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Although there is no on-site parking at the Winter Gardens, there are numerous off-site options nearby - though few if any are free of charge:

• Houndshill Shopping Centre multi-storey - 150 m (2 min) walk
• On-street metered parking, St. John's Square - 180 m (2 min) walk
• NE Parking Ltd, Adelaide Street-Alfred Street car park - 200 m (2 min) walk
• Caunce Street car park - 500 m (6 min) walk
• South King Street car park - 550 m (7 min) walk
• NE Parking Ltd, Hornby Road - 650 m (8 min) walk

Visitors to Blackpool should be sure to pay attention to the town centre's one-way systems and pedestrianised areas.

Taxi drop-offs and pick-ups can be made directly outside the venue, but only if road and pedestrian traffic is at a minimum. A more reliable option is the taxi rank on Church Street, which is less than a 600 m (7 min) walk from the venue.

The following public bus routes can be accessed via these nearby bus stops:

• 6 - Corporation Street bus stop · 200 m (2 min)
• 6 & 17 - Bank Hey Street bus stop · 350 m (4 min)
• 5 & 7 - Bank Hey Street bus stop · 350 m (4 min)
• 5, 7, 11, & 17 - Albert Road bus stop · 350 m (4 min)
• 1, 1, 21 Coastliner, 68, & 68C - Sands bus stop · 450 m (5 min)
• 1, 5, 6, 7, 11, 17, 21 Coastliner, & 68 - Promenade bus stop · 450 m (5 min)

After 18:00, some local and private-hire coaches are also permitted to access Church Street - which runs along the side of the Winter Gardens - in order to drop-off and pick-up passengers. The coaches usually do a loop around the front of the venue, before departing via Leopold Grove. The local traffic agreement permitting coaches to access the Winter Gardens directly is a temporary and unofficial one, however, so check the exact terms of your journey with the organiser of the event you are attending, before you travel.