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
Address	The Herne Tavern, SE22 0RR
Latitude/longitude	51.4541, -0.0633
OS grid reference	TQ346745
Maps	Google Maps, OpenStreetMap

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.

There are currently construction works at Peckham Rye Station (trains running as normal).  Turn right when exiting the station and head for Bus Stop V (for 63 or 363 service).

Car travel

There are no parking restrictions in the area, although space is limited near to The Herne Tavern.  There are generally ample spaces on Colyton Road between Dovedale Road and Shelbury Road – and on both those roads. (see sketch)

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 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 Course: 4.8km (straight line) 24 controls.  Double sided map with turnover at control 14.
• Short course: 2.6km (straight line) 14 controls.  Single sided map.

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.

Map information

Peckham Rye Park contains a wide variety of different terrain.

The central area consists of a number of surfaced paths interspersed with small wooded areas, ornamental and water garden areas, a lake and children’s play areas.  There are open recreational fields to the north, south and west of this central area, flanked by a large number of mature and younger trees.

Paths in the wooded areas are seasonal, not all of these small paths are mapped.

Safety Information

There are a number of crossable fences in the area, please take care if you chose to cross them.  Take care on the small slopes should the conditions be damp!

As with all parks, we share the area with other park users, please be courteous and go around any organised games.  We would like to be invited back!

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.