Away Ground Guide- Gloucester City ( Saturday 3 December 2016)

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Club Name: Gloucester City
Nickname: The Tigers
Founded: 1883 as Gloucester
Ground Name: Whaddon Road  (Ground Share with Cheltenham Town)
Ground Capacity: 7,066
Admission Price 2016/17: Adults £13
Concessions : £7
13-17: £7
12 & Under  : Free


Whaddon Road is another good spot to spend an afternoon watching football. The stewards are helpful and friendly and the away end, with its low(ish) roof, offers good acoustics. The down side of course to this is that we were segregated again , thus whilst the home supporters had access to bar facilities, and a side on view of the match, County fans did not just another frustration that comes with being a County fan?




Sustenance!



The food on offer is usually pretty good…






..the burgers and hot dogs got good reviews from the Brothers Lee, and others, last season, but the onions by contrast were about as popular as the prices which had a flavour of the Football League about them.
Directions :

1.     M60
2.     Keep left to continue on M56
3.     M6
4.     At junction 8, exit onto M5 toward Birmingham (W & S)/West Bromwich
5.     At junction 10, exit onto Writhy Bridge/A4019 toward Cheltenham
6.     Continue to follow A4019
7.     Continue straight onto Fairview Rd/A46
8.     Turn left onto A46
9.     Turn right onto Clarence Rd/A46
10.                        Continue straight to stay on Clarence Rd/A46
11.                        Continue onto Prestbury Rd/B4632
12.                        Turn right onto Whaddon Rd
13.                        Turn left to stay on Whaddon Rd

Estimated Journey Time  -  2 Hours 10 Minutes

Post Code for Sat Nav :  GL52 5NA

Nearest Real Ale pubs :

0.3m   Sudeley Arms  , on Prestbury Road.





0.3m   Kemble Brewery Inn , on Fairview Street.



Late/ Late Flash !

Some 15 minutes  away on High Street ( GL50 1DZ)you will find Sandford Park Ale House, which Dan Levy says is ` the best pub by a mile!'....




Coach Travel:

As usual the Fingerpost Flyer will get you there, details  ........

Flyer leaves Finger at 10.30/ Picks up on Mercian Way at 10.45

Cost.....£20 adults/ £15 under 16's

Ring 07896 536757 to book.

Ian Brown



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