The Armed Forces Major Events Team (AFMET)
The Armed Forces Major Events Team (AFMET)
Armed Forces Day 2025
Travel and transport
Armed Forces Day 2025
June 27th, 28th & 29th 2025
Here's your ultimate guide to getting to the Armed Forces weekend in Cleethorpes.
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Trains
The closest station is Cleethorpes. The next town, Grimsby is served by the same line. There's regular trains to the area, and if you can only get to Grimsby, there's lots of buses, run by Stagecoach, available to get you to the resort.
National Rail - for rail timetables
Stagecoach - for bus timetables
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Park and Ride
There are two major Park and Ride facilities at Origin Way on Europarc (off the A180 - postcode: DN37 9TZ) and at Grimsby Institute (Nuns Corner, Grimsby - postcode DN34 5BQ). Both of these are being serviced by Stagecoach with buses dropping customers off at Cleethorpes Memorial Hall over the weekend.
​Service No X20, from Europarc Park and Ride will start from 4pm on Friday, 9am on Saturday and Sunday mornings. Grimsby Institute is served by normal bus routes. Car parks will close at midnight each day. You can catch buses from these sites at the existing stops on the main road. At peak times, the service will run approximately every 15 minutes.
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At the Memorial Hall, the Europarc service will use stops on Grimsby Road. The Grimsby Institute service will use stops on Clee Road.
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Other out of town parking is available at the following locations, serviced by normal Stagecoach services:
Orwell St, Grimsby DN31 3HB
Toll Bar car park: New Waltham, Grimsby DN36 4RZ
Clee Fields, Ladysmith Rd, Grimsby DN32 9SW​​
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Bus fares: A single journey fare will be £1.50. But get together with some friends or family, and you can get a group ticket for up to 5 people of any age for just £8 (unlimited travel throughout the day for everyone in the group as long as they travel together). Concessions are still in operation.​​​​​
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Other parking in the resort
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Central prom will be closed to all traffic, except emergency vehicles and the Land Train, all weekend (from 10pm on Thursday 26 June to 11.59pm on Sunday 29 June inclusive).
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Knoll / Civic Offices / Sea View Street car parks will be closed all weekend (from Friday 27 June to Sunday 29 June inclusive)
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Grant Street car park – closed all day Friday 27 June, to support the Community Carnival, but will be open on Saturday and Sunday as normal.
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Cleethorpes Leisure Centre – will be closed to all users except Lincs Inspire pass holders and Blue Badge holders from 10pm Tuesday 24 June to 11.59pm Monday 30 June.
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Thrunscoe Land (Boating Lake car park) - Bays to the left of the entrance and bays beyond the barrier on the right of the entrance will be closed from Friday 27 June to Sunday 29 June inclusive. A small car park area will be reserved for Blue Badge holders near the entrance.Other car parks are open as normal.​​​
Getting around the event
Also new for this year, given the longer footprint of the event, is a shuttle service provided by vintage buses, between Cleethorpes leisure centre and Meridian Showground. The service will run from 12noon to 5pm on Friday, 10am to 1pm, and 3pm to 6pm on Saturday, and 10am to 6pm on Sunday. Donations will be accepted on the buses.
​Road Closures
There's lots of other road closures in operation. For the full list, visit the Council's website.
