the play area to your left and the grassy mounds to your right.

From A40 slip road car park: head between the grassy mounds on the path which bears right, which leads to the San Remo café.

From the Target Roundabout: take the footpath heading south-east into the park towards the four grassy mounds. Keeping the mounds to your left, head towards the San Remo café.

From Rectory Park or Bengarth Road: head towards the grassy mounds. The San Remo café is just before the mounds and just after the lake area.

By road

Both car parks can be accessed:

  • via the Target Roundabout on the A40: exit the roundabout in the direction of the eastbound A40 (into London) but stay in the left hand lane, taking the slip road rather than the A40. At the T-junction at the foot of the slip road, turn right to head under the A40. Turn right again for the car park on the A40 slip road, or carry straight on for the Kensington Road car park.
  • via the Ruislip Road/Lady Margaret Road roundabout taking the Kensington Road exit.
Coffee

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the San Remo café. Please come and join us!

We're friendly

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the San Remo café - please come and join us!

Course safety

Northala Fields 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 Northala Fields parkrun is fun and safe for everyone.

Age grading

All parkrun events use Age Grading to help parkrunners compare results.

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For more information, please see our Support page.

Volunteering

All parkrun events are organised by volunteers - email northalafields@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

573
Events
20,984
Finishers
154,678
Finishes
1,385
Volunteers
19,938
Personal bests
1,260
Groups
00:30:43
Average finish time

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