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HSBC UK Let's Ride Southampton: road closures


On Sunday 17 June, Southampton hosts HSBC UK City Ride Southampton.

The event will take place around a 6km circular route linking Guildhall Square, East Park and Southampton Common. We must emphasise that this is not a race and cyclists can use the route between 11am – 3pm. There will be free public entertainment at various locations on the route for both cyclists and spectators.


There will be road closures, diversions and parking restrictions on the route on Sunday 17 June 2018 from 5am until 6pm.
Advance warning signs will be erected approximately 10 days before the event, but we would like to give you as much notice as possible so that you can make alternative plans for parking and vehicle access on the day, should you need to move your vehicle during the event. The details of how the road closures may affect you are available on discoversouthampton.co.uk/events

Road closures for the event will be from 5am – 6pm on Sunday 17 June 2018. Road closure times may vary between these hours on specific roads. Closures will be lifted as soon as possible after the event.

  • West Marlands Road: Road closed from junctions at Civic Centre Road to Commercial Road. Limited access only for essential vehicles for the O2 Guildhall and Civic Centre.
  • Commercial Road: No Parking. Road closed from junctions at Havelock Road and Above Bar (outside art gallery fountain). No parking in parking bays.
  • Above Bar Street north: Section of road closed. From junction at Cumberland Place / Brunswick Place to junction at the cross roads of Civic Centre Road / New Road.
  • Park Walk: Road closed.
  • Bedford Place: Road closed from junction of Cumberland Place to Paris Smith car park entrance. No right turn into Bedford Place from filter lane in Cumberland Place. Please take the next right turn into Grosvenor Square. No access into Cumberland Place from Bedford Place.
  • London Road: Road closed. From junction at Cumberland Place / Brunswick Place to junction at The Avenue. No vehicle access into London Road, no parking in parking bays for the full length from junction at Cumberland Place to The Avenue. No vehicle access into London Road from Carlton Crescent. Managed access from Bellevue Road onto London Road.
  • The Avenue Northbound: Section of Road closed. No vehicle access northbound on The Avenue.
  • Banister Road: Road closed at junction with Hulse Road and The Avenue. Vehicle access open to all car showrooms from the west side of Banister Road or Hulse Road. Follow Diversions signs. No vehicle access onto The Avenue.
  • Northlands Road: Road closed from junction at Cemetery Road and junction at The Avenue. No vehicle access to The Avenue from Northlands Road. Vehicle access to properties in this section of Northlands Road is via Hulse Road.
  • Cemetery Road: Road closed on 17 June and no parking restrictions in place from 6pm on 16 June.