Twickenham Event Days

• About the Twickenham Event Zone
• Local Residents, Businesses and their Visitors
• Road Closures
• Event-Goers
• Disabled Parking
• Illegal Parking
• Further Information

About The Twickenham Event Zone

When events are held at the Twickenham Stadium, tens of thousands of people converge at the Twickenham area, and whilst this creates a great atmosphere, it can cause extreme problems in terms of transport and parking for local residents, businesses and their visitors.

For this reason, when very large crowds are expected on an event day (for example 40,000 or more), the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames introduces the 'Twickenham Event Zone' also known as Controlled Parking Zone R. This is a one-day controlled parking zone around the Twickenham stadium.

Follow this link for a Map of the Twickenham Event Zone(pdf, 350KB).

The days the zone will be in operation are sign-posted well in advance at the zone entry points, and on major routes into the area. In addition, a listing of the events timetabled for this year can be found on the Event Day Timetable page.

Local Residents, Businesses and Their Visitors

Residents and businesses within in the Twickenham Event Zone can apply for free one-year permits for themselves and their visitors. More information on eligibility, restrictions and how to apply can be found on the Parking Permits pages.

Permit holders for the Heatham (HM) and Cole Park (C) zones do not need additional permits for event days, as their normal permits will be valid as long as they are displayed correctly.

Road Closures

Due to the number of pedestrians and traffic around the Twickenham Stadium, the police will often close roads in the area for a few hours.  A pre-recorded message detailing any closures is available for 24 hours in advance. Call 020 8831 6604.

Event-Goers

Visitors to the area are free to drive in, although we strongly recommend that you use public transport whenever possible.

Some borough run car parks are open on event days, information about which can be found on the Car Parks pages. In addition, various privately run car parks are available which we unfortunately cannot provide information about.

Disabled Parking

Information on disabled parking for event days can be found on the Disabled Parking page.

Illegal Parking

People who park illegally in the Twickenham Event Zone when it is in operation are liable for higher parking fines than otherwise issued in the borough. This is to discourage people driving to the area with the express intention of parking illegally to avoid parking charges.

If you receive a fine then you can find more information about the fine on the Parking Fines pages.

Further Information

Further information can be found on our Event Zone Frequently Asked Questions page, and at the Twickenham Stadium Online web site.

If you still have questions, then you can contact us by telephone, fax, email or in person.  Contact details are available on the Parking contact details page.