A SLIP road on a busy road will be closed for entirety of the weekend as Poole hosts the Upton Country Park Food & Drink Festival.

The festival will feature street food traders from around the world and stalls from rum, gin and wine producers.

And to facilitate the festival, which is due to take place this weekend, the Upton By-Pass will close.

BCP Council confirmed that the westbound slip road from the Upton bypass A350 leading to Upton House from the Poole direction would close to all vehicles from 9.30am on Friday, August 13 until 7am on Monday, August 16.

The festival will feature tribute artists for the likes of The Killers, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Ed Sheeran, Stereophonics, Saints of Sin and Madness.