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TRAVELLING TO LUDLOW
By rail | By car | By bus | By air | Maps
PARKING
Park & Ride | Park & Walk | Roads closed in centre
ACCESSIBILITY
PARKING - use the Festival Park & Ride
(Friday, Saturday and Sunday)
PLEASE do not try to park in the town centre during the three days of the Festival - you will find it very difficult to locate a legal parking space and your attempts will simply add to the congestion.
Using the Festival's Park & Ride is quicker and easier for everyone. Watch out for the Festival Park & Ride signs on the A49 and the A4117 as you get near to Ludlow. Buses run every 10 minutes and drop off just a couple of minutes walk from the centre of the town and the castle. We have a NEW site this year by kind permission of the Lumsdens we are using their land in the village of Henley based on the A4117, please be aware that this is a grass field so please do wear appropriate footwear.
And we also have a Park & Walk - see below.
PARK & RIDE Park and Ride map
New location, new price!
For your convenience we have established a PARK & RIDE scheme in a convenient edge-of-town location close to the by-pass on the A117 Kidderminster Road, where for only £4 per car you get supervised parking AND a return journey on a frequent bus service to and from the town centre. Please note that the last bus runs up to one hour after the gate closes on the festival - 6.00 pm Friday, 7.30 pm Saturday and 6.00 pm on Sunday. A low-floor bus is available for people with disabilities, but if you have special needs you are invited to contact us in advance and we can make any appropriate arrangements - see here.
PARK & RIDE CAR PARK LOCATION: Please watch out for the FESTIVAL Park & Ride signs on the A49 and the A4117 as you approach Ludlow. The Park & Ride will be in a different location to last year, and is not in the same place as the normal Ludlow Park & Ride bus operated by the Council. The postcode for satnav purposes is SY8 3ET. Park & Ride map
PARK & WALK!
As an alternative to the Park & Ride, we also offer a PARK & WALK in conjunction with Ludlow Cricket Club, on the three days of the Festival. This parking area at Ludlow Cricket Club has capacity for 400-500 vehicles.
Open from 8.45 am to 8.00 pm
Location: Burway Lane, Ludlow, SY8 1DT (see map)
Cost: £5 per day up to 1 pm, £3 thereafter.
Free drink: On Saturday and Sunday the £5 ticket includes one free drink per car at the Cricket Club bar, and there will be cricket to watch from 1 pm on Saturday and 2 pm on Sunday.
Facilities: Toilet and rudimentary baby-changing facilities during car parking hours.
Ludlow Cricket Club is a non-profit organisation with all monies being ploughed back into cricket facilities, especially to benefit junior cricket in the area.
Ludlow is a charming medieval town, but has limited town centre parking, which at the time of an event like the Festival is even more limited!
ROADS CLOSED IN TOWN CENTRE DURING THE FESTIVAL
On the Saturday and Sunday of the Festival, King Street, High Street and Castle Street (in the centre of town) will be closed to vehicles, at the request of the police, in order to make these streets a safer and more pleasant environment for the peak time of the Festival. Castle Street car park will not be available. It is now even more essential to use the Park & Ride.
MAPS:
Regional approaches
Ludlow (access roads)
Ludlow street map
Park & Ride map
By road
The A49 trunk road from Warrington (M6) in the north, through Shrewsbury and Hereford to Ross-on-Wye in the south gives good access to Ludlow. From Birmingham, head west on the A456 through Kidderminster, or from the M5 leave at Junction 3 and join the A456 through Kidderminster. At Clows Top, the best route is to leave the A456, forking right on to the A4117, signposted Cleobury Mortimer.
For your convenience - and that of others - please use the Festival Park & Ride when you reach Ludlow. Watch out for the FESTIVAL Park and Ride signs from the bypass - don't head for the town centre.
(More info about Park & Ride)
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By rail
There is a fast and frequent train service to Ludlow, which is on the Manchester-Crewe-Cardiff line. From London Paddington and SW England there are good connections at Newport (South Wales) or Hereford; at Crewe, Manchester or Shrewsbury there are connections to the north of England, North Wales, the Midlands and Scotland. There are also direct through trains to Ludlow from Chester, Holyhead, and north Wales, and from south and west Wales.
For detailed timings and fares and online bookings visit Arriva Trains Wales website. For telephone enquiries and bookings phone Ludlow Station Travel on 01584 877090 or National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 (or Welsh language 0845 60 40 500).
During Saturday the 10th and Sunday 11th September there is vital maintenance works taking place along the line to Ludlow Railway Station which means that there will be buses replacing the trains from Hereford and Shrewsbury; we have been assured that the travel time added will not be unduly long.
Click here for details and here
We are aware that this will cause some disruption to peoples travel plans and while every effort has been made to stop this from happening over this weekend, unfortunately to no avail!
We do however have a brand new park and ride site that is twice the size and therefore able to cope with the increase of cars and there is also regular bus services from both Hereford and Shewsbury. The 435 bus runs from Shrewsbury to the following timetable and the 492 bus from Hereford runs to the following timetable.
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By bus
There are services to Ludlow from Birmingham, Shrewsbury, Kidderminister and Hereford, as well as from many smaller places in the immediate area. Telephone Traveline on 0870 608 2608 for information about times, routes, etc, or visit the Transport Direct website to plan your bus and coach journey
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By air
The nearest airport is Birmingham, approx 90 mins by car or by trains from Birmingham International station (via Shrewsbury), which is adjacent to the airport. Manchester, Liverpool, and Cardiff airports are also convenient, with good road and rail links.
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ACCESSIBILITY
All events in Ludlow Castle and most other venues are suitable for wheelchair access. The entrance to the Castle itself has a rough cobbled surface and a wheelchair user may require assistance - readily available on the spot - for this short section. Some shops have entrance steps but again assistance is readily available. Detailed information can be found at the Festival Information Stall near the Castle entrance, or by phoning 01584 873957.
Disabled toilets can be found at the car park off Castle Square, and in the Castle during the Food and Drink Fair. Disabled car park spaces (for disabled badge holders) can be found in the car park off Castle Square.One of the Park & Ride buses has a low floor access. Further information on this will be available from the stewards at the car park.
If you have special needs and require assistance, please do not hesitate to contact our office on 01584 873957, or email info@foodfestival.co.uk , and we will be happy to do what we can to help.
For more information about access in Ludlow generally, please contact the Visitor Information Centre on 01584 875053.
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