Derby County Football Club, I Look Forward to Welcoming You to Pride Park Stadium for Your Forthcoming Fixture
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VISITING SUPPORTER’S GUIDE. WELCOME On behalf of everyone at Derby County Football Club, I look forward to welcoming you to Pride Park Stadium for your forthcoming fixture. This guide is intended to help you get the best experience possible on your visit to the home of Derby County by providing useful information that will assist you in finding your way to, in and around Pride Park Stadium. It will also provide you with important information about various features of your matchday experience such as parking provisions, catering information and our flag and banners policy. We hope you find these pages useful and wish you a safe and memorable trip to Pride Park Stadium. Grace Vivian - Supporter Liaison Officer & The Supporter Services Team 2 CONTENTS Map of Derby 4 Staying over? 5 Plan your travel 6 Getting to Pride Park Stadium 7 Things to do near Derbyshire 9 Away fan parking 10 Your match tickets 11 Disabled away fan information 13 At Pride Park Stadium 15 Countdown to kick off 16 Matchday catering 17 Further information 18 3 A52 (DERB RI VE TO Y) R DE RW EN RI VE R DE PR T RW EN IDE T T DAVID LLOYD O PA A TRAVELODGE 5 RK 2 ( WA PRIDE PARK NO TTS Y ) DERBY COLLEGE (A THE RIVERSIDE 6) RI CENTRE ROUNDHOUSE VE CAMPUS RS ID E RD FRANKIE DW FITNESS & BENNY’S HARVESTER SUBWAY POWERLEAGUE DERBY CHIQUITO SOCCERDOME TRAIN TRAIN STATION STATION PARKING SEVEN E AD AR RI PARKWAY T P VE HOLIDAY INN EN VOLKSWAGEN R EXPRESS RW DE DE DERBY ARENA RW PARKING PLUS THE YARD EN & THE BACKYARD T PR ID E PA RO DERBY COLLEGE RK YA DERBY ARENA LONDON WA L Y WA (A 6) RO Y AD (A 6) DERBY ARENA PARKING RTC LONDON ROAD PARKING TO LONDON VI SITO RO AD RS (A 6) PA RK IN G Major works are ongoing on the A52. Please follow diversion signs. Check Highways England [highwaysengland.co.uk/projects/a52-nottingham-junctions/] for regular updates. 4 STAYING OVER? If you are staying over in Derby for the night, Jurys Inn you may wish to make a booking with one of 2.3 miles from Pride Park Stadium our partner hotels. We have outlined a description, the distance from the stadium Jurys Inn Derby is ideally located in the Cathedral and also relevant contact details for each of Quarter which is bursting at the seams with heritage the hotels. and culture. The hotel is only a 4 minute drive from Pride Park Stadium, making it a convenient place to stay pre or post-match. Website - www.jurysinn.com Telephone – 01332 621 000 Morley Hsayes Golf Course 6.8 miles from Pride Park Stadium The short 9-hole Tower Course and the superb 18- hole Championship length Manor Course provide opportunities for golfers of all abilities to practise their game or play competitively. Combined with the Driving Range, The East Midlands Golf Academy, purpose- built Pavilion which is home to the golf shop, Spike Bar, Syndicate Room and Pavilion Suite, Morley Hayes offers everything a company or golfer could wish for. They are a Pay & Play course and also offer a Lifestyle Membership. Tee times are available at all times throughout the year, for great golf all year round. Website - www.morleyhayes.com Telephone – 01332 780480 5 PLAN YOUR TRAVEL With as many as 33,000 people trying to get to Pride Rail services to Derby - East Midlands Trains Car-Sharing with as many fellow Park Stadium on a matchday we are very conscious www.eastmidlandstrains.co.uk visiting supporters as possible of the clubs impact on the environment, as well as www.footballcarshare.com for information the disruption caused by a matchday on Pride Park East Midlands Trains operates high-speed trains to for some of our neighbours. and from London and regional train services across Sharing your car journey is a great way of getting to the East Midlands and South Yorkshire. You can also Pride Park Stadium, and DCFC is keen to promote it When making your journey to Pride Park Stadium book all UK train tickets through the East Midlands as a way of travelling to the stadium because: we therefore ask you, wherever possible, to consider Trains website ensuring your arrival at Pride Park travel options that will help us to reduce local traffic Stadium is quick and comfortable. As Derby Train • Sharing fuel and parking charges reduces the jams and inconsiderate parking around the stadium. Station is only a 10 minute walk from Pride Park cost of travelling to matches. Stadium and Derby City Centre why not take a train • More people arriving in fewer cars reduce and leave the car at home? demand for matchday parking spaces