Accrington Stanley v Bury
Saturday, 03 May 2008
Coca Cola League Two

Accrington Stanley Football Club
The Fraser Eagle Stadium
Livingstone Road
Accrington
Lancashire
BB5 5BX

Tel:  01254 356950
Fax:  01254 356951
Email:  info@accringtonstanley.co.uk

Supporters Coach:  The supporters coach will leave Gigg Lane at 1:30pm, cost has been set at £10.00 per head.Contact the club to book your seat.

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From the M65:  Leave the M65 at Junction 7, taking the Clitheroe turn off the roundabout. Turn right at the first set of traffic lights opposite Clayton Business Park, following the A678. Follow the road over the canal bridge to the next set of traffic lights. Turn right again going over the motorway bridge and towards Accrington on the A680.Carry straight on at the next set of lights with the Greyhound pub on your right.Follow the road as it bends to the right and then take the first left after the Crown pub into Livingstone Road.

From M66:  At the end of the M66 follow the A56 until you come to the Rising Bridge roundabout. Take the first turning, the A680 towards Accrington for around 3 miles. After passing the police and fire stations on the left follow the ring road dual carriageway around the town centre, through the pelican crossing and three sets of traffic lights. At the fourth set of lights, opposite the Castle pub, turn right to rejoin the A680. Follow this road up the hill for approximately 1 mile, Livingstone Road is approx 400 yards past Accrington Victoria Hospital on the right.

By Train:  The nearest British Rail station is Accrington this is approx 20 min walk from the ground. Directions leave the station and proceed down the hill passing over the main Blackburn road, follow the road down the hill passing the King Street Pub on your left, follow the road down to the main roundabout cross over the road and head up the hill passing the Aldi supermarket still on your left, at the top of the hill turn left (Whalley Road) follow this road straight on through the traffic lights, the Gray Horse and the Oaklea pubs are are 300 Mts through the lights, carry on straight along Whalley Road over the mini roundabout for approx 200 Mts Livingstone Road is on your right turn down Livingstone Road and the ground is on your left.

By Bus (From Accrington center):  The nearest stop is opposite the Crown Pub and is reached by the Hyndburn Circular Bus this runs every 15 Mins from the main bus station in the center of Accrington.

Where to Drink Locally:  The Crown Inn on Whalley Road which virtually overlooks the ground offers a warm welcome to all supporters for banter, swapping stories and a good chat before and after the game. The Crown has a spacious beer garden, pool table and shows live sport on the big screen. The Crown lease has recently been taken over by Accrington Stanley and has undergone redecoration and will at some point in the near future become a Stanley themed pub, featuring memorabilia and photographs from the past to present day.

Car parking:  Car parking is available on the streets surrounding the club, and for a small donation, on land adjacent to the ground belonging to a local amateur side.

Ground info:  The ground holds a total of 5,057 spectators with covering along each side of the length of the pitch. There is covered seating for 1,200.

Detailed Directions

From: Bury Football Club
To: Accrington Stanley Football Club
Distance: 16.1 miles
Time: 0 hr 23 min