Nottingham Forest Football Club
The City Ground
Nottingham NG2 5FJ
Telephone: 0115 982 4444
Email:
Website:
www.nittinghamforrest.co.ukTicket Office - 0115 982 4388
Email - tickets@nottinghamforest.co.uk
Disabled Liaison Officer: 0115 982 4341
Email: jeff.mann@nottinghamforest.co.uk
Directions
If you are travelling to the ground on matchdays, the route is well signposted ('football and cricket traffic') from all directions. You can use the directions provided below to get you into the vicinity of the ground, and then follow temporary matchday signs to local car parks:
From the North
Leave the M1 at junction 26 and follow signs for Nottingham via the A610 Nuthall Road until you meet the A6514 at Western Boulevard.
Turn right and follow the A6514 ('the ring road south')
Carry straight on at the next roundabout ('the Crown Island') and join Middleton Boulevard
Stay on Middleton Boulevard, which becomes Clifton Boulevard after the Queens Medical Centre.
Turn right for Riverside P&R if you are heading for the Embankment, or Riverside Way Park & Ride, and follow signs for Matchday Parking.
Continue around the ring road, carrying straight on at the Nottingham Knight Island and the Wheatcroft Island until you reach the Gamston Island.
Take the first exit left onto the A6011 ('Radcliffe Road')
Continue along the A6011 following the road as it bends to the right and continue over Lady Bay Bridge.
Follow local signs for matchday parking.
From the South
Leave the M1 at Junction 24 and follow the signs to join the A453 towards Nottingham
After passing through Clifton, continue on the A453 following signs for football and cricket traffic)
Join the A52 eastbound towards Grantham and carry straight on at the Nottingham Knight Island and the Wheatcroft Island until you reach the Gamston Island.
Take the first exit onto the A6011 ('Radcliffe Road')
Continue along the A6011 following the road as it bends to the right and continue over Lady Bay Bridge.
Follow local signs for matchday parking.
From the East
Arrive at the 'Saxondale Island' near Bingham from the A46 or A52 and follow the signposts to join the A52 towards Radcliffe-on-Trent and Nottingham.
Follow the A52 through Radcliffe and continue until you reach the next roundabout ('the Gamston Island')then take the 2nd exit onto the A6011.
Continue along the A6011 following the road as it bends to the right and continue over Lady Bay Bridge.
Follow local signs for matchday parking.
From the West
From the A/M42 follow signs for Nottingham (avoiding the M1)
From the A50 follow signs for Nottingham South
Upon reaching the large roundabout (junction 24 of the M1), take the 2nd exit signposted A453, Nottingham.
After passing through Clifton, continue on the A453 following signs for football and cricket traffic)
Join the A52 eastbound towards Grantham and carry straight on at the Nottingham Knight Island and the Wheatcroft Island until you reach the Gamston Island.
Take the first exit onto the A6011 ('Radcliffe Road')
Continue along the A6011 following the road as it bends to the right and continue over Lady Bay Bridge.
Follow local signs for matchday parking.
Parking
You should be aware that, on a matchday, parking at the ground is considerably limited and priority is given to disabled supporters, coaches, players, match and club officials.
It is advisable that you park in the approved Nottingham Forest FC Car Parks, which are located at:
Meadow Lane (Notts County Ground) - £3 per car.
Victoria Embankment - £4 per car and very limited availability
County Hall (Notts County Council) - £4 per car, £12 per minibus and £20 per coach.
Cattlemarket Pay & Display - £3 per car
Lady Bay Sports Ground (Notts Rugby Club) NG2 5AA - £5 per car.
Do not park on residential streets around West Bridgford, since Controlled Parking Zones and residents parking schemes are enforced on a matchday.
Train
Nottingham Railway station has regular rail services from London, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Newark, Grantham, Worksop, Sheffield and Peterborough.
The station itself is roughly a 20 minute walk or 10 minute bus ride from The City Ground. Leaving the station on Queens Road turn right into London Road the ground will be on your left.
Eating & Drinking
The City Ground is across the road from the historic Trent Bridge cricket ground and most local bars and shops offer a warm welcome to fans on a matchday.
However it is worth noting the Larwood and Voce and the Trent Bridge Inn are not open to away supporters.
The Meadow Club on Meadow Lane is the 'unofficial' pub for away supporters. It adjoins Notts County FC and can be reached by walking along the A60 (London Road) over Trent Bridge and past some flats on the right-hand side, then taking the first right onto Meadow Lane.
Note: This information is intended as a guide only.
Please post below if you have further information which may be use e.g. food, pubs, transport etc.
