London Run Clubs: Where to Run and Meet People
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Eleven run clubs in London, before work, after work and at weekends, from the City, the South Bank and Hyde Park to Finsbury Park, Tooting and Victoria Park. Where they meet, who they suit, how to join.
Run clubs are an easy way to meet people in London: a set time, a run side by side, often a coffee or a drink afterwards. We only list groups that announce their runs on their own page or channel.
The clubs at a glance
| Club | Meeting point | Roughly when | For whom | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| London Social Runners | National Theatre, South Bank; Kensington Gardens | Wed 7 pm, Sat 10 am | Sat about 6.5 km, all levels; Wed 7.5 km at about 6 minutes per km or faster | Free |
| Serpentine Running and Triathlon Club | Serpentine Bar and Kitchen, Hyde Park | Sat 9:30 am, not on the first Saturday of the month | 7 or 11.5 km, pace groups from about 4:45 to 7 minutes per km, not for complete beginners | Free trial |
| Midnight Runners London | Various meeting points, dates on Heylo | Several formats through the week | Bootcamp runs, long runs, track sessions | A bootcamp listed on Heylo is free |
| Finsbury Flyers | Finsbury Park | Tue 7 pm, Fri 7:30 am | Women, if you can run about 20 minutes | £6 a session on the booking pages |
| Timeleft | Various meeting points, shown in the app | Sat 10 am | Any pace, booked on your own | Membership |
| Clapham Pioneers | Tue: Wingate Square, Clapham Old Town; Sun: outside The Alexandra, Clapham Common | Tue 7:30 pm, Sun 9 am | Club training and a longer Sunday run | First session free, then £1.50 |
| RUN LUV | Koshari Street, Cannon Street, City of London | Mon evenings; check the booked session | Easy pace, about 5 to 7 km, all levels | Free (2026) |
| Tooting Run Club | Tooting Bec Athletics Track, SW17 | Wed 7 pm | Adults 18 and over, all fitness levels; book a place for each run | Free (2026) |
| Aberfeldy Run Club | Aberfeldy Square, E14 | Sun 10 am | All levels, ends at Almari Coffee | Free (2026) |
| London City Runners | Marquis of Wellington, Druid Street, Bermondsey | Tue 6:15 pm and 6:45 pm, Thu 6:15 pm, Sun 10:30 am | All paces; the club recommends being able to run 5 km without stopping | Road runs free (2026) |
| Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club | Blackhorse Road, Forest Gate or Victoria Park | Once a month in each place: Blackhorse Road last Wed 7 pm, Forest Gate last Sat midday, Victoria Park first Sat midday | About 5 km, all levels, walking welcome | Not stated |
The run clubs one by one
London Social Runners (South Bank and Hyde Park)
An international group of beginners and experienced runners with two free weekly runs. On Wednesdays at 7 pm they meet at the river-side entrance of the National Theatre for a 7.5 km loop along the Thames, over Tower Bridge and back over Waterloo Bridge, then have a drink at The Understudy; for this run the group asks that you are comfortable with the distance and can run at about 6 minutes per kilometre or faster. On Saturdays at 10 am they meet in the south-west corner of Kensington Gardens, just inside the Kings Arms Gate, for one lap of Hyde Park, about 6.5 km, open to all levels and followed by coffee or brunch. You sign up on Meetup. London Social Runners on Meetup
Serpentine Running and Triathlon Club (Hyde Park)
The club's Hyde Park social run starts on Saturday mornings at 9:30 am outside the main entrance of the Serpentine Bar and Kitchen, every Saturday except the first of the month. You choose a 7 km route through two parks or an 11.5 km route through three. The club welcomes adults regardless of pace and experience, and its pace groups usually range from about 4:45 to 7 minutes per kilometre. Non-members can try a few sessions for free; you register for the session you plan to join. For complete beginners the club recommends its beginners' courses instead. Other sessions open to visitors are on its visitors page. Serpentine, Hyde Park social run
Midnight Runners London (various locations)
The London crew of an international running community. Bootcamp runs mix running with music and exercise stops, with most runners covering a kilometre in four to six minutes and a chance to chat and grab a drink afterwards; long runs are usually over 15 kilometres at a mixed pace, and track sessions are for all levels. A bootcamp run listed on Heylo is free; for the other formats, check each listing. Dates and meeting points are posted on Heylo. Midnight Runners London
Finsbury Flyers (Finsbury Park)
A running group for women that welcomes anyone who identifies as female. The improvers' groups run on Tuesdays at 7 pm and Fridays at 7:30 am in Finsbury Park and suit you if you can already run for about 20 minutes. The club's page gives 45 minutes and £5 a session, while the current booking pages on RunTogether list 30-minute sessions at £6. There is no membership fee, and you book each session on its own, so you can try one first. There is also an eight-week beginners' course from 0 to 5 km several times a year. Finsbury Flyers, running groups
Timeleft (various locations)
Timeleft, known for dinners with strangers, also organises runs in London on Saturdays at 10 am. You book on your own and Timeleft puts the group together; the app shows the exact meeting point twelve hours before the start, and any pace works. Booking needs a Timeleft membership; the app shows the price before you pay. Timeleft London
Clapham Pioneers (Clapham)
