Portobello parkrun, Edinburgh

Local bus services are run by Lothian Buses, please check their website for the latest routes, timetables and ticket prices.

The closest bus stops to Figgage Park are on Portobello High Street, Mountcastle Drive North, Southfield Place or Duddingston Park.

Figgate Park is approximately three miles from Edinburgh city centre and is close to Portobello Promenade. Figgate Park is easily accessible by foot and the entrances are well marked. You could run, jog, or walk there.

Figgate Park is situated in the Portobello area of Edinburgh. If using a satnav the postcode EH15 1NA will bring you to the Baileyfield Road entrance to Figgate Park.

From the city centre follow the A1 (London Road) until you get to Jock’s Lodge where you will continue straight onto the A1140 (Portobello Road/Moira Terrace). You will come to a major junction where you will turn right onto Sir Harry Lauder Road. Take a slight right onto Baileyfield Road. Figgate Park will be on your right.

From the North of the city follow the A199 (Salamander Street/Seafield Road/Seafield Road East) until you reach the junction with the A1140. Continue straight onto Sir Harry Lauder Road. Take a slight right onto Baileyfield Road. Figgate Park will be on your right.

From the South of the city follow the A1 until you reach the junction with Milton Road. Turn left onto Milton Road A1. Continue straight until you read the junction with the A6106 Duddingston Park. Continue straight onto Baileyfield Road. Figgate Park will be on your left.

There is lots of free on-street parking in the local area: Duddingston Road, Duddingston Park, Baileyfield Road, Mountcastle Drive North and South Please park considerately as we are in a residential area. You could consider car-sharing with other parkrunners.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: one of the cafes along Portobello High Street and the promenade. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in one of the cafes along Portobello High Street and the promenade - please come and join us!

Portobello parkrun, Edinburgh 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 Portobello parkrun, Edinburgh 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 portobello@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.