Cheap train details for Burnley away game — travel Tuesday, 25th Nov 2014 19:23 by Clive Whittingham No television moves for QPR’s January games means any nutter who wants to follow a team with eight straight defeats on the road can now book their cheap train tickets for Burnley on January 10. Ground Name: Turf Moor Capacity: 22,546 (all seated) Address: Harry Potts Way, Burnley, BB10 4BX Main Telephone No: 0871 221 1882 Fax No: 01282 700 014 Ticket Office: 0871 221 1914 By CarAnother long haul, 216 miles from Loftus Road and more than four hours at the speed limit. Very similar to Blackburn - leave the M6 at Junction 29 onto the M65 until Junction 10 then follow signs for Towneley Hall. This road eventually goes past the ground. There are signs for the ground on route but these tend to be right on the turning or the roundabout which can lead to many wrong turns and much flailing of arms and swearing from drivers relying on them. It's quite difficult to get lost all the same once you're in Burnley - the ground is the biggest thing in the town and sits right at the bottom of a valley so you can see it from just about anywhere.Map:Click the map to zoom in and tour around. ParkingYou can park right next to the ground at the cricket club for £6. There is a private car park charging £5 off Dorris Street about 500 yards away. Otherwise it's street parking and we've never had any problems finding this although a steering wheel lock and all valuables out of sight is recommended. For our FA Cup replay here a couple of years ago we parked under the flyover near Tesco and that got us straight out onto the motorway afterwards with no delays.Train:Burnley is served by two stations - Central and Manchester Road. The central station sits on the stopping line from Manchester and Manchester Road is on the line between Leeds and Preston and is the one the vast majority of QPR fans will arrive in. Two ways you can do this — Kings Cross to Leeds and change, or Euston to Preston and change. You may find it’s cheaper to do one one way and the other coming back.Try East Coast from Kings Cross to Leeds at 08.03 or 09.03 arriving at 12.11 or 13.11 for £24. If you book in a group of four or more that drops down to £44.40 in total, or £11.10 per passenger. Coming back, via Preston, you can travel at 17.14 (which is doable if you leave right on full time) or 19.14 arriving back into Euston at 20.19 or 22.45 for £16. The 18.14 has already been snapped up and bumps the price up to £32. From Burnley Manchester Road exit the station and turn left then follow the dual carriageway down the hill past the giant Tesco store on your right. Turn right at the next roundabout under the bridge and the ground should be visible ahead on your left. Approximately ten minutes there, fifteen minutes on the way back because it's seriously up hill! Coach:No official or unofficial coach details as yet.Pubs:For those coming by train the Ministry of Ales is right outside the station and serves about eight million different kinds of beer. They have even done us a Budvar themed packed lunch to take with us on the train afterwards in the past. There had been a good mix of home and away fans in there in the past with no trouble. Limited food options (i.e. pie and peas and that's your lot) and they’d got rid of their Sky on our last visit but it’s a great, friendly pub.Closer to the ground there's the 110 Club which allows visiting supporters in for 20p entrance and got rave reviews from Mick and the boys on previous visits. The Talbot offers big screen sports and real ale but this is a website recommendation, not one I've personally sampled myself so if it's a dive don't blame me. The Turf Hotel on Yorkshire Street and most of the pubs in the town centre are not recommended for away fans. We've also had the following e-mail prior to a previous visit from a landlord of three boozers handy for those driving — whether he still is the landlord and they still are any good who knows? All three pubs are in Leyland and are within two miles of junction 29 on the M6; 1) The Wheatsheaf Inn, room for two or three coaches and plenty of room for cars. Can put on butties if I know numbers/no charge. Very pro football pub with our own team etc. 2) Broadfield Arms, Large car park and again will put on free butties if we know the numbers. 3) Queens Hotel, town centre pub and can do hot food if we know in advance, good menu and good prices, bound to say that because it’s my own pub. What I can assure you of though is that all three pubs are clean, safe and welcoming. We have had many teams up and they have all been brill, as were the QPR lads last season, hence we decided to contact you. For all the rich bods with sat-nav the post codes are as follows; 1 Wheatsheaf PR26 8PH 2 Broadfield PR25 1XH 3 Queens PR25 3NP Tickets:No ticket details available as yet.Links >>> Official Burnley Website >>> Detailed fans' guide to Turf Moor The Twitter @loftforwords Pictures — Action Images Photo: Action Images Please report offensive, libellous or inappropriate posts by using the links provided.
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