London Terminal Stations to parkrun

First draft - still currently cross-checking and revising the information. 

The question 'I' m arriving into X station in London at 8.15am on Saturday. What parkruns can I get to in time?' comes up fairly often on parkrun tourism groups, so I thought I'd try to put a simple list together to help. For the list I have used the 14 central London terminal stations plus the 4 central London through-stations that are considered terminals for ticketing purposes. These are collectively known as the London Station Group. 

The timings are based on the overall estimated journey time from the point the journey begins to arrival at the parkrun start area. It does not account for any additional waiting time before the journey begins or for delays encountered. The timings and routes are largely sourced from the Google maps route planner feature, but I have made some adjustments where I believe it is necessary. I would urge you to check with all the relevant travel operators before travelling. Also remember to check for engineering works or other diversions that may have a negative affect on the journey.

Below you will find each station along with a list of parkrun venues in order of the 'quickest to reach by public transport'. To keep the lists tidy I have attempted to limit the options to venues that can be reached in a maximum of 40 minutes, but it is a loose rule and there are a few exceptions. Also, venues with a longer walk at the end open up the possibility of reducing the travel time by jogging.

I am also putting together a spreadsheet covering the quickest public transport journey times from each of the stations on this list to all of the London parkrun venues. I will share this once it is complete. 

Detailed write-ups on all of the London parkrun venues can be found here: The London parkrun Venues

Blackfriars

Blackfriars Station is served by both National Rail (NR) and London Underground (Tube) services.

• Thameslink (NR)
• Great Northern (NR)
• District Line (Tube)
• Circle Line (Tube)

Burgess parkrun: (20-25 minutes)

• No. 40 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Finsbury parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Thameslink to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• No. 4 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m

Brockwell parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Thameslink to Herne Hill - Walk 300m

Southwark parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• District Line to Whitechapel, Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Walk 1km to Southwark Tube - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m
• Circle Line or District Line to Westminster - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Thameslink to Finsbury Park - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Peckham Rye parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• No. 63 Bus to Dunstans Road - Walk 300m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• District Line to Embankment - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 700m

Crystal Palace parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Thameslink to Norwood Junction - Windrush to Penge West - Walk 300m

South Norwood parkrun:(40 minutes) 

• Thameslink to Norwood Junction - Walk 1.3km

Hilly Fields parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Thameslink to Crofton Park - Walk 1km

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• District Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Battersea parkrun: (40 minutes)

• District Line to Victoria - No. 44 or No. 170 Bus - Walk 800m-1km

Catford parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Thameslink to London Bridge - Southeastern to Hither Green - Walk 1km

Clapham Common parkrun: (40 minutes)

• No. 63 Bus to Elephant and Castle - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Fulham Palace parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• District Line to Putney Bridge - Walk 1km

Cannon Street

Cannon Street Station is served by both National Rail (NR) and the London Underground (Tube).

• Southeastern (NR)
• District Line (Tube) 
• Circle Line (Tube) 

Cannon Street Station is adjacent to Bank, Monument and Mansion House tube stations. Bank provides access to the following London Underground and DLR lines;

• Central Line (Tube) (via Bank station)
• Northern Line (via Bank station)
• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) (via Bank station)

Mile End parkrun: (20-25 minutes)

• District Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Burgess parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Walk across London Bridge - No. 35 Bus to Camberwell Road / Albany Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (30 minutes)

• District Line to Whitechapel - Windrush Line to Surrey Quays - Walk 200m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (30-35 minutes) 

• No. 43 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m

Clapham Common parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to Bank tube station - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Hilly Fields parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Lewisham - Walk 1.3km

Ally Pally parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Walk to Bank - Northern Line to Moorgate - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m 

Valentines parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Bank station - Central Line to Gants Hill - Walk 1.2km

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Walk to Bank station - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Barking parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• District Line to Barking tube - Walk 1km

Battersea parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• District Line or Circle Line to Victoria - No. 44 Bus to Battersea Park Road - Walk 800m

Finsbury parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Take No. 141 Bus to Manor House - Walk 600m 

Sutcliffe parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Kidbrooke - Walk 1km

Charlton parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Charlton - Walk (uphill) 1.2km

Thames Path parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• District Line to Whitechapel - Elizabeth Line to Woolwich - Walk 1km (to start area) (or 500m to meeting point) 

Charing Cross

Charing Cross Station is served by both National Rail (NR) and the London Underground (Tube).

• Southeastern (NR)
• Bakerloo Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)

Charing Cross Station is adjacent to Embankment tube station which gives direct access to the following tube lines;

• District Line (Tube)
• Circle Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (20-25 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (30 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Finsbury parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Southwark parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Northern Line to Waterloo - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - walk 800m
• Walk to Aldwych - No. 1 Bus to Rotherhithe Old Road - Walk 300m

Mile End parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Wak to Embankment station - District Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Brockwell parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Northern Line to Kennington - No. 415 Bus to Tulse Hill - Walk 400m

Battersea parkrun: (35 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Battersea Power Station - Walk 1.7km

Clapham Common parkrun: (35 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m (a change may be required at Kennington)

Hilly Fields parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Southeastern to Ladywell - Walk 700m

Fulham Palace parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Walk to Embankment station - District Line to Putney Bridge - Walk 1km

City Thameslink

City Thameslink Station is served by National Rail (NR) between Monday and Saturday. It is closed on Sundays. This station does not have any other train lines to change to, but is very close to Blackfriars so most of the travel options involve walking to Blackfriars and taking the journey as per the Blackfriars section.

• Thameslink (NR)

Burgess parkrun: (20-25 minutes)

• No. 40 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars - No. 4 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m

Mile End parkrun: (30-45 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars - District Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Brockwell parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars - Thameslink to Herne Hill - Walk 300m

Southwark parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars - District Line to Whitechapel, Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m

Finsbury parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars station - Thameslink to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk 1.2km to Southwark Tube - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m
• Walk to Blackfriars - Circle Line or District Line to Westminster - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Peckham Rye parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Fleet Street - No. 63 Bus to Dunstans Road - Walk 300m

Euston

Euston station is served by National Rail (NR), London Underground (Tube) and London Overground (Overground).

