Park Race – Dulwich Park
The eighth race in the 2025 Park Race series will be at Dulwich Park, south London, for the first time in several years. Join us on 8th July to explore this wonderful 29 hectare park, established in the late 19th century and including several points of attraction, including a boating lake, woodland trails and an American Garden. The courses have been designed to be fast and offer something for all levels!
Race Center
The race is based at The Crown and Greyhound, SE21 7BJ, a grade II listed pub with a big garden looking out onto the beautiful Dulwich Village. Tasty food and a wide variety of drinks are served. Kit can be left inside while you run (at you own risk).
| Location | Dulwich Park |
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| Address | Crown & Greyhound, SE21 7BJ |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.4494, -0.0849 |
| OS grid reference | TQ331740 |
| Maps | Google Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Note that due to online entry (see below), you do not need to come to The Crown and Greyhound before your run if you choose – you can go directly to the start. However you must come back to the pub to download.
Getting there
The Crown and Greyhound is only an 8min walk from North Dulwich (Southern services to London Bridge) rail station or a 14 min walk for West Dulwich (for Southeastern trains into London Victoria and via London Blackfriars) rail station.
Race Details and Entry
The entry fee is £6 for British Orienteering members*, students and juniors; £8 for others. The races use both SIAC contactless and SI electronic punching; SIAC cards are available to hire for those who do not have their own for £2.
*If you are not yet a member, do consider joining or renewing for 2025! Part-year memberships are now available through BOF. Please see our ‘Join Us‘ page for more details.
All entries, including on the day, will be online. Entries will stay open until 19:25 on the day of the event subject to map availability.
The start is a short 400m (6 min walk) from the pub, close to the western entrance of Dulwich Park (Old College Gate) on the south side of Carriage Drive. The finish is adjacent to the start on the north side of Carriage Drive.
Start Times: 18:00 – 19:30
Courses close 20:30 – you must return to the pub by this time, even if you have not completed the course.
These courses are offered:
- Long: approximately 4.9 km (straight line)
- Short: approximately 2.7 km (straight line)
The Long course will not have a map flip and is under 30 controls.
Both courses use the map scale 1:2500 with 2.5 m contours. The race area is traffic free.
Additional information
All competitors take part at their own risk. Shorts are permitted.
Photos may be taken at the event.
If you would like to help out at the event reach out to the organiser at 
All helpers will be able to run and get free entry.