Away Ground Guide - Boston United ( Tuesday 5 March 2019)

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             Boston United.,
The Jakemans Stadium
York Street
Boston
Lincolnshire
PE21 6JN 

Nickname:                The Pilgrims

Founded:                         1933

Ground Name:        The Jakeman's Stadium !( York Street- still for me!)

Ground Capacity:    6643

Admission Price 2018/19
Adults: £13
Concessions: £10
Children (16 years and under): £4
Adult x1 and Child x1: £15
Adult x1 and Child x2: £18
Adult x2 and Child x2: £30


 York Street’s archetypal old style football ground  saw County fans  housed in the rather decent covered terrace where the local ` ultras’ usually strut their demented stuff last season, but do not be too surprised if we are re-located back to the less salubrious accommodation at the opposite end this season.

Where we were last season...but.....

prepare for this !


There is nothing at all special about York Street except that it is a real football ground – a million…zillion miles away from yer flat pack horror models that proliferate all over the UK.


Sustenance!  

Catering at York Street , at either end, is usually reasonably priced and of decent ilk, hedgie heard no complaints whatsoever over the nosh as usual last season.

Modest eatery, but prices & quality fine !
The Pilgrims Bar meanwhile was spacious and welcoming to both sets of supporters, and was packed to the rafters by kick off time. Definitely worth a visit! 
     

Programme.       

The 56 pages of `The Pilgrim’ were pretty readable. Priced at a nifty £3 ( `Well….that’s what you charge for yours!’, hedgie was superfluosly reminded) and put together nicely, and not in a rush as some  publications of this type are. 
Some of the photos were out of focus, and the publication is not of a handy pocket size, but other than those nit pickings, not a bad buy at all.







Directions :


M60  Ring Rd (E&N)/Sheffield/Leeds/M67/M62
At junction 24, take the A57 exit to M67/M'cr City Centre/Denton/Hyde/Sheffield
At Denton Island, take the 3rd exit ontoM67 heading to Denton/A57/Hyde/Barnsley/Sheffield
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Hyde Rd/A57
Continue to follow A57
Continue onto Market St/A628
Continue to follow A628
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A616
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the M1 ramp to London/Sheffield/Rotherham
Merge onto M1
At junction 32, exit onto M18 toward Hull/Doncaster
At junction 2, take the A1(M) exit
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the A1(M) ramp to Newark
Merge onto A1(M)
Continue onto A1
Take the A46/A17 exit toward Sleaford/Newark/Lincoln
At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto A17
Turn left onto A1121
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Sleaford Rd/A52
Continue to follow A52
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto John Adams Way/A16
Turn right onto Main Ridge E
Take the 1st right onto York St
Take the 1st right onto Spayne Rd


Estimated Journey Time  - 2 hours 40 mins
Post Code for Sat Nav: PE21 6JN

Nearest Real Ale pubs :


0.1m   Coach & Horses, Main Ridge.







0.1m   New Inn  ,  Pen Street.







Coach Travel:

The Fingerpost Flyer will run to Boston, but is full.
Departs  Mercian Way 15.00/ Finger 15.15
£23
hedgegrower



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