OVER two million colourful revellers will descend upon the well-heeled streets of West London to party at the 55th year of the Notting Hill Carnival this long bank holiday weekend.
The annual festival is Europe’s largest street party, and second in size the world over only to the Rio Carnival. Here’s everything you need to know…
The Carnival route circles a three and a half mile area between Westbourne Park and Ladbroke Grove tube stations in West London.
The route goes along Ladbroke Grove, right down Kensal Road, left onto Elkstone Road and along to Westbourne Park.
It then travels down Great Western Road, left onto Westbourne Park Road, right onto Chepstone Road, right again onto Westbourn Grove and then along to Ladbroke Gardens.