Run clubs in Bristol
Browse 55 running clubs in Bristol. Find social, road, trail, and beginner-friendly groups, see where they meet, then join your first run free with the RunClub app.
DirectoryAlbion Running
Bristol-area running club.
DirectoryAlpha Run Club
DirectoryAshton Court parkrun
3. Bristol and West AC also trains here.
DirectoryAvon Tempo
Launched 2025, now England Athletics affiliated with ~40 consistent members and 100+ consecutive sessions.
DirectoryBADTri (Bristol & District Triathletes)
Volunteer-run multisport club for the greater Bristol area offering swim, bike and RUN sessions, affiliated to British Triathlon and to Cycling Time Trials. Membership GBP36 senior / GBP21 junior for 12 months.
DirectoryBETR Bristol
Bristol East Thirsty Runners. Wednesdays 18:25 at St George Park, social runs ending with a coffee or a beer. NOTE betrbristol.com has no DNS - Instagram is the live presence.
DirectoryBitton Road Runners
Long-established road running club based at Bitton (BS30), on the Bristol/South Gloucestershire edge. Listed under Bristol by both Run Finder and Run Chums. Bitton has no Areas row of its own.
DirectoryBlaise Castle parkrun
6.
DirectoryBristol and West Athletic Club
South West's premier athletics club, established 1882. Sessions across four venues through the week.
DirectoryBristol Frontrunners
LGBTQ+ running club, meets at the statue of King William III in the centre of Queen Square. Live session in the ClubSpark index.
DirectoryBristol Hash House Harriers
Long-running Bristol hash chapter, social running with rotating start points.
DirectoryBristol Run Club
Tuesdays 07:00, Thursdays 18:30, Sundays 10:00 from The Downs or Harbourside. Instagram-only.
DirectoryBristol Track Club
Tuesdays 18:40 at Whitehall Athletics Track.
DirectoryBristol Trail Runners
DirectoryBristol Vegan Runners
Facebook group.
DirectoryBS5 Runners
East Bristol run crew for the BS5 postcode (Easton, St George, Redfield). Meets Tuesdays at St George Park.
DirectoryBurges Salmon Running Club
Workplace running club at the Burges Salmon law firm, Bristol.
DirectoryClifton Running Club
DirectoryColdhand Running Club
DirectoryConcrete Therapy Running Club
Sunday 08:00 social runs across Bristol and Bath.
DirectoryEastville junior parkrun
Junior 2k in the same park as the senior Eastville event.
DirectoryEastville parkrun
3.
DirectoryGoodGym Bristol
Group runs combined with community tasks. Filed on the same basis as the 36 other GoodGym areas.
DirectoryGreat Western Runners
DirectoryGreville Smyth Park junior parkrun
Junior 2k, same park as the This Woman Runs BS3 group.
DirectoryHogweed Trotters
DirectoryHorfield Common junior parkrun
Junior 2k, 3.
DirectoryJust Run
Walk, jog, run - all-paces group.
DirectoryKinisi Run Hub
DirectoryKulture Run Club
Run club attached to Kulture Training Club, the gym in Fishponds founded by Lisa and Romane Lanceford. Runs every Sunday 09:00.
DirectoryLHG Run Club
DirectoryLocal Legend Run Club
Wednesdays 18:15 from Local on North Street, harbourside loop. Instagram-only.
DirectoryMoti Bristol Run Club
Weekly group run hosted by the Moti running shop, Bristol. Retailer-hosted - fits the running-shops search angle and is a natural deals-programme contact.
DirectoryNorth Bristol Running Group
NBRG. Runs the Elf Run event. Filed under BRS- rather than the Bradley Stoke row because the club is named for and covers north Bristol generally.
DirectoryNorth Street Run Club
Meets at LUPE Bar & Kitchen, North Street, Bedminster, Thursdays 6pm. Feel-good 5km with plogging and post-run drinks.
DirectoryPhoenix Harriers
DirectoryQueen Square Run Club
DirectoryRavers2Runners
5km run club with DJ sets, Wednesdays 18:30, alternating between the city centre and St George. ~6.4k Instagram followers.
DirectoryRebel Run Club
Run club for founders, freelancers and self-employed people, organised by Rebellious Co (Bristol, est. 2013).
DirectoryRun The Ponds
Social run group 'for all faces and paces', Thursdays 18:00 from Fishponds Park. Instagram presence only, handle not yet resolved.
DirectorySole Sisters Running Club
DirectorySouth Bristol Striders
DirectorySouthville Running Club
DirectorySpeedwell Runners
RunTogether group in Speedwell, East Bristol. Filed under BRS- as a Bristol neighbourhood per the 2026-08-21 decision.
DirectoryStaple Hill Runners
Meets at the Page Park main entrance, Staple Hill, BS16. 6.
DirectoryThis Woman Runs Bristol
Women's running community, Bristol groups meet Sundays 08:00 and/or Wednesdays, nearest group at Greville Smyth Park BS3. Branch pattern matches existing CRM rows (BSD-021 Billericay, PNZ-013 Camborne).
DirectoryTown and Country Harriers (TACH)
DirectoryUniversity of Bristol Athletics & Cross Country Club
DirectoryUniversity of Bristol Social Run Club
Committee contacts are published on the SU page.
DirectoryUWE Athletics and Cross Country Club
UWEACCC. Training sessions, social runs and BUCS competition.
DirectoryUWE Athletics & Cross Country (Students' Union at UWE)
UWE Bristol SU club, EA-affiliated as 'The Students Union at UWE'. Athletics and cross country, all experience levels, plus free friendly running groups open to first-timers. Competes in BUCS as Team UWE Bristol.
DirectoryVI Runners Bristol
Set up in 2016 by Colin Johnson after he trained as a guide runner. Connects visually impaired runners with England Athletics trained guides, from run/walk beginners through to marathon.
DirectoryWestbury Harriers
DirectoryWild Running
Trail and off-road running group.
DirectoryWindmill Hill junior parkrun
Closest parkrun event to the city centre at 1.8km. Junior 2k.
How to join a running club in Bristol
Bristol has a thriving running scene, with 55 clubs listed here — from beginner-friendly social runs to fast road and trail groups. Most clubs are free to join and welcome runners of every level. Pick a club above, check where and when it meets, and just turn up.
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