Oaklands College parkrun

By Train: St Albans City station is a 45-min walk from Oaklands College, but all buses listed below call at the station.

Accessible via the footpath from the south:
301 (Arriva) from Stevenage, Welwyn Garden City & Hatfield
302 (Arriva) from WGC, Hatfield & Hemel Hempstead
601 (Uno) from Hatfield, Radlett & Borehamwood
602 (Uno) from Hatfield, Radlett & Watford
724 (Arriva) from Harlow, Hertford, WGC, Hatfield, Watford, Rickmansworth & Heathrow
725 (Arriva) from Stevenage, WGC, Hatfield, Watford & Rickmansworth

And, from the footpaths from the north and east:
653 (Uno) from WGC, Hatfield & St Albans

St Albans Abbey station is a 1hr 10-min walk from Oaklands College, but can be accessed via buses 601, 724 & 725. Getting there on foot Oaklands College is fully accessible from three sides via public rights of way (footpaths and bridlepaths): From the east: Footpath 4 (East Drive) from Oaklands Lane, Smallford Village to the start line is a 15-minute walk.From the south: Bridleway 61/Bridleway 3 (South Drive) from Hatfield Road, Oaklands to the start line is an 8-minute walk.From the north: Bridleway 3 (North Drive) from Sandpit Lane, Jersey Farm to the start line is a 12-minute walk.

Oaklands College is located in eastern St Albans and is accessed from the A1057 Hatfield Road.

From the A1(M) Northbound, take junction 3 (exit towards Hatfield A1001). After ¾ mile, take the 1st exit on the roundabout towards St Albans A1057. Go straight on over 3 roundabouts, continuing on the A1057 Hatfield Road, then turn right onto South Drive, signposted Oaklands College. Follow this drive to a car park marshal who will direct you to the visitor’s car park.

Car park postcode: AL4 0JA, what3words: ///stand.stuck.skirt.

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

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at a local café - please come and join us!

Oaklands College 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.
• 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.
• Unfortunately dogs are not allowed at this event.
  The only exception to this rule is when accompanied by an assistance dog.
• 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 Oaklands College 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 oaklandscollege@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.