The sixth race in the 2026 Park Race series will be in Waterloo, south London, on Tuesday 23rd June. The event will include both Archbishops Park and Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, as well as some of the streets between them.

Race Centre

The race will be based at the Tankard. 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 Tankard before your run if you choose – you can go directly to the start. However you must come back to the pub to download.

Location	Waterloo Parks
Address	The Tankard, SE11 6SF
Latitude/longitude	51.4953, -0.1107
OS grid reference	TQ312790
Maps	Google Maps, OpenStreetMap

Getting there

The closest station to the Tankard is Lambeth North on the Bakerloo Line, a short six minute walk away. Other options include Elephant & Castle, a 13 minute walk, and Waterloo, at 16 minutes.

For further information see TFL website.

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.

Enter at SiEntries

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. Please make sure you have arrived at the start by 19:30.

The start and finish are approx 50 metres from the Tankard, just inside Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park, across the pedestrian crossing. 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)

There are no road crossings on the Short course. The long course will have two timed out road crossings.

You must come back to the race centre (the Tankard) to download.

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 ">. All helpers will be able to run and get free entry.