A Hereford Bull, honest
One of the best places to visit on the season's fixture list, try and get there early to take a walk around the city.
TICKETS
All Areas:
Terrace: Adults £12, Over 60's, 11-15 years old £9, Under 10's £3 (must be accompanied by an adult)
Adult: Adults £15, Over 60's, 11-15 years old £12, Under 10's £3 (must be accompanied by an adult)
COACH
For the latest news, prices and pick-up points for the supporters club coaches click here: www.shrimperstrust.co.uk/default.asp?page_id=644
For an alternative journey keep up to date with SoL Travel at: www.theshrimpers-online.co.uk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6&Itemid=8
TRAINS
Hereford Station is under a ten minute walk away.
The best offer available now is a £39.50 off-peak day return on the 10.21 from London Paddington direct to Hereford and in at 13.40, returning on the 17.40, back at Paddington at 21.28 via Worcester Foregate Street.
For service information and how to book tickets go here: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Station, top right; Edgar Street and the ground, bottom left via Commercial Road and above Blackfriars Street.
ROAD
Fill in the details from your home postcode to here for a full route plan www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp but for an edited version:
Approx. 188 miles. 3 hour 40 minutes.
Exit the M4 at junction 15 and take the A417 to Gloucester. Then follow the A49 to Ross-on-Wye and onto Hereford. At the roundabout, take the Grayfriars Bridge/Victoria Street road. At Steels Garage, keep left into Edgar Street. Take Blackfriars Street (right) immediately before the football stadium. Turn left for parking.
There is a large pay and display car park at the ground, which did cost 80p for four hours.
Take a quick dip in one of the city's many open air swimming pools
FOOD AND DRINK
SHORT BREAKS
If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure.
To access their Hereford page click here.
(Thanks to the Football Ground Guide, http://www.footballgroundguide.com/hereford_united/, and DoDtS's excellent Shrimperzone Away Travel section, www.shrimperzone.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=24, for their help in preparing this article.)
Hereford Station is under a ten minute walk away.
The best offer available now is a £39.50 off-peak day return on the 10.21 from London Paddington direct to Hereford and in at 13.40, returning on the 17.40, back at Paddington at 21.28 via Worcester Foregate Street.
For service information and how to book tickets go here: www.firstgreatwestern.co.uk
Station, top right; Edgar Street and the ground, bottom left via Commercial Road and above Blackfriars Street.
ROAD
Fill in the details from your home postcode to here for a full route plan www.theaa.com/route-planner/index.jsp but for an edited version:
Approx. 188 miles. 3 hour 40 minutes.
Exit the M4 at junction 15 and take the A417 to Gloucester. Then follow the A49 to Ross-on-Wye and onto Hereford. At the roundabout, take the Grayfriars Bridge/Victoria Street road. At Steels Garage, keep left into Edgar Street. Take Blackfriars Street (right) immediately before the football stadium. Turn left for parking.
There is a large pay and display car park at the ground, which did cost 80p for four hours.
Take a quick dip in one of the city's many open air swimming pools
FOOD AND DRINK
Head for St. Owens Street! For full info and maps on the best places to have a pint and a pie go to the Pub Crawl in Hereford here:
www.thelittlegazette.com/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDW8&id=436860
www.thelittlegazette.com/news/loadfeat.asp?cid=EDW8&id=436860
SHORT BREAKS
If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure.
To access their Hereford page click here.
(Thanks to the Football Ground Guide, http://www.footballgroundguide.com/hereford_united/, and DoDtS's excellent Shrimperzone Away Travel section, www.shrimperzone.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?f=24, for their help in preparing this article.)