Rail strikes - Stevenage (a)

Yes, but if you are going to Stevenage then I think you are all forgetting how are you going to get there? It'll be Preston-Euston on Avanti and then KX-Stevenage which is the quickest route.
 
Just been looking at parking for those driving.

There is a free one but apparently it's a nightmare to exit.

Tesco is £4.50 from 1pm via yourparkingspace. 5 min walk👍
 
Novelli86 said:
Make sure you head to Old Stevenage if you want a beer. The newer part of Stevenage although closer to the ground, has very little in the way of pubs.
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The only pub I know in Stevenage is Our Mutual Friend which is in the newer part. Unexciting building but used to have very good beers. Is it still ok do you know as I haven’t been for around 7 years.
 
Mexboroseasider said:
The only pub I know in Stevenage is Our Mutual Friend which is in the newer part. Unexciting building but used to have very good beers. Is it still ok do you know as I haven’t been for around 7 years.
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Football ground guide says
"There is a large Club House bar at the ground, behind the South Stand, which is popular with both home and away fans alike. However, for some high profile games, the bar will be open to home fans only, but this is only for a small minority of games. On my last visit, even though the bar was busy, I was served relatively quickly and it was a friendly atmosphere.

Otherwise, there is not much in the way of pubs near to the ground. Still, if you like your real ale then it is worth taking the 15 minute walk to the ‘Our Mutual Friend’ pub in Broadwater Crescent. This pub offers seven beers on hand pump, plus real cider and perry. Tim Rigby a visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers fan adds; ‘The Roebuck Inn on London Road, about a ten minute walk away from the away end is certainly worth a visit. It’s an old Tudor building pub with a Best Western Hotel attached. It serves real ale and on my visit it was quite easy to get served. To find this pub; then with your back to the away end, you’ll see a wooded path to the left down the side of London Road. Keep following that and it will bring you out by a roundabout, with the pub located on the opposite side.’

If you have time on your hands then you can take the 15-20 minute walk into the town centre, where there are plenty of pubs to be found including a Wetherspoons outlet called the Standard Bearer, which is located near to the Bus Station. John Scott adds; ‘If arriving by train, then a ten minute walk away from the railway station on the High Street, is the Chequers pub. which on our visit was welcoming. It had nine real ales on tap, as well as a good value food menu. To find it from the railway station then go over the bridges into the town centre, turn left past Ibis hotel and Tesco, over another footbridge, it’s on your left. It is though then a good 25 minute walk to the Lamex Stadium.’

Across the roundabout from the ground, there is the ‘Roaring Meg’ Retail Park that has various eating outlets such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds & Burger King, plus a Harvester restaurant and bar."
 
SouthernSeasider said:
Yes, but if you are going to Stevenage then I think you are all forgetting how are you going to get there? It'll be Preston-Euston on Avanti and then KX-Stevenage which is the quickest route.
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Yeah that’s the problem if you’re travelling from the Fylde, the first leg down to Euston. There shouldn’t be any problems coming out from Kings Cross.

The only solution is as someone else has suggested, getting over to Yorkshire and going direct from there. Or going to London beforehand and making a weekend of it.
 
Halifax71 said:
Football ground guide says
"There is a large Club House bar at the ground, behind the South Stand, which is popular with both home and away fans alike. However, for some high profile games, the bar will be open to home fans only, but this is only for a small minority of games. On my last visit, even though the bar was busy, I was served relatively quickly and it was a friendly atmosphere.

Otherwise, there is not much in the way of pubs near to the ground. Still, if you like your real ale then it is worth taking the 15 minute walk to the ‘Our Mutual Friend’ pub in Broadwater Crescent. This pub offers seven beers on hand pump, plus real cider and perry. Tim Rigby a visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers fan adds; ‘The Roebuck Inn on London Road, about a ten minute walk away from the away end is certainly worth a visit. It’s an old Tudor building pub with a Best Western Hotel attached. It serves real ale and on my visit it was quite easy to get served. To find this pub; then with your back to the away end, you’ll see a wooded path to the left down the side of London Road. Keep following that and it will bring you out by a roundabout, with the pub located on the opposite side.’

If you have time on your hands then you can take the 15-20 minute walk into the town centre, where there are plenty of pubs to be found including a Wetherspoons outlet called the Standard Bearer, which is located near to the Bus Station. John Scott adds; ‘If arriving by train, then a ten minute walk away from the railway station on the High Street, is the Chequers pub. which on our visit was welcoming. It had nine real ales on tap, as well as a good value food menu. To find it from the railway station then go over the bridges into the town centre, turn left past Ibis hotel and Tesco, over another footbridge, it’s on your left. It is though then a good 25 minute walk to the Lamex Stadium.’

Across the roundabout from the ground, there is the ‘Roaring Meg’ Retail Park that has various eating outlets such as Pizza Hut, McDonalds & Burger King, plus a Harvester restaurant and bar."
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Thanks for that.
 
I could do a review of the place as I worked there for a few years, but unlike Cambridge the place is a new town dump. The old town is by far much better so I would head there. It’s not far to the ground. If you have wheels the best place to go is the Lytton Arms in Knebworth, 10 minute drive to the ground.
 
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