Find out more about parking, travel and the free public bus shuttle service to the 2024 Amgen Irish Open at Royal County Down.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Please consult the Translink website for public transport information and travel to and from Newcastle: https://www.translink.co.uk/irishopen
BY FOOT
If you are staying in Newcastle walking is the easiest way to access the event. The main public entrance is located on Golf Links Road close to the Main Entrance to the Royal. Co. Down and there will be signage and volunteers on hand to assist.
BY BIKE
If cycling to the event there will be provision to lock your bike close to the main entrance.
BY CAR
If using a sat nav, only use this until you see the event signage. Then follow the designated routes:
From the North/Belfast:
All traffic will be directed via the A24 south to Clough. Park and Ride traffic will be directed right onto Castlewellan Road A25. Then left in Castlewellan onto Newcastle Road to the park and ride sites. Labeled traffic will continue on the A2 and pick up the signs for their designated car parks.
From the South/Dublin:
All traffic will be directed to come off the A1 at either Newry A28 or Downpatrick A25. From there pick up the signs to the designated Park & Ride, Park & Walk, and labeled car parks.
EVENT PARKING
All parking for the event is free, with labeled car park holders parking in Car Parks 1 – 5, and spectators without a valid car park pass are directed to use the free park and ride and park and walk sites just outside Newcastle.
FREE PARK & RIDE SERVICES
A free Park & Ride service will run from the Northfields Site to the North of Newcastle Town – please follow the AA & VMS directional signs which will direct to the car park entrance on Church Hill Road, via Castlewellan Road (A50).
Northfields Park & Ride Site
Church Hill
Newcastle BT33 0JU
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The free Park & Ride bus service will run regularly all day between 07:00 - 19:45 on Wednesday 11th September, and between 06:45 - 19:45 from Thursday 12th - Sunday 15th September. The buses will drop spectators off close to the venue in Newcastle Town and pick up again from the same location. The last bus is scheduled to depart the Town for the park and ride site at 19:45 on each of the event days.
FREE PARK & WALK SITE
There are a limited number of spaces for the free Park & Walk at Donard Park. For Access to this car park, please follow AA & VMS directional signage which will direct you to the access via Shan Slieve Drive, located off Tullybrannagan Road:
Donard Park
National Centre, Donard Park, Newcastle BT33 0GR
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Blue Badge/accessible parking is located withing Car Park 5 (Black). Please email ticketing@europeantourgroup.com in advance to arrange this.
1 Corrigs Avenue
Newcastle
BT33 9RP
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TRANSPORT MAP
Click here to view the 2024 Amgen Irish Open transport map.
