British Masters: Everything you need to know from road closures to start times

There will be a number of temporary changes to the road system around The Grove for the tournament, which organisers say involve a number of local businesses.

The international tournament is to be hosted by Luke Donald and he selected the Chandler’s Cross complex as the venue for the event, which will take place from October 13 to 16.

It is expected to attract somewhere between 15,000 and 20,000 people each day, with the busiest day being the Thursday.

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Two free-of-charge car parks for visitors will be located on open fields off Langleybury Lane near the back entrance, which will handle around 6,000 to 7,000 cars.

On site there will be two car parks for around 600 cars accessed from the Hempstead Road for everyone directly involved with the event.

The road closures are as follows:

• The four arm traffic light junction of Langleybury Lane and Watford Road (A41) will be temporarily changed into a three arm junction. Bridge Road will be closed between Watford Road (A41) and Old Mill Lane. The closures on this road will be between 7am & 7pm from Wednesday 12th to Sunday 16th October.

• Grove Mill Lane between the junction with Hempstead Road (A411) and Fir Tree Hill will be closed. Access to residential properties off Hempstead Road will be retained during the period that the TRC is in force.

Temporary Clearway Orders (No stopping or parking):

• Watford Road (A41) between M25 junction 20 and Hunton Bridge inter- change.

• Hempstead Road (A411) between Hunton Bridge interchange and Ridge Lane.

• North Western Avenue (A41) between Hunton Bridge interchange and Kingsway (A405).

• Aerodrome Way between South Way and North Western Avenue (A41) junction.

• Langleybury Lane between Watford Road (A41) and Fir Tree Hill junctions.

• Fir Tree Hill, in both directions from junction with Langleybury Lane for a Distance of 250 meters.

• Courtlands Drive between Hempstead Road (A411) and Gammons Lane.

• The Ridgeway, in both directions from the junction at Courtlands Drive.

• All of Beechpark Estate (Beechpark way, Glen Way, Roughwood Close, Stanbury Avenue).

• Access road from Courtlands Drive to Russell Lane

Temporary Mandatory Speed Limits: 

• 40mph on Watford Road (A41) • 30mph on Langleybury Lane between Watford Road (A41) and Fir Tree Hill Junctions.

• 30mph on Fir Tree Hill, for a distance of 250 metres from the junction with Langleybury Lane, in both directions.

• 30mph on A411 Hempstead Road from Hunton Bridge Interchange to the entrance to The Grove.

Event Parking: 

Vehicles accessing the event will be directed to four identified parking areas. The Grove has extensive parking facilities designated for event personnel and competitors.

Car Park 1 access via Grove entrance

Car Park 2 access via Grove Mill Lane

Car Park 3 access via Lanyleybury Lane

Car Park 4 access via Lanyleybury Lane

A field, adjacent to The Grove, off Langleybury Lane, will accommodate the majority of event spectators. All parking at the event will be free of charge.

Start Times:

 The start time of the event is expected to be 07:30 on Thursday and Friday when play is expected to finish at approximately 18.00.

lt is anticipated that play will start at approximately 08.30 on Saturday and Sunday with a projected finish of 17.00 on each of these days.

Event Signage:

Positive signage will be employed on all principal routes directing spectators to the designated parking areas.

Further signage on more local roads will ensure that event traffic is funneled to the designated routes.

The event traffic signage is being provided by the AA. All drivers will be advised to follow the road signage rather than their Sat Nav’s.

The map above identifies the designated traffic routes.

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