Car parking during Shrewsbury Flower Show
Shropshire Council is reminding people about parking arrangements in Shrewsbury town centre on the days of Shrewsbury Flower Show (Friday 9 August and Saturday 10 August 2013).
Parking your car if you are visiting the show
On the days of the show Frankwell Main car park, Frankwell Riverside car park, Radbrook Road, Burrs Field and the Shropshire County Showground will be designated as Flower Show car parks, for use by people visiting the show.
Motorists will be advised to use one of these designated Flower Show car parks. On reaching the outskirts of Shrewsbury they should follow the ‘AA – Flower Show’ direction signs, which will be actively managed throughout the day, and help you to reach the most suitable car park.
The Radbrook Road and the Shropshire County Showground car parks, which are further away from the town centre, will have a frequent free shuttle bus service direct to and from the showground. Low-floored buses will be available for visitors in wheelchairs or with pushchairs.
Each of the Flower Show car parks will be open from 9am on Friday 9 August and Saturday 10 August, and the cost will be £4.50 per car all day. There will be sufficient car parking for all cars visiting the show.
St. Julian’s Friars car park will not be open on either 9 August or 10 August.
Coach parking
Frankwell Main car park is the only coach park available this year, with capacity for up to 200 coaches. The price to park will be £11 per coach. Eight spaces in the Abbey Foregate car park will remain for non-Flower Show coaches and HGV vehicles only.
Mobility buses shuttle service
A fleet of mobility buses will be operating a shuttle service from Frankwell Main car park/coach park for people in wheelchairs, and those who may have difficulty walking, plus their carers.
An extended evening service for Park and Ride
The Park and Ride service will be extended only for people visiting the show late afternoon or those specifically wishing to see the fireworks display.
Buses will run every 10 minutes from 6.45pm, stopping for the fireworks display at 9.15pm and then resuming afterwards until 10.15pm.
The bus stops/drop off points are at Shoplatch and Barker Street. However, people will be picked up only at Barker Street after the firework display has finished.
A return trip costs just £1.60 and the sites are well signed on all approaches to the town centre.
Local Special Flower Show town bus services
There will be a number of Special Flower Show town services operating with a single departure at 10.20pm from Claremont Street going to the following locations: Abbey Foregate, Bayston Hill, Coleham, Copthorne, Gains Park, Harlescott, Meole Estate, Meole Village, Monkmoor, Mount Pleasant, Radbrook, Sundorne and Sutton Farm.
There will be a limited number of spaces on these services so passengers are advised to leave enough time before departure. Please note that concessionary passes will not be accepted on these services. Journeys on these services will cost £2 per passenger.
Park and Ride – normal daytime service if you are not visiting the show
People who wish to visit the town centre to shop or work are asked to use the Park and Ride service, which will be dedicated to the non-Flower Show car park users who wish to avoid Flower Show traffic.
This service will run every 10 minutes from 7.30am on the Friday and from 8am on the Saturday, with the last bus leaving the town centre at 6.30pm.
A return trip costs just £1.60 and the sites are well signed on all approaches to the town centre.
The Abbey Foregate car park, Raven Meadows multi-storey car park and the short-stay town centre car parks will all be open as normal on the days of the Flower Show. Please bear in mind that the Multi Storey closes at 7pm.
Road closures and ‘No Parking’ areas
St Chad’s Terrace (by St Chads) on the Town Walls route will be closed for both days. Through traffic will be able to use the High Street or St Johns Hill.
There will also be closures on 9 August and 10 August at Castle Gates, Castle Street, High Street, Shoplatch, and St Johns Hill for 15 minutes for the military parade through the town at around 11.10am.
There will be ‘No Parking’ Orders in place at various locations including Victoria Avenue, Priory Road (emergency route), Claremont Street, Radbrook Road and Pengwern Road (for buses to park). Also, some other roads outside the town centre may be affected with Flower Show traffic, cars and shuttle buses moving to and from the respective car parks and County Showground.
For more information, call 0345 678 9000 or email
zoe.mortimer@shropshire.gov.uk.
