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PORTSMOUTH - Saturday 8th December 2018
FRATTON PARK
Capacity: 21,100 (all seated)
Address: Frogmore Road, Portsmouth, PO4 8RA
Telephone: 02392 731204

Details for Southend United visit to Portsmouth can be found on the following:

Post 2; - Portsmouth By Road/Parking

Post 3, - Portsmouth Where to Drink

Post 4 - Portsmouth By Train

Post 5 - Portsmouth By Coach

Post 6 –- Portsmouth Ticket information

Post 7 - What’s the Ground like/Reviews

ALL THESE DETAILS OFFERED IN GOOD FAITH PLEASE CHECK CAREFULLY BEFORE BOOKING
IF YOU CAN FIND CHEAPER FARES PLEASE LET US KNOW.

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Portsmouth By Road/Parking

The following is from the footballgroundguide site;
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/fratton-park-portsmouth.html#adirections-and-car-parking

Go along the M27 (ignoring the M275 turn off for Portsmouth town centre) and continue on to the A27. At the junction with the A2030 turn right towards Southsea/Fratton and just continue straight along the A2030 and eventually you will see the ground in front of you, just slightly to your left.

There is a large car park behind the TY Europe Stand, but this is for home supporters only. So it is mostly street parking for away fans. The good news is that there are few parking restrictions in place close to the ground. So if you arrive early enough, you can park only a few minutes walk away. When I have visited, I have parked in one of the side streets, found on the right-hand side of the A2030 before you reach the Good Companion pub. Alternatively, Miltoncross School, which is a five minute walk from the ground offers parking at £6 per car. The school is located in Milton Road (post code PO3 6RB). Derek Hall adds; 'There is also a very large car park (for a fiver) on the corner of Velder Avenue and Milton Road (a couple of minutes walk behind the away end)'. There is also the option of renting a private driveway near Fratton Park via YourParkingSpace.co.uk.

Post Code for SAT NAV: PO4 8RA

 

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Portsmouth Where to Drink

The following is from the footballgroundguide site;
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/fratton-park-portsmouth.html#apubs-for-away-fans

Popular with away fans is the Good Companion pub, which is on the main A2030 about a five minute walk away from the ground. It is a large pub serving real ales and had a good mix of home and away support. I also noticed that it was doing a brisk business in food. Martin Hewitt recommends the Harvester, but advises away fans to avoid the Newcome Arms. On Milton Road close to the ground is the Brewers Arms which is popular with away fans. Close by is the Milton Arms, which at one time was for home fans only. However since a new landlord had taken over, it now welcomes visiting supporters. This pub also has the added advantages of showing the early televised kick off match on a huge screen and serving food (even having outdoor BBQs if the weather is good).

Derek Hall adds; 'Found a cracking little pub, about a mile away from the ground, on Fawcett Road. It's called (very appropriately) The Red, White and Blue. There are also a few other pubs - and plenty of takeaways (of all varieties) along this road. Friendly staff, friendly Pompey fans (chiefly, of the elder variety) and simple food fayre on offer. To reach the pub, you just head west from the ground, towards the Fratton Railway Station, along Goldsmith Avenue. Just past the station, you reach a roundabout - and Fawcett Road is immediately on your left'.

Pete Wood a visiting Doncaster Rovers fan informs me; 'If travelling by train from London, then your return ticket from London Waterloo allows you to get off at either Fratton (nearest to ground), Portsmouth & Southsea (best for pubs) or Portsmouth Harbour. What we did was have a drink in the two Wetherspoon pubs near Portsmouth & Southsea Station before getting the train back to Fratton for the match. You can catch a train back to Waterloo from Fratton after the game. The trains run every 20 or 30 minutes or so'.

 

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PORTSMOUTH by Train

FROM THE STATION

The following is from the footballgroundguide site;
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/fratton-park-portsmouth.html#aby-train

The nearest local railway station is Fratton, which is around half a mile, or a ten minute walk away from the Fratton Park ground. It is served by trains from London Waterloo, Cardiff, Brighton and Portsmouth & Southsea. Portsmouth & Southsea which is the main train station located in Portsmouth is located just over one a half miles away or at least a 25-30 minute walk to the ground.which is a ten minute walk away. Portsmouth train station is at least a 25 minute walk away.

On arrival at Fratton by train you pass the ground on the left. Fratton station has a footbridge as the only way out. At the top of the stairs from the platform turn left onto the footbridge (from which you can see the floodlights of Fratton Park) and exit into Goldsmith Avenue. (Note that if the gate on the footbridge is closed you need to turn right on the footbridge and exit via Platform 1, turn left as you exit the station, walk 30 metres and go back over the footbridge to Goldsmith Avenue.) Turn left along Goldsmith Avenue and walk about half a mile passing straight around a small roundabout (by the Pompey Centre). Then Turn Left into Frogmore Road and the entrance to the Fratton End and South Stands is 100m ahead. For the Milton End stay on Goldsmith Avenue for another 100m and turn left into Apsley Road. The entrances to the Milton End are 100m ahead.

