Trains
Merseyrail serves the Liverpool City Region including Northern Line, Wirral Line and City Line.
Liverpool Lime Street station is the main gateway to the city with national rail services connecting to London, Scotland, Lake District, North East, Manchester and other areas of the UK.
The nearest stations to Sefton Park are St Michaels and Mossley Hill
From Liverpool City Centre (Liverpool Central or Lime Street):
- Board the Merseyrail Northern Line from Liverpool Central Station towards Hunts Cross and get off at St Michaels Station (15-minute walk)
- Alternatively, travel on the City Line from Liverpool Lime Street to Manchester, Warrington or Birmingham and get off at Mossley Hill Station (15-minute walk)
For those travelling from the Wirral Line, connect at Liverpool Central
Use the Merseyrail journey planner to check train times and stations.
Buses
Liverpool City Region is serviced by Stagecoach and Arriva. Both Stagecoach and Arriva are available across the region and connecting buses to Sefton Park can be found in Liverpool ONE bus station. Contactless payment is accepted.
From (Liverpool ONE bus station or Bootle bus station):
National Express, Flix Bus and Megabus operate from Liverpool ONE bus station connecting across the country.
Cycling
From Liverpool ONE to St Michaels station, Aigburth cycle routes are available and can take anywhere from 13-19 minutes to cycle, depending on the route you take.
Safe cycle storage is available at St Michaels station.
Official Event Parking
We strongly advise ticketholders against driving to this event and to make use of public transport wherever possible for both ease and sustainability.
There is no parking for ticketholders at the event site and there will be zero tolerance in regards to nuisance parking on the roads surrounding Sefton Park, with enforcement officers on duty throughout. There will be numerous road closures in and around the park with access restricted to residents and businesses only.
Park and Walk/Park and Ride
Walking directions
- Exit Car Park on Monarchs Quay and proceed along Queens Wharf
- Turn right onto Challoner Street
- Follow Road left as it mergers into Upper Parliament Street
- Turn right into Princes Avenue
- Follow the road left into Croxteth Road
- Turn right into Sefton Park Road
- Cross Ullet Road into Aigburth Drive into the event entrance.
Park and Ride from Mount Pleasant Car Park
- Exit the car park and turn left onto Brownlow Hill
- Take a left onto Ranelagh Street
- Walk approx 150 metres to Central Station and get the train towards Hunts Cross getting off at St Michael’s Station
If you fancy getting your steps in, Sefton Park is around a 45 minute - 1 hour walk from Liverpool Central.
Road closures
Official road closures around Sefton Park will be announced soon.
Please be considerate of residents and do not park cars or arrange transport on any of the residential streets surrounding the event site.
Accessibility information
For information on how to apply for accessible facilities at Radio 1 Big Weekend, please visit the event accessibility information page.
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