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Getting here
Where is the festival located?
Comber Earlies Food Festival is located 15 Castle Street Court, Comber BT23 5DY
Latitude: 54° 32' 57.73" N | Longitude: -5° 44' 37.64" W | BT23 5DY
Getting to the event
Comber is approximately a 20-minute drive from Belfast and 2 hours from Dublin.
Ards and North Down is very well connected by land, sea and air with major airports and seaports close by.
By car | Do you plan to drive to the event? Allow plenty of time for your journey. If you are travelling by car follow directional road signs to Comber, and check out what car parking is available (free and charged). As well as organised event parking, see below.
Car parking | Ards and North Down Borough Council
Please note: Road restriction and closures in section 1, below.
Public Transport | Buses service Comber from the surrounding area. For more information on Translink timetables and fares please visit www.translink.co.uk or call the Contact Centre on +44 (0) 28 9066 6630.
Please refer to our Maps and Guides and Plan Your Trip sections to guide you further.
1. Road restrictions
Parking closure | Comber Leisure Centre
Please note to facilitate the set-up of the event there will be a closure of the car park at Comber Leisure Centre from Thursday 18 June at 6am reopening the morning of Sunday 21 June at 11am.
Bridge Street Link
There will be a closure of Bridge Street Link on Saturday 20 June, 8am - 5pm, with access only for Bridge Street Link businesses and accessible parking spaces, (on a first come first served basis, limited availability).
2. Additional town centre parking
- Thursday 18, Friday 19 June (8.30am – 6pm) | and Saturday 20 June (8.30am-7pm) Second Presbyterian Church Carpark - Killinchy Street, Comber, BT23 5AP
- Thursday 18, Friday 19 (8.30am – 6pm) and Saturday 20 June (8.30am -7pm) | First Comber Church Carpark 65 - 67 High Street, Comber, BT23 5HL
- Saturday 20 June, 9am-6pm | Comber Free Presbyterian Church, Newtownards Road, Comber, BT23 5LB
- Saturday 20 June, 9am-6pm | Comber Baptist Church, 72 Mill Street, Newtownards, BT23 5EG
- Limited accessible parking will be available beside toilets on Bridge Street (directly across from event site) and will be on a first come first served basis.
3. Free Event Shuttle Buses | facilitating:
- Bangor - Newtownards - Comber
- Dunlady P&R, Dundonald - Comber
- Downpatrick - Crossgar - Saintfield - Ballygowan - Comber
- Booking not required. Free service.
- Prams must be folded on bus.
- Seating is limited. First come, first served.
- Buses will leave promptly.
- For more information on accessibility on the buses, go to Accessibility (translink.co.uk)
>> View Bus Routes and Timetables <<
Guide and other assistance dogs are welcome on buses.
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