On Wednesday 6 September Stage 4 of The Tour of Britain, the UK’s premier road cycling race, will take place for the first time across North Nottinghamshire and part of the route will take the 120 cyclists past Bassetlaw Hospital.
The route brings the race past Bassetlaw Hospital on Kilton Hill (B6041) at around 1.00pm and Kilton Hill and the surrounding roads will be closed to all non-emergency vehicles from approximately 12.30pm until 1.30pm, this will include the Kilton Hill entrance to the hospital. It is also anticipated traffic in and around Worksop will be disrupted with long delays throughout this period.
The Trust has put plans in place to inform patients attending the hospital for appointments of the need to allow additional time for their journey. East Midlands Ambulance Service has also put plans in place regarding access to A&E and our transport department have made alternative travel plans for the shuttle bus between DRI and Bassetlaw Hospital.
The Blyth Road entrance will remain open and can be accessed via the Carlton Road (A60) /Blyth Road (B6045) junction next to North Nottinghamshire College.
To view the route for the stage 4 race go to: http://www.tourofbritain.co.uk/stages/stage-four/