What is the best way to get to Goose Fair in Nottingham?
Nottingham City Council has shared a number of ways visitors can get to Goose Fair this year. However, the planned strike which was to hit the tram system over the next nine days has been called off. Aside from the tram, these are the other ways of getting to Goose Fair.
Bus
Single adult fares for NCT journeys are priced at just £2, while the £8.50 Grouprider ticket allows unlimited day travel on all NCT buses in the City Zone for up to five people, including a maximum of two adults. The trentbarton zigzag group ticket allows unlimited day travel on trentbarton buses for £18 for up to five people.
NCT will run frequent services on the Yellow, Brown, Purple and Lime routes, stopping on Mansfield Road at Forest Gate. Buses will run every three to four minutes on Friday and Saturday and every four to six minutes on Sunday. In the city centre, board these buses on Parliament Street or Milton Street.
Car
Blue Badge event parking is available for £10 per car at the Forest Recreation Ground. There is no other public vehicle parking permitted on site and visitors are not permitted to park on residential streets in the area, a measure that the council says will be strictly enforced.
Visitors can use city centre car parks including Trinity Square, Victoria Centre, Q Park Talbot Street, Crowne Plaza Wollaton Street, Lace Market and Broad Marsh. Forest Recreation Ground is approximately 30 minutes on foot from the city centre.
Visitors can also use the Wilkinson Street Park & Ride site to "park and stride" to the fair. Wilkinson Street is a 20-minute walk from Forest Recreation Ground.
Taxi
Private hire taxis will be able to pick up and drop off on Bentinck Road.
Cycling
Visitors can travel to Goose Fair via bicycle or on a Lime e-bike. E-bikes can be parked at one of the bays near Forest Recreation Ground, or there is event cycle parking for both bicycles and e-bikes, which can be accessed from gate 11 at the junction of Forest Road East and Waverley Street.
E-bikes can be hired through the Lime app. Lime is currently offering new users two free trips using code NOTTFRESHERS24, enabling new users to get to the fair and back for free.