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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

Wibsey Park
Wibsey Park Avenue
Bradford
BD6 3QD

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 Beacin 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. There is drinking water available at all events.

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.