Free event Family friendly
Pontefract Liquorice Festival is back – and what a sweet treat it is! Get ready for a confectionary-themed bonanza celebrating Pontefract’s historic link with liquorice.
More information coming soon…
Find us at
Town Centre Precinct, Pontefract, WF8 1BD
Free Park & Ride
Park & Ride will leave Pontefract Park approximately every 15 minutes between 9:30am – 4:30pm.
Please note the last service will leave the town centre at 4:30pm and the park gates will be closed at 5:30pm.
Stops
Brought to you by Wakefield Council and Ross Travel
There are numerous off-street and on-street car parking spaces in Pontefract Town Centre.
Find a full list with details here.
Pontefract Tanshelf Station
It is an approximately 15 minute walk from Pontefract Tanshelf Train Station to Pontefract Town Centre.
You can find station details here.
Pontefract Baghill Station
It is an approximately 8 minute walk from Pontefract Baghill Train Station to Pontefract Town Centre.
You can find station details here.
Pontefract Monkhill Station
It is an approximately 14 minute walk from Pontefract Monkhill Train Station to Pontefract Town Centre.
You can find station details here.
Pontefract Bus Station
Pontefract Bus Station is an approximately 2 minute walk from Pontefract Town Centre.
You can find more information about bus services to Pontefract on the Arriva website here.
The Events Team at Wakefield Council are passionate about providing an enjoyable experience that is accessible to all.
Our friendly team of staff, security, first aiders and contractors will be on hand to offer any assistance throughout the event. You can find them in either Hi-Vis or Wakefield Council Uniform, look for ‘EVENT STAFF’ on their backs.
The main precinct and event site are relatively flat, the area can be easily navigated around without having to cross many steps and inclines.
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.
The closest and most convenient blue badge parking to the main event site is at Valley Road (WF8 1LW) and Bridge Street (WF8 1PQ).
Accessible toilets can be found within Pontefract Town Hall, and Pontefract Museum buildings.
More information coming soon.
Unfortunately, there is no Changing Places at the event site.
The closes Changing Places is at Junction 32 (Changing Places Toilets (changing-places.org)).
There will be a BSL interpreter available at Colin White’s 2pm Heritage Talk at Wakefield Library.
Park & Ride Access Map available here.
Festival Access Map available here.
You can read our Easy Read Guide here.
Should you need any form of medical attention please inform a member of staff or security onsite where they can show you where the medical tent is located or request for a medic to come to you. We do not have any secure storage for medicines on site.
We are continually updating event information for Pontefract Liquorice Festival 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!
You can contact the team at festivals@wakefield.gov.uk
