local info for those heading to Bristol City

[infoman]

Nice to see its a sell out for Leicester followers, so here is some local info for those heading to west country
Coming by road,yes it is good friday,but you never know how busy the motorway can be,so set out early from your departure point
Do NOT USE M4/M32 route and don't try to negotiate the roads and streets of Bristol
YOU WILL GET LOST
If you are coming by road use M4/M5 southbound to junction 18(Avonmouth) then follow signs A4 Bristol airport
It looks the long way round but its quicker.
Parking is normally in the streets around the area as long as you are there by 10:30am please don't block drive ways or park on corners.

There is now a clean air zone in and around the Ashton Gate area please check if your vehicle is compliant

https://www.bristol.gov.uk/residents/streets-travel/bristols-caz
If you are coming by train there is a local train service to PARSON STREET from Bristol Temple Meads
which leave at 25 minutes past the hour
Good train times as most trains from the North or from the London direction arrive at quarter to the hour or quarter past the hour
it takes you two thirds of the way to the ground and walk the rest of the way return by train to Bristol T.M. are at 37 minutes past the hour
You will pass Sainsburys on the left with restaurant,Robins pub again on your left hand side
When you approach the ground I suggest you walk past Wickes using the pavement
as the concourse area behind the big new stand gets very congested with bodies
Please make sure you get your train ticket showing PARSON STREET
We are trying to promote PARSON STREET for football fans till Ashton gate halt comes on line.
Split train tickets are available to Bristol if coming  from the London area using didcot parkway a your split ticket option
Group save tickets are available(one third off) on GWR trains but not cross country trains
If there are at least three of you arriving by train get a taxi
Make sure the taxi driver drops you in the Ashton Road end by Greville Smyth Park as it a very long walk round from the other end
or use the brown buses from the bottom of the incline of the station.
Which depart approximate 13:55pm with returns just after the match finishes
On your return to London or the North the trains leave Bristol Temple Meads at 17:30pm and I think you will struggle to get back to Bristol Temple meads for 17:30pm
Casualty and Holby City were filmed in the City don't ask me about either of the programmes cos I think their both rubbish
The young ones was also filmed in the BS7 area of the City(actually its Bishopston)
Finally the block of flats on the left behind the dolman stand side as you are in the away end is "the" block of flats from "fools and horses"
Bring your camera and turn up early if you want to take any photo's
Pubs possibly best one are in the cumberland road basin area novia scotia pump house and the cottage.
There is no official match day programme any more,although one Bristol City follower is doing an unofficial match day programme cost four pounds
BBC Radio station is radio Bristol which has frequencies and 94:9 95:5fm and DAB
Please circulate to any other football forums and footy fans you may deem fit
If you need any further info,don't be afraid to ask

[rugbyblue]

Fair play mate, going out of your way to do this 👍

[HankMarvin]

4 hours ago, rugbyblue said:

Fair play mate, going out of your way to do this 👍

It’s a copy and paste job, apart from the Easter bit, it’s on loads of visiting fans forums  

[UniFox21]

4 minutes ago, HankMarvin said:

It’s a copy and paste job, apart from the Easter bit, it’s on loads of visiting fans forums  

Still gone out of his way to make an account and post to aid travelling fans 

[The Fox Covert]

I live in rural Somerset just over 20 miles from Brizzawl and although I have seen the comment about it being a copy-and-paste job I think it is largely fair and accurate. Bristol is a nightmare to drive through because of the traffic, once you are in the city expect London-slow-style point to point times. The ULEZ is a shambles because it is not based on anything logical like a inner ring road, because there isn't one. But the cameras are not a shambles and are everywhere, don't chance it, plan your journey otherwise you will get caught and fined. Parking is also a nightmare and despite the advice about not parking on corners people in Brizzawl do it all the time because parking is so difficult to find in most inner city areas. Honestly, I would park somewhere with a good service past Ashton Gate like Long Ashton and get the bus. 

I didn't know about the block of flats from Only Fools and Horses but I do remember it being ever so familiar.

I saw the comment about bringing your camera and one thing that gets me every time I go through the city is the graffiti. There is even a shop in the city centre where people who do street art buy their cans. To me, living in an environment of un-graffitiable things like fields and hedges and old stone walls (and sheep and cows) the bottom end of the M32 looks like the Bronx and I always heave a sigh of relief once away from the city and on the M5 northbound.

[Foxes1]

Thanks for the info just one thing the match kicks-off at 12.30 so some of the timings are out.

[infoman]

Thank you for the comments.

Please set out early,the Easter rush has started and the M5 on the approach to North Bristol gets snarled up.

I have been doing this "local info" for a few years some one said I have been doing it since year 2002,didn't think it was that long though

Yes it is a cut copy and paste,and I try to adjust it to suit the kick off time and day of the week,but I am only human and I make mistakes.

 

There are only two clubs I would NOT do this "local info" for,and they will remain nameless.

[Ely fox]

19 hours ago, The Fox Covert said:

I live in rural Somerset just over 20 miles from Brizzawl and although I have seen the comment about it being a copy-and-paste job I think it is largely fair and accurate. Bristol is a nightmare to drive through because of the traffic, once you are in the city expect London-slow-style point to point times. The ULEZ is a shambles because it is not based on anything logical like a inner ring road, because there isn't one. But the cameras are not a shambles and are everywhere, don't chance it, plan your journey otherwise you will get caught and fined. Parking is also a nightmare and despite the advice about not parking on corners people in Brizzawl do it all the time because parking is so difficult to find in most inner city areas. Honestly, I would park somewhere with a good service past Ashton Gate like Long Ashton and get the bus. 

I didn't know about the block of flats from Only Fools and Horses but I do remember it being ever so familiar.

I saw the comment about bringing your camera and one thing that gets me every time I go through the city is the graffiti. There is even a shop in the city centre where people who do street art buy their cans. To me, living in an environment of un-graffitiable things like fields and hedges and old stone walls (and sheep and cows) the bottom end of the M32 looks like the Bronx and I always heave a sigh of relief once away from the city and on the M5 northbound.

All cities are a nightmare to drive through. Too many vehicles on the road, and cities not designed for the very large volume of traffic. Plus the inevitable road works. 

[purpleronnie]

The outskirts of bristol...wow...Grim.

[sylofox]

12 minutes ago, purpleronnie said:

The outskirts of bristol...wow...Grim.

Get up early did we?

[purpleronnie]

26 minutes ago, sylofox said:

Get up early did we?

I wish I had a lie in now.

[Leeds Fox]

On 28/03/2024 at 05:44, rugbyblue said:

Fair play mate, going out of your way to do this 👍

He is Infoman. It’s his duty to fellow foxes to do this.

[rugbyblue]

3 minutes ago, Leeds Fox said:

He is Infoman. It’s his duty to fellow foxes to do this.

**** me.  Remind me never to thank anyone for anything in future

[Leeds Fox]

3 minutes ago, rugbyblue said:

**** me.  Remind me never to thank anyone for anything in future

Never thank anyone for anything in the future.

[Spudulike]

1 hour ago, purpleronnie said:

The outskirts of bristol...wow...Grim.

I wanna go home, I wanna go home....