Kynren 2024 Arrival Options


Walk - from Bishop Auckland.

Approx: 15mins walk.


Shuttle - from Bishop Auckland

Return shuttle ticket from Market Place, DL14 7NJ £ 3.00 Per Person


CAR PARKING OPTIONS

Car Park C - Colliery Fields, DL14 7SB £ 7.00 Per Car

You can walk to site from this car park (approx.: 15min walk)

Or purchase a return shuttle ticket. £ 3.00 Per Person


Car Park H - Bishop Auckland College, DL14 7SB £ 7.00 Per Car

This car park is 2.1miles from Kynren (approx: 45min walk)

We recommend the shuttle bus option from this car park.

Return shuttle ticket. £ 3.00 Per Person


Blue Badge Parking £ 7.00 Per Car

Car Park A1 - Onsite Blue Badge Holders

Must be booked through our telephone booking line:  01388 436030


Motorhome Parking £ 10.00 Per Vehicle

Park H - Bishop Auckland College, DL14 7SB

This car park does not allow an overnight stay.


All parking and shuttle bus options must be booked in advance, please follow this Booking link.

Check the information on each car park on the map below to make sure you select the best solution for you!

FURTHER INFORMATION

WALK - from the town

The Kynren pedestrian entrance is 1km (.6 mile) from Bishop Auckland bus station; then you will walk on a zig zag path with a gently sloping gradient on 450m (.28 mile) to reach our Welcome Plaza, but bear in mind the return walk back is up hill!

SHUTTLE BUS – from the town

Please note for 2024 all shuttles previously booked from the Bishop Auckland Bus Station due to ongoing works will now pick up from Bishop Auckland Market Place, DL14 7NJ

You may choose to board a Kynren shuttle bus from the Bishop Auckland Market Place, DL14 7NJ, for an additional fee for the 2-way ride.

You will be dropped off on our site at the Bus drop off/pick up point which is directly in front of the Welcome Plaza.

PARK & WALK - from Car Park C only

Park in our Car Park C (postcode DL14 7SB), and walk.

The Kynren pedestrian entrance is 500m (.3 mile) from our Car Park C (postcode DL14 7SB) on a sloped countryside path (160m or .1 mile) followed by a flat wide path (320m or .2 mile); then you will walk on a zig zag path with a gently sloping gradient on 450m (.28 mile) to reach our Welcome Plaza, but bear in mind the return walk back is up hill!

PARK & RIDE - from Car parks C or H

Park in our Car Park C (postcode DL14 7SB), or our Car Park H (postcode DL14 6JZ), and board a Kynren shuttle bus directly from these car parks for an additional fee for the 2-way ride.

You will be dropped off on our site at the Bus drop off/pick up point which is directly in front of the Welcome Plaza.

ONSITE PARKING FOR BLUE BADGE HOLDERS ONLY

If you are a blue badge holder, you can book Blue Badge Car Park A (postcode DL14 7SF), located on our site. There is limited availability . To access this car park on the day of your chosen performance, all visitors will be asked by the parking attendants to produce and display their pre-booked parking voucher and a valid Blue Badge permit.

PLEASE NOTE: Once on site, there is for all our visitors a 450-meter walk on a mostly flat path from the Welcome Plaza to the Tribune (seating and performance area).

Please note that we have two different options within Car Park A:

Car park A1 is for Blue Badge Holders. If this car park is full on the date of your choice, please do NOT book Car Park A2 as it is exclusively for our visitors with tickets in the wheelchair section. Instead, please book a parking space in car parks C or H and add a shuttle ride to your booking.

Car Park A2 is ONLY for Blue Badge Holders who have booked Kynren tickets in the wheelchair section.

MOTORHOME PARK & RIDE FROM YELLOW CAR PARK

Motorhomes can only be booked in our Car Park H (postcode DL14 6JZ), where the space sizes and a tarmac surface are fit for purpose. You can then board a Kynren shuttle bus directly from these car parks for an additional fee for the 2-way ride. Please Note that we do not offer overnight facility for motorhomes.

You will be dropped off on our site at the Bus drop off/pick up point which is directly in front of the Welcome Plaza.

CAR PARKS INFORMATION

Check the information on each car park on the map below to make sure you select the best solution for you!

COMPULSORY ADVANCE BOOKING OF YOUR CAR PARKING

If you choose to use our dedicated car parks, you’ll need to book them in advance, subject to availability.

Car parking voucher must be purchased ahead of your visit as:

  • Car park tickets cannot be purchased on the day from the car parks when you arrive.
  • Shuttle tickets cannot be booked on the day from the car parks when you arrive, and visitors without shuttle bus tickets will need to walk to the site.
  • A one way shuttle ticket back to your car park can be purchased from the retail outlets when you arrive onsite. Tickets are £5 per person and are subject to availability on the day. Tickets are so much cheaper when booked in advance with your show tickets and pre-booked ticket-holders have priority over those who bought one the day. It is well worth booking in advance if you think you might need this service at the end of the night.

You will also be surprised at how quickly we send off 8,000 visitors each night after the show. We aim to say goodnight to the last bus in less than 50 minutes after the show ends, and to the last car just 1 hour and 10 minutes after the show ends.

Bishop Auckland College has yet again kindly made its parking facilities available to our visitors for our 2024 season. No income is passed on to Bishop Auckland College, and all car parking charges paid by our visitors are solely to cover the complex traffic management system across the season. Bishop Auckland College has offered the use of their car park spaces free of charge in order to support us in our goal to make Kynren a sustainable show which can continue for generations to come. We are grateful for Bishop Auckland College’s ongoing support to Kynren.