Patients and visitors to Harrogate District Hospital urged to allow extra time to get to their appointments during Tour de Yorkshire

Posted on: Tuesday 16 Apr 2019

Patients and visitors to Harrogate District Hospital are being urged to allow extra time to get to their appointments during the annual Tour de Yorkshire cycling event.

The second stage of the race – on Friday 3 May, as well as the Tour de Yorkshire Ride on Sunday 5 May, sees rolling road closures in and around Harrogate. It is predicted the closures will impact on traffic – with senior staff at Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust asking members of the public to leave more time to travel to and from appointments and visits.

The second stage of the race – on Friday 3 May, as well as the Tour de Yorkshire Ride on Sunday 5 May, sees rolling road closures in and around Harrogate.

The sixth Tour de Yorkshire takes place 2-5 May, and encompasses all four corners of the county, taking in 150 villages, towns and cities along the way. To find out more about the Tour de Yorkshire, visit https://letour.yorkshire.com/.

For all a full list of rolling road closures, visit https://www.northyorks.gov.uk/tour-de-yorkshire. To see specific rolling road closures in Harrogate on Friday 3 May, click here.