During Carnival Week we will post updates for any road closures or traffic disruption.
UPDATED 18:50 13/08/25
Road Closures Friday 15th August Parade night:
The parade route is: John Nash Drive, Oak Hill, Church Street, Old Town Street, Park Road, Queen Street, The Strand, A379 Tucks Plot, Brunswick Place.
For the community parade road closure of John Nash to be in place from 4pm on Friday 15th August between Nash Gardens and Richards Close. Access will be maintained to Underwood Close, Summerhayes, Morningside, Shillingate Close at the marshal’s discretion but there may be delays. For those needing access prior to 6.45pm to Richards Close and offshoot roads access will be via Oak Hill.
Dropoff points for the parade will be at the junction of John Nash Drive/Richards close (pedestrian drop off only) with vehicle access from the A379 junction (including for residents). A diversion will be in place throughout the parade line up.
At 6.45pm a fuller closure through the parade route is implemented to allow the line up to be at the top of John Nash Drive/Oak Hill and for safety checks prior to the parade setting off at 7.15pm. All roads will reopen once the parade has completely passed through. To keep disruption to a minimum on the A379 the full closure will not be in effect until the lead of the parade hits the top of Queen Street about 8pm. Again once the parade has passed and is on Brunswick Place the road will re-open.
There is parking suspension throughout out the parade route from 3pm. Roads on the parade route and Brunswick Place with close at 6.45pm. All roads except Brunswick Place will re-open once the parade passes. Brunswick Place will open at 10pm.
Brunswick Place will be where the parade ends and vehicles disperse from the normal junction with Barton Hill/Alexandra Road where normal highways regulations will apply.
Westcliff Road will still be closed due to SWW works on 15th August – but special provision made for emergency vehicle access on the night.
Stagecoach
The following services will turn at Teignmouth Rail Station, leaving Newton Abbot before diverting towards Exeter via Exminster.
2 service 18:45, 19:45, 20:45, 21:45
All 11 services will terminate at Teignmouth Railway Station.
The following services will turn at Dawlish Sainsbury’s
Leaving Exeter before diverting to Newton Abbot via Teignmouth Railway Station.
2 service 18:15, 19:10, 20:10, 21:10
**We will update this page if any information changes**
For getting to Dawlish we have put a few suggestions together below:
Please walk, cycle or take public transport if you can as carnival brings lots of visitors to the town.
The Visit Devon website is a great place to look for detailed information.
Cycling, walking or taking the bus or train on the journey to and from Dawlish includes some of the finest scenery in Britain. Walking couldn’t be much easier or beautiful via the flattish Exe Estuary trail along the seafront part of the South West Coast Path.
We also have great bus links into the town, visit Stagecoach for timetables and fares.
Information about traveling around Dawlish can be found at Travel Devon.
By Train
Dawlish is renowned for having one of the most scenic railway lines in the world, running just metres from the sea it is well worth making the trip by train. For train timetable information, visit Great Western Railway or visit National Rail Enquiries or one-stop shop for train and coach travel Trainline.
By Car
Devon is easy to reach by road – the M5 runs into Exeter and has excellent links with other major motorways including the M4 which can be joined at Bristol. Major A roads linking to the M5 include the North Devon link road (A361), the A30, A38 and A380. From Exeter join the A379 to Dawlish – follow the signs!
There is a lot of parking in Dawlish town centre, with free parking for 30 minutes on the Strand. Barton Hill Car Park is long stay car park just a short level walk to the town centre. To find the car parks in Dawlish and their prices visit the Teignbridge District Council website. Be aware car parks can become very busy during carnival week.
Roadworks information can be found at Devon roadworks website.
Electric car charging points finder from GRIDSERVE: https://www.gridserve.com/
