Road closures for Tar Barrels event

Organisers list road closures and residents-only access.

The organisers of this year's Tar Barrels event at Ottery St Mary have announced which roads will have residents-only access, and what routes will be closed entirely on Wednesday 5th November for the annual event.

Some closures come into effect at 3.30pm, whilst others are enforced in the evening. Organisers are asking for proof of address for residents arriving home after 5pm to be allowed through.

There is also expected to be some disruption to public transport, with some later services cancelled entirely. The advice is to check before you travel.

They have released the following information for locals and for those visiting the event;

"There will be limited access for residents only to the following:

Toadpit Lane and Foxenhole via Bendarroch Road only, Barrack Rd end of Toadpit lane will be closed.

King’s Reach from West Hill or the Fluxton via Salston Cross.

Thorne Farm Way from West Hill or the Fluxton via Salston Cross along by King’s Reach and right onto Barrack Rd and then into Thorne Farm Way.

Salston Barton from West Hill or the Fluxton via Salston Cross.

We urge anyone traveling between Salston Cross and Thorne Farm Way to exercise extreme caution due to the extra pedestrians.

The 3:30pm closure will affect the following streets and cul-de-sacs:

Jesu St at the Tip Hill Junction, Yonder St (Bridgefield) at the Slade Road and Furzebrook junction, Brook St at the Silver St junction, Sandhill St at the Cornhill Gold St junction, all the way through New Street on to the Furzebrook junction.

The 5pm closure will affect the following streets:

Exeter Road, Barrack Road, Cadhay Lane, Fairmile Lane, Strawberry Lane, West Hill Road, Mill Street, Canaan Way, Hind Street, Broad Street, Silver Street, the Flexton, Cornhill, Paternoster Row, Gold Street, Tip Hill, Millcroft, Higher Spring Gardens, Gosford Road, Bendarroch Road, Toadpit Lane, Claremont Field, Thorne Farm Way, Hansford Way, Elliot Close, Godfrey Close, Ferguson Close and Taylor Close."

There's more information for residents and visitors on the Ottery St Mary Carnival & Tar Barrels organiser's Facebook page.