around Pride Park Stadium and limits post-match Matchday Bus Services to Pride Park traffic congestion. • Travelling with 4 or more people is an efficient Local bus travel is a great way of reducing the traffic use of your car, reducing emissions. around the stadium on matchday and with a stop located directly outside the stadium it prevents Taxi Services in Derby - Albatross Cars you having to walk from the Away car park to Pride Telephone - 01332 345343 Park Stadium. Please visit the following links for Mobile - 07380305375 information about local bus travel. www.albatrosscars.com www.transportdirect.info Albatross Cars is the biggest taxi company in the www.derby.gov.uk midlands with a fleet of 450 vehicles. They have www.trentbarton.co.uk standard saloon vehicles as well as wheelchair www.arrivabus.co.uk vehicles and the largest fleet of minibuses in Derbyshire. Albatross Cars offer best value for money. They are 20 percent cheaper than our main competitors. 6 GETTING TO PRIDE PARK BY CAR: Directions from the North (M1) Directions from the West (A50) For up to date travel information please visit www.bbc.co.uk/travel/derby. Exit the M1 at Junction 28 and follow the A38 South Travel along the A50 dual carriageway until you reach towards Derby. Junction 2 (signposted A6, Derby), where you should Directions from the South (M1) exit from the A50 and head north along the A6. Remain on the A38 until the roundabout with the A61 Exit the M1 at Junction 25 and follow the A52 West (Signposted Derby A61), where the brown football At the first roundabout you come to, turn left (second towards Derby. signs will direct you along the A61 towards Pride Park exit), following signs for Away Supporters and the Stadium. Moorways Centre. Remain on the A52 for 5½ miles until you reach the junction for Pride Park. Remain on the A61 until the Pentagon Island Follow the road until you reach the Raynesway roundabout where the signposts will direct you onto roundabout and turn right (second exit) along the A6 Follow the exit slip road to the Wyvern Way the A52 towards Nottingham and Spondon. (London Road), signposted for the City Centre. roundabout and once there go straight on (2nd exit) to join Derwent Parade. Take the first exit from the A52 (signposted for the Remain on the A6 (London Road) heading in the Wyvern Centre) and follow the slip road until you direction of Derby City Centre until you reach a Go straight on (second exit) at the first roundabout reach a roundabout. At the roundabout take the roundabout. you reach, which is next to the stadium, and turn left second exit (right turn) along Wyvern Way. (first exit) at the second roundabout you reach – Turn right at the roundabout (third exit) heading onto Royal Way. Follow Wyvern Way until you reach the next along Harrow Street towards Pride Park on the A6. roundabout and take a left onto Derwent Parade. The Toyota West Car Park is the first turning on your At the traffic lights continue straight on towards left. Go straight on (second exit) at the first roundabout Pride Park, heading along Pride Parkway and over you reach, which is next to the stadium, and turn left the railway bridge. Follow the green line on the Map (page 4) (first exit) at the second roundabout you reach – onto Royal Way. At the roundabout turn right (third exit) into Royal Way. The West Car Park is the third turning on your right. The West Car Park is the first turning on your left. Follow the blue line on the Map (page 4) Follow the yellow line on the Map (page 4) 7 GETTING TO PRIDE PARK BY AIR: If you are travelling to Pride Park Stadium from abroad then we salute your commitment! East Midlands airport is our nearest airport just 13 miles to the South of Derby and is easy to get to by most forms of transport. The quickest and cheapest way to get from the airport to Pride Park Stadium is via the Skylink bus which runs between the airport and Derby Railway Station Forecourt (the closest stop for Pride Park Stadium) every 30 minutes during the day and hourly at night. The journey takes less than 30 minutes and costs £3.20 for an adult single. Further details on the Skylink bus service from Derby are available online at www.eastmidlandsairport.com. 8 THINGS TO DO NEAR DERBYSHIRE If you’re staying over in Derby and looking to make THE YARD / THE BACKYARD NUFFIELD HEALTH AND the most out of your stay, you may wish to take The Yard 01332 821001 DAVID LLOYD LEISURE. advantage of some of the great services which our The BackYard 01332 821092 Nuffield Health 01332 287900 partners offer around Derbyshire and surrounding David Lloyd Leisure 0345 129 6784 counties.