Notting Hill Carnival 2018 road closures: Latest traffic news - which roads are closed?
THE annual Notting Hill Carnival is right around the corner and more than one million people are expected to take to the streets of Notting Hill this bank holiday weekend. Which roads are closed in Notting Hill? Here’s the latest traffic news.
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The Notting Hill Carnival takes place this August bank holiday weekend, giving Londoners and visitors to the city a last chance to enjoy summer before autumn arrives.
The carnival’s main days are Sunday, August 26 and Monday, August 27.
This year a steel band music competition will also take place on Saturday evening on Emslie Horseman Pleasance Park from 6pm-11pm.
No tickets are needed for Sunday and Monday, but if you want to start the festival early, tickets for Saturday evening can be bought HERE.
Which roads are closed in Notting Hill?
According to the City of Westminster, the following routes will be closed for the Notting Hill Carnival between midnight, August 26 (Sunday) and 4am 28 August (Tuesday):
Aldridge Road Villas
Alexander Street
Alexandra Mews
Alfred Road
Artesian Road
Bishop's Bridge Road from Porchester Road to Westbourne Grove
Botts Mews
Bridstow Place
Chepstow Road
Courtnell Street
Durham Terrace
Elgin Avenue between Harrow Road and Chippenham Road
Fermoy Road
Harrow Road from Ladbroke Grove to Great Western Road
Hatherley Grove
Hereford Road
Hormead Road
Kildare Gardens
Kildare Terrace
Lancaster Road
Leamington Road Villas
Ledbury Road
Monmouth Place
Monmouth Road
Moorhouse Road
Newton Road
Northumberland Place
Queensway between Westbourne Grove and Porchester Road (access will be allowed into Queensway from Bayswater Road to allow access to parking)
Redan Place
Shrewsbury Mews
Shrewsbury Road
St Luke's Road
St Stephen's Crescent
St Stephen's Gardens
St Stephen's Mews
Sutherland Place
Sutherland Terrace
Talbot Road
Tavistock Crescent
Wellington Close
Westbourne Gardens
Westbourne Grove
Westbourne Grove Terrace
Westbourne Park Road
Westbourne Park Villas
Western Road
Ledbury Road
Woodfield Place
Woodfield Road
See more information from the City of Westminster HERE.
Latest traffic news
On TFL’s website it says: “From Saturday 25 August until Monday 27 August, the majority of the transport network is open.“
However, an amended Saturday service will run on routes with closures close to the carnival.
London Underground
Undergrounds affected by the Notting Hill Carnival are mainly District line and Bakerloo line.
From Saturday, August 25 until Monday, August 27 there will be no service between Parsons Green and Wimbledon on the District Line.
On the Bakerloo line, there will be no service between Stonebridge Park and Harrow & Wealdstone on Saturday, August 25 and Sunday, August 26.
Replacement bus services will run instead.
London Overground
Gospel Oak - Barking route: From August 25-27 there will be no service between South Tottenham and Barking.
Liverpool Street - Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford Route: On August 26 until 10.15pm there will be no service between Liverpool Street and Enfield Town/Cheshunt/Chingford.
Watford Junction - Euston route: On August 25-August 26 there will be no service between Euston and Watford Junction.
On Monday, August 27 there will be no service between Euston and Kilburn High Road.
Highbury & Islington - West Croydon/Clapham Junction route: From August 25 until August 27 there will be no service between Surrey Quays and Clapham Junction.
Clapham Junction - Stratford route: On August 26 until 11:15pm, there will be no service between Clapham Junction and Willesden Junction.