The Blackheath & Bromley Clubhouse

Blackheath & Bromley Harriers AC
The Sydney Wooderson Centre
56 Bourne Way,
Hayes, Bromley,
Kent  BR2 7EY

Tel: 020 8462 3115

How to get to the start from the Clubhouse

St John's Church is situated 1 mile from the clubhouse - out of the gate, turn right, over the big roundabout at Glebe Way and continue towards Addington; at the Corkscrew  Hill roundabout cross the road and enter field via the footpath gate. The start is up the hill outside the tennis courts.

How to get to the Clubhouse from the finish

The finish is by the keeper's cottage (known as the Cafe, 'cos that's what it used to be!). Cross the busy Croydon Road and follow the footpath; cross Prestons Road and proceed to the open patch of common - aim for the left hand corner and jog down Hillside Lane - the Clubhouse is in front of you.

Marking of courses

All club courses are marked with flags and by pointsmen. Unless directed otherwise, always carry straight on. When you pass a pointsman be polite and thank them! When you have finished, please come back to the Clubhouse where the showers are hot and there are lots of cakes, buckets of tea, and, if you a lucky, prizes to be picked up...

Club 5

Starts at the Little Church; one lap of the field and out over the stile following the footpath into Boundary Wood; left and continue up, cross the open field and then more up. At the top you follow the left hand side path, bear left at 'T' junction to skirt the Police Dog training centre prior to joining Layhams Road. Turn left to follow road, then turn right into North Pole Lane; at end, go over stile and follow path to foot of Fox Hill; then enjoy the climb to the junction of Leafy Grove where you turn left up on to the common and follow the footpath, and your nose, to the finish.

Open 10k

The 10k course is the same as the 7 1/2 except that you do not run the triangle (you turn left when you hit the Furze Bottom bridle path).

Club 7 1/2

Starts outside the Little Church; one lap of the field and out over the stile following the footpath into Boundary Wood; left and continue up; cross the open field and then more up. At the top, you follow the left hand side path to 'T' junction - take right hand path and follow until Layhams Farm. Follow footpath until it joins Furze Bottom, turn right, then left to climb the diagonal field; at top turn right, over one stile then another, down steep hill to climb more stiles following path up hill to arrive at The Cottage. Turn right and follow the Furze Bottom bridle path to its end. Left at Blackness Lane to cross Jackass Lane and up the footpath known as 'the Chicken Run'. At the top, turn left on to Westerham Road and pick up footpath that runs parallel to Heathfield Road. Follow path/road until left into Leafy Grove - at end, cross over Fox Hill where you go left up on to the common and follow the footpath, and your nose, to the finish.

Club 10

The '10' course is the same as the 7 1/2 except that you start at the Cafe and run 2 1/2 miles before joining the 7 1/2 course.

So, from the start proceed to Fox Hill, down to the bottom across onto footpath, up to join North Pole Lane - follow lane then turn right to skirt Bluebell Woods (Well Wood) before turning right into Layhams Road. Continue until entrance to Farm (turn hard left) then follow path to join the main footpath (where you turn left) from the Church to Boundary Woods. Then as per the 7 1/2 course.