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IKEA
INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA
Ashton Court, Bristol
Thursday 12th – Sunday 15th August
2004
GETTING
THERE!
CLIFTON SUSPENSION
BRIDGE
OPENING AND CLOSING
TIMES DURING THE EVENT - 12TH-15TH AUGUST 2004
The Clifton Suspension Bridge
will be CLOSED to pedestrians and vehicles from:
PLEASE CONSIDER THESE
TIMES WHEN PLANNING YOUR ROUTE TO AND FROM THE FIESTA.
This
year, the transport and access arrangements to the IKEA International
Balloon Fiesta have been revised to minimise the impact of the Clifton
Suspension Bridge Trust’s decision to close the bridge at various times
during the event, due to fears over the Bridge’s safety.
The
Fiesta organisers have introduced alternative transport plans to ensure
traffic flows smoothly and people can access the site during the event.
There is a new dedicated pedestrian entrance and bus drop off point at the
Dovecote Pub. There are also additional road closures at exit times to
ensure the safety of the public.
A
designated pedestrian-only access has been created at the Dovecote Arms
entrance (on the B3128 Ashton Road from Long Ashton), throughout the
weekend. The Clifton Lodge
entrance to the Estate (closest to the Suspension Bridge) will also be
open to pedestrians only. The last buses to Bristol will leave the
Dovecote Arms at 11pm.
Bus
service 60 running between Bristol Temple Meads, Bristol Bus Station and
the City Centre will drop off passengers at the Dovecote entrance, so they
can walk straight into the estate. Visitors from Clifton can catch bus
services 9 and 9A from Clifton Village to the City Centre in order to pick
up the service 60 from these points.
For bus information, please contact Traveline on 0870 608 2 608
As
usual, cars and other visitor vehicles can enter the Estate at the Kennel
Lodge entrance via Clanage Road (A369), at Bower Ashton for the lower car
park and at Longwood Lane via Beggar Bush Lane (B3129) for the upper car
park. Car parking facilities on the Estate have been increased, especially
in the upper car park. Car
parking is charged at £7 per vehicle per visit.
This
year, to aid the exiting of pedestrians and vehicle traffic from Ashton
Court Estate during the Fiesta weekend, two temporary road closures will
be in place around the Estate to allow the mass exiting of vehicles from
its car parks on all evenings of the event.
Disabled
parking is available in both public car parks with designated forward
parking for blue badge holders. Electric
scooters will be available and can be booked in advance by contacting
Poole Shopmobility on 01202 661 770.
www.bristolcommunitytransport.org.uk/fiesta.htm
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