Bristol Harbour Festival - Road Closures - Various Services - starting Friday 17.07.26

• Location

  Bristol Harbour Festival
• Cause

  Special Event
• Responsibility

  Local Authority
• Effective

  17/07/2026 - 19/07/2026

The Grove will be closed from 16:00 on Friday 17th through to 22:00 on Sunday 19th July to facilitate the Bristol Harbour Festival.

Services towards Broadmead from Bedminster will operate normal route to Redcliffe Way roundabout where they will divert via Redcliff Street,Victoria Street,Bristol Bridge,Baldwin Street and Marsh Street to resume normal route at Broad Quay.

Please use bus stops on Redcliff Hill(R2) and Broad Quay.

Services from Broadmead towards South Bristol (including m2) and Bath will operate normal route to Broad Quay where they will divert via Marsh Street,Baldwin Street,Redcliff Street and resume normal routes at Redcliff roundabout.

Please use bus stops on Broad Quay(m1 and m2 will stop on C5), Redcliffe Hill(R1) or Redcliffe Way(R5).

Although there will be no physical road closure, due to safety concerns we have taken the decision to pull out of Broad Quay as well between 19:00 and 23:59 on Friday 17th and Saturday 18th July.

Services from South Bristol towards Broadmead (except m2) will operate normal route to Redcliffe Way roundabout where they will divert via Redcliff Street,Victoria Street,Bristol Bridge,Wine Street and onto Union Street.Services using The Horsefair will resume from there, services towards Gloucester Road/City Centre will take Rupert Street,into St Johns Bridge, onto Lewins Mead to resume normal routes.

Please use bus stops at Redcliff Hill(R2) or Horsefair or Lewins Mead.

Services from Broadmead towards South Bristol will operate normal routes to Rupert Street then divert via Christmas Street,Nelson Street,Fairfax Street,Wine Street,Redcliff Street and resume normal routes at Redcliffe roundabout.

Please use bus stops at Rupert Street(B6) or Redcliff Hill(R1).

Services 6, 7 and 42 will terminate at Rupert Street.

Services 6, 7 and 42 will commence from Rupert Street onto Christmas Street to resume normal route.

Please use bus stop on Nelson Street(B5).

Services 46,48 and 49 will commence their journeys at Baldwin Street (R11) bus stop.

Services T1, Y1, Y2, m3 and m4 will terminate on Rupert Street(B6) and commence their journeys at Lewins Mead(B1).