Notting Hill Carnival 2018: Map and road closures for the Bank Holiday Weekend festivities

Tom Powell26 August 2018

Hundreds of thousands of revellers are set to descend on west London this weekend for the 59th Notting Hill Carnival.

Transport chiefs have announced plans to close a swathe of streets for the world-famous carnival, which involves music, parades and Caribbean-inspired food stalls.

The event takes place over Sunday and Monday, with parades beginning at 9.30am on both days.

Drivers are being warned that roads around Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park are likely to be “very busy” over the weekend as a result of closures. Buses are also likely to be delayed or stop short of their final destination.

Which roads will be closed during the carnival?

There will be extensive road closures north from Notting Hill Gate to Harrow Road, to Latimer Road, St Mark’s Road and Clarendon Road in the east and also to Queensway in the west.

The following roads will be closed from 7am on Sunday until 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

Traffic will generally be diverted around the following ring route in both directions:

  • Harrow Road, Porchester Road, Bishops Bridge Road, Inverness Terrace, Bayswater Road, Notting Hill Gate
  • Holland Park Avenue, Uxbridge Road, Wood Lane, Scrubs Lane, Harrow Road

Notting Hill, Ladbroke Grove and Westbourne Park Tube stations will be extremely busy during carnival, with attendees advised to use alternative stations if possible.

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