Great Bristol Run 2025: Full list of 73 road closures for the half marathon and 10K

Thousands of runners are getting ready for the biggest annual half-marathon and 10k race event in Bristol.

This year’s AJ Bell Great Bristol Run takes place across two days: May 10 and 11.

Billed ‘Super Saturday’, the Junior & Mini Run will put a spotlight on younger runners on May 10.

The 10k, 10k VI Challenge, Half-marathon and Elite Wheelchair race will be taking place on May 11.

Some 73 roads will be closed for the May 11 event.

From 4am to 5pm:

- Anchor Road

- Canon’s Road

- Canon’s Way

- College Square

- Deanery Road

- Explore Lane

- Harbourway

- Lime Kiln Road

- Lower College Street

- Partition Street

From 6am to 12.30pm:

- Christina Terrace

- Hotwell Road (westbound Anchor Road to Merchants Road)

- Humphry Davy Way

- Merchants Road (Rownhawn Mead to Humphry Davy Way

- Plimsoll Bridge/ Brunel Way

- Rownham Mead (Hotwell Road to Merchants Road)

The following roads will be closed during May 11 from 6am to 2.14pm:

- A4 Portway (Hotwell Road to Sylvan Way)

- Bennett Way

- Bridge Valley Road

- Cabot Way

- Cumberland Basin Road

- Hotwell Road (westbound Cumberland Basin Road to Portway)

From 6am to 2.45pm:

- Ashton Avenue

- Avon Crescent

- Brunel Lock Road

- Brunswick Place

- Commercial Road (access only)

- Cumberland Road (Brunel Lock Road to Commercial Road/Wapping Road - eastbound only)

- Cumberland Road (Gas Ferry Road to Avon Crescent - westbound only)

- McAdam Way

- Merchants Road (including Junction Lock Bridge)

- Smeaton Road

- St Augustine’s Parade

- Wapping Road

From 6am to 3.15pm:

- Phippen Street

- Prince Street Bridge

- Redcliff Hill

- Redcliff Street

- Redcliffe Bascule Bridge

- Redcliffe Way

- St Thomas Street

- St Thomas Street East

- The Grove

- Three Queens Lane

- Vitoria Street

From 6am to 3.30pm:

- Baldwin Street

- Bristol Bridge

- Broad Quay

- Broad Weir

- Castle Street

- Counterslip

- High Street

-Little King Street (Welsh Back to Queen Charlotte Street)

- Lower Castle Street

- Middle Avenue

- Newgate

- Passage Street

- Prince Street

- Queen Charlotte Street

- Queen Square (road and Square)

- Queen Street

- Thunderbolt Square

- Welsh Back

- Wine Street

From 6am to 4pm:

- Christmas Street

- College Green

- Colston Avenue

- Lewin’s Mead

- Marsh Street

- Park Street

- Quay Street (Colston Avenue to Christmas Street)

- Rupert Street (St Johns Bridge to Colston Avenue)

- St Augustine’s Parade

Great Bristol Run 2025

For entries to the Junior & Mini event visit: www.greatrun.org/events/junior-mini-great-bristol-run

More than 23,000 people are expected to take part in this year’s AJ Bell Great Bristol Run, which will be taking over the city’s streets on 10-11 May 2025, with both the half-marathon and 10k events now sold out.

For more details on remaining charity places for the half-marathon and 10k visit: www.greatrun.org/events/great-bristol-run/#charities