Plan your visit to The Beacon
Find out about accessibility, facilities, parking and more - plan your visit to our touring venue, The Beacon.
What is The Beacon?
The Beacon is a venue like no other – it is a performance space that is touring Bradford District during 2025. It will spend a month in each of the following locations between April and September: Wibsey Park, Bowling Park, Cliffe Castle Park and Lister Park.
Getting there
Visit The Beacon in Wibsey Park
Visit The Beacon in Wibsey Park
From Thursday 3 April to Monday 5 May 2025 The Beacon will be in Wibsey Park.
The Beacon – Wibsey Park
Enter via Reevy Avenue
Bradford
BD6 3EQ
Parking near Wibsey Park
There is limited on street parking on Reevy Avenue and other streets near Wibsey Park.
We recommend using our sustainable travel planner below to plan your trip to Wibsey Park. Any questions? Contact [email protected].
Public transport
Wibsey Park
The nearest bus stops to The Beacon in Wibsey Park are Park Square and Reevy Road.
The nearest train stations are Low Moor (2.9 miles) and Bradford Interchange (2.7 miles).
Bowling Park
The nearest bus stops to The Beacon in Bowling Park are Parkside Road and Spring Wood Avenue.
The nearest train station is Bradford Interchange (1.2 miles).
Cliffe Castle Park
The nearest bus stop to The Beacon in Cliffe Castle Park is East Avenue.
The nearest train station is Keighley (1 mile).
Lister Park
The nearest bus stop to The Beacon in Lister Park is Cunliffe Road.
The nearest train station is Frizinghall (0.5 miles).
Access and facilities
Toilets
There are accessible toilets available at The Beacon with baby changing facilities.
Wibsey Park has a Changing Places toilet.
Level access
There is step free level access throughout The Beacon – the venue is all on the same level.
There is trackway from the hard standing areas at all parks to The Beacon itself.
At Wibsey Park, there is a 200m walk from the Reevy Avenue entrance to The Beacon venue.
Hearing loop
There is a hearing loop available at The Beacon.
Food and drink
We will have a simple bar open for some events, serving soft drinks only.
Dress for the weather
The Beacon is travelling to parks across Bradford District. It can get cold outdoors in the evenings in the parks so please wrap up warm if the temperatures drop and dress for the weather.
Dogs
Dogs are not permitted inside The Beacon except for service dogs.
Opening times
The Beacon is open on an event by event basis – it is not open all the time. Please check what’s on at The Beacon to see times for upcoming events.
