More than 100 roads will be blocked off across the bank holiday weekend, with new restrictions like those on Notting Hill Gate.
Only pre-authorised vehicles and emergency services will be permitted to drive into the zone. Even residents will be denied access to driving in the area.
Road closures will apply from 6am on Sunday (August 30) to 6am on Tuesday (September 1), while parking restrictions will come into effect from 11:59pm on Saturday (August 29).
There will also be widespread disruption across the Underground network too as TfL prepares for millions to descend onto the streets of Notting Hill.
More than 100 roads will close ahead of the carnival
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All the road closures at Notting Hill Carnival
- Aldridge Road Villas
- Alexander Mews
- Alexander Street
- Alfred Road
- Artesian Road
- Bark Place
- Bayswater Road
- 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
- Elgin Avenue
- Fermoy Road
- Fosbury Mews
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- 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
- Woodfield Place
- Woodfield Road
Is Notting Hill Gate closed?
Notting Hill Gate Tube station and Notting Hill Gate road will be closed
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For the first time in its history, Notting Hill Gate will be closed to motorists, except buses on Sunday and Monday.
Road closures will divert traffic via Addison Road, Kensington High Street, and Kensington Church Street.
How to get to Notting Hill Carnival
The worst kept secret of Notting Hill Carnival is to travel to a station further afield and complete the journey by foot to avoid the crowds. Reasonable suggestions include walking from Paddington or Maida Vale.
Ladbroke Grove will be closed all day, while other stations may operate as exit-only from 11am.
This includes Notting Hill Gate, Westbourne Park, Holland Park, Queensway, and Royal Oak.
Carnival-goers are advised to check before travelling as TfL regularly close stations if they become too busy during carnival periods.
All the Tube stations affected by Notting Hill Carnival
- Ladbroke Grove: Closed all day
- Latimer Road: May close for short periods throughout the day, station shuts at 11pm
- Notting Hill Gate: No entry from 11am – 6pm, District/Circle lines will not stop
- Westbourne Park: No entry from 11am
- Holland Park: No entry from 11am – 3pm, closes at 3pm
- Queensway: No entry from 11am – 6pm.
- Royal Oak: No entry from 11am – 6pm, closes at 6pm
- Shepherds Bush: No ticket facilities or down escalator after 4pm
- Kensal Green: Expect long queues
- Kensal Rise: Chamberlayne Road entrance closes at 6pm
If you’re planning to travel by bus, it’s worth checking diversions ahead of time. Several routes have been affected by road closures. This includes: 7, 18, 23, 27, 28, 31, 36, 52, 70, 228, 295, 302, 316, and the 328.
The following night buses will also be on diversion: N7, N27, N28, N31
However, TfL does operate special bus routes to get you as close to the carnival perimeter as possible.
Special bus routes for Notting Hill Carnival
TfL operates a special service to get revellers as close to the perimeter as possible
- 148X to Victoria and Vauxhall
- 7X to East Acton
- 36X to Harrow Road
- 18X to Stonebridge Park
- 6X to Harrow Road