The closest and most convenient accessible parking to WX Wakefield is Trinity Walk Shopping Centre or The Ridings Shopping Centre. 

Trinity Walk (WF1 1QQ) – 1,000 spaces with disabled parking located on the ground floor outside Sainsburys.  

The Ridings Shopping Centre (WF1 1DS) – They have in total over 1,000 spaces, including 43 blue badge holder spaces and 22 family parking bays all with direct access into the centre.

There will be an accessible port-aloo available in Wakefield City Centre.

There are also accessible toilets within WX Wakefield and The Ridings Shopping Centre.

There is Audio Description of the sculptural light art installations on our website here.

Audio Description has been created by Mind’s Eye – the UK’s pioneering and award-winning audio description service. Mind’s Eye provides description of arts and culture that engages listeners and ensures equality of access.

Assistance dogs are welcome to all areas of the event including WX Wakefield.

Sign up to FREE BSL guided tours of Light Up Wakefield’s Light Trail.

The tours are delivered by Martin Glover, a Deaf BSL user, digital artist and experienced guide who will lead the tour during the event, exploring the nine light installations along the route.

Tours are free but booking is essential:

 BSL Tour (Fri 21 Nov, 6pm-8pm) Book here.

 BSL Tour (Sun 23 Nov, 5pm-7pm) Book here.

Please note: these tours are open to everyone but are specifically aimed at people who are d/Deaf and will be delivered in British Sign Language only. There will be no spoken English translation. Tours are limited to 20 spaces and must be pre-booked.

There are 2 Changing Places located in Wakefield at WX Wakefield and Trinity Walk Shopping Centre.

You can find our Light Up Wakefield Easy Read Guide available to view here.

The following light art installations on the Light Trail will have noise and flashing lights:

• 2. Ship of the Gods
• 5. Rever
• 8. Marbles

WX Wakefield

WX Wakefield has full step-free access from their entrances and a full accessible lift on the ground floor by the main bar.

They also have Changing Places Toilet and Baby Changing Facilities.

Cathedral Precinct

The precinct is mainly flat and the area can be easily navigated around without having to cross many steps and inclines.

Paper copy translations of the Light Up Trail installations will be available from the Event Hub in Polish and Urdu.

There is also digital versions below:

 Polish

 Urdu

If you would like translations in another language, please use the Experience Wakefield ReciteMe function (click the eye icon in the top right corner of the webpage) to translate the Digital Light Trail Mapbox here.