AFC WIMBLEDON V IPSWICH TOWN TUESDAY 11 FEBUARY 2020, KICK OFF 19:45
Information in this guide is correct as at 30 January 2020. Any updated information on this fixture will be published on the club website (www.itfc.co.uk), twitter (@IpswichTown and @ITFC_Tickets) and facebook (www.facebook.com/officialitfc).
INFORMATION FOR TOWN FANS
We travel to AFC Wimbledon on 11 February 2020 in League One. The following guide has been produced for Town fans making the trip to the Cherry Red Records Stadium. This is based on information on the AFC Wimbledon website plus additional information specific to this game.
For any further information, please contact Elizabeth Edwards, Supporter Liaison Officer on [email protected] or (+44) (0) 7968 876504 or on Twitter at @ITFC_SLO.
AFC Wimbledon information for visiting fans
Address: The Cherry Red Records Stadium, Jack Goodchild Way, 422a Kingston Road, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, KT1 3PB
Website: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/
Phone number: +44 (0)20 8547 3528 (09:30 - 17.00 Monday to Friday)
Email: [email protected]
Facebook: @afcwimbledon Twitter: @AFCWimbledon
Supporter Liaison Officer: David Charles: phone 020 8547 3528 or email on [email protected]
Disability Liaison Officer and Assistant SLO: Mandy Bynon: phone 020 8547 3528 / 07531 286 218 or email [email protected]
The AFC Wimbledon visitor guide can be found at the following link: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/siteassets/documents/visitor-guide/afcw_visitor-guide--away- 1920.pdf
Other information can be found at the following links: https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/club/location/ https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/tickets/matchday-experience/disabled-supporters/ https://www.afcwimbledon.co.uk/tickets/matchday-experience/
www.footballgroundguide.com provides some information here: https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/kingsmeadow-wimbledon.html
We have picked out the key information for Town fans below and added information that is specific to Town fans.
Specific information for Town fans:
Ticket news
Tickets for this game are sold out.
Travelling to AFC Wimbledon
Supporters Coach
For those travelling from Ipswich the official coaches are leaving Portman Road promptly at 15:20 (please be at Portman Road at least 15 minutes before this) at a cost of £21 for adults (with concession prices for U23s, U19s and 65+ Seniors). Coaches are estimated to arrive back at Portman Road at 12:50am on Wednesday 12 February.
Subject to availability, tickets can be purchased from www.itfcdirect.com (under tickets/travel) or in Planet Blue on a non-matchday or at the Ticket Office on Constantine Road from 9am prior to home games.
There are no planned stops on either the outward or return journey.
Pick-ups at Marks Tey can be arranged for this game. If you want to organise a pick-up please call the Ticket Enquiries Team on 03330 050503 or email [email protected]. The cut-off point to request a pickup is midday on Friday 7 February. Your details will then be passed onto the coach company, Suffolk Norse.
Note that all official coaches are non-smoking and the consumption of alcohol on board is strictly forbidden. ITFC recommend that all supporters under 16 are accompanied by an adult.
Car
The Sat Nav postcode for The Cherry Red Records Stadium is KT1 3PB.
The obvious and quickest route (assuming no issues) is via the A12 and M25 clockwise. Note: This route involves the Dartford Crossing. You must pay the Dartford Crossing charge by midnight the day after you cross. You will get a fine if you’re late or do not pay. Details can be found here: https://www.gov.uk/pay-dartford-crossing-charge From Ipswich, take the A12 to the M25. Join the M25 signposted M20/M23/Dartford Crossing. Follow the M25 to junction 9 where you join the A243. Continue on the A243. From the A243, take the Kingston bypass / A3 to Jack Goodchild Way. Alternatively, you can continue on the M25 to junction 10 and take the A3 northbound towards London. At the exit for New Malden/Worcester Park, turn off and take the left into Malden Road (A2043) towards Kingston. Follow this to the next roundabout. Take the first exit into Kingston Road (A2043 still) and the stadium is one mile on the left. Alternative routes include the A12 and the M25 anti-clockwise to junction 10 where you join the A3 and follow the instructions as above. The likely journey time via the Dartford tunnel is around three hours, but can be even longer in the event of traffic issues – please bear in mind that this is an evening game and traffic is likely to be very heavy. The other routes are likely to take a little longer.
Parking
At the stadium, parking is available at no cost on a first-come, first-served basis. Note that this car park can be full up to 90 minutes before kick-off.
32 parking spaces are available for disabled fans on a first-come, first-served basis - the spaces can be used by home or away fans with a blue badge. While these spaces are held for disabled badge holders, the number of would-be users exceeds the number of spaces, so early arrival is encouraged.
Parking is also available in nearby streets. AFC Wimbledon urge fans to park responsibly and with consideration for local residents.
A limited number of spaces in bicycle racks are also available at the stadium.
Train
The nearest rail station is Norbiton, which is less than a mile away from the stadium. Trains run from Waterloo to Norbiton every 15 minutes via Clapham Junction and Wimbledon (terminating at Shepperton or Strawberry Hill). The journey time from Waterloo is around 25 minutes (trains leave Waterloo at 12, 27, 42 and 57 minutes past the hour). Note that some trains take much longer (leaving Waterloo just after 00 and 30 minutes past the hour) so do check before you travel.
