OPPOSITION: DERBY COUNTY
TOTAL MILEAGE (from Vicarage Road): 113
BY ROAD:
Head NORTH on the M1. Turn off at junction 25 and take A52 to Derby, then follow away supporter signs to Pride Park Stadium
TOTAL DRIVE TIME: 1 hour and 58 minutes
SatNav: DE24 8XL
BY TRAIN:
Derby mainline station is a 15 minute walk from Pride Park Stadium. When leaving your train use the footbridge from the station directly into Pride Park Stadium.
PARKING:
Parking for away supporters is available nearby at Derby Conference Centre, at a cost of £5 per car, with snack bar facilities ahead of games (12 noon to 2.30pm for 3pm kick-off, 5pm to 7.15pm for evening games).
AWAY END:
3,100 seats in the Winfield Construction South Stand. A further 2,500 can be added for cup games.
PROGRAMME COST: £3
RESTAURANTS:
There is quite a selection of eateries in the local vicinity, with Burger King, Pizza Hut, KFC and McDonalds within 500 yards.
For the coffee lovers out there who fancy a bit of a warm-up before the game, Pride Park has a built in Starbucks.
PUBS:
The Crown and Cushion pub, just up from the train station - is recommended as an away-friendly pub.
Turn right out of the station and make your way down to The Brunswick or Alexandra Hotel. Both these pubs have a railway theme and serve a superb range of real ales and offer a selection of filled rolls. Although they both have bouncers on the doors away fans are normally let in as long as there is no singing!
DID YOU KNOW: That Derby County's original colours were an unusual chocolate, amber and blue? However by the 1890s the club had adopted its traditional colours of black and white, which are still in use today.
by Jonathan Clutton
The info displayed on this page is only a guide 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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