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Latitude Festival takes place for the third year at Henham Park from the 16th July. Latitude is a performing arts festival in one of the UK’s most incredible settings on the sunrise coast. The organisers Festival Republic have encouraged festival goers to respect the local environment and local residents and have put in place public transport options to encourage everyone to leave their cars at home.

Festival Republic have been working closely with Suffolk Constabulary and Suffolk County Council Highways to develop traffic management plans which aim to ease congestion around the site, minimise disruption to the road network and ensure regular road users are affected as little as possible.

The A12 and the A145 in the vicinity of Henham Park will be busy on Thursday, Friday and Monday as festival goers head to or from Latitude Festival and so drivers are advised to allow extra time for their journeys or use alternative routes wherever possible.

Peak traffic flows are likely on the A12 northbound and the A145 southbound during the late morning and afternoon of Thursday 16th July and the morning of Friday 17th July as festival goers arrive on site. Most traffic is expected to depart the site late in the evening on Sunday 19th July and before noon on Monday 20th July when traffic will be heavy on the A12 in both directions and the A145 southbound.

• The routes to the festival will be well signposted and have been publicised by the organisers via promotional literature, the internet and in written information sent out with all tickets to the event.
• Those travelling from the south on the A12 will be directed straight into site from the A12.
• Those travelling from the Lowestoft direction on the A12 and day ticket holders will be directed straight into site from the A145 via Middle Barn Lane which connects the A12 and the A145
• Those travelling south on the A145 from the Beccles direction will be directed straight into site from the A145.
• Temporary speed limits of 30mph and no stopping orders will be in force along the A145 and A12 in the vicinity of the gates into site from Thursday to Monday and will be enforced by Suffolk Constabulary
• Temporary Traffic lights will be in operation on the junction of the A145 and the A12 and at 2 exit gates on the A12 on Monday from 7am – 3.30pm. Please allow additional time for your journey on the A12 and A145 on Monday morning or consider alternative routes where possible.
• A one way system westbound will be in situ from the entrance to Henham Quarry along Middle Barn Lane and Craven Manor Lane to the junction with the A145 from Thursday to Sunday night.
• A one way system eastbound will be in situ from the A145 along Middle Barn Lane and Craven Manor Lane to the entrance to Henham Quarry on Sunday night and Monday day time.

FURTHER INFORMATION ON LATITUDE FESTIVAL

Press Enquiries – PRESS COUNSEL 0207 792 9400

Festival Information – www.latitudefestival.com