Walk - from Bishop Auckland.
Approx: 15mins walk.
Shuttle - from Bishop Auckland, DL14 7NJ £ 3.00 Per Person
Return shuttle ticket from Market Place.
CAR PARKING OPTIONS
Green Car Park - DL14 7SB £ 12.00 Per Car
This car park is close to Kynren and allows visitors to either use the included bus transfer, or walk along the countryside path to Kynren, (approx: 15mins walk).
Parking ticket includes FREE passenger bus transfer to Kynren for all car passengers.
Yellow Car Park - Bishop Auckland College, DL14 6JZ £ 12.00 Per Car
This car park is close to Bishop Auckland and allows visitors quick and easy access to the national highways network.
Parking ticket includes FREE passenger bus transfer to Kynren for all car passengers.
Blue Badge Parking - DL14 7SF £ 8.00 Per Car
Onsite parking for Blue Badge holders.
Must be booked through our telephone booking line:
Recommend early booking as there is limited capacity.
Motorhome Parking - Bishop Auckland College, DL14 6JZ £ 12.00 Per Vehicle
Parking ticket includes FREE passenger bus transfer to Kynren.
Unfortunately, this car park does not allow an overnight stay.
Pick Up / Drop Off
Pick Up / Drop Off via car or taxi are not available on the Kynren site.
Visitors may be dropped off in Bishop Auckland and either walk to and from site, or purchase a prebooked return shuttle ticket from the Market Place, DL14 7NJ.
All parking and shuttle bus options must be booked in advance, please follow this Booking link.
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
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.
GREEN CAR PARK
Park in our Green car park (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 our Green & Yellow car parks.
Park in our Green (postcode DL14 7SB), or our Yellow (postcode DL14 6JZ) car parks, and board a Kynren shuttle bus directly from these car parks, the transfer is included in your car parking ticket.
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 (postcode DL14 7SF), located on our site.
This booking can only be made through our telephone booking line:
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).
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:
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 2025 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.
