Derby County on Saturday 10 August 2019 at 15:00

Distance from the Liberty Stadium: 184 miles ~ 3 hours 40 minutes.

Address: Pride Park Stadium, Derby. DE24 8XL
Telephone: 0871 472 1884
Web Site: www.dcfc.co.uk/

What’s Pride Park Stadium Like
Up to 2,700 away fans can be accommodated in the corner between the East and South Stand. The stadium and facilities are superb; an amazing PA system and TV screens on the concourses.

The Derby fans are noisy, and with the bowl design of the stadium making a great atmosphere.

Available are pies, pasties, burgers and hot dogs. There’s also a betting outlet on the concourse.

Visiting Derby
Derby is very central to most areas of the country and has a decent food and night life scene. It is a great place to stay, if you want to explore the nearby delights of the Peak District.

If you are planning to stay over, then there are several nearby hotels to stay at when visiting Pride Park. The Travelodge Derby Pride Park (DE24 8HG) is 0.2 miles away, Pentahotel Derby (DE24 8PU), 0.6 miles away.

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Near the Derby Midland train station are Aston Court Hotel, Hallmark Inn Derby (both DE1 2SL) and Hallmark Hotel Derby Midland (DE1 2SQ) all of which are approximately 1.5 miles away.

What’s On in Derby
Mount Cook Adventure Centre (DE4 4LS) is halfway between Derby and Sheffield and has many activities.

5th – 19th August at 6.30pm Bats and Bangers Walk at Kedleston Hall (DE22 5JH) A bangers and mash meal and indoor presentation about bats, then a guided 2 mile walk by a local bat expert at dusk. Bat detectors are used to identify the types of bats in the parkland. Not suitable for very young children. Cost is £13 and £8 for children.

The Maze (DE45 1PP) has a Gin & Jazz at 7pm on the 10th. Start with a gin cocktail and a posh picnic, including lobster, mango and avocado salad. Music is by Ain’t That Jazz with more gin or gin cocktails to buy. Cost is £55.

Also on the 10th from midday until late is Harry Stevens Hot Dog Street Party at Friary Street (DE1 1JF). Entry is free and has 30’s and 40’s American vintage cars & motorbikes with bands all day and comedy at 5:30pm. Vintage American baseball movies at night, baseball water dunk tanks, food challenges, drinks tents, burgers and American hot dogs.

From 8pm on the 10th at Derby Arena (DE24 8JB) Mainly Madness Tribute Night, tickets are £18 or early bird 2 for £30.

Eating and Drinking
A couple of pubs are near the train station, Merry Widows (DE1 2RU) and The Brunswick (DE1 2RU); both welcome away fans and are 1.2 miles away or ‘Alexandra Hotel’ (DE1 2QE), 1.1 miles away.

The Navigation Inn (DE24 8UU) is 0.7 miles away and has a basic food menu and serves decent beers.

There’s a Harvester, The Pride Park (DE24 8JE) 5 minutes (0.6 miles) walk from the stadium, but doesn’t always admit away fans.

Frankie & Benny’s and Subway are across the road from the club shop and close by are Burger King, KFC, McDonalds and Pizza Hutm for those that like fast food.

Parking near Pride Park
There are car parks at the Velodrome next to Pride Park close to the away fans entrance. Cost is £8 per car, or £6 if the car has four or more inside.

There’s parking for £5 at the Derby Conference Centre on the A6 London Road, (DE24 8UX). Park up, buy a ticket at reception and show it in your car. It’s near the Navigation Inn (DE24 8UU) and then a 10-15 minute walk to the turnstiles.

A few businesses off the main A52 near to the stadium offering parking for £6. On the Meadows Industrial Estate, Bamfords Auction House (DE21 6EN) has parking for £5.

For those that arrive early, there’s street parking on Downing Road on the West Meadow Industrial Estate (DE21 6HA), off the A52. It’s then a 10-15 minute walk to the stadium.

You can also choose from a selection of private car parking spaces near Pride Park – including on-street parking, off-street car parks and around 32 reservable parking spaces from just £3.00 per day.

Train
The ground is a 10 minute (0.8 mile) walk from Derby train station.

Trains leave Swansea at 07:29, 08:29 and 09:33 for the 4 hour journey.

Trains back are at 17:37, 17:52, 18:37, 18:52 and 19:30 getting in at 21:43, 21:43, 22:44, 22:44 and 00:03.

For the Travelling Jacks making the trip – Be Loud, Be Proud and Be Positive!