A Grand Day Out – Wakefield

Northgate – This is part of the festival site will host activities such as the giant sandpit and crazy golf course. There will also be street food vendors with bistro tables and chairs. The street is easily accessible and completely flat. A mapped area of the event including accessible toilets can be found here (a link to the site map will be available here for you to view soon).

Cathedral Steps – This part of festival site will host arts and craft activities and funfair rides. The steps will be barriered off, directing visitors to enter to stepped area via the accessible entrance on Kirkgate.

Ridings Shopping Centre – Shopping area, rest spaces, cafes, restaurants & accessible toilets.

Trinity Shopping Centre – Shopping area, rest spaces, cafes, restaurants & accessible toilets.

Our friendly team of staff, security, first aiders and contractors will be on hand to offer any assistance. You can find us in either Hi-Viz or Wakefield council Uniform, look for ‘EVENT STAFF’ on our backs!

Please note this is not a ticketed event and therefore we cannot confirm what the site capacity will be on the day. The crowds generally gather close to the sandpit, stalls, and funfair rides. The Ridings Shopping Centre and Trinity Shopping Centre will be open during the event where welfare facilities and a quiet space for a coffee in a café can be found.

Toilets – A portable disabled access toilet unit will be located on Cathedral Walk at the entrance to the Ridings Shopping Centre, however if you prefer, full accessible toilets can be found within the Ridings Shopping Centre and Trinity Shopping Centre.

Parking – The closest and most convenient disabled parking to the precinct is Borough Road Car Park WF1 3AZ

Mobility Scooter/Wheelchair Hire – this facility can be found within the Ridings Shopping Centre. Phone the Shopmobility Centre on 01924 787 788 to reserve a wheelchair/scooter.

Should you need medical attention please inform a member of staff or security on site, they will direct you to the medical tent or request for a medic to come to you.

Unfortunately, we do not have any secure storage for medicines on site.

Assistance dogs are welcomed to all areas of the event, this must be an assistance dog that is recognised by one of the official charitable organisations as members of Assistance Dogs UK.

Follow the link here – Car parks in Wakefield – Wakefield Council to see all on street and off street car parks in Wakefield however we feel that the most accessible and closest car park to the precinct is Borough Road car park – WF1 3AZ.

You can reach the event by bus or by train with no trouble.

Bus – plan your route here Bus Travel in Wakefield | Tickets & Times | Arriva Bus

Train – plan your route here Wakefield Westgate Station | National Rail

We are continually updating our access provisions for A Grand Day Out with updated maps etc, so please keep checking back on this page.

If you do have any queries or feel that there is anything we can improve on, we are open to suggestions!

Please feel free to contact us – specialistmarketsandevents@wakefield.gov.uk