All the locations of big screens showing the coronation

Tens of thousands of people will be able to watch on big screens across the UK

Author: Chris MaskeryPublished 4th May 2023

There will be 57 big screens across the UK showing Saturday’s coronation, allowing tens of thousands of people to watch.

Some will also be showing Sunday’s coronation concert.

Here's the full list of every big screen showing the Coronation:

Big screens in England

North West

  • Liverpool’s Eurovision Village on the Pier Head will broadcast the coronation ceremony with a capacity to host 16,000 people.
  • Manchester’s Piccadilly Gardens will broadcast the ceremony and Sunday’s concert with capacity to host 5,000 people. It will also be hosting a Big Lunch before the concert.
  • Oldham’s Parliament Square will broadcast the coronation ceremony, with a capacity of 3,000, followed by a musical event.

North East

  • In Sunderland there will be screens at Keel Square, Park Lane, Hylton Castle, Town Moor, Rectory Park and Barnes Park.
  • Newcastle’s Times Square will broadcast the coronation ceremony and concert with capacity to host 2,500 people.
  • Alnwick Castle will broadcast the coronation ceremony with a capacity to host 1,500 people.
  • Darlington’s Market Square will broadcast the coronation ceremony and concert with capacity to host 2,500 people.

Yorkshire and Humber

  • Bradford’s Centenary Square will broadcast the coronation ceremony and have capacity to host 5,000 people.
  • Halifax’s Piece Hall will broadcast the coronation ceremony with a capacity of 13,500.
  • Leeds’s Millennium Square will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 5,800 people.
  • Pontefract Castle will have capacity to host 2,000 people for the coronation service and 7,000 people for the coronation concert.
  • Sheffield’s Peace Gardens will broadcast the ceremony and concert with capacity to host 2,000 people.
  • Barnsley’s Glass Works will broadcast the ceremony and concert with capacity to host 2,000 people.
  • Other screenings will take place in Huddersfield’s St Peter’s Parish Church and Dewsbury Library.

South West

  • In Bristol, the cathedral will have capacity for 650 for the ceremony.
  • Bristol and Bath Science Park in South Gloucestershire will hold 2,500 for the ceremony and concert.
  • Bournemouth’s Lower Gardens will broadcast the ceremony and concert with capacity to host up to 1,000 people.
  • Poole’s Baiter Park will show the ceremony and concert with a capacity of 1,000.
  • Christchurch’s The Quomps will broadcast the ceremony and concert with capacity to host up to 3,000 people.
  • Plymouth’s The Barbican will hold 3,000 for the ceremony and concert.
  • Southampton’s Westquay on the Esplanade will broadcast the ceremony and concert with a capacity of 5,000.

South East

  • Brighton’s Jubilee Square will broadcast the ceremony with capacity to host 500 people.
  • In London, public screens will show the coronation in St James’s Park, Hyde Park and Green Park.
  • Walpole Park, Ealing, will show the coronation with a capacity to host 6,000 people.
  • Valence Park, Dagenham, will have capacity to host 7,000 people for the coronation ceremony.
  • Holland Park will have capacity to host 4,000 people for the ceremony.
  • Battersea Park will have capacity to host 2,500 and show the ceremony and concert.

The East

  • Huntingdon’s Commemoration Hall will broadcast the ceremony and concert with capacity to host 1,000 people.
  • Peterborough’s Cathedral and Cathedral Gardens will broadcast the ceremony and concert to up to 1,250.
  • Ely’s Cathedral will broadcast the ceremony and concert with a capacity of 1,000.
  • In Cambridge, screenings will take place at The Meadows Community Centre and Clay Farm Centre.

Midlands

  • Birmingham’s Centenary Square will broadcast the ceremony and concert to 1,500 people.
  • Coventry’s Broadgate will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 10,000 people over the course of the day.
  • Dudley’s Himley Hall will broadcast the ceremony with a capacity of 600.
  • Sandwell’s Valley Showground will broadcast the concert and have capacity to host 2,000 people.
  • Solihull’s The Core will broadcast the ceremony with capacity to host 475 people.
  • Derby’s Cathedral will broadcast the coronation ceremony and have capacity to host 800 people.
  • Stoke-on-Trent’s Smithfield site will broadcast the ceremony and concert and have capacity to host 500 people.
  • Nottingham Castle will broadcast the ceremony and concert and have capacity to host 1,500 people.
  • Leicester’s De Montfort University city centre campus will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 600 people.

Big screens in Wales

In Wales, around 4,000 people will be able to attend public screenings in two places:

  • Roald Dahl Plass in Cardiff Bay will have capacity to host 2,000 people for the concert.
  • Cardiff Castle will have capacity for 2,000 to watch the coronation ceremony.

Big screens in Scotland

Some 6,200 people will be able to attend screenings in Scotland.

  • Edinburgh’s Ross Bandstand in Princes Street will broadcast the coronation ceremony and concert and have capacity to host 5,000 people.
  • Glasgow Cathedral will broadcast the ceremony and concert to 1,200 people.

Big screens in Northern Ireland

In Northern Ireland, around 15,000 people will be able to view the coronation on public screens.

  • Belfast’s City Hall will broadcast the ceremony to 2,000 people.
  • Ballymena’s People’s Park will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 1,000 people.
  • Larne’s Town Park will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 1,000 people.
  • Carrickfergus’s Marine Gardens will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 1,000 people.
  • Lisburn’s Market Square will broadcast the coronation ceremony to 600 people.
  • Bessbrook Town Hall will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 400 people.
  • Antrim Castle Gardens will hold up to 3,000 people for the coronation ceremony.
  • Newtownabbey’s Jordanstown Loughshore Park will broadcast the ceremony and have capacity to host 3,000 people.
  • Coleraine Town Hall will broadcast the coronation ceremony and have capacity to host 3,000 people.

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