TRAIN FROM LONDON

The journey takes about a couple of hours from London Waterloo

10.00, 10.30, 10.45. 11.00. 11.30. 11.45. 12.00 or 12.30 from London Waterloo all £9.10 with advance singles must be bought in advance

17.12, 17.28,17.54 and later trains from Fratton all £9.10 with advance singles must be bought in advance.

Total Return fares ; £18.20

Tickets can be bought on line at the following link:
http://ojp.nationalrail.co.uk/servi...TN/081218/1000/dep/081218/1700/dep#returnJump

These prices may well go up nearer the day


TRAIN FROM SOUTHEND.

Fares are being shown as £34.40 return

If you are travelling from Southend it is worth giving consideration to the coach services mentioned elsewhere which will be cheaper and easier

 

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COACH SERVICES TO PORTSMOUTH

We are extremely lucky two have two different independent coach services to away games, Shrimperzone's own service ZONE TRAVEL and one run by the SHRIMPERS TRUST.

Zone Travel have seats at £15.00 adult at the following link
https://www.shrimperzone.com/forums/threads/zone-travel-to-portsmouth.97846/#post-2087221

Shrimpers Trust have seats at £15.00 members and £20.00 non members at the following link:
http://www.shrimperstrust.co.uk/travel.asp?game_id=0

 

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PORTSMOUTH TICKET INFORMATION

From the SUFC Official site:

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Tickets for Blues' Sky Bet League One game against Portsmouth on Saturday 8th December are now on sale...
We have been allocated an initial amount of 1,460 tickets with more being available if required, located in the Milton End.

Prices for the fixture are as follows:

CategoryPrice
Adult £23

Senior (64+) £17

Young Person (18-22) £15

Unaccompanied Junior (U18) £10

Accompanied Junior (U18) with a paying adult/Senior Please note - (These tickets are only available from Southend United Ticket Office and cannot be purchased online)
£5

Ambulant Disabled£15
Carer (if in receipt of highest DLA)£0Wheelchair and carer*£14

*Wheelchair users can contact Portsmouth's Ticket Office on 0345 646 1898 to purchase wheelchair and carer spaces, however, these seats are located amongst the home wheelchair section in the front of the Fratton End.

Wheelchair users are advised not to travel if they haven't purchased tickets due to the fact that unsold tickets will be sold to home fans due to high demand.

The Club provides 26 accessible spaces on a first come first served basis. In addition, there is a designated drop off point with 200 spaces available also on a first come first served basis at a cost of £10 per vehicle.

The car park is adjacent to the stadium and the postcode is PO4 8SX which leads you into Anson Road off Rodney Road.

 

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WHAT’S IT LIKE FOR AWAY FANS

The following is from the footballgroundguide site;
https://www.footballgroundguide.com/leagues/england/league-one/fratton-park-portsmouth.html#awhat-is-it-like-for-away-supporters

Away fans are normally housed on one side of the Milton End (on the North Stand side) where the normal allocation is 1,400. If demand requires it, then the whole of this end can be allocated, raising the allocation to 2,800 seats. Although this end now benefits from having a cover, the facilities within are pretty basic and the leg room tight, as this stand was a former terrace that has been converted to all seating. There are also some supporting pillars along the front of the stand that may impede your view. On a positive note, away supporters can really make some noise from this stand, further contributing to what is normally a great atmosphere, which is further aided by a drummer and bell ringer in the Fratton End.

Although this end is shared with home supporters, the Pompey home support gets behind their team but generally in a non-intimidatory way towards the away contingent. Fans were literally separated by a netted area only three seats wide, but on my last visit, there were no problems whatsoever. Entrance to the stand is gained by inserting your ticket into a bar code reader. If you have not pre-purchased a ticket for the game, then allow yourself plenty of time as the ticket booth is located at the opposite end of the ground to the away end. On the whole, though try to sit back and enjoy Fratton Park such older grounds now are becoming few and far between with the advent of new stadia being built.

Chris Saunders a visiting Middlesbrough fan adds; 'In terms of facilities the ground is light years away from Premiership standard, but the atmosphere is electric with the legendary 'Play Up Pompey' echoing around the ground. The Portsmouth fans are a great bunch and made me most welcome. If you are feeling hungry then there is a McDonalds and KFC across the road from Fratton Park'

 

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ZONE to PORTSMOUTH, IMPORTANT NOTICE RE THIS SERVICE.
Due to unforeseen circumstances we have had to amend the pick ups and had to drop a couple also. Please check below on timings. Apologies for any inconvenience caused. First time in ten years we've had to do this. Sorry again Wino.

ZONE TRAVEL service to PORTSMOUTH

Prices set at £15 per seat.
DEPARTURE TIMES ARE AS FOLLOWS:

KENT ELMS Bus stop outside Car show room Rayleigh Rd 9-26

Bell Corner Pub side.9-30

Blue Boar Bus stop 9-35

Sainsburys/ Odeon , Queensway. 9-38

Palace Theatre 9-43

The Elms PH.....Bus stop 9-53

Hadleigh ...London Rd (top of Woodfield Rd) 9-58

Tarpots Bus stop nearest Saddlers Farm 10-10

Pitsea,opposite Aldi bus stop. 10-18

Watermill Bus stop...
Eastmayne, opposite Longmans Motors 10-23

Fortune of War 10-30

 

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