Park Race – Peckham Rye
The fourth race in the 2026 Park Race series will be at Peckham Rye, south London, on Tuesday 9th June.
Race Centre
The race will be based at the Herne Tavern. The pub serves food and drink, and there will be the usual opportunity to revisit route choices with other runners. Kit can be left while you run (at you own risk).
Note that due to online entry (see below), you do not need to come to the Herne Tavern before your run if you choose – you can go directly to the start. However you must come back to the pub to download.
| Location | Peckham Rye |
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| Address | The Herne Tavern, SE22 0RR |
| Latitude/longitude | 51.4541, -0.0633 |
| OS grid reference | TQ346745 |
| Maps | Google Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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Getting there
The Herne Tavern is a 20-to-30-minute walk from five stations, Peckham Rye, East Dulwich, Nunhead, Honor Oak and Forest Hill.
The most convenient station is Peckham Rye (Windrush Line plus Southern, Southeastern and Thameslink services). Take a 63 or a 363 bus from the station. Alight at the stop just past Peckham Rye (Dunstans Road) . The bus journey takes approx 5 minutes. From the bus stop cross Forest Hill Road at the traffic lights, the Herne Tavern is approx 50 metres from the traffic lights.
Many other routes are, no doubt, possible. See TFL website for details.
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 2026! 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 19:00 on the day of the event subject to map availability. Please make sure you have arrived at the start by 19:30.
The start and finish are approx 200 metres from The Herne Tavern, almost directly across Forest Hill Road from the pub. Pedestrian crossing at the traffic lights opposite the Park entrance. If you have your own SI card you may go directly to the start. You can leave items at the start at your own risk and items must be collected before the last start time of 19:30.
Start Times: 18:15 – 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 5km (shortest permissable)
- Short: approximately 2.5km (shortest permissable)
Both courses use the map scale 1:4000 with 2.5 meter contours and both courses have minimal traffic, so are suitable for under 16s.
Additional Information
All competitors take part at their own risk. Participants who are not members of British Orienteering are not covered by British Orienteering’s public liability insurance. By entering this event, I acknowledge that I am taking part at my own risk. For example, if you were to accidentally injure a member of the public or damage property during the event, you would not be covered.
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 ">