Away Ground Guide- Bradford Park Avenue( Saturday 18 August 2018)

Club Name: Bradford Park Avenue
Nickname:   The Avenue
Founded: 1863 as Bradford F.C changed to Bradford Park Avenue in 1907
Ground Name: Horsfall Stadium
Ground Capacity: 3,500 (1800 seated)


Admission Prices 2018/19:   

Adults £12
Concessions £9(o65)
Students (on production of NUS card) £7
Under 16s £2 

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The Horsfall Stadium is a frustrating place at which to watch football. 
There's a big stand that is more than adequate for Division 6, and plenty of room around the perimeter to stand and watch if that is your bag of beans, but because the stadium is an athletics facility, the stand is a fair distance from where things are happening on the field of play. So bring some binoculars with you!

Normally , in addition , the weather is foul, and you  risk double pneumonia whilst standing around the edge of the track at a cold magnet only bettered by the Bescot ( or whatever it is called today) and Fratton Park in February.Yes....the venue  attracts the iciest of winds as well as any Arctic plain does, so

visitors are always well advised to go for as many layers as can reasonably be

accommodated under the heaviest of top coats......and add one! 

Most travelling fans opted therefore to stand last season, which takes them closer to the action.

Old hedgie counted 4 porta-loos, and leaves it to you dear reader to decide whether that is sufficient provision for well over 800 County fans.

Sustenance!  

Pam again provided the catering facility this time around, and generally speaking County fans were OK with  Pam’s wares .

There was no beer tent last season, a move made presumably to avoid a repartition of the previous season’s pitch invasion, which again ( along with a need for no flare throwing) is a basic and very obvious priority if County are to avoid unwanted ,or promotion hindering penalties.

Programme.       

 `Avenue Review’ is usually good value and a passable read.

 

Directions :

1.     M60

2.     At junction 18, At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit onto the M62 ramp to Leeds/Halifax/Huddersfield

3.     Merge onto M62

4.     Keep left to continue on M606, follow signs for A 638/A 58

5.     At junction 3, take the A6177 exit to Ring Road(West)

6.     At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Rooley Ave/A6036

7.     Continue to follow A6036

8.     Turn left onto Cemetery Rd

Estimated Journey Time  -  55 Minutes

Post Code for Sat Nav :  BD6 2NG

Nearest Real Ale pubs;

0.5m    Drop Kick  ,  204 Huddersfield Road.

Then on Reevy Road, Wibsey.......

Park Hotel  at BD6 1TQ

Coach Travel:

The Fingerpost Flyer  will get you there.........
Details to follow.
Phone Lou on 0789 6536757 to book but not after 7.30 pm please. 

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