There are currently 23 parkrun events in the present-day county of Sussex. The Historic County is now made up of 3 present-day counties:

East Sussex with 6 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Eastbourne which started on January 28th 2012 and the newest is Malling Rec which started on July 6th 2024. I have completed 2 of these events.
West Sussex with 12 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Tilgate which started on June 9th 2012 and the newest is Downs Link, Shoreham-by-Sea which started on October 11th 2025. I have completed 6 of these events.
Brighton and Hove Unitary Authority with 5 parkrun events, the oldest of which is Brighton and Hove which started on November 3rd 2007 and the newest is East Brighton which started on December 8th 2018. I have only completed Bevendean Down.

The name for having completed all parkrun events in the county is “Sussexful”.

Numbers exclude any events that are not open to the general public such as prisons or armed forces facilities.

All of the Sussex parkrun events …

Below are each of the Sussex 5k parkrun events in alphabetical order. A few things to note:

The interactive maps below take you to the approximate location for the course, typically the centre of the park. See the course instructions in the parkrun page for each event for specific directions to the start.
Course maps and elevation profiles show the route at the time that I ran it and may have changed since then. See the Course page in the event’s page on parkrun.org.uk for the current course outline. Note that course outlines are from Garmin data during a specific run and may vary from the officially measured distance.
Please contact me if you spot an event that doesn’t have a course map and elevation profile and you would like to donate one from your own run. I’m also interested in maps and elevation profiles for courses that have changed or where there’s regular alternative route (e.g. Horsham). I’ll need a GPX file from your run plus the date. I’ll include a credit for you and will donate £1 to parkrun.

Bevendean Down

I completed this event on: June 25th 2022 with a finish time of: 27:52
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: February 6th 2016
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Bognor Regis

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: May 24th 2014
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on March 7th 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Brighton & Hove

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (walk): Monarch’s Way
Other routes touched (cycle): Regional route 82
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: November 3rd 2007
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on January 23rd 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Chichester

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (walk): West Sussex Literary Trail
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: August 2nd 2014
Course Map and Elevation Profiles by: Mark Brace on October 11th 2025 (Summer Course) and January 11th 2025 (Winter Course)
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Clair

I completed this event on: September 7th 2019 with a finish time of: 25:21
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: July 20th 2013
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Downs Link, Shoreham-by-Sea

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (walk): Downs Link
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 223
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: October 11th 2025
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on January 31st 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page

East Brighton

I completed this event on: April 25th 2026 with a finish time of: 27:51
Other routes touched: None
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: December 8th 2018
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

East Grinstead

I completed this event on: November 9th 2019 with a finish time of: 28:12
Other routes touched (walk): Sussex Border Path. The western edge runs very close to the Greenwich Meridian Trail.
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
This event is also part of Kent ++
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 9th 2017
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Eastbourne

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched: None
This event is also part of parkrun Compass Club
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: January 28th 2012
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on February 8th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Hastings

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Present Day County: East Sussex
This event is also part of Kent ++
Inaugural: April 18th 2015
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on February 15th 2020
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Horsham

I completed this event on: August 31st 2019 with a finish time of: 24:48 on the Summer course
Other routes touched (walk): West Sussex Literary Trail
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 6th 2014
Winter Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on March 4th 2023
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Horsham has an alternative location for winter parkruns at Southwater Country Park, a few miles away.

Hove Promenade

I completed this event on: April 18th 2026 with a finish time of: 28:57
Other routes touched (walk): Monarch’s Way, King Charles III England Coastal Path
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: July 11th 2015
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Ifield Mill Pond

I completed this event on: October 5th 2019 with a finish time of: 24:28
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 228
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: September 21st 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Lancing Beach Green

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (walk): King Charles III England Coastal Path
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: August 25th 2018
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on June 22nd 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Littlehampton Prom

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (walk): King Charles III England Coastal Path
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: April 13th 2019
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on April 4th 2026
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Malling Rec

I completed this event on: July 20th 2024 with a finish time of: 27:19
Other routes touched (walk): None, but the Sussex Ouse Valley Walk runs close to the start and end of the course.
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: July 6th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Peacehaven

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: May 20th 2017
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on December 14th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Preston Park

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (cycle): None, although NCN20 runs close to the western edge of the route
Present Day County: Brighton and Hove
Inaugural: April 20th 2013
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on December 21st 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Seaford Beach

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Other routes touched (cycle): Vanguard Way
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: March 2nd 2019
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on January 30th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Tilgate

I completed this event on: March 23rd 2019 with a finish time of: 25:24
Other routes touched (walk): Crawley Greenway
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: June 9th 2012
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Uckfield

I completed this event on: May 11th 2019 with a finish time of: 26:11
Other routes touched (walk): Weald Way
Present Day County: East Sussex
Inaugural: May 4th 2019
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Wakehurst

I completed this event on: September 7th 2024 with a finish time of: 26:59
Other routes touched: None
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: April 20th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Worthing

I have not yet completed this event
Other routes touched (cycle): NCN 2
Other routes touched (cycle): Vanguard Way
Present Day County: West Sussex
Inaugural: June 11th 2016
Course Map and Elevation Profile by: Mark Brace on May 25th 2024
Links: Event Home Page, Course Page, blog7t write-up

Completing all Sussex parkruns