WORCESTER has taken a step back in time as the Victorian Christmas Fayre returns to celebrate its 30th anniversary, and a park and ride service to the event will once again be available from County Hall.
The County Council will be providing parking space in one of the car parks at County Hall along with staff to help visitors in support of the Park & Ride service no. 910 operated commercially by First Worcester Bus.
The event has grown to become one of the leading themed Christmas Fayres in the country.
200 stalls will be taking over the city centre selling local arts, crafts, food and gifts so why not make the most of the festivities and use the park and ride service to and from the event?
Councillor Mike Rouse, Cabinet Member for Highways and Transport, said: “The Victorian Christmas Fayre is always a special time for the city of Worcester and our county as a whole, bringing in a lot of people from further afield. For many, the event marks the start of their Christmas celebrations. We’re really pleased that First Bus have agreed to run the park and ride scheme with us again this year, giving people options and flexibility on how they travel; it proves popular and is a great way to ensure you can enjoy what the fayre has to offer, whilst keeping the city centre moving.”
Details for the Park and ride service are as follows:
Saturday, December 3
First bus from County Hall leaves at 08:35 then 08:50, 09:05, 09:20 then every 10 minutes
Last bus back from Crowngate Bus Station is 20:10 or from Cathedral Square at 20:15.
Sunday, December 4
First bus from County Hall leaves at 09:45 then every 15 minutes
Last bus back from Crowngate Bus Station is 17:10 or from Cathedral Square at 17:15.
The Prices are as follows:
Adult Return: £3.00
Young Person Return: £2.00
Group Weekender Ticket (for use of up to any 5 people): £8.00
Children under 5 are free
There are also a number of road closures in place during the event.
City Walls Road (towards St Martins Gate) will be reduced to one lane to accommodate coaches dropping off visitors.
A number of other roads will also have closures in place whilst the fayre is open to help facilitate the event. These include:
High Street
Friar Street
Queen Street
Pump Street
Copenhagen Street
St Nicholas Street
New Street
Broad Street
Angel Place
The Shambles
Corn Market