• Avanti West Coast (NR)
• Caledonian Sleeper (NR)
• West Midlands Railway (NR)
• Lumo (NR)
• Lioness (Overground)
• Northern (Tube)
• Victoria (Tube)

Euston station is adjacent to Euston Square tube station which gives access to the following;

• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (15 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Finsbury parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (20 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Pymmes parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Seven Sisters - Weaver (Overground) to Silver Street - Walk 150m

Burgess parkrun: (30 minutes)

• No. 68 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Battersea parkrun: (35-40 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Battersea Power Station - Walk 1.7km
• Victoria Line to Victoria - No. 44 Bus to Battersea Park Road - Walk 700m
• Victoria Line to Victoria - No. 170 to Albert Bridge - Walk 950m
• Victoria Line to Vauxhall - No. 344 Bus to Battersea Park Road - Walk 700m

Clapham Common parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Gladstone parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Lioness Line to Kilburn High Road - No. 98 Bus to Willesden Green Library - Walk 1.1km

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Euston Square tube station - Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 

Southwark parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m

Brockwell parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Vauxhall - No. 2 Bus to Tulse Hill - Walk 400m

Wormwood Scrubs (40-45 minutes)

• Lioness Line to Willesden Junction - No 220 Bus - Walk 750m
• Lioness Line to Willesden Junction - Walk 2.4km
• Victoria Line to Oxford Circus - Central Line to East Acton - Walk 900m

Fenchurch Street

Fenchurch Street is only served by National Rail (NR). 

• C2C

There are a nearby connections to the London Underground network and the DLR via Tower Hill, Tower Gateway, Aldgate and Aldgate East. 

• District Line
• Circle Line
• Metropolitan Line
• Hammersmith and City Line
• Docklands Light Railway (DLR)

Mile End parkrun: (20-25 minutes) 

• C2C to Limehouse - Walk 1.1km
• Walk to Tower Hill - District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m

Burgess parkrun: (35 minutes)

• No. 42 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to Aldgate - Circle Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (35 minutes) 

• C2C to West Ham - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Southwark parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to Tower Gateway - DLR to Shadwell - Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m

Beckton parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Tower Gateway - DLR to Royal Albert - Walk 500m

Finsbury parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Aldgate - Circle Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

King's Cross

King's Cross station is served by National Rail (NR).

• Hull Trains (NR)
• London North Eastern Railway (NR)
• Grand Central (NR)
• Great Northern (NR)
• Lumu (NR)
• Thameslink (NR) (limited service)

Connections to the London Underground network are found in the interconnecting King's Cross St Pancras tube station, which as the name suggests serves both King's Cross and St Pancras mainline stations.

• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)
• Piccadilly Line (Tube)
• Victoria Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (15 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Finsbury parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Piccadilly Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m
• Piccadilly Line to Wood Green - Walk 1.2km (this alternative takes 40 minutes) 

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (25-30 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Pymmes parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Seven Sisters - Weaver (Overground) to Silver Street - Walk 150m

Burgess parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to St Pancras - Thameslink to Elephant and Castle - No. 176 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 

Lordship Recreation Ground parkrun (40 minutes)

• Piccadilly Line to Turnpike Lane - Walk 1.2km

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Hackney Marshes parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Walk to St Pancras - Southeastern High Speed (HS1) to Stratford International - Walk 2.2km (Long walk at the end, which some people may be able to jog and reduce the total travel time)

Liverpool Street 

Liverpool Street station is served by National Rail (NR), London Overground (Overground) and London Underground (Tube).

• Greater Anglia (NR)
• C2C (NR)
• Stanstead Express (NR)
• Elizabeth Line
• Weaver Line (Overground)
• Central Line (Tube)
• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)

Liverpool Street is adjacent to the terminus for coach services run by the following operators;

• National Express
• Flibco

Mile End parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Central Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 

Southwark parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Whitechapel - Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m
• Hammersmith and City Line to Whitechapel - Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m
• Walk to Shoreditch - Windrush to Surrey Quays - walk 200m
• Elizabeth Line to Canary Wharf - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (25-35 minutes)

• No. 43 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m
• Walk to Moorgate - Great Northern to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Circle / Hammersmith and City / Metropolitan Lines to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Walk 1km to SHoreditch High Street - Windrush to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Pymmes parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Weaver Line to Silver Street - Walk 100m

Thames Path parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Woolwich - Walk 1km

Finsbury parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Circle Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park - Walk 800m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (30-35 minutes) 

• Elizabeth Line to Canary Wharf - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m
• Central Line to Stratford - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Valentines parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Ilford - Walk 1km (30 mins)
• Central Line to Gants Hill - Walk 1.3km (35 mins)

Wanstead Flats parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Central Line to Leytonstone - Walk 1.3km
• Elizabeth Line to Forest Gate - Walk 1.6km

Beckton parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Custom House - Walk 1.7km

Hackney Marshes parkrun: (35-45 minutes) 

• Elizabeth Line to Stratford International - Walk 2.2km
• Central Line to Leyton - Walk 2km 

Barking parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and CIty Line to Barking - Walk 1km

Walthamstow parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Weaver Line to Highams Park - Walk 1.4km

Raphael parkrun: (40-50 minutes)

• Greater Anglia to Romford - Walk 1.8km
• Elizabeth Line to Gidea Park - Walk 1.5km (50 mins)

London Bridge

London Bridge Station is served by both National Rail (NR) services and London Underground (Tube).

