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TRAVEL & TICKETS - PETER WOODIFIELD - TRAVEL SECRETARY contact here ==============================================
for Car Parking in Wolverhampton click here
Hotel Offer - The Britannia click here New Hotel Football Ground Search Facility here
Travel Details for the 2008-2009 Season
Fixture list for 2008-9 see fixtures 2008-9
Provisional travel arrangements are:-
Travelling further afield? Going to the Costa del Sol? Terry recommends Wolfie’s Bar in Benalmadena here
Home Matches click here for Away Matches & Ground Directions Travel Rules here
Meeting place: Euston Station concourse outside main ticket office, at least 20 minutes before train departure.
Fare : Members £20 (Guests/non-members £23) Juniors £10 (junior guests £11.50) (these are new confirmed prices for 2009 with an increase announced by Virgin Trains) Travel Rules here
Note: Normal meeting place in Wolverhampton is the City Bar King Street WV1 1ST (pictured). Lawson provides good food and beer (no real ales) at a good price, and is open even for early kick offs for WWLSC members www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=52.5856&lon=-2.1271&scale=5000&icon=x
For WWLSC travel to other matches contact the travel secretary... click here. 20% discount on food while travelling at Sloe, Millies Cookies, Camden Food, Bonapartes Cafe Bar and Delice de France - for details see Garry’s News here
H OME MATCHES are at Molineux Stadium, Waterloo Road Wolverhampton WV1 4QR. Reserve matches are generally at the Compton Training Ground or Molineux Links (click):> 1. map 2. parking 3. stadium 4. Webcam
Fri 10/04/09 v Southampton Fare £20 Kick off 3.15pm (note Good Friday live on Sky)
- Outward: Depart Euston 10:43 Arrive Wolverhampton 12:39
- Return: Depart Wolverhampton 17:45 Arrive Euston 19:58
Sat 18/04/09 v QPR Fare £20 Kick off 3pm
- Outward: Depart Euston 10:07 Arrive Stafford 11:22
- Depart Stafford 11:43 Arrive Wolverhampton 11:56 (note times changed)
- Return: Depart Wolverhampton 17:45 Arrive Euston 19:34
Sun 3/05/09 v Doncaster Rovers Fare £20 Kick off 13:15
- There is a 2-day trip to this match. as London Wolves go to the dogs here
- Outward - Depart Marylebone 09:45 Arrive Birmingham Moor St 11:51
- Depart Birmingham New St 12:01 Arrive Wolverhampton 12:19
- Outward - Depart Marylebone 08:10 Arrive Birmingham Moor St 10:26
- Depart Birmingham New St 10:51 Arrive Wolverhampton 11:20
Away Matches back to Home Matches
The following times are provisional. Please contact the Travel Secretary for confirmation of travel arrangements here. Please also note that the majority of away matches are likely to be all-ticket for Wolves fans.
contact Peter Woodifield here for travel details and/or match tickets (even if no club travel) Ground Info will be added here
Mon 6/4/09 v Birmingham Fare £19 ALL-TICKET MATCH Live on Sky
- Outward: Depart Euston 14:23 Arrive Birmingham 15:45 (note times changed)
- Return: Depart Birmingham 23:10 Arrive Euston 01:13
- ground info here
Mon 13/4/09 v Derby Fare TBA ALL-TICKET MATCH Easter Monday
- Outward: Depart St Pancras 10:25 Arrive Derby 12:15
- Return: Depart Derby 18:01 Arrive St Pancras 19:34
- ground info here
Sat 25/4/09 v Barnsley Fare TBA ALL-TICKET MATCH
- Outward: Depart St Pancras 08:55 Arrive Sheffield 11:04
- Depart Sheffield 11:18 Arrive Barnsley 11:40
- Return: Depart Barnsley 17:40 Arrive Sheffield 18:02
- Depart Sheffield 18:27 Arrive St Pancras 20:37
- ground info here
AWAY GROUND INFORMATION
(courtesy of the Football Ground Guide - visit here - you can buy great books of the ground guide) Alternatively choose your destination from the dropdown menu to see a google earth aerial view showing transport links and hotels etc.
Birmingham City St Andrews
Leave the M6 at Junction 6 and take the A38(M) (known locally as the Aston Expressway) for Birmingham City Centre. Continue past the first turn off (Aston, Waterlinks) and then take the next turn off, for the Inner Ring Road.
Turn left at the island at the top of the slip road and take the Ring Road East, sign posted Coventry/Stratford. Continue along the ring road for two miles, crossing straight across three islands. At the fourth island (there is a large McDonalds on the far left hand corner) turn left towards Small Heath. Birmingham City's ground is about a 1/4 of a mile up this road on your left. The ground is well sign posted on the Inner Ring Road.
