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Parkrun
Orpington 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
- Goddington Park
Meeting point: 51.36528, 0.11722. The interactive map loads with JavaScript. Open the same point in OpenStreetMap.
Coordinates 51.36528, 0.11722.
The course
Course description
The course is mainly run over grassy fields, with a small section of asphalt path. There are many tree roots along one section. During the autumn and winter months, leaves can obscure these roots, so caution is advised.
During the colder months, trail shoes are advised, as the course can get muddy and slippery.
The route starts in the first rugby field. Complete a lap of this first rugby field, then bear right around the back of the pavilion, and then turn left down between the football fields until you meet the footpath. Go across the footpath and then right around the big clump of trees into the top field. Head to the end of the field and bear right onto the footpath, then onto and around the tree-lined perimeter path, being careful of the tree roots. At the end of the tree lined path, turn left onto the first rugby field, then straight ahead and into the second rugby field. Head around this rugby field and then back into the first again and once again right around the back of the pavilion to start the second lap. At the end of the second lap, instead of turning right around the back of pavilion, head straight ahead to the finish funnel.
On the course
The course is 5k long. It's run in Goddington Park, off Goddington Lane, Orpington and run on a mixture of grass and gravel track. 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
Toilets are located in the pavilion building (near the start point) and are open approximately 30 minutes before the start of the parkrun.
More details
On foot
Travel along the Orpington Bypass (Court Road, A224). Turn into Goddington Lane on the opposite side of the road from the Volvo garage. Continue down this lane and in to the car park straight ahead of you
By road
From the M25: At the roundabout, take the 4th exit onto Court Rd/A224. After 1.6 miles turn right on to Goddington Lane (brown sign for the rugby club). Continue down this lane and into the car park which is straight ahead of you.
From Orpington War Memorial, travel up Spur Road A232 for half a mile, then turn right at the lights on to Court Road A224. After half a mile turn left in to Goddington Lane (brown sign for rugby club - which is opposite the Volvo garage). Continue down this lane and in to the car park which is straight ahead of you.
Postcode for satnav: BR6 9DH.
We share Goddington Park with Orpington Football Club. The car parks and Goddington Lane suffer from congestion after the event. Further parking is available along Berrylands, BR6 9TF what3words: ///patrol.happy.retail, Chelsfield Lane, BR6 6NN what3words: ///worked.shin.other
Please note, the park cannot be accessed via Craven Road, or Hawfield Bank.
Coffee
Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: From Orpington Football clubs cafe in the pavilion. Please come and join us!
We're friendly
Every week we enjoy refreshments from Orpington Football clubs cafe in the pavilion - please come and join us.
Course safety
Orpington 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 Orpington 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 orpington@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.
Train
Train station is Orpington railway station. From there, either walk the 1.6 miles or get a bus.
Bus
Catch any bus to Orpington High Street, then take the R9 to Avalon Road, walk down Berrylands and into park via the children’s play area.
Event stats
- 666
- Events
- 14,516
- Finishers
- 100,593
- Finishes
- 1,089
- Volunteers
- 12,283
- Personal bests
- 915
- Groups
- 00:29:43
- Average finish time
Nearby parkruns
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- Hoblingwell junior parkrun Hoblingwell Wood Recreation Ground · 4.2 km
- Lullingstone parkrun Lullingstone Country Park · 5.0 km
- Swanley parkrun Swanley Park · 5.9 km
- Bromley junior parkrun Norman Park · 6.9 km
- Bromley parkrun Norman Park, Bromley · 7.0 km
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- Dartford Heath parkrun Heath Lane · 9.3 km
Challenges this parkrun helps with
- Alphabeteer Challenge Starts with O
- UK Postcode Areas Postcode area BR
- Periodic Table Matches symbols: O, Og
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