• Southern (NR)
• Southeastern (NR)
• Thameslink (NR)
• Jubilee Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)

Southwark parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• No. 47 Bus to Lower Road - Walk 800m

Burgess parkrun: (25 minutes)

• No. 35 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Northern Line to Bank - Central to Mile End - Walk 900m

 South Norwood parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Southern to Norwood Junction - Walk 1.2km
• Thameslink to Norwood Junction - Walk 1.2km
• Southeastern to Elmers End - Walk 1.1km (slightly longer journey - 43 minutes)

Clapham Common parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Peckham Rye parkrun: (30-40 minutes)

• Southern to Peckham Rye - No. 363 or 63 Bus to Dunstans Road - Walk 300m
• Southern to Peckham Rye - Walk 1.9km

Sutcliffe parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Southeastern to Kidbrooke - Walk 1km

Highbury Fields parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Green Park - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Northern Line to Euston - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• No. 21 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Finsbury parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Thameslink to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Dulwich parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Southern to North Dulwich - P4 Bus to Dulwich Common - Walk 100m
• Southern to North Dulwich - Walk 1.6km

Crystal Palace parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Thameslink to Norwood Junction - No. 197 Bus to Thicket Road - Walk 200m
• Thameslink to Norwood Junction - Windrush to Penge West - Walk 200m
• Jubilee to Canada Water - WIndrush to Penge West - Walk 200m

Charlton parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Charlton - Walk (uphill) 1.2km
• Thameslink to Charlton - Walk (uphill) 1.2km
• Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - No. 486 Bus to Charlton Village - Walk 300m

Gladstone parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Dollis Hill - Walk 1km

Beckton parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Canning Town - DLR to Royal Albert - Walk 500m

Beckenham Place parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Lower Sydenham - Walk 1.5km

Marylebone

Marylebone Station is served by National Rail (NR) and London Underground (Tube).

• Chiltern Railways (NR)
• Bakerloo Line (Tube)

Marylebone is adjacent to Baker Street Station which gives access to the following London Underground (Tube) lines:

• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City (Tube)
• Jubilee (Tube)
• Metropolitan (Tube)

Harrow parkrun: (20-40 minutes)

• Chiltern Railways to Harrow on the Hill - Walk 800m (<25 minutes)
• Walk to Baker Street - Metropolitan Line to Harrow on the Hill - Walk 800m (37 minutes)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Finsbury parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Gladstone parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Walk to Baker Street - Jubilee Line to Willesden Green - Walk 1.2km

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m
• Circle Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Burgess parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Elephant and Caslte - No. 40 or 68 or 148 or 171 or 176 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Baker Street - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Walk to Baker Street - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Wormwood Scrubs parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Central Line to East Acton - Walk 1km

Mile End parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Walk to Baker Street - Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Fulham Palace parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Paddington - District Line to Putney Bridge - Walk 1km

Moorgate

Moorgate Station is served by National Rail (NR) and the London Underground (Tube).

• Great Northern (NR)
• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)

It is adjacent to Liverpool Street Station and Bank Station which gives access to the following National Rail (NR), London Underground (Tube) lines and the Docklands Light Railway (DLR):

• Greater Anglia (NR)
• C2C (NR)
• Stanstead Express (NR)
• Elizabeth Line
• Weaver Line (Overground)
• Central Line (Tube)
• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)
• Docklands Light Railway (DLR) (via Bank Station)
• Waterloo and City Line (Tube) (via Bank Station)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (15-30 minutes)

• Great Northern to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m (15 min)
• Northern Line to Euston - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m (25 min)
• No. 43 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m (30 min)

Finsbury parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Great Northern to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Circle, Hammersmith and City or Metropolitan Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 900m
• Walk to Bank Station - DLR to Limehouse - Walk 1.1km

Ally Pally parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Southwark parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Whitechapel - Windrush Line to Surrey Quays - Walk 300m
• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Whitechapel - Windrush Line to Surrey Quays - Walk 300m
• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Burgess parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Northern Line to Borough - No. 35 Bus to Camberwell Road / Albany Road - Walk 200m

Thames Path parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Woolwich - Walk 1km

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m
• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Canary Wharf - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m
• Walk to Liverpool Street - Central Line to Stratford International - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Hackney Marshes parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Stratford International - No. 308 Bus to Homerton Road - Walk 200m
• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Stratford International - Walk 2.2km (>40 minutes - option to jog/run to reduce journey time)

Wanstead Flats parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Forest Gate - Walk 1.6km
• Walk to Liverpool Street - Central Line to Leytonstone - Walk 1.2km

Barking parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Barking - Walk 1km

Old Street

Old Street Station is served by National Rail (NR) and the London Underground (Tube)

• Great Northern (NR)
• Northern Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (15-25 minutes)

• Great Northern to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m (<15 mins)
• No. 21 or 43 Bus to Holloway Road - Walk 200m (25 mins)

Finsbury parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Great Northern to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m (<25 mins)
• Northern Line to Euston - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m (<25 mins)

Clapham Common parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Northern Line to Bank - Central Line to Mile End - Walk 900m
• Northern Line to Bank - DLR to Limehouse - Walk 1.1km

Southwark parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• Walk 1.1km to Shoreditch High Street - Windrush Line to Surrey Quays - Walk 300m

Burgess parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Northern Line to Elephant and Castle - No. 176 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m
• Northern Line to Kennington - Walk 1.6km

Tooting Common parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Northern Line to Tooting Bec - Walk 1.1km

Wanstead Flats parkrun (45 minutes)

• Northern Line to Bank - Central Line to Leytonstone - Walk 1.5km
• Northern Line to Moorgate - Walk to Liverpool Street - Elizabeth Line to Forest Gate - Walk 1.6km

Paddington

Paddington Station is served by National Rail (NR) and the London Underground (Tube)

• Great Western Railway (NR)
• Heathrow Express (NR)
• Elizabeth Line
• District Line (Tube)
• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Bakerloo (Tube)

It is close to Lancaster Gate tube station which gives access to the following

• Central Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Highbuty and Islington - Walk 300m
• Circle Line or Hammersmith and City Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Highbuty and Islington 0 Walk 300m

Finsbury parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Circle Line or Hammersmith and City Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Southall parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Southall - Walk 1km

Gunnersbury parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Ealing Broadway - Walk 1.9km

Wormwood Scrubs parkrun: (35 minutes)

• No. 7 Bus to Hammersmith Hospital - Walk 800m
• Hammersmith and City Line to Wood Lane - Walk 1.9km
• Walk to Lancaster Gate - Central Line to East Acton - Walk 1km

Southwark parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Whitechapel - Windrush to Surrey Quays - Walk 300m
• Elizabeth Line to Bond Street - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• Bakerloo Line to Baker Street - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Fulham Palace parkrun: (35 minutes)

• District Line to Putney Bridge - Walk 1km

Ally Pally parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line or Circle Line to Kings Cross St Pancras - Walk to Kings Cross - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Burgess parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Elephant and Castle - No. 40 or 148 or 171 or 176 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m
• Bakerloo Line to Lambeth North - No. 12 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Harrow parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Baker Street - Metropolitan Line to Harrow on the Hill - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 800m

Valentines parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to Ilford - Walk 1km

Stockley Country parkrun: (>45 minutes)

• Elizabeth Line to West Drayton - Walk 2km (approx 52 mins if the 2km is walked - can be reduced by jogging)

St Pancras International

St Pancras International Station is served by National Rail (NR) and International Rail services to and from mainland Europe. Please note that the international services to St Pancras International do not arrive early enough to be able to make it to a parkrun. The first trains usually arrive at about 9.20am.

