Brooklands Park

Report

What a difference a week makes! From dodging the heavy rain at Bedelands to a fine sunny day, but not too hot for running. My thanks to all those who helped, Rob as controller, Gail and Marky as start officials, the SI team as ever, but especially to those who appeared to help with the clear-up afterwards. Their efforts mean that we managed to top Alan Velecky's record of all put away at 1220 by 3 minutes!

Brooklands Park is quite a complex area, thanks to its history as a former golf course, and navigation is not trivial. The problem for a course planner is that it's quite small, so to fit in the required lengths of courses, frequent sharp changes of direction are needed but without duplication of terrain to be crossed. The problem for mappers is that positions of benches and bins need updating often, with last-minute amendments put in. The problem for competitors is that the council mowing gang get artistic and create 'interesting' new paths - I hope no-one was confused by the concentric rings which appeared in the south of the Park.

But anyway, favourable remarks from competitors afterwards suggest that all the difficulties were overcome, and that it was an enjoyable morning.

David Wilson

RouteGadget

Is a web app for sharing and comparing orienteering routes. You can draw your own route or upload a GPS track from your watch. It also allows you to watch an animated replay with a simulated mass start.

Pre event info

Thanks to Adur and Worthing Park Service for permission to use the Park

Park O Series Info

Park-Os are friendly club events, usually in parks or school grounds, where children and newcomers are very welcome. These are fun events where you can get a feeling for the sport – you can walk or run, go as a group or on your own or challenge your navigation at high speed against some of our top competitive orienteers. Yellow and Orange courses are suitable for children to walk or run on their own with a bit of practice. Adults are welcome to shadow children until they are confident to go on their own. Sprint courses are run or walked by any age group.

The Park-O series takes place in the early summer and early Autumn and is 8 events this year. Medals are awarded for the best placed in a variety of age categories.

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Location Info

Nearest town: Lancing

Postcode: *
Lat,Lng:50.82057,-0.33709
Grid Ref:
Google Map
Streetmap (OS 50k)
Bing Map (OS 50k)
OpenStreetMap

* Postcodes are not very precise in some areas, so don't rely on them for an exact location.

Directions / Parking

Free parking 100m away in Commerce Way BN15 8TA and adjoining roads (Marlborough Road, Peter Road), or in the park itself (pay by phone or app)

Prices: Up to 30 minutes - £0.90 Up to 1 hour - £1.40 Up to 2 hours - £2.00 Up to 3 hours - £2.70 All day £3.30 (8am to 6pm)

MiPermit cashless parking code: 702217. Can be paid up to 7 days in advance, https://secure.mipermit.com/adurworthing/Account/PayAndStayAdd.aspx account not required.

Public Transport

Worthing or Lancing Railway stations are both an easy 25-minute walk away. Stagecoach 701 every 15 minutes from Lancing Station or Worthing Marine Drive.

Course Information

Sprint: 2.8k, 19 controls (double-sided map) Orange: 1.6k, 15 controls Yellow: 1.1k, 15 controls

Safety Bearing E to lake, then N to download.

Entry Details

Entry via Racesignup.co.uk. Newcomers are welcome and eligible for a free trial session - if you'd like to reserve a map or discuss the event please email our membership secretary.

Entry fees: Sprint £5.00, Orange £2.50, Yellow £2.50 (SO Juniors free - use code SOjuniors)

SI card hire: Seniors £1 (£2 for SIAC), Juniors 50p (£1 for SIAC)

Registration

From 9:45 to 10:45

Start Times

From 10:00 to 11:00 Courses close at 12:00

Map Details

1:4,000 with 2.5m contours. Mapping to ISSprOM 2019-2 specification. Park remapped in November 2025 by Chris Hooker. Updated with a few recent amendments.

Terrain Description

Intricate and varied mix of ornamental gardens, open, rough open and copse.. Many small paths and some intricate contour detail. The area presents a significant navigational challenge for runners to stay in touch with the map at speed.

There are water features in the area including a large lake and a marshy stream which are uncrossable and unsafe to enter.

The Sprint course crosses a minor access road twice (controls 11-12 and 15-16). It’s not busy but drivers may be concentrating on parking and turning, not on orienteers!.

Courses are planned not to cross the main car park area which should in any case be avoided.

Dog restrictions

Well-behaved dogs on a lead are allowed.

Facilities

Excellent new cafe, toilets, play park, picnic tables, ice creams. Assembly, start and download are adjacent to the café.

Contacts / Officials

Planner: David Wilson

Organiser:

Controller: Robert Lines

Park O 3Brooklands ParkSat 13 June, 2026

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