Ticket News Eastleigh (a) Tickets 13/01/2024 - 35 seats + some standing spots left. Remember: no pay on the day!

[RHB]

I'm Ivan and so is my wife!

That's just terrible.

 

[Guybrush13]

I assume the bar at the ground is the only place to drink pre match then?

 

[Hampshire Shrimp]

Parking​

Given the location of the stadium (see Directions to the Ground – General, above), on street parking anywhere close is problematic.

The club has a large car park with 600 spaces but there is NO parking for away fans, it’s all reserved for the great & the good or pre-sold to home fans. There is an unspecified (but limited) number of parking bays (which are free) for disabled Blue Badge holders, but apparently no way of booking them so seems to be first come first served.

The club recommends the Concorde Club (see Moldy Fig / Concorde Club below under Pubs) which offers parking for £5.00 on matchdays (though the amount of spaces on offer relies on whether it has an event on or not). Apart from that, its other suggestion is the parking at Southampton Airport Parkway Station at a flat rate of £8.50 on weekdays after 11.00 a.m. However this means around 1.2 miles (25 minutes) of walking to the stadium, mostly across Lakeside Country Park (see By Rail, below, for directions from the station to the ground).

If you’re going to have to resort to Southampton Airport Parkway Station we’d suggest you might as well try the car park in Lakeside Country Park itself first to see if there are any spaces, as the parking is free with a four hour limit (which should be just about enough) week days and no time restrictions at the weekend; and the subsequent walk to the stadium half the distance. However be aware it shuts at 10.00 p.m. so don’t loiter on the walk back post-match. This is to be found towards the end of Doncaster Drove (see By Rail, below, for where that is and how get from there to the ground, in the directions from Southampton Airport Parkway to the stadium section). The walk from this car park to the stadium is 0.6 of a mile. Be aware much of the route across the park is unlit. Locals tend to take a torch if planning to do that walk in the dark.

By Rail​

The closest station to Silverlake Stadium is Southampton Airport Parkway, served by South Western Railway, Great Western Railway and CrossCountry trains, at 1.2 miles. (Should you choose to get off at Eastleigh Station in the town you’ll be just over two miles from the ground.) From Yeovil Junction services require a change at either Salisbury (with some services needing a further change at Romsey or Southampton Central).

Long potential waits to change at Salisbury at certain times of the day can actually rather bizarrely sometimes make the much longer route via Basingstoke quicker, so check against your preferred departure/arrival times which is the better option. Journey times are generally around 2 hours, plus or minus.

For an evening fixture only one service out of Southampton Airport Parkway will get one back to Yeovil on the night: the 22.26 (or 22.22 if boarded at Eastleigh Station) arriving Salisbury 23.16; then the 23.49 from Salisbury arriving Yeovil Junction at 00.36.

For fans travelling from London the significantly longer mileage is both simpler and much quicker, with direct services out of Waterloo to Southampton Airport Parkway taking around one hour six minutes. The last direct service back from Southampton Airport Parkway that doesn’t require multiple changes is the 22.08 (22.11 from Eastleigh Station) arriving Waterloo at 23.31.

As the crow flies Southampton Airport Parkway to the stadium is only about six hundred yards, but don’t be tempted as the pavement soon runs out, and there’s a slip road for Junction 5 of the M27 and then a small river, Monks Brook, in the way. Instead, turn right on exiting the station, northwards along Wide Lane (A335). After 500 yards you are looking for a small road to your left, Doncaster Drove (signed for Lakeside Miniature Railway) to cross Lakeside Country Park. About half-way along this road runs out and becomes a footpath. The footpath comes to a small bridge that gets one across the aforementioned brook. Almost immediately after crossing the brook you’re back on roads. Veer rightwards up towards the roundabout, going off along the first exit. First left off this stretch takes you along Stoneham Lane to the stadium, which is on the left.

Be aware much of the route across the park is unlit. Locals tend to take a torch if planning to do that walk in the dark.

By Bus​

For a ground well out of town, buses could be of use. Unfortunately, only a single service, Bluestar 2 (destination Southampton City Centre), runs near the ground. Services depart from outside Eastleigh railway station twice an hour early evening, with the nearest stop to Silverlake to ask for being St Nicolas Church. Journey time is around 15 minutes (depending on traffic). From the church it’s a three minute walk to the stadium. Post-match you’ll need to get out sharpish if requiring a bus back to the town centre to catch a train as by then the services have reduced and after the 21.41 there’s not another for an hour, which by then will be far too late.

By Taxi​

There are taxi ranks at both the nearest railway station to the ground, Southampton Airport Parkway, and at Eastleigh Station. Apart from that the numbers of various local taxi firms can be found here.

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Eastleigh : Food & Drink​

General​

Wagon Works – Spoons in central Eastleigh.
As mentioned previously, Silverlake Stadium is in a somewhat isolated location. It’ll therefore come as no surprise to discover there’s a shortage of food and drink outlets in the area around the ground. Closest are the Moldy Fig and the Cricketers Arms (both below). Apart from those two, everything else is up in the town centre. Most of the pubs and bars there are much of a muchness so, being around two miles from the ground, may well not be worth the trouble. There is a Wetherspoon, The Wagon Works (28 Southampton Road, Eastleigh, SO50 9FJ), right opposite Eastleigh Station, with all the usual pluses and minuses that chain offers. For beer geeks, the best option by far in Eastleigh is Steam Town Brew Co. (below), but we’re now talking nearly two and half miles from the stadium, so probably only to be considered by the seriously committed.