• East Midlands Railway (EMR) (NR)
• Luton Airport Express (NR)
• Thameslink (NR)
• Southeastern High Speed 1 (HS1) (NR)
• Eurostar (International Rail)

Connections to the London Underground network are found in the interconnecting King's Cross St Pancras tube station, which as the name suggests serves both King's Cross and St Pancras mainline stations.

• Circle Line (Tube)
• Hammersmith and City Line (Tube)
• Metropolitan Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)
• Piccadilly Line (Tube)
• Victoria Line (Tube)

Highbury Fields parkrun: (15 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Finsbury parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Piccadilly Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m
• Piccadilly Line to Wood Green - Walk 1.2km (this alternative takes 40 minutes) 

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (25-30 minutes) 

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Pymmes parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Seven Sisters - Weaver (Overground) to Silver Street - Walk 150m

Burgess parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Thameslink to Elephant and Castle - No. 176 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Hammersmith and City Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 

Lordship Recreation Ground parkrun (40 minutes)

• Piccadilly Line to Turnpike Lane - Walk 1.2km

Southwark parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Northern Line to London Bridge - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Hackney Marshes parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Southeastern High Speed (HS1) to Stratford International - Walk 2.2km (Long walk at the end, which some people may be able to jog and reduce the total travel time)

Vauxhall

Vauxhall Station is served by both National Rail (NR) and London Underground (Tube). 

• South Western Railway (NR)
• Victoria Line (Tube)

Battersea parkrun: (25 minutes)

• No. 344 Bus to Battersea Park Road - Walk 800m
• No. 436 Bus to Battersea Park Station - Walk 1.1km
• South Western to Queenstown Road - Walk 1.2km
• Walk 3.2km

Highbury Fields parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Brockwell parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• No. 2 Bus to Tulse Hill - Walk 500m
• Victoria Line to Brixton - No. 2 or 415 or 432 Bus to Tulse Hill - Walk 500m
• Victoria Line to Brixton - Walk 1.7km

Finsbury parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Burgess parkrun: (30 minutes)

• No. 36 Bus to Camberwell New Road - Walk 1km
• Walk 2.5km

Clapham Common parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Stockwell - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m
• South Western to Clapham Junction - Walk 1.7km
• South Western to Clapham Junction - G1 Bus to Broomwood Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Green Park - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Tooting Common parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Stockwell - Northern Line to Tooting Bec - Walk 1.1km

Crystal Palace parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Brixton - Southeastern to Penge East - Walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Euston - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Morden parkrun: (40 minutes)

• South Western to Wimbledon - Thameslink to Morden South - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Oxford Circus - Central Line to Mile End - Walk 900m

Crane Park parkrun: (>45 minutes)

• South Western to Whitton - Walk 2.4km (time reduction possible if jogging from the station)

Victoria

Victoria Station is served by National Rail (NR) and London Underground (Tube). 

• Southeastern (NR) 
• Southern (NR)
• Gatwick Express (NR)
• Circle Line (Tube) 
• District Line (Tube)
• Victoria Line (Tube)

Victoria Station is approximately 500m walk away from Victoria Coach Station which is the terminus for the following coach operators. If arriving into London via this method and the onward travel is from Victoria Station it would be wise to add about 10 minutes onto the timings below.

• National Express (Coach)
• Megabus
• Flixbus

Highbury Fields parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Battersea parkrun: (20-25 minutes) 

• No. 44 Bus to Battersea Park Road - Walk 700m
• No. 170 Bus to Albert Bridge - Walk 950m
• Walk, jog or run 2.7km to Battersea Park (variable time 15-40 minutes)

Burgess parkrun: (25 minutes)

• No. 148 Bus to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Finsbury parkrun: (25 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Brockwell parkrun: (25-35 minutes)

• Southeastern to Herne Hill - Walk 800m
• Victoria Line to Brixton - Walk 1.7km
• No. 2 Bus to Tulse Hill - Walk 400m

Clapham Common parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Stockwell - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Dulwich parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Southeastern to West Dulwich - Walk 1.1km

Crystal Palace parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Southeastern to Penge East - Walk 800m

Southwark parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Green Park - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• District Line or Circle Line to Westminster - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m

Ally Pally parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Great Northern to Alexandra Palace - Walk 300m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Euston - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Mile End parkrun: (35 minutes)

• District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 

Gladstone parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Victoria Line to Green Park - Jubilee Line to Dollis Hill - Walk 1km

Beckenham Place parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Southeastern to Beckenham Junction - Walk 1.1km

Waterloo

Waterloo Station is served by National Rail (NR) and London Underground (Tube).

• South Western Railway (NR)
• Bakerloo Line (Tube)
• Jubilee Line (Tube)
• Northern Line (Tube)
• Waterloo and City Line (Tube)

Waterloo Station is connected via a footbridge to Waterloo East Station which gives direct access to the following lines. I will note that Waterloo East Station has a direct connection to Southwark Tube Station for the Jubilee Line, but this connection is not useful if you are already in Waterloo Station as the Jubilee Line can be accessed directly from Waterloo Station. 

