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Notting Hill Carnival is just around the corner, but as well as checking up on all the best soundsystems, the parade route and start times, there’s one more thing to be aware of when preparing for the big day.
Yep, road closures. We really do not recommend driving to Carnival, but if you live in the area or need to reach it by car, you’re going to want to know about all the streets that will be closed off the vehicles.
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Notting Hill Carnival road closures
Most roads within the Carnival area will be closed from 6am on Sunday, August 24 to 6am on Tuesday, August 26.
The majority of the parking restrictions will begin at 11.59pm on Saturday, August 23 through to 6am on Tuesday 26 August. Only Carnival floats, pre-authorised event vehicles and emergency vehicles will be allowed into the area during these times.
Kensington and Chelsea
- Harrow Road [A404] - southside
- Great Western Road [A4207]
- Blagrove Road
- Codrington Mews
- Colville Houses
- Colville Mews off Lonsdale Road
- Edge Street
- Holland Park Mews
- Kensington Park Mews
- Lancaster Road east of Ladbroke Grove to Portobello Road
- Lancaster Road east of Basing Street to All Saint’s Road
- Lonsdale Road
- Malton Road and Malton Mews
- Pembridge Gardens
- Portobello Road between Chepstow Villas and Pembridge Road
- St Charles Place
- St Lukes Mews East and west of All Saint’s Road
- Stanley Gardens
- Swinbrook Road
You can see an interactive map showing the full road closures on the Royal Borough Of Kensington and Chelsea website.
Westminster
- Aldridge Road Villas
- Alexander Mews
- Alexander Street
- Alfred Road
- Artesian Road
- Bark Place
- Bishops Bridge Road (from Porchester Road to Westbourne Grove)
- Botts Mews
- Bridstow Place
- Brunel Estate
- Caradoc Close
- Caroline Close
- Caroline Place
- Chapel Side
- Chepstow Road
- Courtnell Street
- Dartmouth Close
- Dawson Place
- Durham Terrace
- Edgware Road, southbound at junction of Harrow Road and junction with Marble Arch
- Elgin Avenue
- Fermoy Road
- Fosbury Mews
- Garway Road
- Great Western Road, starting at the junction with Harrow Road
- Hatherley Grove
- Head’s Mews
- Hereford Road
- Hereford Mews
- Holland Park Avenue
- Holland Road
- Hormead Road
- Ilchester Gardens
- Inver Court
- Inverness Terrace
- Inverness Place
- Kennet Road
- Kensington Church Street
- Kensington Gardens Square
- Kildare Gardens
- Kildare Terrace
- Leamington Road Villas
- Ledbury Road
- Leinster Square
- Lombardy Place
- Monmouth Place
- Monmouth Road
- Moorhouse Road
- Moscow Road
- Moscow Place
- Needham Road
- Newton Road
- North Carriage Drive
- Northumberland Place
- Orme Court
- Orme Court Mews
- Orme Square
- Orme Lane
- Ossington Street
- Park Lane, junction Hyde Park corner
- Palace Court
- Pickering Mews
- Poplar Place
- Porchester Road
- Porchester Gardens
- Porchester Square
- Princess Court
- Princes Square
- Princes Mews
- Queensway
- Queen’s Mews
- Redan Place
- Rede Place
- Salem Road
- Shrewsbury Mews
- Shrewsbury Street
- Shrewsbury Road
- St Lukes Road
- St Petersburgh Mews
- St Petersburgh Place
- St Stephens Crescent
- St Stephens Gardens
- St Stephens Mews
- Sunderland Terrace
- Uxbridge Street
- Sutherland Place
- Talbot Road
- Tavistock Road
- Tavistock Crescent
- Uxbridge Street
- Wellington Close
- Westbourne Gardens
- Westbourne Grove
- Westbourne Grove Terrace
- Westbourne Park Road
- Westbourne Park Villas
- Western Mews
- West Carriage Drive
- West Cross Route
- Westway (eastbound)
- Woodfield Place
- Woodfield Road
How to get to Notting Hill Carnival
Planning to reach Carnival by public transport? Here’s everything you need to know about getting there, including the best tube and bus routes.
Time Out’s ultimate guide to Notting Hill Carnival 2025.
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