Durham Miners' Gala: Which roads are closed?

The Gala procession heading across Elvet Bridge last year. Credit: ITV Tyne Tees News

Nearly 150,000 people are expected to attend the Durham Miners' Gala today, July 11.

Find out where you can expect road closures in the city here:

Roads closed between 6.30am-8.00pm*Only emergency services will be allowed to use the following roads:

  • South Bailey

  • New Elvet Bridge

  • North Bailey

  • New Elvet

  • Bow Lane

  • Church Street

  • Dun Cow Lane

  • Hallgarth Street

  • Palace Green

  • Court Lane

  • Owengate

  • Elvet Crescent

  • Saddler Street

  • Old Elvet

  • Market Place

  • Prison Green (Old Elvet South)

  • Silver Street

  • Territorial Lane

  • Framwellgate Bridge

  • Elvet Waterside

  • Pelaw Leazes Lane

  • Elvet Bridge

  • North Road (between its junctions with Framwellgate Bridge and Milburngate)

  • Crossgate (from junction with North Road/Framwellgate Bridge to the junction with South Street)

Only emergency services and vehicles with a Miners Gala permit will be allowed to use the following roads:

  • Whinney Hill

  • Green Lane

Roads closed 8.00am-10.00am and 3.00pm-8.00pm*Only emergency services will be allowed to use the following roads:

  • Flass Street

  • Sutton Street

  • North Road (between its junction with Back Western Hill and A690 junction)

  • North Road (between its junctions with the North Road roundabout and Milburngate)

  • Milburngate (between North Road and the access to Framwellgate Waterside)

Roads closed between 9.00am-1.00pm*Only emergency services will be allowed to use the following roads:

  • Claypath (between its junction with Prince Bishop Car Park Roundabout to the junction with Claypath one-way Slip Road)

  • Claypath (between Providence Row to the Claypath one-way slip road - westbound only)

  • No right turn from Claypath one-way slip road onto Claypath.