If you are travelling from Ipswich, when you arrive at London Liverpool Street take the Central Line to Bank and pick up the Waterloo & City Line to Waterloo. Alternatively, you can change at Stratford and take the Jubilee line to Waterloo.
The journey time from Ipswich to Norbiton is around 2 hours 20 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes depending on connection times and route.
After the game there is a train from Norbiton at 22:06. This arrives at Waterloo at 22:34. From Waterloo, www.greateranglia.co.uk shows the Jubilee line to Stratford where you pick up the 23:38 to Ipswich, arriving in Ipswich at 00:44.
If you are only travelling back as far as London, then trains leave at 22:06, 22:20, 22:36, 22:50 and at the same minutes past 23:00. These take around 30 minutes back to Waterloo. There are also some slower trains so check before you travel – it may not be obvious from platform indicators as to which are the slower trains.
Whatever your travel plans, it’s worth checking www.greateranglia.co.uk or your usual train operator website for updated times and any late changes to engineering works.
Getting to the ground from Norbiton
Leave Norbiton station via the back exit, and take the first left onto Norbiton Avenue. Follow the road round to the left and then turn right onto Gloucester Road. Take a left on to Cambridge Road and walk 400 yards until you reach the stadium on your right. The away entrance is a little further past here on the right-hand side – it is well signposted.
Disabled fans or fans with youngsters
AFC Wimbledon suggest that if you have a disability or are travelling with youngsters, it may be better to take the train to Kingston and pick up a 131 bus the rest of the way.
By bus
You can take the 131 bus, which stops right outside the ground, from Wimbledon Station or Kingston Town Centre. The full 131 bus route runs through: Kingston - New Malden - Raynes Park - Wimbledon - Colliers Wood - Tooting Broadway.
Pubs
For information about the two bars at the ground see ‘At the ground’ below.
There are not many pubs near to the ground. www.footballgroundguide.com mentions the Bricklayers Arms on Hawks Road (KT1 3DS), about a ten-minute walk from the stadium.
Many fans choose to drink in Kingston or New Malden and then get a bus (the 131) to the ground or take the long walk. From Kingston buses head towards Tooting Broadway and from New Malden they head towards Kingston.
There is a Wetherspoons, the Watchman, on New Malden High Street and near the station is Bar Malden.
In Kingston, real ale and craft beer types may well appreciate the Albion, 45 Fairfield Road, KT1 2PY, which has a large choice of real ales, ciders and gins but is a bit off the obvious route, or the Antelope, 87 Maple Road, KT6 4AW, which includes an in-house 6-barrel brewery, Big Smoke Brew Co.
At the ground
Bars
There are two bars located in the Paul Strank Stand. The back bar holds up to 150 people on matchdays and the Your Golf Travel bar has a capacity of 300. For most games, away fans will be admitted to the bar but if not this will be announced on the AFC Wimbledon website before the match takes place.
Tickets on the day
Tickets for this game are sold out.
Away end
Most Town fans will be in the RyGas Stand which is a terrace stand segregated into home and away sections. The stand gives a side view of the game. Those with seats will be in a section behind the goal in the John Green Stand. Note that if you are this area please respect that it is a seated area and that fans will include older fans, families, those unable to stand for long periods of time and ambulant disabled fans.
You can gain entry to both away sections via the access road off Kingston Road.
Security
As at all grounds, expect to be searched before entering the ground.
Flags
Smaller flags can be taken into the ground provided that they are not mounted on poles, contain no offensive wording or slogans, and are no bigger than 150cm in depth or width. Larger flags and banners can usually be brought in the stadium provided that they are accompanied by a valid fire certificate.
Please contact the Safety Officer via email at [email protected] in advance of the game if you wish to arrange for a larger flag to be brought into the stadium.
It is also important to note that flags cannot be attached to any surface where they might obscure emergency signage. Please comply with the requests of our stewards in the event that a flag needs to be relocated or taken down.
Pyrotechnics
As with all grounds and to comply with legislation, the use of pyrotechnics or even trying to get them into the stadium is a criminal offence and will not be tolerated.
Programmes
The official Matchday Programme is available from around the stadium at a price of £3.
Food and Drink facilities
Food and drink facilities inside and outside the stadium, offer a range of snacks, hot food and soft drinks for all supporters. Food and drink prices are as follows:
Burgers from £4 Gourmet Hot Dogs from £5 Chips from £2.50 Pies from £3.50 Vegan Hot Dog from £5 Paninis from £4 Hot drinks from £2 Bottled drinks from £1.50
Smoking
The stadium is a no smoking facility.
Anti Social Behaviour – Matchday Text Line
Racism or discrimination of any form is not OK, ‘Not Today or Any Day’ and supporters are reminded that instances of discriminatory or prejudiced behaviour will not be tolerated at any EFL game.
If you encounter any form of discrimination please approach your nearest steward to report any incident you are involved in or witness.
You can also report any discrimination or anti-social behaviour to Kick it Out using the Kick It Out app which is available to download from the App Store or Google Play, or via: Facebook /kickitoutofficial; Twitter @kickitout; email [email protected]; phone 0800 169 9414.