QPR travel north on Saturday to face a team we've had some needle with in recent times, Hull City
Ground Name: KC Stadium
Capacity: 25 504
Address:The Circle, Walton St, Hull, HU3 6HU
Main Telephone No: 0870 837 0003
Ticket Office No: 0870 837 0004
Fax Office: 01482 304 923
By Car:
Travel north on the M1 or A1 and join the M18 until it reaches M62. Turn right and head for Hull on the M62 which eventually turns into the A63. Watch for speed cameras all along this section. The ground is clearly signposted from this road once you reach Hull but basically once you've gone underneath the Humber Bridge the first junction you meet is the one for the park and ride. The third junction you meet, just before the flyover and just inside the forty limit, is the one to take if you're heading for the ground. It's signposted for the stadium and the Royal Infirmary. Take the second exit at the roundabout and sit in a queue for the lights next to the giant Infirmary which is, for the record, the most disgusting hospital it's ever been my misfortune to set foot in.
When you get to the lights you can turn left and then the ground appears on your right as you go over the flyover.
Map:
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Parking:
Unlike Coventry and their "green travel plan" Hull City actually got the idea that people get to grounds by means other than bicycle. For starters there's a big car park off Walton Street. Follow the directions for the ground above but carry on over the fly over with the ground on the right, down to the lights then right and right again as signposted. If you park here it'll be £3 and make sure you take the left exit at the end of the game, the right exit forces you to turn right and you'll end up in Beverley or somewhere.
Second option, follow the directions to the ground as above but after queuing and turning left at the disgusting hospital turn right immediately into an NHS car park. It's £2.50 for two hours or a special stadium rate of about £5. Now firstly this machine is broken 50% of the time and you can park for free. Secondly, assuming you turn up after 2pm, you'll probably get away with paying the £2. Now of course I don't guarantee that, don't really want to be responsible for everybody getting fined or clamped, but in four years of going to the KC Stadium for rugby we've never been done for the missing 30 minutes on our parking ticket. We've also never known that car park to be full for either rugby or football, even when the ground is sold out.
There's lots of car parking in the city centre but the third option is probably the park and ride. Clearly signposted at the first and second exits on the Clive Sullivan Way (A63) as you pass under the Humber Bridge. Used these a couple of times for the rugby matches with slightly bigger crowds and they operate a good and cheap service.
By Train
Trains to Hull run directly from Kings Cross and are operated by either National Express or Hull Trains. The 0934 looks the most obvious one for Rangers fans - arriving at 1220. Hull Trains run four and five coach sets as opposed to the nine run by National Express so I'd advise booking or prepare to stand the majority of the way. Coming back the 1812 gets to Kings Cross at 2044 although you may find, if there has been trouble at the game, that the police whack you on the first train there and you have to change at Doncaster.
This journey is currently available for £53 for an adult, based on buying two singles, the walk up and buy fare is more than £70.
If you brave it and actually make it for the kick off then come out of the station by the main exit and turn right, then turn right again and walk 15 minutes down the Anlaby Road until the disgusting hospital and the stadium appear on the right.
Pubs:
All the pubs around the ground are not exactly a safe haven for away fans. The Silver Cod and the Admiral of the Humber are massive no go areas for Ranges fans, and The Eagle didn't look too clever after the match last season either. Pubs in the city centre are ok by and large, lots of QPR fans found some great boozers on the waterfront. Alternatively you can stop on the way in, or south of the river in Barton or Barnetby and pay your £2.70 to cross the bridge.
Tickets
Rangers have 2000 seats and it's all tickets so get on the hpone and buy yours in advance. Adult tickets are £23, seniors, under 16s and students with a valid card are £14. Disabled tickets cost £10 for one + a helper.
Links:
Detailed fans' guide to KC Stadium