Council announces route map and street closures for Notting Hill Carnival
By Adrian Zorzut, Local Democracy Reporter
Thousands of revellers are expected to make their way to Notting Hill to celebrate Caribbean culture from Sunday, August 27 to Monday 28.
In July, Kensington and Chelsea council said it granted licences for more than 250 food stalls and 38 live sound systems to accompany what is expected to be 100 live stage acts this year.
They said there will be at least 1,000 compostable toilets and the council is expecting to collect some 300 tonnes of waste and is teaming up with partners to clean nitrous oxide canisters daily.
Dozens of roads will be affected and councils have advised that those living in the area try to limit their travel over the weekend.
If you do need to use your car then there are only specific times to enter and leave and police will be on hand to check vehicles in and out. Vehicles without the proper permit will not be granted access.
The majority of road closures will be in place from Sunday, August 28, but traffic will be slow during Saturday, August 27.
Residents are advised to move their car out of the area before 6am on the Sunday if they wish to use it over the bank holiday.
Roads are expected to reopen during the early hours of Tuesday, August 29.
Below are all the roads which will be closed for the Notting Hill Carnival between 6am on the Sunday and 6am on 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
- Great Western 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
- Tavistock Road
- Wellington Close
- Westbourne Gardens
- Westbourne Grove
- Westbourne Grove Terrace
- Westbourne Park Road
- Westbourne Park Villas
- Woodfield Place
- Woodfield Road
Parking restrictions will begin at 11.59pm on Saturday through to 6am on Tuesday.
There will also be road closures on Saturday between 11am and midnight in and around Kensal Road to allow for the Panorama event, according to Kensington and Chelsea council’s website.
The local authority will also enforce waiting restrictions in Pembridge Ward and parts of Norland Ward and Campden Ward on Sunday and Monday. Temporary warning signs will be displayed.
Notting Hill Carnival 2023 starts at 10am on Sunday, August 27 and 10.30am on bank holiday Monday, August 28.
Pictured top: Revellers at Notting Hill Carnival in 2014 (Picture: Wikimedia Commons/David Sedlecký)