HARROGATE TOWN AFC
Vanarama National
Tuesday 14th August 2018
Tuesday 14th August 2018
Stadium CNG Stadium, Wetherby Road, Harrogate HG2 7SA
Telephone 01423 210 600
Club
Colours Yellow & Black
Nickname
The Town
Key
Personnel
Simon Weaver is the
current manager at newly promoted Town. He has been at the helm since
2009. A defender who started out as an apprentice at Sheffield
Wednesday he played at a host of clubs notably Nuneaton Borough,
Lincoln City, Tamworth, Kidderminster and Scarborough.
Brief Directions by Road
A
200 mile trip awaits The trusty A1 has always been your friend in
these guides – for a straightforward drive leave the A1 at Junction
47 and get onto the A59 signposted Knaresborough. Pick up the A658
towards Harrogate. At a roundabout take the A661 (Wetherby Road) and
the ground can be found on the right. Coming off at Junction 46 looks
closer but it does take you “around the houses”. Harrogate is
well signposted from whichever direction you travel.
Car Parking
No
parking at the ground I'm afraid and residents parking is in
operation close to. Street parking is available around a mile away
and of course the Town Centre which is a 10 minute walk.
Directions by Train
A
lunchtime train from Kings Cross will take around 3 hours to reach
Harrogate (with a change at Leeds). Getting home after the game via
this option is not possible unless you like sleeping on a bench for 5
hours, once again at Leeds.
The
ground is a 20 minute walk from the station (cabs always win for me).
Eating
and Drinking Locally
The Social Club at the
ground is called the 1919 Bar which does allow visiting fans unless
segregation is in place. The closest pub to the ground is The
Woodlands 110 Wetherby Road which will serve up a half decent Steak
& Chips while the Empress is a 10 minute walk away in Church
Square but serves very good food.
The catering inside the
ground, according to my spies, is one of the best menus we will
experience on our travels courtesy of Burgers & More a local
restaurant – gourmet style burgers and pies. You will hear great
words about the Wellington Burger/Pie which is a burger stuffed with
blue cheese and mushrooms encrusted in pastry. Me
first.............................
Ground
Description
The
club have occupied the site for nearly 100 years now. The small main
stand occupies half of a touchline and is just 6 rows deep. To its
left is a smaller construction which was originally built for
sponsors and Directors box and to its right a flat standing area.
Opposite is the Wetherby Road covered terrace. The Hospital End is
compact covered terrace while the Clubhouse End is just that with a
token standing area in front of the Social club and Dressing Rooms.
The pitch is 3G artificial. Plans are a foot for extensions to the
main stand and Wetherby Terrace, a new standing area at the Hospital
end and even a new clubhouse.
Rivals
Not here, this town is
one of the most pleasant in the country, if you get mugged you get a
receipt for your property!
Admission
Prices at Time of Writing
Seating £17.00
Concession £13.00. Terrace £16.00 Concession £12.00
There is normally a no
segregation policy at the ground.
Our
Last Meeting & Memories
I go back a long way with
my club (people keep telling me this anyway) and I reckon this is the
first time we have encountered Harrogate Town AFC. My only connection
with the town, if you are interested of course, was visiting the
Daleside Brewery in the 1980's – when I was fit and able to do that
sort of thing – Monkey Wrench and Old Legover are brews that would
appeal to those of you with a taste for real ale.
Overnight
Stay Factor
Now
then, now then, a really lovely part of the country that attracts a
high 7/10 ( mainly because getting home after the game will be a
nightmare). The town is very picturesque and is only a Edwin Stein
corner kick away from the Yorkshire Dales National Park.
Celebrity
Watch
Well
there is..........er....and er.....yes Harrogate is not exactly the
“Birthplace of Icons”. Lets just say its full to the brim of nice
people.
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