OPPOSITION: Crystal Palace
TOTAL MILAGE (from Vicarage Road): 42
BY CAR:
Get yourself onto the M25 heading towards HEATHROW, leave at Junction 7 for the A23 to CROYDON. Stay on the A23 and it will bear left at THORNTON HEATH. At the roundabout head straight over onto BRIGSTOCK ROAD (B266). Bear right onto the HIGH STREET and take a left at the mini-roundabout into WHITEHORSE LANE. The ground is on your right.
Post code for those with sat nav: SE25 6PU
TOTAL DRIVE TIME: 1 hour 10 minutes.
BY TRAIN:
Selhurst and Thornton Heath are both served by trains from Victoria, Clapham Junction and East Croyden. It's a short walk from Selhurst Station to the ground. Thornton Heath is about a ten-minute walk to the ground, you need to turn left out of the station and walk down the High Street.
You can catch a train from Watford Junction to East Croyden and if you're lucky and don't have to change anywhere it can take just under an hour. Norwood Junction is served by trains from London Bridge, Charing Cross and East Croyden. It is a 10-15 minute walk to the ground.
PLEASE NOTE: Crystal Palace Station is nowhere near the ground.
PARKING: There is plenty of on-street parking within close vicinity to the ground. Click here for a map of the area.
AWAY END: Approx 2000 seats in the Arthur Waite Stand. (Be sure to sit near the front for a decent view)
PROGRAMME COST: £3
RESTAURANTS: Thornton Heath is a good bet for away fans. Doneagles for fish and chips come highly recommended and there is a Wetherspoons there as well. Westow Hill is jammed packed with eateries with Joana's a name that has been mentioned more than once.
PUBS: By Norwood Junction is a Wetherspoons that is always popular. The Alliance and The Ship are also worthy of a visit. Croyden is also another area where there are plenty of possible drinking venues.
The info displayed on this page is a guide only for supporters, you are always recommended to check before travelling.
Thanks to Mark Bisson, author of The Football Fans' Guide who has kindly allowed some information to be reproduced on this page. His book is the ultimate guide for any football fan and provides information on every Premiership and Football League ground - from how to find them, where to park, what the local area is like to what the away section is like itself. It also offers handy tips on planning your journey and all the best motorway pit stops!
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