The following are important updates on car parking and travel arrangements for the 'Fantasia' event at Promenade Park in Maldon tomorrow (Saturday, 31 July) between 11am and 11.30pm.

If you are unsure or need help on arrival, there will be a team of friendly staff on site to help.

Travelling by car:

Disabled parking (Blue Badge) is only available between 10.30am and half-past midnight at Maldon Promenade Park. Please use the following address if parking there: Park Drive CM9 5JQ.

If you are travelling from the Colchester direction, the largest FREE parking area for the event is available between 10.30am and half-past midnight at Chigborough Road, Heybridge. A shuttle bus service will operate from there to the festival throughout the day. Please use the following address if parking there: Chigborough Road CM9 4RD.

If you are travelling from the Chelmsford direction, FREE parking is available between 10.30am and half-past midnight at the Sandon Park & Ride Car Park, next to the A12. A shuttle bus service will operate from there to the festival throughout the day. Please use the following address if parking there: Maldon Road CM2 7RU.

All festival goers should park in the designated temporary car parks.

Please ensure that you have parked responsibly and have left enough room for emergency vehicles like a fire engine or ambulance to get through.

Travelling by train:

A shuttle bus service will operate between 10.30am and half-past midnight from South Woodham Ferrers railway station to the festival throughout the day.

The last London-bound train service departs at 11.16pm.

The last Southend-bound train service departs at 11.04pm.

You can visit the National Rail website at the link here for more information about travelling by train.

Travelling by taxi:

The taxi drop-off point is at the temporary drop-off zone within the Park Drive road closure zone. Please use the following address if you are being dropped off there: Park Drive CM9 5JQ.

The taxi pick-up point is in Promenade Park, Maldon. Please use the following address if you are being collected from there: Park Drive CM9 5JQ.

Travelling on foot:

If you are walking to the festival use the main entrance by the Maldon Museum to access the festival site.

This event is run by In The Park Festival and all enquiries should be made to them directly on their Facebook page at the link here.