Road closures for Southsea Food Festival as popular event returns this weekend
A number of road closures will be in place for the food festival
The popular Southsea Food Festival is making a return this weekend - with road closures set to be in place across the area as a result.
More than 100 food and drink businesses are getting involved in Southsea Food Festival on Saturday and Sunday (July 4 and 5) in the heart of Southsea, forming a vibrant hub of activity around Clarendon Road, Palmerston Road, Osborne Road, and Avenue De Caen.
Visitors can also enjoy live music, family entertainment and a wide mix of food and drink, from street food to local produce at the stalls set up on Palmerston, Clarendon and Osborne roads as well as Avenue De Caen, taking place from 10am to 5pm on both days.
Visitors are encouraged to walk or cycle or take a bus to the event. If travelling from outside of the city, visitors are encouraged to use Portsmouth's Park and Ride service PR3, which runs to the event site.
Over the weekend and in the days leading up to the event there will also be a number of road closures and no waiting restrictions.
They are:
From midday on Friday, July 3 to midday on Monday, July 6
CLARENDON ROAD Between Palmerston Road and The Vale
OSBORNE ROAD Between Ashby Place/Portland Road and Palmerston Road
PALMERSTON ROAD Between Osborne Road/Clarendon Road and Auckland Road East
PORTLAND ROAD Between its junction with Osbourne Road and Serpentine Road
PORTLAND ROAD (NORTHBOUND CARRIAGEWAY) From north of the bus stop to the pay and display machine and lamppost No. 2 (30 metres). Vehicles diverted from Clarence Parade, Osborne Road, Portland Road, Kent Road, Marmion Road, Victoria Road South, Clarendon Road and Lennox Road South, Clarence Parade and vice versa. Vehicles diverted from Avenue de Caen, Clarence Parade, Jack Cockerill Way, Clarence Esplanade and vice versa.
From 6pm on Thursday, July 2 to midday on Monday, July 6
AVENUE DE CAEN Between Clarence Parade and Clarence Esplanade. (Except for authorised access)
PALMERSTON ROAD Between Auckland Road East and Clarence Parade. (Except for authorised access)