• Southeastern (NR)

Burgess parkrun: (15 minutes)

• No. 176 or 68 Bus from Waterloo Road to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m
• No. 12 or 148 Bus from Lower Marsh to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• No. 1 Bus to Rotherhithe Old Road (Surrey Quays Station) - Walk 200m (33 minutes)

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (25 minutes) 

• Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (25-30 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Jubilee Line to Green Park - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Old Deer Park parkrun: (30 minutes)

• South Western Railway to Richmond - Walk 700m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Battersea parkrun: (30 minutes) 

• South Western Railway - Queenstown Road Station - Walk 1.2km
• Northern Line to Battersea Power Station - Walk 1.7km

Finsbury parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Jubilee Line to Green Park - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Northern Line to Leicester Square - Piccadilly Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Clapham Common parkrun: (35 minutes)

• South Western Railway to Clapham Junction - Walk 1.7km
• Northern Line to Kennington - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m
• Jubilee Line to London Bridge - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m
• Bakerloo Line to Elephant and Castle - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Hilly Fields parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Walk to Waterloo East Station - Southeastern to Ladywell - Walk 700m

Gladstone parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Dollis Hill - Walk 1km

Peckham Rye parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Walk 500m to Blackfriars Road - No. 63 Bus to Dunstans Road - Walk 300m

Dulwich parkrun: (40 minutes)

• No. 176 Bus to Lordship Lane (Upland Road) - Walk 900m

Crystal Palace parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Windrush to Penge West - Walk 300m

Mile End parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Bakerloo Line to Embankment - District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 
• Northern Line to Embankment - District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 
• Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf - No. 277 Bus to Burdett Road (Eric Street) - Walk 300m

Beckton parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Canning Town - DLR to Royal Albert - Walk 500m

Charlton parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to North Greemwich - No. 422 Bus to Charlton Village - Walk 300m

Catford parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Walk to Waterloo East Station - Southeastern to Hither Green - Walk 1km
• Walk to Waterloo East Station - Southeastern to Catford Bridge - Walk 1.5km

Morden parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• South Western Railway to Wimbledon - Thameslink to Morden South - Walk 700m

Wormwood Scrubs parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Bond Street - Central Line to East Acton - Walk 1km

Harrow parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Jubilee Line to Baker Street - Metropolitan Line to Harrow on the Hill - Walk 900m

Tooting Common parkrun: (45 minutes)

• Northern Line to Kennington - Northern Line to Tooting Bec - Walk 1.1km
• Jubilee Line to London Bridge - Northern Line to Tooting Bec - Walk 1.1km
• Bakerloo Line to Elephant and Castle - Northern Line to Tooting Bec - Walk 1.1km

Richmond parkrun: (45 minutes)

• South Western Railway to Richmond - Walk 1.7km

Wimbledon Common parkrun: (45 minutes)

• South Western Railway to Wimbledon - No. 93 Bus to Parkside - Walk 700m

Waterloo East

Waterloo East Station is served by National Rail (NR) only.

• Southeastern (NR)

The station is connected to Waterloo Station via a footbridge. Waterloo East Station also has a direct connection to Southwark Tube Station for the Jubilee Line - this is accessed from the south end of platform D (Waterloo East uses letters to identify its platforms).

• South Western Railway (NR)
• Bakerloo Line (Tube)
• Jubilee Line (Tube) (via Southwark Tube Station or Waterloo Station)
• Northern Line (Tube)
• Waterloo and City Line (Tube)

Please note: The Google maps journey planner does not seem to know that Southwark Station can be accessed directly from Waterloo East Station. Google maps also does not seem to know about the footbridge connecting Waterloo and Waterloo East. If using Google maps for the interchange walk I would advise following the station signage rather than Google's instructions.

Burgess parkrun: (15 minutes)

• No. 176 or 68 Bus from Waterloo Road to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m
• No. 12 or 148 Bus from Lower Marsh to Camberwell Road/Albany Road - Walk 100m

Southwark parkrun: (20 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Walk 800m
• No. 1 Bus to Rotherhithe Old Road (Surrey Quays Station) - Walk 200m (26 minutes)
• No. 188 Bus to Jamaica Road - Walk 1km (28 minutes)
• No. 188 Bus to Surrey Quays Station - Walk 500m (30 minutes)

Greenwich Peninsula parkrun: (25 minutes) 

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to North Greenwich - Walk 800m

Hilly Fields parkrun: (30 minutes)

• Southeastern to Ladywell - Walk 700m

Highbury Fields parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m
• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Green Park - Victoria Line to Highbury and Islington - Walk 300m

Catford parkrun: (30-35 minutes)

• Southeastern to Hither Green - Walk 1km
• Southeastern to Catford Bridge - Walk 1.5km

Sutcliffe parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Southeastern to Kidbrooke - Walk 1km

Old Deer Park parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - South Western Railway to Richmond - Walk 700m

Hampstead Heath parkrun: (35 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Hampstead - Walk 800m

Finsbury parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Bakerloo Line to Oxford Circus - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Warren Street - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Leicester Square - Piccadilly Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m
• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Green Park - Victoria Line to Finsbury Park station - walk 800m

Crystal Palace parkrun: (35-40 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Canada Water - Windrush to Penge West - Walk 300m

Battersea parkrun: (40 minutes) 

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - South Western Railway - Queenstown Road Station - Walk 1.2km
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Battersea Power Station - Walk 1.7km

Clapham Common parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - South Western Railway to Clapham Junction - Walk 1.7km
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Kennington - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m
• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to London Bridge - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Bakerloo Line to Elephant and Castle - Northern Line to Clapham South - Walk 700m

Gladstone parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Dollis Hill - Walk 1km

Peckham Rye parkrun: (40 minutes)

• Walk to Blackfriars Road - No. 63 Bus to Dunstans Road - Walk 300m

Dulwich parkrun: (40 minutes)

• No. 176 Bus to Lordship Lane (Upland Road) - Walk 900m

Wormwood Scrubs parkrun: (40-45 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Bond Street - Central Line to East Acton - Walk 1km

Mile End parkrun: (45 minutes)

• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Bakerloo Line to Embankment - District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 
• Use footbridge to walk to Waterloo Station - Northern Line to Embankment - District Line to Mile End - Walk 850m 
• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Canary Wharf - No. 277 Bus to Burdett Road (Eric Street) - Walk 300m

Beckton parkrun: (45 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Canning Town - DLR to Royal Albert - Walk 500m

Charlton parkrun: (45 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to North Greemwich - No. 422 Bus to Charlton Village - Walk 300m

Harrow parkrun: (45 minutes)

• Use platform D to enter Southwark Station - Jubilee Line to Baker Street - Metropolitan Line to Harrow on the Hill - Walk 900m

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UK parkruns with potential animal contact

Venues where you may encounter loose animals on the course or in the meeting area. For example, some people may not want to visit places where they could be in a field with loose cows (scary / potentially dangerous / many other reasons). At the opposite end of the scale I'm sure there are also people that would actively seek out these interactions. Hopefully the list below will be of use.

