London New Year fireworks 2025: Full list of road and bridge closures ahead of annual fireworks display
Here’s a complete list of all the road and bridge closures for London’s 2025 New Year's Eve fireworks display.
As London counts down to another spectacular New Year’s Eve fireworks display, drivers should expect closures on some of the capital’s busiest central streets.
To keep the celebrations safe and spectacular, a number of key roads and bridges across the inner city will be closed to traffic throughout the day and into the evening.
From early afternoon closures around Westminster and St James’s Park, to evening shutdowns near Blackfriars and Lambeth bridges, if you’re planning to travel near the Thames or head into the city centre, you’ll need to plan ahead.
Whether you’re aiming to catch the dazzling show from the South Bank or avoid the congestion altogether, here’s everything you need to know about this year’s road and bridge closures for London’s NYE fireworks.
Full list of road closures for London’s New Year's Eve fireworks display 2025
A full map of New Year's Eve road closures is available on the Mayor of London’s website. Here’s a list of the main roads that will be affected and when they will be closed on December 31:
Closed from 2pm
- The Mall
- Constitution Hill
- Birdcage Walk
- Parliament Street
- Whitehall
- Great Scotland Yard
- Horse Guards Road
- King Charles Street
- Derby Gate
- Millbank (northern section)
- Bridge Street
- Northumberland Avenue
- Victoria Embankment (north of the river, western section)
- Hungerford Bridge approach roads
- Trafalgar Square perimeter roads
- Duncannon Street
- Strand (western section)
- Lambeth Bridge (full span)
- Lambeth Palace Road (north section)
- Albert Embankment (north section)
- Victoria Street
- Buckingham Gate / Palace Street
- Storey’s Gate
- Tothill Street
- Old Queen Street
- St Margaret Street
- Horse Guards Avenue
- Richmond Terrace
Closed from 5pm
- Lambeth Palace Road
- Lambeth Road
- Royal Street
- Belvedere Road
- Chicheley Street
- Addington Street
- York Road (central section)
- Albert Embankment
Closed from 6pm
- Horseferry Road
- Marsham Street
- Dean Bradley Street
- Tufton Street
- Great Peter Street
- Page Street
- John Islip Street
- Millbank
- Atterbury Street
- Ponsonby Place
- Ponsonby Terrace
Closed from 7pm
- Blackfriars Bridge
- New Bridge Street
- Queen Victoria Street
- Puddle Dock
- Castle Baynard Street
- Ludgate Hill / Ludgate Circus
- Blackfriars Road (at bridge entrance)
Closed from 8pm
- Hyde Park Corner
- Constitution Hill (partial)
- Knightsbridge (east end)
- Vauxhall Bridge Road (southern section)
- Vauxhall Bridge
- Albert Embankment (southern end)
- Charing Cross Road (section)
- Shaftesbury Avenue (section)
- Kingsway (south end)
- St George’s Road
- Great Suffolk Street
- Southwark Bridge Road
- Blackfriars Road
Full list of Bridge closures for London’s New Year's Eve fireworks 2025
- Vauxhall Bridge - Closed around midnight
- Lambeth Bridge - Closed from 6pm
- Westminster Bridge - Closed from 2pm
- Golden Jubilee Footbridges - Closed from 2pm (No pedestrians)
- Waterloo Bridge - 2pm
- Blackfriars Bridge - 7pm
- Millennium Footbridge - 7pm (No pedestrians)
- Southwark Bridge - 10pm
Will London Bridge and Tower Bridge be open on New Year’s Eve?
Both bridges will be open, but for hopeful firework spectators, the view isn’t the best due to the river's bend.
Londoners should also note that other central London bridges may also close at short notice for public safety reasons.
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