There is a small car park directly outside the entrance to the away end, but availability of space for cars is determined by how many away coaches are expected as they park in the same car park, which may mean for certain games that there is no space available for cars at all. There is though plenty of street parking off the left hand side of the ring road. Either around the small park at the third island you cross or along the road next to and behind the BP garage before the fourth island. Bear in mind that if you arrive after 1.30pm these areas are likely to be already full. There are some local schools and businesses that offer parking facilities for around £4-£5.
By Train
The nearest station is Bordesley, which is about a ten minute walk away from the ground, but is only served by trains from Birmingham Snow Hill and the service is not very frequent on Saturdays. If you arrive at New Street Station in the city centre, either walk to Snow Hill (ten minutes) take a taxi (about £5) or embark on the 20 minute walk to the ground.
As you come onto the concourse of New St station, bear to the left of the escalators and through the glass doors. Walk down towards to the end of the Station Service Road. Cross to the other side of the road at the bottom (where there is a new shopping centre) turn right and follow the purple pedestrian signs for Digbeth Coach Station. These will see you descending a flight of stairs at the side of the shopping centre on your left and then going down a road with the Markets on your right and a large church on your left. Follow this road around to the right and then take the next left to take you up to the main dual carriage way. Turn right along the dual carriageway, passing Digbeth Coach Station on your right and the impressive looking Crown Pub on your left. Cross over the dual carriageway to the Crown pub side of the road and continue walking away from the City Centre. You will come to a fork in the road where you want to bear left going underneath a railway bridge. Passing the Clements Arms on your left just continue straight down this road, crossing a large roundabout (with a McDonalds over on one corner). The entrance to the away section is further up the road on your left.
Otherwise you can take the following buses from the city centre. No's 96, 97, 58 & 60. The 97 & 98 can be found in Carrs Lane in the city centre. As you come off the platform and onto the station concourse, go straight up the escalators in front of you. At the top the escalators turn left and keep in that direction so that you leave the shopping centre by going down a long ramp. Turn right at the bottom the ramp into New Street and continue to the bottom. Then turn left into the High St and just past Marks & Spencers on the right is Carrs Lane. Turn into Carrs Lane and the bus stops are down on the left by the church.
Pubs
Most of the pubs near to the ground can be quite intimidating for away supporters and are not recommended. However there is the Brighton pub on the Coventry Road which does tolerate away fans in small numbers. This pub is about a ten minute walk away, going past Woolworths & Morrisons on your left.
Either drink in the city centre or otherwise there is the Anchor real ale pub, behind Digbeth Coach station.
If you coming by train, or decide to drink in the city centre beforehand, then if you like your real ale, then you can't do much better than visit the Wellington Pub on Bennetts Hill. With 15 real ales on tap, including 12 guest ales, this is somewhat of a mecca for real ale drinkers. In 2005 alone, the pub served over 2,600 different beers! To find this pub, then assuming that you are coming into New Street Station by train, then as you come onto the passenger concourse at the station, so straight up the escalators in front of you. At the top of the escalators turn left and then proceed towards the 'Foot Locker' outlet. Turn left at this store and then right and proceed down the ramp past McDonalds. At the bottom of the ramp turn left into New Street and walk along the pedestrian area. Bennetts Hill is the fourth turning on the right (there is a Barclays Bank is on the corner). The Wellington pub is about two thirds of the way up Bennetts Hill on the right hand side. There is also a handy Wetherspoons outlet called the Briar Rose (which is no smoking) on Bennetts Hill as well. The Wellington does not provide food, but has no objections to you bringing in your own. There are a couple of taxi ranks nearby that you can use if you wish to get you to the ground.
Derby County Pride Park
Directions
From the the M1, exit at Junction 25 and take the the A52 towards Derby. The ground is signposted off the A52 after about seven miles. There is not a great deal of parking available around the stadium so it may an idea to park in the centre of town and then walk out to the ground. Kenny Lyon suggests; 'perhaps a better place to park for all fans is the cattle market car park. This costs £2 and is about 5-10 minutes walk from the ground and is just off the A52. To get there, go past the normal turning for the stadium and go up to the 'pentagon roundabout;' take the first turning off there and then take the next left - you then drive about 300 yards back on yourself, passing it on your left as you drive along the A52'.
Pubs
Near the railway station: Merry Widows, the Brunswick or Alexandra Hotel. Both these latter pubs have a great selection of real ales and serve good food. Although they both have bouncers on the doors away fans are let in as long as there is no singing. There are bars at the back of the Stands.
By Train
The ground is about fifteen minutes walk from Derby railway station and is signposted. As you exit, turn right and at the bottom of the road turn right again and follow the crowd.
