Wanstead Flats parkrun

Leytonstone High Road (London Overground) Station is 0.5 mile away (10 min walk). Leytonstone Tube Station is less than a mile away (16 min walk). Take buses 58 or 308 to Dames Road (E7) to stops W or B.

The course and the start are situated in the west part of the Playing Fields off Harrow Road.

From North Circular coming North
At Green Man Roundabout, take the 4th exit onto High Rd Leytonstone/A11, heading to Leyton/Manor Park/Forest Gate/A114
Turn left at Bush Rd/A114
Turn right at Blake Hall Rd/A114 and Continue to follow A114
Take the 2nd right onto Lake House Rd
Turn right at Harrow Rd/B161 Destination will be on the right

From North Circular coming South
Take the A118 exit toward Ilford
Turn left at Romford Rd/A118
Slight right to stay on Romford Rd/A118
Turn right at Woodgrange Rd/A114
Continue to follow A114 Turn left at Dames Rd/B161, you'll see destination on your right

Car parking is available at the Centre Road car park off Centre Road, E7 0DL (about 1km from the start), or the very small Jubilee Pond car park off Lakehouse Road; both charge £1.50 for an hour or £2.50 for two hours. Most of the nearby roads are covered by a Controlled Parking Zone with varying hours of operation; please check carefully before you park.

Bike parking is available by the start at the Pavilion off Harrow Road, E11 3QA.

Every week we grab a post-parkrun coffee: at the Harrow Road Pavilion. Please come and join us!

Every week we grab a post parkrun coffee at the Harrow Road Pavilion - please come and join us.

Wanstead Flats 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 Wanstead Flats 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 wansteadflats@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.