My idea is to cover venues with cattle, sheep, deer or any other animal you would not usually encounter face-to-face. Other animals such as frogs and snakes can be included if there is a noted presence or if they may cause a hazard on the course, for example Sizewell has signs warning people about the presence of snakes.

I've left off everyday wild animals normally found in parks like squirrels and foxes. I've also generally left off geese, ducks and swans, although I may add some in if they are regularly known to cause a blockage or hazard on a particular parkrun course.

A big thank you to everyone that made a suggestion on the UK parkrun Tourists Facebook group.

If you find any mistakes please let me know. (eg: if the animals mentioned are, in fact, behind a fence, I will remove them)

UK

Alice Holt

• Deer
• Write-up: Alice Holt parkrun write-up (2014, likely to be out of date)

Ashton Court

• Deer

Bath Skyline

• Cattle

Belton House

• Sheep

Belvior Castle

• Sheep

Bevendean Down

• Sheep
• Cattle
• Write-up: Bevendean Down parkrun write-up (2016)

Beverley Westwood

• Cattle

Bollbery Down

• Adders

Brentwood

• Deer
• Write-up: Brentwood parkrun write-up (2015 - may be out of date)

Brockenhurst

• New Forest Wild Ponies
• Deer
• Cattle

Bushy

• Deer
• Write-up: Bushy parkrun write-up (2023)

Chasewater

• Deer

Cinder Track

• Deer

Doddington Hall

• Cattle

Dunfermline

• Peacocks

Dunstable Downs

• Sheep
• Write-up: Dunstable Downs parkrun write-up (2022)

Elemore Park

• Cattle

Erddig

• Cattle

Forest of Dean

• Wild Boar
• Deer
• Sheep

Goole

• Deer

Great Yarmouth North Beach

• Seals (on the beach - course is usually diverted to avoid close contact)

Greenham Common, Newbury (formerly Newbury)

• Cattle
• Adders
• Write-up: Greenham Common parkrun write-up (2019)

Hadleigh

• Cattle
• Write-up: Hadleigh parkrun write-up (2016/2024)

Hafan Pwllheli

• Jellyfish (on beach - potential trip hazard)

Helow Bridge Lakes

• Frogs (verified first hand)
• Write-up: Henlow Bridge Lakes parkrun (2024)

Holkham

• Deer

Killerton

• Cattle

Kirkharle Courtyard

• Alpacas
• Toads

Lyme Park

• Deer
• Cattle
• Highland Cattle
• Write-up: Lyme Park parkrun write-up (2023)

Mallards Pike

• Deer
• Wild Boar

Mersea Island

• Adders
• Grass Snakes
• Write-up: Mersea Island parkrun write-up (2017)

Newcastle Town Moor

• Cattle (summer)

Nostell

• Cattle

Panshanger

• English Longhorn Cattle
• Write up: Panshanger parkrun write-up (2014 - Likely to be out of date)

Parke

• Cattle

Oriam

• Cattle

Richmond

• Deer
• Write-up: Richmond parkrun write-up (2024)

Roundshaw Downs

• Roman Snails (legally protected)
• Write-up: Roundshaw Downs parkrun write-up (2025)

Rutland Water

• Sheep
• Write-up: Rutland Water parkrun write-up (2023)

Sandringham

• Deer

Sandwell Valley

• Cattle

Sharpham Estate

• Cattle

Shipley Country

• Cattle

Sizewell

• Adders
• Grass Snakes
• Write-up: Sizewell parkrun write-up (2022)

Sutton Park

• Cattle (summer)

The Pastures

• Cattle

Thorp Perrow

• Sheep

Thoulstone

• Sheep

Uckfield

• Cattle
• Deer
• write-up: Uckfield parkrun write-up (2019)

Vogrie

• Frogs
• Toads

Watergrove

• Sheep

Wimbledon Common

• Wombles
• Write-up: Wimbledon Common parkrun write-up (2023)

Wimpole Estate

• Sheep
• Write-up: Wimpole Estate parkrun write-up (2013 - likely to be out of date)

Wollaton Hall

• Deer
• Write-up: Wollaton Hall parkrun write-up (2022)

Woolacombe Dunes

• Cattle

Overseas

Burley Griffin, Australia

• Kangaroos

Depot Park, USA

• Alligators

Haga, Sweden

• Frogs (event cancels for them)

Mattheiser Weiher, Germany

• Coypu

Tampere, Finland

• Elk (moose)

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Finsbury parkrun

Finsbury Park is a neighbourhood in north London which straddles the boundaries of three London boroughs; Haringey, Hackney and Islington. It is noted for its diverse mix of cultures and has a total population of around 18,000 people. You would imagine that Finsbury Park would be in Finsbury, but the latter actually lies three miles to the south adjacent to Moorgate and Clerkenwell in the City of London, so is a completely separate area. However, the two areas are linked. The expansion of Victorian London and the urbanisation of its then-outer areas meant that the natural green spaces in the areas in and around Finsbury had been lost. In 1841, the residents of Finsbury started a petition to demand a permanent public park be created to provide a recreational space for residents.