Club Bar​

The ground has two hospitality venues, The Hangar and Sherwoods, at the other end of the stadium from the away area. Sherwoods is home fans only – but as there’s a £3.00 charge just to get in, no loss there. The Hangar may or may not be open to away fans (“THIS MAY CHANGE ON A GAME BY GAME BASIS“) so don’t be that surprised if turn up and find are not allowed in.

On our last visit Eastleigh announced the day before the fixture that Yeovil supporters would not be allowed to use The Hangar and that a temporary bar had been set up at the away end. That was a Saturday afternoon fixture and this an evening one, so certainly a smaller travelling contingent, but at time of writing the club has not specifically revealed whether it will be maintaining that policy or allowing away fans to use The Hangar. My best guess would be we won’t be allowed in. If that is the case, the provision in the temporary away bar last time was (to the best of my recollection) a lager and Guinness on draught at £4.50 a pint and some bottles/cans of other stuff at £4.00.

If we are allowed to use The Hangar (which is free to enter – how generous of them) the entrance is external to the ground. You will be required to exit the bar 15 mins prior to kick-off and once entering the stadium it cannot be accessed from the away area. Thus during half-time it’s only available to home fans. Has wheelchair accessible adapted toilet provision. (The club states that at matches where it has closed this bar to visiting fans away disabled supporters will still be allowed on request to access that toilet if needed).

While nothing to get too excited about, draught keg range in The Hangar appears to be a notch or two above the norm: in recent times there’s been Greene King’s East Coast IPA and Beck’s Vier amongst others joining such football ground dismal standards as Carling and Carlsberg. The house badged “Spitfire Lager” is a generic product brewed by Greene King for outlets to stick their own brand on – you have been warned. There’s also sometimes that rather rare luxury at football stadiums, cask ale. True, the most regular offering appears to be Greene King IPA but the odd offering from local micro-breweries has appeared. And the can/bottled selection can dabble with a bit of ‘craft’ on occasion, with options from Red Cat Brewing of Winchester and Flack Manor of Romsey sometimes to be seen.

Inside the stadium the food/drink provision is the usual range of Burgers, Hot Dogs, Chips, tea, coffee etc.; though there is something called a ‘Spitfire Special’ (a cheeseburger with

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Local Pubs​

Cricketers Arms: Nearest ‘proper’ pub (see caveats about the Moldy Fig below) at 0.8 of a mile (15 minutes walk) due north of the stadium. Quite why its website gives Chandlers Ford in the address is a bit of a mystery – perhaps they think it sounds posher than Eastleigh. Its core cask range is naturally Greene King beers, with Abbot, GK IPA and Old Speckled Hen as the regulars. It’s been noticeable over the last couple of years that the GK tie has got more relaxed across its estate of pubs, with more tenants (possibly realising a lot of drinkers don’t actually rate Greene King’s beers very much) thus taking the opportunity to stock alternatives from other brewers. As this hostelry has seven more hand pumps (not all always in use) it’s possible there might be some better options to the three mentioned above available. Keg is from GK’s own lines and multinationals. Food is the usual mid-range fare familiar of chain pubs, served from noon to 10.00 p.m. every day. Disabled access and adapted toilet, children allowed until 9.30 p.m., patio area, beer garden, car park. Opens at 11.00 a.m. every day, closing 11.00 p.m. Sunday to Thursday and at midnight on Friday and Saturday.
Cricketers Arms, 232 Chestnut Avenue, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO53 3HN. Tel: 02380 629878. Map: Cricketers.

Moldy Fig / Concorde Club etc. complex.
Moldy Fig / (Concorde Club): (The Concorde Club part is for ticketed music and comedy events.) Closest pub/club/hotel complex to the ground at a little under half a mile (7 minutes walk). For those using the Lakeside Country Park car park option or Southampton Airport Parkway Station it’s only about fifty yards off the route from there to the stadium once you’ve left the Park and hit the roads again. Same entrance to both aspects, then turning left for the Moldy Fig. Larger restaurant area, smaller bar area. Has three cask beers pumps, with tedious Doom Bar the regular. However, if pouring, and they aren’t always, the other two can sometimes offer something more interesting – there’s been beers from Exmoor Ales, Palmers and Flower Pots Brewery in the last few years. Serves breakfast, brunch, morning coffee, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner from 7.00 a.m. weekdays and 8.00 a.m. at weekends through to 9.00 p.m. The bar is generally open to serve alcohol from noon to 11.00 p.m. (though sometimes closes to members of the public at 6.00 p.m. for particular events or private hire) every day. Disabled access, woodland terraced garden, riverside patio, car park. From the above description it might be fair to surmise this venue is not necessarily natural away-day country. However, there’s no indication football supporters are banned – and there’s a few comments around the net from fans who’ve used it. But suffice it to say, entry as a large group chanting and kicking up a storm would be more than likely to produce a very short stay.
Moldy Fig at the Concorde, Stoneham Lane, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 9HQ. Tel: 02380 613989. Map: Moldy Fig.

