SUMMER SUNDAE WEEKENDER INFORMATION

Car

De Montfort Hall is situated at the top of Regent Road on the edge of Victoria Park. Located just one mile south of Leicester's City Centre, the Hall is well signposted on the inner ring road. If using the M1 come off at junction 21 and follow the signs for the outer ring road (Leicester South and East A563), turning left along the A50 or A6 when signposted.

The urban setting makes it difficult to park around the festival, so car parking has been arranged in local NCP car parks. You can now park in any one of three NCP Leicester car parks any time between midday on the Thursday to midday on the Monday at a flat rate of £4.50 for any 24-hour period. So no more worries about hourly charges clocking up.

The NCP car parks on Granby Halls, Welford Road and East Street are only 10 minutes walk away, and the others around the city are on local bus routes.

All you have to do is go to the car park, and take your ticket from the machine at the entrance and when you wish to leave, simply go to a staffed validation point (it's in the cloakroom in the main foyer of the Hall) and this will activate the saving. Then just put your ticket in the machine at the car park, pay as normal, and leave via the barrier.

The only one working a bit differently is the Granby Halls car park, which is pay and display. At this one simply pay £4.50 for each day you are staying and put the ticket in the windscreen as normal. The enclosed map shows all the locations.

There is the pay and display car park next to DMH but spaces are limited this year, so once it's full, it's full - charges are dependent upon when you arrive, but no more than £4.50 for 12 hours; after 6pm until midnight it's £1.40. After midnight it's free until 6am though you can feed the machine in advance. Saturday rates are slightly cheaper and free all day Sunday.

Street parking

Tthe roads around Regent College campsite have parking meters. Charges are Monday-Saturday 7am to 6pm £3, free from 6pm to 7.30am, free all day Sunday. These spaces are generally in use during weekdays.

Train

Located in the heart of the East Midlands Leicester is easily reached by train and only a 10 minute walk from the train station to the Festival site at De Montfort Hall. The station is located on London Road (A6) with East Midlands Trains providing regular services from London at just over an hour and routes to major cities across the UK such as Derby, Nottingham, Lincoln, Sheffield and Leeds. Further services are provided by CrossCountry to destinations such as Birmingham, Cambridge and Stansted Airport.

Bus

National Express operates from St Margaret's Bus Station in the City Centre, visit the National Express website for more information. Buses all set down at Saxby Street bus stop on London Road. From there walk up to the traffic lights, cross over and walk straight along University Road. At the second set of traffic lights (Regent Road/University Road crossroads) cross over and turn left, De Montfort Hall is on your right, only five minutes' walk from the bus stop.

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