Coventry Cathedral is located at the heart of Coventry, and as such there may be times when events in the city centre mean that vehicular access to the Cathedral is temporarily restricted or withdrawn completely.
On this page you can find details of any upcoming road closures that the Cathedral has been given advance notice of.
We also recommend checking Coventry City Council's Roadworks page where you will find real-time information about roadworks, road closures, and live incidents, as well as a list of planned future roadworks. You can also find out more about real-time traffic issues at the AA website.
Upcoming Road Closures
Sunday 29th October 2023 - Coventry Half Marathon will be a marathon taking place, with the route running throughout Coventry. As a result, many roads will be closed, so we advise that you plan your journey to the Cathedral in advance.
The start of the marathon is located on Gosford Street, with the finish line located on Priory Street outside Coventry Cathedral and the University Square.
The event will head out from the city centre via New Union Street (passing The Wave Waterpark) > B4554 Warwick Road > Greyfriars Road > Queen Victoria Road > Corporation Street and under the A4053 bridge. Runners will then head along the B4098 Radford Road onto the B4107 Moseley Avenue and Holyhead Road. Runners will then use Birmingham Road > Butcher’s Lane > Butt Lane > Washbrook Lane > Bridle Brook Lane > Wall Hill Road > Hollyfast Lane > B4098 Tamworth Road > Waste Lane > Brownshill Green Road > Coundon Green > Hollyfast Road > Westhill Road > Barker’s Butts Lane before retracing their steps along the B4098 Radford Road and back under the A4053. Runners will then head along Hales Street and Fairfax Street before finishing on Priory Street just before Coventry Cathedral.
Please note that Tamworth Road, Radford Road and Holyhead Road will only be closed one way, whilst the rest of the roads listed above will be fully closed both ways.
Closures at the start on Gosford Street, B4554 Jordan WI and Cox Street will be in place from 04:00 to 11:00 while the closure on Priory Street for the finish will be in place from 04:00 to 15:00 to accommodate the event build.
There will be no parking on Priory Street until 2pm, as this is where the finish line is located. Little Park Street will be re-open for 09:45 therefore vehicles can access Bayley Lane, Pepper Lane and adjoining roads from that time so those with accessibility issues would be able to get as close as possible.
Access permits allowing you to travel from A4053 onto New Union Street > Little Park Street > Earl Street > Bayley Lane > Cuckoo Lane, and allowing vehicle egress from Pepper Lane > High Street > Much Park Street > St Johns Street, will be available for anyone who needs them at the morning service on Sunday 22nd October, so that you have them in your car in advance of 29th October. Please ask a welcomer or a churchwarden for an access permit.
For more information, please visit: https://www.runforall.com/road-closure-information/ and https://www.coventrycathedral.org.uk/visit/visit-coventry-cathedral/road-closures
For an interactive map of the marathon route, please visit: https://tinyurl.com/b92357sn
More information can be found here.
If you have any queries about these closures please get in touch. Thank you for your patience.
Photograph credit Alex Foster.