Steam Town Brewhouse.

Brewery to rear of Steam House tap.
Steam Town Brew Co.: Microbrewery and Taproom that started up at the end of 2017. Opening hours are a straightforward noon – 11.00 p.m. throughout the week. Has from four changing cask beers on at a time, some of their own brews and usually something from other small independent breweries; up to sixteen changing ‘craft’ keg options from many different small breweries; a range of their own bottled and canned beers; two real ciders or perries; around thirty craft gins. Food (including children’s options) is a range of seven different Burgers (two vegetarian) and eight different varieties of Fries, available from noon until 8.45 p.m. every day. Disabled access, family friendly, outside tabled area. The venue expanded by opening an upstairs area in late 2021. Couple of hundred yards from Eastleigh Railway Station, but on the east side of the tracks, away from the town centre; and just under two and half miles from Silverlake Stadium. There is a bus stop for the Bluestar 2 service (see By Bus, above) right outside.
Steam Town Brew Co., 1 Bishopstoke Road, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 6AD. Tel: 02382 359139. Map: Steam Town.

 

[Hampshire Shrimp]

Information for visiting Lakeside Country Park

Find out more about opening times, directions, parking charges, dog walking and accessibility at Lakeside Country Park.

www.eastleigh.gov.uk

This could be an option for FREE parking for Saturday

 

[rshepp]

There is a bar , not sure about admission as there’s a function on, Ivan apparently

Tried to get in there last year. Only for home fans. I did use there loo though.

 

[crangoner]

Tried to get in there last year. Only for home fans. I did use there loo though.

Plenty of home fans got in alright.

 

[shrimperjon]

Updated

S1 = 132 sold 132
S2 = 339 sold 279
S3 = 301 sold 273
Total = 772 sold 684
Seating 88 available

Assuming some of the above seats sales will move to the terrace i still reckon around 50-100 terrace tickets might be sold. Could be looking around the 750-800 figure by Saturday. Another brilliant effort by the travelling Shrimpers

 

[Swiss Tony]

I’m on the terrace with the just about standing crew, oh and my grandson.UTB

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

Updated

S1 = 132 sold 132
S2 = 339 sold 279
S3 = 301 sold 273
Total = 772 sold 684
Seating 88 available

Assuming some of the above seats sales will move to the terrace i still reckon around 50-100 terrace tickets might be sold. Could be looking around the 750-800 figure by Saturday. Another brilliant effort by the travelling Shrimpers

We were only allocated 168 tickets in Block S3 upto the 'P' in Pitch.
So I make that 140 sold in Block S3.
Still a decent number sold mind you.

 

[shrimperjon]

We were only allocated 168 tickets in Block S3 upto the 'P' in Pitch.
So I make that 140 sold in Block S3.
Still a decent number sold mind you.

Ok thanks mate. As u say still a decent number

 

[Up the Shrimpers]

669 sold so far according to the Official Site.
Brilliant, looking at well over 700 then.

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Updated

S1 = 132 sold 132
S2 = 339 sold 279
S3 = 301 sold 273
Total = 772 sold 684
Seating 88 available

Assuming some of the above seats sales will move to the terrace i still reckon around 50-100 terrace tickets might be sold. Could be looking around the 750-800 figure by Saturday. Another brilliant effort by the travelling Shrimpers

A cracking effort by everyone again - just one thing: I think some of S3 was blocked for segregation along with some of block S4 (which has home fans in it - not many, mind )

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

I should know by now to read the whole thread before replying

 

[Smiffy]

Tickets are selling fast for our National League game away to Eastleigh on Saturday, 13 January (kick-off 3pm).

Away supporters will be unable to purchase tickets at the Silverlake Stadium on the day of the match.

Shrimpers fans will be housed in part of the South Stand (seated) and part of the East Stand (standing).

On 10 January, Eastleigh confirmed that we had sold 669 tickets so far.

SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE GAME BY CLICKING THIS LINK!

 

[leeblue]

Looking forward to this one

 

[Blues4LifeDan]

Looking forward to this one

There you go again with your negative posts

 

[Spaceman Spiff]

Tickets are selling fast for our National League game away to Eastleigh on Saturday, 13 January (kick-off 3pm).

Away supporters will be unable to purchase tickets at the Silverlake Stadium on the day of the match.

Shrimpers fans will be housed in part of the South Stand (seated) and part of the East Stand (standing).

On 10 January, Eastleigh confirmed that we had sold 669 tickets so far.

SECURE YOUR PLACE AT THE GAME BY CLICKING THIS LINK!

Just 66 seats left - hopefully we can shift those too

 

[Gremlin]

Roll up, roll up!

 

[Guybrush13]

Is anyone going to Weatherspoons Eastleigh pre kickoff?

 

[Chris Powell's mate]

Is anyone going to Weatherspoons Eastleigh pre kickoff?

Oh, please...is there nothing better?