When Saturday, 18 April
Where Southwark parkrun
Led by Ben
Ben’s recap: “Southwark park is a lovely green space with a stunning array of trees and grassland offering an oasis within the concrete jungle of Southwark and London more generally. Obviously parkrun offers a wonderful excuse to engage with nature, and ourselves, every Saturday morning and it was wonderful to be joined by 652 others (614 runners and 38 volunteers) today. A small group, well four of us, were meeting as a local meet up for members of the green runners. We met early to either acquaint or re-acquaint ourselves with each other, before running our own parkrun (some raced, some ran, some walked) before reconvening after the run to litter pick for an hour. Between the four of us we managed to collect quite a stash of litter, although we were all struck by how wonderfully maintained the park is.”
Meet 08:40 outside the Southwark Park Pavilion Café. Run or walk parkrun at your own pace. We plan to litter pick after the run, followed by refreshments in the café for those who want to stay.
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Travel
We encourage sustainable travel and recommend checking the TfL website, TfL Go app, or Citymapper to plan your journey and check for any live disruptions.
🚂 London Overground (Windrush line) The park is a one-minute walk from Surrey Quays station.
- Exit the station and head past the Yellow House on the western side of Lower Road to reach the entrance.
🚇 London Underground (Jubilee line) The nearest tube station is Canada Water, approximately a 10-minute walk away.
🚌 Bus Southwark Park is well-served by several local bus routes.
- Routes 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, and P12 all stop within a short distance of the park entrances.
🚴♂️ TfL Cycle Hire There are several docking stations nearby for those arriving by bike.
- Closest locations: Rotherhithe Roundabout, Clements Road, and Canada Water.
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The more, the greener 🏃🏾🏃♀️🏃🏻♂️ bring a friend along to try a Local Meet Up. If they decide to keep running with us, please encourage them to join The Green Runners: memberships keep our ops running!
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