Travel Guide: Darlington v Bury
Darlington v Bury
Tue, 04 November 2008 - 7:45pm
Johnstones Paint Trophy - Quarter Final (North)
Darlington Football Club
Neasham Road, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 1DL
Contact Details:
Administration Offices: 01325 387000
Ticket Office: 0870 0272949
Fax: 01325 387050
Website: www.darlington-fc.net
Printable Version: Click here to open this page as a 'pdf' file for easier printing
Supporters Coach: The supporter's bus will leave Gigg Lane at 4:00pm; cost has been set at £14.00.Contact the club to book on 0161 764 4881 or book now via our online micro shop - click here to enter
Ticket Details: Ticket prices are as shown below
Adults: £10.00
Sen Cit/Students (NUS Card): £5.00
Disabled: £5.00
Jun 10-16: £5.00
Under 10: Free (if accompanied by an adult)
A concession ticket is those supporters between the ages of 11 and 16, a student with the necessary documentation, OAP's and Disabled. Under 10's will gain free entry to the game as long as they are accompanied by an adult
Tickets are on sale NOW from Gigg Lane. THE PRICES FOR THIS GAME WILL NOT INCREASE ON THE DAY
Directions: From the North:Leave the A1(m) at the Darlington/Newton Aycilffe Junction. Turn left at the roundabout at the end of the slip road, then head straight through Coatham Mundeville. Keep following this road and pass the White Horse Hotel on your right. At the next roundabout turn left and follow signs for the A66 Teesside, go straight over the mini roundabout through the set of traffic lights (if on green of course) until you come to a large roundabout. Go straight on until you come to a 2nd large roundabout, from here take the 3rd exit leading towards Teesside Airport, passing the Brick Train on your right. Straight over the next roundabout until you come to the Hurworth.Town Centre. Turn right here and enter access road for stadium.
From the South: Leave the A1(m) at Junc.57 for Darlington. Follow road to roundabout. From here take the first exit off and follow road to second roundabout (reg vardy on right). Head straight over and follow signs for Teesside until you reach next roundabout. Turn left here and stadium is on right hand side.
Getting there by bus: A non stop bus service between Tubwell Row in the town centre and the ground on the edge of town operates on a matchday (Saturday's only). The services start at 1.15pm, and leave every 15 minutes until the last bus which departs the town centre at 2.30pm. At the end of the match the buses leave from outside the ground at 4.45pm, 5.00pm, 5.15pm and 5.30pm. The number 21 service (operated by Arriva) available from the town centre also runs to the top of Neasham Road just before the railway bridge.
Getting there by train: Darlington Station is 1.9km from the stadium site. Darlington station is on the East Coast Main Line between London Kings Cross and Edinburgh Waverley. To get to the ground from the station leave via the North exit past the taxi rank. Turn right and you will come out under the railway bridge. Continue up the road and turn right at the Yarm Road roundabout. Walk along Neasham Road and past Matalan on your right. Keep walking (don't worry it does take a while) and you will pass the Cooper Beach pub on your right. Keep going and you will see a railway bridge ahead walk continue under this and the ground is on the left after another couple of minutes.
Detailed Directions:
From: Bury FC, Greater Manchester
To: Darlington FC, County Durham
Distance: 109.2 miles
Estimated Time: 1 hr 56 min
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Travel |
and |
to |
total |
|
0.00 |
Start out at Bury FC,Greater Manchester |
Unclassified |
0.00 |
|
0.07 |
Turn left onto the A56 |
A56 |
0.07 |
|
3.04 |
At roundabout take the 1st exit, then join the M60 motorway (signposted Ring Road East) |
M60 |
3.11 |
|
1.05 |
Continue forward onto the M62 (signposted Leeds, Huddersfield, Rochdale) |
M62 |
4.16 |
|
2.09 |
Birch Service Area (MOTO) |
M62 |
6.24 |
|
17.19 |
Continue forward (signposted Halifax, Leeds) |
M62 |
23.43 |
|
5.00 |
Holiday Inn (Leeds-Brighouse) |
M62 |
28.43 |
|
1.64 |
Hartshead Moor Service Area (WELCOME BREAK) |
M62 |
30.07 |
|
5.67 |
IKEA Leeds - Jct 27 |
M62 |
35.74 |
|
5.56 |
Leave the M62 at junction 29, then join the M1 motorway (signposted M1, The North, M1, London, Wakefield) |
M1 |
41.30 |
|
1.65 |
At Junction 43 take left-hand lanes to continue with M1 (signposted The North) |
M1 |
42.95 |
|
10.52 |
Continue forward onto the A1(M) |
A1(M) |
53.47 |
|
1.51 |
At Junction 45 continue forward onto the A1(M) (signposted The North, Wetherby) |
A1(M) |
54.98 |
|
1.08 |
Continue forward onto the A1 |
A1 |
56.06 |
|
5.37 |
Continue forward onto the A1(M) |
A1(M) |
61.43 |
|
16.28 |
At Dishforth Interchange (Junction 49) continue forward onto the A1 (signposted The North) |
A1 |
77.71 |
|
21.68 |
Shell High Brough Moor |
A1 |
99.40 |
|
0.65 |
Scotch Corner Service Area (MOTO) |
A1 |
100.05 |
|
0.66 |
Continue forward onto the A1(M) |
A1(M) |
100.71 |
|
3.76 |
Leave the A1(M) at junction 57, then join the A66(M) motorway (signposted Darlington, Teesside) |
A66(M) |
104.47 |
|
2.20 |
At roundabout take the 1st exit onto the A66 (signposted Darlington, Teesside) |
A66 |
106.67 |
|
0.74 |
At roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the A66 (signposted Teesside) |
A66 |
107.42 |
|
1.58 |
At roundabout take the 1st exit onto Neasham Road (signposted Town Centre) |
Neasham Road |
109.00 |
|
0.20 |
Arrive at Darlington FC,Durham |
Unclassified |
109.19 |