Four potential locations for the new park were identified and a site in Hornsey Wood (three miles north of Finsbury) was eventually selected as London's next great park. It was co-designed by superintending architect Frederick Manable and landscape designer Alexander McKenzie who also designed Southwark Park (write-up), Victoria Embankment Gardens and Alexandra Palace Park (write-up). The initial plans had suggested the name 'Albert Park' in memory of the then-recently deceased Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria. However, the name Finsbury Park was chosen to reflect that it was the people of Finsbury that had lobbied for its creation. The park was the first municipal park to be authorised by its own act of parliament, the Finsbury Park Act 1857. So, unusually, the Finsbury Park neighbourhood takes its name from the name of the park.

Finsbury Park is a classic Victorian-era public park and sits wholly within the London Borough of Haringey. It occupies land which was previously a large woodland estate called the Manor of Brownwood and was used by the Bishops of London as a hunting ground. At this time the manor house was called Copt Hall. The house and the estate were later known as Hornsey Wood and Hornsey Wood House. The land was also historically used for grazing livestock, and gradually the woodland began to be cleared to facilitate this. This in turn led to it becoming an area of recreation with a rifle range and a man-made pond. Hornsey Wood House evolved into a tearoom before later becoming the Hornsey House Tavern. The building was eventually demolished in the 1860's to make way for the laying-out of the park.

During the park's creation a 5-million-gallon subterranean reservoir, roughly the size of a football pitch, called 'Hornsey Wood Reservoir' was constructed directly beneath the park. It is now also known as 'Finsbury Park Reservoir'. The spoil from its construction was dumped in various nearby locations but some of it was retained and incorporated into the landscaping of the park. The reservoir was decommissioned in the early twenty-first century and has now been drained. For obvious safety reasons it is closed to the public, but it was used for scenes in the 2009 Sherlock Holmes, 2012's Skyfall, and the 2014 Paddington film. There are plenty of photos on the internet of the insides, which contains some wonderful Victorian brickwork.

Opened in 1869, the park covered an area of 110-acres and the current-day park occupies the exact same footprint. It currently features a mixture of open grassland, wide avenues lined with mature trees, an arboretum, a boating lake (created by enlarging the existing pond), playgrounds, art exhibition space and a cafe. Some of the park's original features such as a bandstand, open-air theatre, boathouse and conservatory have sadly been demolished as part of the park's evolution. There is a man-made river called New River running through the northern end of the park. This was created in 1613 to channel drinking water from Ware, in Hertfordshire, to London. The park has hosted musical performances for its entire existence and in modern times has been the location of numerous large-scale rock / popular music concerts and festivals including performances from artists such as Jimi Hendrix, Bob Dylan, Sex Pistols, Pulp, Oasis, Rage Against the Machine, and The Stone Roses. It has been the venue for the Wireless Festival since 2015 and also hosts the Krankbrother electronic music festival.

It is also a hub for sports and contains the London Marathon Finsbury Park Athletics Track where the infield is used for football, rugby and is home to the London Blitz American football team who have been based at the park since 1994. Elsewhere in the park are facilities for tennis, netball and basketball, plus there's a bowling green, outdoor gym and a skatepark. The northern corner of the park contains diamonds for softball and baseball, and is home to The London Mets. The park has been home to a free, weekly, timed 5 kilometre event called Finsbury parkrun since 31 October 2009, and was the sixth one to start in London. It is currently the twenty-third oldest parkrun still in operation. It is put on by volunteers from the local community and is open to all abilities including wheelchair users and those who wish to walk the course.

This write-up is from my third visit to the park, the first being in 2012 and the second in 2017. On all three occasions I have used public transport to travel to the venue as it makes sense to utilise the great transport links. At the southern tip of the park is a large transport hub centred around Finsbury Park station, in fact it is noted as being the third busiest underground station outside zone 1. The station is served by London Underground trains on the Victoria Line and the Piccadilly Line. It is also served by National Rail services on the Great Northern route and some Thameslink services also stop here. A large number of London buses stop right outside the station/park, including the 4, 19, 29, 106, 153, 210, 236, 253, 254, 259, 310, W3 and W7. In addition to the main transport hub, just outside the northern end of the park is Harringay Green Lanes London Overground station which is served by the Suffragette line. Piccadilly Line users also have the option of alighting at Manor House station. 

If travelling by vehicle there are possible parking options on the nearby residential side streets. I would suggest doing some research beforehand to ensure you have the latest information and head for an appropriate location. From what I can see as of September 2026 the residential side streets to the north, west and east have restrictions but these are largely operational between Monday and Friday, and do not apply on Saturdays. Where restrictions do apply on a Saturday, they tend to be active on event days only. Event days are defined as days when a large event is taking place in Finsbury Park where more than 10,000 people are expected to attend. Restrictions on some streets may also apply on days when Arsenal Football Club have a home match. The roads around the south of the park are closer to Finsbury Park station so they tend to have further restrictions in place, including all day on Saturdays, so avoid the south.

There is also a retail car park (Arena Retail Park / Sainsburys) to the north of the park which has free customer parking for up-to two hours. The previous pay-and-display car parking facilities within the park itself are no longer available, but three accessible spaces for Blue Badge holders have been retained. Access to these is not usually possible before 10am. If one is required, the advice is to contact the parkrun team beforehand and they will attempt to arrange for earlier vehicle access. Cyclists are generally well catered for as there are a few bicycle racks in the park adjacent to the cafe and playgrounds, which are all close to the parkrun meeting area. Should the racks be full, there are metal fences around the playgrounds and the lake which could be used. It is requested by the parkrun team that if cyclists are securing bikes to the fences that the playground entrance is not blocked and sufficient space is left on the pathways. 

Should an overnight stay be required, there are a reasonable number of independent options right opposite the park on and around Seven Sisters Road. For well known chain options, there are two branches of Travelodge, Best Western and a Maldron all within walking distance. The parkrun tourist's number one choice, Premier Inn, does not have a branch in the vicinity. The closest is at Archway which connects to Harringay Green Lanes via the London Overground. The next closest option is the Tottenham Hale branch which is just a few stops away on the Victoria Line. Finally there are two Premier Inns in Southgate which is just a few stops away on the Piccadilly Line and the room rate will probably be significantly cheaper.