A social running club with weekly training on Tuesday evenings and a longer run on Sunday mornings. On Tuesdays you meet at Wingate Square in Clapham Old Town at 7:15 pm for a 7:30 pm start; on Sundays at 9 am outside The Alexandra pub by Clapham Common Underground station, as its training page says. First-timers are welcome: your first drop-in session is free; after that, non-members pay £1.50, and on the night you say hello to the run leader. The club also meets for socials and trips to local pubs. Clapham Pioneers
RUN LUV (City of London)
A social run on Monday evenings in the City. You meet at Koshari Street on Cannon Street and run about 5 to 7 km at an easy pace; all levels are welcome, and the club says you can come on your own. Check the time shown for your chosen Eventbrite session. Taking part is free (2026). The Monday runs are listed on its Eventbrite page, and its Linktree also points to its Instagram. RUN LUV
Tooting Run Club (Tooting)
A not-for-profit running club with a weekly Midweek Social Run on Wednesdays at 7 pm at the Tooting Bec Athletics Track in SW17. The club describes itself as an open group for people of all backgrounds and fitness levels, and its Eventbrite listing calls the runs a free programme for adults aged 18 and over (2026). You book a place for each run on its Eventbrite page. Tooting Run Club, about us
Aberfeldy Run Club (Aberfeldy Square, E14)
A guided community run on Sunday mornings: you start at 10 am on Aberfeldy Square in E14, and the run ends at Almari Coffee. It is open to all levels and free (2026). You sign up on its Eventbrite page, which also gives you access to the club's WhatsApp group. Aberfeldy Village, events
London City Runners (Bermondsey)
A running club with open runs along the Thames. They start from the Marquis of Wellington on Druid Street in Bermondsey on Tuesdays at 6:15 pm and 6:45 pm, on Thursdays at 6:15 pm and on Sundays at 10:30 am; on Tuesdays there is also a slower group. All paces are welcome; for its road runs the club recommends that you can already run 5 km without stopping. New runners create a profile on the club's website before their first run. Road runs are free (2026). The club also posts its regular runs on Strava. London City Runners, river runs
Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club (Blackhorse Road, Forest Gate and Victoria Park)
The brewery's run club meets once a month in each of three places: Blackhorse Road on the last Wednesday of the month at 7 pm, Forest Gate on the last Saturday of the month at midday and Victoria Park on the first Saturday of the month at midday. The route is usually about 5 km. The runs are open to all levels, and walking is welcome too. Check the brewery's current events information for cost and booking requirements. The brewery's other channels are on its Linktree. Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club
How to find your club
- Pace: All levels at London Social Runners on Saturdays; for its Wednesday run, about 6 minutes per kilometre or faster. Any pace at Timeleft, an easy pace at RUN LUV, all levels at Tooting Run Club and Aberfeldy Run Club, and walking is welcome at Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club. Serpentine's pace groups run from about 4:45 to 7 minutes per kilometre, and the club suggests its beginners' course if you're starting out; Finsbury Flyers' improvers suit you once you can run 20 minutes, and London City Runners recommends being able to run 5 km without stopping for its road runs.
- Time: Early risers have Finsbury Flyers on Fridays. After work, RUN LUV on Mondays, Clapham Pioneers, Finsbury Flyers and London City Runners on Tuesdays, London Social Runners and Tooting Run Club on Wednesdays, London City Runners on Thursdays, and Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club at Blackhorse Road on the last Wednesday of the month. At weekends in the morning, Serpentine, London Social Runners and Timeleft on Saturdays, Clapham Pioneers, Aberfeldy Run Club and London City Runners on Sundays; at midday, Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club in Victoria Park on the first Saturday and in Forest Gate on the last Saturday of the month.
- Group: Finsbury Flyers is for women; Tooting Run Club is for adults aged 18 and over.
- Afterwards: A drink or brunch at London Social Runners, drinks at Midnight Runners' bootcamps, socials and pub trips at Clapham Pioneers; Aberfeldy Run Club ends at Almari Coffee.
- Signing up: Meetup for London Social Runners, Heylo for Midnight Runners, RunTogether for Finsbury Flyers, the Timeleft app, registering for your chosen session at Serpentine; at Clapham Pioneers you say hello to the run leader. Eventbrite for RUN LUV, Aberfeldy Run Club and Tooting Run Club, where you book a place for each run; a profile on the website before your first run at London City Runners; check booking requirements for Pretty Decent Beer Co Run Club.
After the run
Simple openers work: "Do you run this route often?", "How long have you been coming?", "Are you training for something?" If the group has a WhatsApp channel, check it for updates. And if you got on well with someone, suggest running together next week.
For people who lead a run club
If you lead a run club like these, you know the moment after the coffee when everyone heads off without swapping numbers. before is a web app for organisers. Before the start you show the QR code on your phone; runners check in with it in their browser, without installing an app, and anyone who likes takes a selfie. The day after, the afterparty is open from 10 am to 8 pm. Anyone who shared a selfie sees everyone else who shared one there and can press the button for meeting again for up to five people. At 8 pm everyone finds out at the same time who wants to see each other again, and only then does a chat open. One-sided wishes stay invisible, and nobody receives a rejection. Nobody needs a profile. More on the page before for organisers.