The road closures on the day of the Show will be confirmed in the week before the Show, but are not expected to change much from last year. The area affected runs from Kingsway to Bishopsgate and Holborn to the river, but the area west of Farringdon Road closes and then reopens a couple of hours later than the City area. The roads and parking page will give you all the details and a downloadable map of the area affected.

Don't forget that there will also be extra crowds and traffic around Blackfriars and Victoria Embankment for the fireworks at 5pm.

Buses

The short answer is that every bus stop between Trafalgar Square and Liverpool Street is closed. I'm sorry to say that if your bus travels through that area then it will either turn back or be diverted around it. I am gradually compiling a longer "list of bus routes affected":/residents/buses.

Parking

Visitors' parking spaces in the City are all closed on the day of the Show because you can't drive in or out of the area. The suspensions actually take effect at 12 noon on Friday, to give the spaces time to clear. Pay and display tickets bought before 12 will be allowed to run. Most residents' parking is unaffected, but there are some bays closed around Fann Street, Golden Lane and High Timber Street: please look out for notices of future suspension when parking.

Pedestrians and Cyclists

The situation is much easier if you're on foot or on a bike - especially given the absence of traffic - but there are some things to be aware of:

• There will be no buses in the closed area. Tubes will run as normal, but the stations will be very busy.
• You can't cross the processional route once it has been set up, especially once the procession has begun: it is lined with police and they don't look kindly on barrier-jumping. At all. You can use the station underpasses at Bank, City Thameslink and Mansion House to cross the route.
• Leave plenty of time: after about 10am the pavements around the route will fill up quickly, especially around Bank, Mansion House and St Pauls. It can take a long time to get down Cheapside, but you will find that back roads and cut-throughs are fairly clear.
• Don't leave your bike chained to a lamp post on London Wall or - to be on the safe side - anywhere else on or near the processional route. It is likely to be removed on Friday night or Saturday morning, however securely it may be locked.

Postcodes affected

The 'secure area', in which the roads will be closed, corresponds roughly to the whole of postcodes EC2 and EC4. It also takes in a bit of WC2 - east of but not including Kingsway, the eastern side of Aldwych and Lancaster Place - that covers WC2R, WC2A and a bit of WC2B.