Theatre Royal Wakefield is located on the Drury Lane/Westgate crossroads in the centre of the newly designated cultural quarter. Just a two minute walk from Westgate Train Station (located across the road) and on the route of the Free City Bus that runs regularly throughout the day and night.
**New Road Layout**
Please note that from Monday 12 April 2010 a new road layout means that Drury Lane will become a one way street, heading south east towards the junction with Westgate and you will only be able to turn right approaching the theatre up the hill from Smyth street. Access to Drury Lane from Westgate will be via the newly opened Mulberry Way which runs between the Black horse Pub and Wakefield Westgate Train Staion. Parking off Smyth Street should not be affected.
From M1 Southbound
Leave the M1 at Junction 41 and follow the signs for Wakefield (Joining the A650).
Continue across every roundabout until you reach the Newton Hill Roundabout,
take the third exit signposted Wakefield (A61). Continue straight down this
road until you reach the centre of Wakefield. With County Hall on your right
(and police head quarters on your left) follow the road round to the right.
This is Drury Lane. Theatre Royal Wakefield is located at the bottom of this
road. Parking is available turning right through the lights at the bottom
of Drury Lane and then taking your first right immediately after the Black
Horse pub.
From M1 Northbound
Leave the M1 at Junction 39 and follow signs for Wakefield A636. At the fifth
roundabout (Sainsbury’s to your right) go straight forward up the hill with
the Royal Mail sorting office on your left. In approx 100 yards as road bears
right, turn left in front of O'Donoghues’s Pub. Follow this road and bear
sharp right up the hill to traffic lights. At the cross roads you will see
Theatre Royal Wakefield opposite. Car parking is available on the left or
right before you reach the traffic lights.
Car Parking
Parking is available at the 24 hour Pay and Display car park diagonally opposite
the theatre on the Westgate/Smyth Street crossroads.
Free parking is available after 6pm at the rear of Unity House. Free parking is also available at the Wakefield Arts Centre.
Directions to Wakefield Arts Centre from Wakefield City Centre
Take the A642 signposted Horbury and Huddersfield. The turning is signposted
‘Wakefield Caollege and Arts Centre’.
Theatre Royal Wakefield, Drury Lane,
Wakefield, West Yorkshire, WF1 2TE
Wakefield Theatre Royal and Opera House was designed by Frank Matcham and opened
in 1894.Wakefield Theatre Trust.
A company limited by guarantee. Registered in
England Number 1173859. Charity Number 503597.
