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aran2806 Flag Essex 20 Jul 16 8.45am

Hi guys,

First time visiting the stadium eventhough I live 25 minutes away.

Where is the best place to park, i was thinking the park and ride next to mc donalds.

Also is there alcohol served in the concourses?

Thanks in advance
Aran

 
Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 20 Jul 16 9.00am

This is what I found on a website :

Post code for Sat Nav
The postcode of the stadium is CO4 5UP, but you may find that your sat nav system does not acknowledge this postcode at present. It is recommended by the club to use CO4 5JS, which is the nearby Rapid Electronics factory.

Car Parking:

There 700 car parking spaces at the stadium which cost £6. As only a certain number of them are made available to away fans it is essential that you pre-book your space by calling the Ticket Office on 0845 437 9089. In the event that the car park is full, then the club direct fans to an overspill car park located on the nearby industrial estate (about a 10-15 minute walk away from the stadium) which costs £8. There is also an extensive residents only parking scheme in operation around the stadium, so you may need to journey to over a mile away, before you can find a legitimate parking space.

Park & Ride Car Park

A new Colchester Town Centre Park and Ride service has been recently introduced, the car park to which is situated on the opposite side of the A12 to the Weston Homes Stadium (signposted just off Junction 2. This car park has 1,000 spaces and fans attending games are welcome to use the car park. It costs £3 to park there and it closes at 7.30pm for Saturday games and 10.30pm for midweek matches. From the car park it is then a relatively short walk five minute across the A12 bridge to the stadium. There is also a McDonalds restaurant located next to the Park and Ride.

Robert Charnock warns; 'Do not park in any of the side roads leading off Axial way, including the entrance to the Volkswagen garage. I and a number of others received £35 penalty tickets for parking there during a recent game. Apparently this side road and others are designated as a clearways, although there wasn't any obvious signage to that affect.'

 
dowie101 Flag Colchester 22 Jul 16 9.31am

I live very near the ground, and there is parking near the McDonalds for games. I would imagine there'll be no issues as can't imagine the game will be that crowded.

Booze is served at the stadium, which is a relief as there is no boozer anywhere near the ground.

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jul 16 9.45am

I see that Iain Moody has recently been appointed 'Head of player resources' at Colchester.

 
dowie101 Flag Colchester 22 Jul 16 9.50am

Be a good fit for him. Colchester has a great academy, however established players are hard to come by that are value for money.

 

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Willo Flag South coast - west of Brighton. 22 Jul 16 9.52am

Originally posted by dowie101

Be a good fit for him. Colchester has a great academy, however established players are hard to come by that are value for money.

Dowie101

Mention of the Academy in the link below :

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dowie101 Flag Colchester 22 Jul 16 10.03am

Originally posted by Willo

Dowie101

Mention of the Academy in the link below :

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Cheers for the link.

 

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aran2806 Flag Essex 22 Jul 16 3.46pm

Originally posted by dowie101

I live very near the ground, and there is parking near the McDonalds for games. I would imagine there'll be no issues as can't imagine the game will be that crowded.

Booze is served at the stadium, which is a relief as there is no boozer anywhere near the ground.

Cheers for that, sounds good.

 
dowie101 Flag Colchester 25 Jul 16 12.47pm

Who's going tonight?

 

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I'mPalace Till I Die Flag 25 Jul 16 1.04pm

Originally posted by aran2806

Hi guys,

First time visiting the stadium eventhough I live 25 minutes away.

Where is the best place to park, i was thinking the park and ride next to mc donalds.

Also is there alcohol served in the concourses?

Thanks in advance
Aran

Don't drink and drive.... you might spill it

 

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