South Norwood parkrun

Travel by tram and alight at either Arena or Harrington Road tram stops for a short walk to the County Park.

Norwood Junction and Elmers End train stations are both about 20 minutes walk to the start.

Bus numbers 75, 130,157,196, 410 stop on Portland Road, and bus numbers 54, 289, 367 stop on Elmers End, both walking distance to the park.

There are a number of foot access only entrances to the Country Park making it more accessible to local residents than visitors.
The main access points are from Albert Road and Elmers End Road.
Access from Croydon Arena is a short walk to the Country Park as is access from the Tram stops (Arena and Harrington Road).

The entrance to the Country Park is off Albert Road, South Norwood. The postcode for use with Satnav is SE25 4QL.

The Country Park is set in a residential area and can only be accessed following local roads.

The A215 (Portland Road) runs parallel to Albert Road and is accessible from the A213 and A222.

Parking: There is limited space in the Country Park car park and it fills up very quickly. Use the car park at the Croydon Arena or use adjacent residential roads, taking care to respect local residents. Please do not park in the passing places on the road into the Country Park.

Please take care when crossing the tram lines when entering or leaving the park, whether on foot or in a vehicle. There are no traffic signals so always check for approaching trams from both directions.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Kiosk (near the start / finish area). Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Kiosk (near the start / finish area) - please come and join us!)

South Norwood 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 South Norwood 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 southnorwood@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.