Due to industrial action, there will be no tram service to Goose Fair at The Forest tram stop from Friday 27 September. This is expected to continue until the last day of the event on Sunday 6 October.
Goose Fair opens at 4pm at the Forest Recreation Ground today (Friday 27 September).
Trams are expected to run from 7am – 3.40pm, every 15 minutes between Phoenix Park and Hucknall to Nottingham Station, and from 3.40pm – 6.30pm, every 15 minutes only from Phoenix Park and Hucknall to Wilkinson Street. There will be no trams to Clifton or Beeston and no service on Sunday 29 September, Friday 4 October, Saturday 5 October or Sunday 6 October before normal service is expected to resume on Monday 7 October.
Goose Fair attendees are advised to make alternative travel arrangements for visiting the fair.
Bus
Journeys can be planned via NCT or trentbarton buses. Single adult fares are £2, or for just £8.50 the Grouprider ticket allows unlimited day travel on all NCT buses in the City Zone for up to 5 people (max 2 adults). The trentbarton zigzag group ticket allows unlimited day travel on trentbarton buses for £18 (up to 5 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 3-4 minutes on Friday and Saturday and every 4-6 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. Visitors are not permitted to park on residential streets in the area – this 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. It takes approximately 30 minutes to walk to the Forest Recreation Ground from the city centre.
Visitors can also use Wilkinson Street and Park & Rides to ‘park and stride’ to the fair. Wilkinson Street is a 20 minute walk from the Forest Recreation Ground.
Taxi
Private hire taxis will be able to pick up/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 the 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, available on the App Store or Google Play. Lime is currently offering new users two free trips using code NOTTFRESHERS24, enabling new users to get to the fair and back for free.
