Let mansfieldtown.net assist you in your journey to Grays Athletic this Saturday.
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Grays Athletic V Stags
Saturday 21st March 2009, 3.00pm
Destination:
Recreation Ground
Bridge Road,
Grays,
Essex,
RM17 6BZ
Distance to Ground
165.7 miles
Parking
There are no parking facilities at the ground, but there is some street parking to be found in the roads opposite the main entrance. Alternatively there is a multi storey car park in the town centre which is a short walk away from the ground.
Eating out
There are kiosks located around the ground where you can purchase a variety of foods, including burgers, hot dogs, bacon rolls plus hot and cold drinks. The club bar has recently been voted the best in non-league. The bar has big screen viewing, plus two TV's, a darts board, pool tables, fruit and games machines as well as a juke box. This fair sized bar has been previously listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide and at the time was the only football club to be featured in the guide that covers the whole of the UK. The entrance to the bar is located next to the main entrance to the ground on Bridge Road.
Mine's a pint
The town centre is only a ten minute walk away from the ground so you will be able to find a few eating outlets. There is little in the way of pubs, however. Across the road from the main entrance to the ground is a pub called the Bricklayers Arms and comes highly recommended. You are probably best though to head for the club's bar.
Stopping over in Grays?
There is a premier Inn located around three miles away from the ground, the telephone number is 0870 197 7253. There is also a Travel Lodge called Thurrock M25 Hotel, here you will also find a Harry Ramsdens and a Burger King. Or there is the Palms Hotel which is situated in Hornchurch, South West Essex on the A127, and is just two miles from J29 of the M25.
Travel information
Car…
Head down the A38 towards Derby, at the roundabout take the first exit to join the M1 motorway. After around 110 miles leave the M1 at junction 6a and join the M25 motorway. After 40 miles you will approach junction 30, then at the roundabout take the first exit then merge onto the A13 towards Southend. Then take the A1012 towards Grays, keep straight on the A1012 into Grays and as you reach the town centre the road becomes the A126 and you follow this road (which is part of the one way system) around the town centre. Keep left around the one way system and continue onto the A1013 Orsett Road. After about another half a mile (going up hill) and turn right into Bridge Road. The entrance to the ground is down on the right.
Train…
As you come out of the station turn right and go along Crown Road. Follow the road around to the left as it becomes Stanley Road and then turn right into Clarence Road. The third road on the right is Bradbourne Road, which takes you down to the entrance to the away end. For the Main entrance and Club Bar instead, continue along Clarence Road and follow it around to the right which goes into Bridge Street. The entrance is down on the right.
