ccfchandsy
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What a game this could turn out to be got my tickets yesterday what pubs are there for away fans
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ccfchandsy
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I should be there about half ten got a tent with me so I'll be going every available pub I can find lol
EAst ender
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When we played down there just after Xmas, we had 2800 tickets and went in a pub on the right hand side going from St Mary's towards the river. They were good as gold in there TBH. Parking was a bit of a 'mare though.
ccfchandsy
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Where did you park I have heard there is a park and ride for away fans
EAst ender
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Wasn't aware of that handsy although it makes sense given where the stadium is. We parked in the industrial estate right next to the ground. It cost £5 and was a bit of a mare to get out of there as the police close the only exit road to get supporters coaches away from the stadium.
Apart from the industrial estate mentioned, the P and R sounds like a good idea but I guess it wasn't running as we played them on the Friday night after Xmas.
I belive its just off the M27....... I will try on get some more info for ya and post it up
From the M3 take the A33 into Southampton. Continue on the A33 until you reach the junction with the A3024 Northam Road and turn left onto this road towards Northam. Then turn right onto the B3038, Britannia Road for the stadium.
There is hardly any parking available at the stadium for away fans (for home fans you can pay £5 for a car parking ticket in advance and park across the road from the stadium) and there are parking restrictions in force for the local area. Most fans seem to be just heading for the city centre car parks and then embarking on the 15-20 minute walk to the stadium. I did this and parked in an NCP car park, which cost £5. I should point out though, that after the game the roads around the city centre become almost grid locked. It took me over an hour to get away afterwards.
Alternatively, on my last visit I noticed a number of fans parking around the Marina area and then taking the ten minute walk to the ground. Parking in this area has the advantage that at the end of the game, you can avoid the city centre gridlock, by heading along the coast on the A3024 and then onto the M271/M27. Steve Ship a visiting Crystal Palace fan also recommends it; 'The Marina is called the Ocean Village which has plenty of parking, but it does charge to park there (we paid £5 for six hours). It is no more than a ten minute walk to the stadium, has a pub on the complex (which had a decent mix of home and away supporters) as well as plenty of food outlets. We left at the final whistle and were back on the M27 within 20 minutes thus avoiding the congested town centre'.
Barry Sear suggests 'I parked in Woolston (on the other side of the Itchen Toll Bridge) where there is plenty of street parking, and made the 15-20 minute walk from there to the ground over the Itchen toll Bridge. To get there, you leave the M27 at Junction 8 and follow the A3025 to Woolston. I was back on the M27 within 10 minutes of getting back to the car'. Whilst Colin Peel informs me 'I parked at NCP car park called "Bargate" at the junction of Palmerston Road and Houndwell Place. The cost was a mere £2 for 4 hours and it was only a 10-min stroll to the ground'.
Park & Ride
Gavin Ellis a visiting Arsenal supporter informs me; 'There is a park and ride scheme in operation specifically for away supporters. This is situated just off junction 8 of the M27. The traffic in Southampton really made London look provincial, and I'd definitely not recommend people driving into the centre'. This facility costs £8 per vehicle.
John Josephs a visiting Newcastle supporter adds; 'After leaving the motorway at Junction 8 and heading towards Southampton, there are clear AA signs for the Visitors Park and Ride car park which is opposite a big Tesco superstore. I got there at about six which was two hours before kick-off. There were six buses waiting but hardly any supporters. Once there were enough people to fill half a bus it left. 15 minutes later and we were at the stadium'. Mark Glasson a visiting Nottingham Forest fan tells me; ' Although the trip into the ground was outstandingly efficient we were disappointed that now it appears that the Southampton fans and cars are allowed to disperse first at the end of the game while the Park & Ride buses were held back for around 1/2 an hour prior to being released into busy traffic. It was therefore nearly an hour after the match before we were back in our car and able to start our three hour journey home. I feel sure it would have been significantly quicker to park more locally and walk to the stadium.'
Other fans have also recommended the park & ride to me, so on my last visit on a Saturday, I thought I would give it a try. I arrived at the Park & Ride at 11.45am to be informed that it didn't run until 1pm and then 'only if we have enough fans to fill the bus'. I didn't fancy hanging around so I left the car park and drove to St Marys instead. However other fans that I spoke to arriving later found the service okay.
There is hardly any parking available at the stadium for away fans (for home fans you can pay £5 for a car parking ticket in advance and park across the road from the stadium) and there are parking restrictions in force for the local area. Most fans seem to be just heading for the city centre car parks and then embarking on the 15-20 minute walk to the stadium. I did this and parked in an NCP car park, which cost £5. I should point out though, that after the game the roads around the city centre become almost grid locked. It took me over an hour to get away afterwards.
Alternatively, on my last visit I noticed a number of fans parking around the Marina area and then taking the ten minute walk to the ground. Parking in this area has the advantage that at the end of the game, you can avoid the city centre gridlock, by heading along the coast on the A3024 and then onto the M271/M27. Steve Ship a visiting Crystal Palace fan also recommends it; 'The Marina is called the Ocean Village which has plenty of parking, but it does charge to park there (we paid £5 for six hours). It is no more than a ten minute walk to the stadium, has a pub on the complex (which had a decent mix of home and away supporters) as well as plenty of food outlets. We left at the final whistle and were back on the M27 within 20 minutes thus avoiding the congested town centre'.
Barry Sear suggests 'I parked in Woolston (on the other side of the Itchen Toll Bridge) where there is plenty of street parking, and made the 15-20 minute walk from there to the ground over the Itchen toll Bridge. To get there, you leave the M27 at Junction 8 and follow the A3025 to Woolston. I was back on the M27 within 10 minutes of getting back to the car'. Whilst Colin Peel informs me 'I parked at NCP car park called "Bargate" at the junction of Palmerston Road and Houndwell Place. The cost was a mere £2 for 4 hours and it was only a 10-min stroll to the ground'.
Park & Ride
Gavin Ellis a visiting Arsenal supporter informs me; 'There is a park and ride scheme in operation specifically for away supporters. This is situated just off junction 8 of the M27. The traffic in Southampton really made London look provincial, and I'd definitely not recommend people driving into the centre'. This facility costs £8 per vehicle.
John Josephs a visiting Newcastle supporter adds; 'After leaving the motorway at Junction 8 and heading towards Southampton, there are clear AA signs for the Visitors Park and Ride car park which is opposite a big Tesco superstore. I got there at about six which was two hours before kick-off. There were six buses waiting but hardly any supporters. Once there were enough people to fill half a bus it left. 15 minutes later and we were at the stadium'. Mark Glasson a visiting Nottingham Forest fan tells me; ' Although the trip into the ground was outstandingly efficient we were disappointed that now it appears that the Southampton fans and cars are allowed to disperse first at the end of the game while the Park & Ride buses were held back for around 1/2 an hour prior to being released into busy traffic. It was therefore nearly an hour after the match before we were back in our car and able to start our three hour journey home. I feel sure it would have been significantly quicker to park more locally and walk to the stadium.'
Other fans have also recommended the park & ride to me, so on my last visit on a Saturday, I thought I would give it a try. I arrived at the Park & Ride at 11.45am to be informed that it didn't run until 1pm and then 'only if we have enough fans to fill the bus'. I didn't fancy hanging around so I left the car park and drove to St Marys instead. However other fans that I spoke to arriving later found the service okay.
ccfchandsy
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Thanks guys hope too see you at the game im the twat with the loud voice lol