From street parties & big screens to concerts – there’s a coronation event happening near you & some of them are free
FROM street parties to big screens, picnics to concerts, thousands of events will take place across the UK to celebrate the Coronation.
Here is our pick of some of the best…
MIDLANDS: Coronation Street Party, Drayton Manor Resort, Tamworth. May 5-8. Tickets from £20 at draytonmanor.co.uk
King’s Coronation Celebrations, Trentham Estate, Stoke-on-Trent.
May 6-7. Tickets from £11.50. Free for under three-year-olds. Trentham.co.uk
EAST OF ENGLAND: The Coronation Weekend, Sandringham Estate, Dersingham, Norfolk. May 6-7. From £4. See sandringhamestate.co.uk
Coronation Day, Bawsey Estate and Country Park, Kings Lynn. May 6. Free (but book in advance). See eventbrite.co.uk
WALES: Coronation Screening and Gun Salute, Cardiff Castle. May 6. Free at cardiffcastle.com
Coronation Fireworks, Penarth Pier, Vale of Glamorgan. May 6. Free at visitthevale.com
NORTH OF ENGLAND: King’s Coronation Weekend Celebrations, Blackpool. May 6-8. Various prices. See blackpool.gov.uk
Coronation Festival, Oldham, Lancs. May 6. Free at oldham.gov.uk
SOUTH WEST: Coronation Weekend, Barbican, Plymouth. May 6-7. Free at visitplymouth.co.uk
Garden Party, The Lost Gardens of Heligan, Pentewen, Cornwall. May 6. From £5 from heligan.com
SCOTLAND: Coronation Weekend, Holyroode Palace, Edinburgh. May 6-7. £18 adults, £10 children. Under-five’s free at rct.uk
Coronation parade, Glasgow. May 7. Free. See glasgow.gov.uk
LONDON AND THE SOUTH EAST: The Royal Palace, Madam Tussauds, London. Open now. From £36. See madamtussaurds.com
And, of course, the Coronation itself in central London. Get there early and plan transport well in advance.
NATIONWIDE: Coronation Big Lunches. Official street party style “Big Lunches” will be taking place all around the UK.
Search the interactive map at coronation.gov.uk for your nearest community celebration.
On Monday, May 8 join in with the “Big Help Out”, with many charities hosting UK-wide community activities and volunteering sessions. See more at thebighelpout.org.uk