2010 Eritrean Cultural Festival in the UK

Getting to the venue

The easiest way to get there for those who are not driving is to take Bus No. W8 from Edmonton Green Railway Station which is a 16 minutes ride. W8 terminates at the venue within the leisure complex and runs every 15 minutes until some minutes past midnight.

There are many ways of getting to Edmonton Green Station. Edmonton Green Rail Station is on the National Express East Anglia Lee Valley Line and is only 8 minutes from the Seven Sisters Rail Station. The East Anglia lee Valley line runs approximately every 15 minutes.

There are also a number of buses that run to Edmonton Green. These include:

• 102 From Golders Green station and Brent Cross Shopping centre

•  144 From Wood Green station / Shopping City , turnpike Lane station and Hornsey Station

•  149 from White Hart Lane Station, Seven Sisters Station, Dalston Kingsland Station, Liverpool Street Station, London Bridge Station

• 259 From Seven Sisters Station, Manor House Station, Finsbury Park Station, Caledonian Road Station, Kings Cross Station

• 279 Seven Sisters Station, Manor House Station

N279 Night Bus – to Seven Sisters Station, Camden Town Station, Totenham Court Road and Trafalgar Square

The nearest train station to the venue is Ponders End which has a direct link from Liverpool Street Station. It is only a 20 minutes journey. The Station is on Meridian Way and is just less than 1km away from the venue. Once you come out of the station, head south on Meridian Way and you will see the festival venue to your left. The train runs until one minute to midnight.

Those traveling by car , The M25 and N406 North Circular Road are not that far from the Site. Those coming from the North, join M25 and leave it at junction 25 and follow the A10 to the traffic lights and turn left, follow straight ahead for approximately 6 miles along the A1055 (Meridian Way).  If you are coming from the A406 ( North Circular Road ) make sure you take the exit slip road at the Kenning Hall Interchange onto A1055 to Brimsdown.

For those who intend to use tom-tom, please use the postcode ‘N9 0AR'. Once you get to the destination using the post code N9 0AR, you are within half a mile from the main entrance on the main road. The site is on the main road ( Meridian Way - A1055) and please do not turn onto Pickett's Lock Lane .

The venue is 10 minutes drive away from Totenham Hale station. From the main roundabout at Totenham Hale, take the Watermead Way (A1055) exit to north. Once you are on this road, drive for 4 miles and you will see the large ‘Lee Valley Leisure Centre' sign to your right. Along the fence, you will see Eritrean Flags. Once you have entered the site, the venue is to your left behind the Odeon Cinema.

Come and enjoy the memorable Eritrean Festival UK 2010.

Festival Organisers