Southwark parkrun

The park is very well served by public transport - please check the TfL website, TfL Go app, Google Maps, Citymapper or similar to plan your journey and check for disruptions.

London Overground (Windrush line): The entrance to Southwark Park is a one minute walk from Surrey Quays station on the western side of Lower Road past the Yellow House.

London Underground (Jubilee line): The nearest tube station to Southwark Park is Canada Water on the Jubilee line. The park is a 10-minute walk from the station. Turn right out of the bus station and along Surrey Quays Road. At the end of the road cross over to Seven Islands Leisure Centre, turn left and then right into Gomm Road. The entrance to the park is at the end of the road, and our meeting point is to the left.

Bus: Routes 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381 and P12 all stop very close to the park.

TfL Cycle hire: The closest TfL cycle hire docking stations can be found at Rotherhithe Roundabout, Clements Road and Canada Water.

The park is a short walk from Surrey Quays and Canada Water Station. The Surrey Quays entrance is located on Lower Road, one minute from Surrey Quays overground station.

The south entrance to the park can be accessed by car from Southwark Park Road, where on-street parking is available.
There is also a car park available by the Hawkstone Road entrance to the park (SE16 2PE). Please refer to signage for possible parking charges.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: the Southwark Park Café. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee in the Southwark Park Café - please come and join us!

Southwark 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 Southwark 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 southwark@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.