Barnsley
- By Car
- Leave the M1 at Junction 37 and take the A628 towards Barnsley. Stay on this road (the ground is well signposted) and you will eventually see the ground on your right. There is a fair sized car park located at the ground.
For a map showing the location of the ground click here (to take you to the Street Map website).
- To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here.
- By Train
- Barnsley railway station is about a ten minute walk away. This station is served by trains running between Sheffield & Leeds.
From the train station turn left away from the town centre and head towards the bridge that the dual-carriageway runs over. Go under the bridge and turn left up the slip road and then take the first road on the right and head towards the Metro Dome leisure complex at the top of the hill. Oakwell is now clearly visible.
ground info (visit www.footballgroundguide.co.uk
Please contact Travel Secretary for confirmation of travel arrangements
Travel Information and rules
Any member wishing to book a train ticket for travel to home or away matches from Euston, must now contact the Travel Secretary AT LEAST 9 DAYS prior to a match. Bookings for travel with other train operators must be made 3-4 weeks before the match. This is because early booking is essential in order to obtain the cheapest tickets. Fares will be collected on the outward journey. Payments in advance are accepted. Cheques/P.O’s payable to WWLSC.
Any member booking a train ticket, who subsequently cannot travel, must contact the Travel Secretary at least 9 days before a match to cancel, or they will have to pay for the ticket. This also applies to members who book a ticket and fail to show up on the day, as the train companies will not offer any refunds on unsold tickets, except in exceptional circumstances.
Members requiring match tickets for HOME matches, please contact Travel Secretary AT LEAST 16 DAYS prior to a match. Please enclose s.a.e. with postal applications.
Please note that for all-ticket away matches where Wolves allocation is limited, ONLY AWAY SEASON TICKET HOLDERS CAN BE GUARANTEED A TICKET. Tickets for every away match go on sale 21 days before the match to away season ticket holders and also to home season ticket holders, unless Wolves have a limited allocation. Home season ticket holders can apply for away tickets by ringing the Wolves Ticketline on 0871 222 1877 between 9am – 5pm, and giving their Supporter Number.
There are 7 Club season tickets available to members on a match to match basis. Full match day price will be charged. Members must travel on the official Club trip for the particular game for which the ticket is required.
Members travelling or using WWLSC tickets are expected to be of good behaviour whilst travelling to or from the matches. Breaches of this will be considered by the Committee as grounds for expulsion from WWLSC under the WWLSC rules.
Please note also that dates and times of matches are likely to be changed because of live TV coverage.
TRAVEL SECRETARY - PETER WOODIFIELD
94 FARNHAM CLOSE
RAINHAM KENT
ME8 8NS
Telephone - 01634 363704
e-mail - peteraw@globalnet.co.uk click
Car Parking in Wolverhampton
There are many car parks in Wolverhampton, although few offer a “quick get away”. The streets nearest to Molineux prohibit parking except with a resident’s permit, and the traffic wardens have a field day most match days. Nearest street parking is therefore about 10 minutes away, to the West of West Park.
www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?lat=52.5887&lon=-2.1343&scale=10000&icon=x
Explanation of this scheme is in this page from Moli http://www.wolves.premiumtv.co.uk/page/NewsDetail/0,,10307~413914,00.html
Here is a map of Central Wolverhampton with car parks. Molineux stadium is to the North West - off junction H on the ring road. http://www.wolverhampton.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/DD9D6821-EAC6-403C-866F-C9C4AC69E535/0/car_parks.pdf
Hotels in Wolverhampton
The Britannia (near the Station and Bus Station and 10 minutes walk from Molineux) is a favourite stay for Viking Wolves and offers London Wolves special (now reduced) rates from £39 per double or twin room ( must be booked via Steve) and are subject to availability. On January 1st against Sheffield United he has a special offer of £23 per room Old rates £65 per room per night (2 sharing) for bed and breakfast mid week or £55 at weekends (Friday/Saturday nights). The Britannia has undergone substantial renovation and redecoration over the past year and is well situated for the Town Centre, Friday evening clubs and theatre, Saturday morning shopping and the Molineux. They can also offer deals for parties and use the station car park for parking. Call Steve Broomhall or email him steve.broomhall@britanniahotels.com or telephone 01902 429922 mention London Wolves.
Britannia Wolverhampton Hotel Lichfield Street Wolverhampton WV1 1AA 01902 429922
New Hotel Search & Booking Facility - Match Hotels
Match Hotels cover most of the English league clubs towns and cities. For the Wolverhampton page click here http://www.matchhotels.com/England/Wolverhampton-Wanderers-hotels-1739.html where you can change the club
Alternatively choose your destination from the dropdown menu below to see a google earth aerial view showing transport links and hotels etc. There will be links from the awayday site to book hotels at good rates.
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