Once in the park, the parkrun meeting point can be found on the west side of the park, right next to the lake and the cafe. A first-timers briefing is held outside the cafe. There are toilets in the same building as the cafe, and they can be accessed via their bespoke doors facing towards the lake. Their official opening time is meant to be 9am, but on all three of my visits they have been open earlier. For the record there are also toilets inside Finsbury Park station located on platforms 7 and 8, with additional male toilets on platforms 3 and 4. All of these toilet options appeared to be in quite a sorry state, especially the gents in the train station, but they did the job.

Given that this parkrun isn't technically in Finsbury, I did wonder if the naming of this event would be more accurate if it was Finsbury Park parkrun. As far as I can tell it has always been just Finsbury. Incidentally the official pop-up sign does have the event's name as Finsbury Park, so the anomaly has obviously been noted somewhere! This event has grown larger each time I have visited and now regularly attracts between 600 and 800 participants every week, so you'll have no trouble spotting everyone upon arrival. Just like my original visit, it does retain that flash mob vibe as most of the locals seem to arrive after 8.55am. The course is just under two anti-clockwise laps and the surface underfoot is tarmac, so road shoes are the best footwear option. The park can be described as undulating so expect a bit of a gentle roller-coaster ride - My GPS data recorded 59 metres of elevation gain over the 5 kilometre course. Those who wish to participate with a dog or a buggy are of course welcome to do so. Wheelchair users are also welcome but I would make note of the undulations which I imagine will give the arms quite a workout and a kerb which is detailed below.

To give you a better idea of the park's elevation profile, the central and western sections of the park (athletics track, pond, basketball/netball courts and cafe) are its highest points so in general moving away from the centre means going downhill and going back towards the centre is uphill. The park has a wide avenue/road which creates a loop around the perimeter of the park and a large proportion of the parkrun route uses this. The zebra crossing near the cafe is used as the parkrun's start line where participants line up facing to the south. The main briefing takes place here. The initial stretch of the parkrun course heads gently downhill, passing the tennis courts and meandering down to the park's southern tip. Taking a sharper turn to the left, the carriageway straightens out and, running parallel to Seven Sisters Road, a long gradual climb begins. The incline averages 3% until reaching the crest at the Manor House entrance. 

Continuing on the main avenue, the northern section of the park features a long gentle downhill curve beneath the mature trees. The road here has quite a severe camber, so take care at this point. At the northernmost tip of the carriageway, the course leaves the road and cuts inwards towards the lake and the athletics track. This bit involved leaving the road and going onto the pavement, which mostly involves going up the lowered kerb, which is of note to buggy walkers/runners and wheelchair users. This inner section features a shorter, but steeper, incline of around 7-11%. The final section of the lap heads along the path which runs in between the northern side of the lake, the bowling green and the athletics track. The path is followed around to the south of the lake where it passes through McKenzie Gardens and rejoins the main carriageway at the zebra crossing to start lap two. 

At the end of the second lap, the finish can be found on the southern side of the lake just after the McKenzie Gardens section. Barcode scanning takes place on the grass after the finish line and the scanned tokens are placed in the collection baskets. If you take a glance to the south you may spot some central London buildings in the distance, including The Shard. Overall the course is easy to navigate and there are marshals positioned at all the key points. On the subject of marshals, and I mentioned this in my previous write-up, but one of this event's long-standing regular marshals is the 1970 Commonwealth Games 20 Mile Race Walk bronze-medalist William (Bill) Sutherland, which is pretty special. There is an interview with him which you can watch on YouTube. I recorded the course with my Garmin and the GPS data can be viewed on Strava (you may need an account). I also made a Relive course fly-by video that can be viewed on YouTube. For the record the course was exactly the same as it was on both of my previous visits.

In terms of expected numbers of participants, there can be quite large differences from week to week so it could be anything between 500 and 1000 (but, normally in the 600-800 range). The park's wide avenues mean the course can cope quite easily with this amount. The attendance record of 1,029 was set on 25th April 2026 which was the weekend of the London Marathon. It's been really interesting to visit the event during three different phases of its evolution. In 2012 I took part in event 150 which had 81 finishers and the event was like a flash mob where at 8.45am there were only about 3 of us waiting. The whole thing was put on by just 4 volunteers. Then at event 396 in 2017 the event had grown to 360 finishers and 21 volunteers. This write-up is from my third visit which was at event 743 on 3 October 2026, where 914 people attended and 47 people volunteered. The full historic list of attendances can be found on the results history page. 

For post-parkrun refreshments the Finsbury Park Cafe is the obvious choice and has an elite food hygiene award which is given upon achieving three consecutive 5 star hygiene ratings. It has a good selection of drinks and breakfast options, plus if you are around later in the day they have plenty of other cooked meals on offer. Outside the cafe is an outdoor chess board and the cafe has a chess set which they loan out for free (we borrowed it and had a couple of games). Next to the Manor House entrance is the Park View Cafe which again has a wide selection of options, and is more 'caff' than cafe. There are plenty of other options scattered around the local streets and the immediate vicinity around Finsbury Park station has a few of the big name chain options like Costa, Starbucks, Gail's and Pret.

When it comes to cancellations, the tarmac course and the large number of trees mean that ice, snow and storms present a risk which may lead to last minute cancellations. However, the biggest reason for the parkrun cancelling is to make way for the summer festivals, whose arena and other facilities makes it virtually impossible for the parkrun to take place. As a result it is possible for the parkrun to be postponed from the end of June until mid-August, however the number of cancellations can vary from year to year. Other events such as fun fairs and park maintenance have also led to past cancellations. The annual Tough Mudder event which had previously been responsible for cancellations no longer takes place in the park due to extensive damage caused to the ground during its 2023 event. Occasionally it is possible to re-route the parkrun course to avoid cancellations for smaller events.

Finsbury parkrun is a long-standing event which clearly has a great team of volunteers in place to ensure things run smoothly every week. The park is really nice and always seems to be packed with people enjoying this wonderful green space away from the busy streets. We had a brilliant visit which extended hours beyond the packing away of the parkrun. A huge thank you goes to all of the volunteers that make this wonderful event happen every week.

Related Links:

• Finsbury parkrun GPS data (September 2026)
• Relive course fly-by video (September 2026)

• The London parkrun venues