There are more than 70 road closures this year, with buses and cycle paths also affectedRunners will pass some of the city’s most iconic landmarks(Image: Great Bristol Run)

The AJ Bell Great Bristol Run returns this weekend and will see some 23,000 runners push themselves to the limit to run the ‘super scenic’ 10K and half marathon routes.

This year’s programme of running events spans across both Saturday and Sunday, with (for the first time ever) a standalone Junior and Mini Great Bristol Run taking place the day before the main events.

We’ve compiled a list of all of the road closures in place this weekend as part of the events below, split into both event days.

The 10K and half marathon on Sunday (May 11) requires the most road closures, while the Junior and Mini Great Bristol Run on Saturday (May 10), which starts and finishes on College Green, will see a small number of road closures between 7.30am and 11.30am to support the younger participants completing the 1.5km and 2.5km routes.

Some roads will be closed from as early as 4am or 6am, with some areas also seeing parking suspensions in place from midnight on Saturday, May 10.

‘Vehicle uplift’ will be in operation, event organisers say, particularly in high priority areas – these are marked out in the list below.

If your vehicle is uplifted, it will be moved to Portwall Lane Car Park, or the SS Great Britain car park depending on which is closest. Pedestrian and emergency access will be maintained to all properties throughout the event.

We’ve also included a list of cycle routes affected, as well as bus route diversions this weekend.

Read on to find out more…

Saturday, May 10, road closures – the Junior and Mini Great Bristol Run

The route takes runners from College Green, along Deanery Road, onto St George’s Road and round to Frog Lane and College Street. You can find the map here.

Sunday, May 11, road closures – the Great Bristol Run 10K and half marathon

The AJ Bell Great Bristol Run – the 10K and half marathon – takes place on Sunday, May 11, 2025, and participants will need to make their way to the start and assembly areas on Anchor Road and Canons Way.

Here are all road closures for the event on this day including those with parking suspensions in place:

  • A4 Portway (Hotwell Road to Sylvan Way) – 6am-2.15pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Anchor Road – 4am-5pm
  • Ashton Avenue – 6am-2.45pm
  • Avon Crescent – 6am-2.45pm
  • Baldwin Street – 6am-3.30pm
  • Bennett Way – 6am-2.15pm
  • Bridge Valley Road – 6am-2.15pm
  • Bristol Bridge – 6am-3.30pm
  • Broad Quay – 6am-4pm
  • Broad Weir – 6am-3.30pm
  • Brunel Lock Road – 6am-2.45pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Brunswick Place – 6am-2.45pm
  • Cabot Way – 6am-2.15pm
  • Canon’s Road – 4am-5pm
  • Canon’s Way – 4am-5pm
  • Castle Street – 6am-3.30pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Christina Terrace – 6am-12.30pm
  • Christmas Street – 6am-4pm
  • College Green – 6am-4pm
  • College Square – 4am-5pm
  • Colston Avenue – 6am-4pm
  • Commercial Road (access only) -6am-2.45pm
  • Counterslip – 6am-3.30pm
  • Cumberland Basin Road – 6am-2.15pm
  • Cumberland Road (Brunel Lock Road to Commercial Road/Wapping Road – eastbound only) – 6am-2.45pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Cumberland Road (Gas Ferry Road to Avon Crescent – westbound only) – 6am-2.45pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Deanery Road – 4am-5pm
  • Explore Lane – 4am-5pm
  • Harbourway – 4am-5pm
  • High Street – 6am-3.30pm
  • Hotwell Road (westbound Anchor Road to Merchants Road) – 6am-12.30pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Hotwell Road (westbound Cumberland Basin Road to Portway) – 6am-2.15pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Humphry Davy Way – 6am-12.30pm
  • Lewin’s Mead (Christmas Street to) – 6am-4pm
  • Lime Kiln Road – 4am-5pm
  • Little King Street (Welsh Back to Queen Charlotte Street) – 6am-3.30pm
  • Lower Castle Street – 6am-3.30pm
  • Lower College Street – 4am-5pm
  • Marsh Street – 6am-4pm
  • McAdam Way – 6am-2.45pm
  • Merchants Road (including Junction Lock Bridge) – 6am-2.45pm
  • Merchants Road (Rownham Mead to Humphry Davy Way) – 6am-12.30pm
  • Middle Avenue – 6am-3.30pm
  • Newgate – 6am-3.30pm
  • Park Street – 6am-4pm
  • Partition Street – 4am-5pm
  • Passage Street – 6am-3.30pm
  • Phippen Street – 6am-3.15pm
  • Plimsoll Bridge/Brunel Way – 6am-12.30pm
  • Prince Street – 6am-3.30pm
  • Prince Street Bridge – 6am-3.15pm
  • Quay Street (Colston Avenue to Christmas Street) – 6am-4pm
  • Queen Charlotte Street – 6am-3.30pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Queen Square (road and square) – 6am-3.30pm
  • Queen Street – 6am-3.30pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Redcliff Hill – 6am-3.15pm
  • Redcliff Street – 6am-3.15pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Redcliffe Bascule Bridge – 6am-3.15pm
  • Redcliffe Way – 6am-3.15pm
  • Rownham Mead (Hotwell Road to Merchants Road) – 6am-12.30pm
  • Rupert Street (St Johns Bridge to Colston Avenue) – 6am-4pm
  • Smeaton Road – 6am-2.45pm
  • St Augustine’s Parade – 6am-4pm
  • St Thomas Street – 6am-4pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • St Thomas Street East – 6am-3.15pm
  • The Grove – 6am-3.15pm
  • Three Queens Lane – 6am-3.15pm
  • Thunderbolt Square – 6am-3.30pm
  • Victoria Street – 6am-3.15pm
  • Wapping Road – 6am-2.45pm – parking suspensions in place too
  • Welsh Back – 6am-3.30pm
  • Wine Street – 6am-3.30pm

Cycle routes affected

According to Travel West, the following cycle routes will be affected during the Great Bristol Run event:

  • Festival Way: Flax Bourton to Bristol City Centre (Brunel Way to Broad Quay)
  • Filwood Greenway: Filwood Park to Redcliff (Bedminster Roundabout to Redcliffe Hill)
  • Frome Valley Greenway: Stoke Gifford to Broadmead (Castle Park to Champion Square)
  • Malago Greenway: Hartcliffe to Redcliff Back (Gaol Ferry Bridge to Wapping Road)
  • The Portway: Avonmouth to Temple Meads (Sylvan Way to Temple Meads)
  • Route 3: Wells to Bristol (Temple Gate to Prince Street)
  • Route 4: Wales to Bradford-upon-Avon (Colston Street to Unity Street)
  • Route 26: Portishead to Bristol City Centre (Brunel Way to Broad Quay)
  • Route 33: Nailsea to Bristol City Centre (Brunel Way to Broad Quay)

To cross Bristol City Centre, and avoid the event entirely, the below route is suggested: Bedminster Roundabout – Clarence Road – Temple Gate – Temple Way – Bond Street – St James Barton Roundabout – Gloucester Road/ Park Row.

Bus stop closures

Bus services will be diverted on the day to avoid operating within the event or the road closures. This means that some buses will not stop at their usual stops and may be diverted.

Most services will be diverted between 4am and 6pm however delays or extensions may occur depending on the event’s start and finish times.

For service diversions and disruptions visit the Travel West updates section for bus disruptions.