LFW Travel Guides - Norwich, Carrow Road
The second half of an away trip double header comes in a fortnight at Carrow Road as the R’s travel to fellow newly promoted side Norwich.
Ground Name: Carrow Road
Capacity: 27 033
Address: Carrow Road, Norwich, NR1 1JE
Main Telephone No: 01603 760 760
Ticket Office No: 0844 826 1902
By Car
Only 125 miles from Loftus Road, but a bit of a ballache up the M11 and A11 to Norwich with a journey time of almost three hours. The easiest thing to do is use the A11 right to the outskirts of Norwich and then join the A47 southern bypass signposted for Great Yarmouth, follow it two junctions and at the second turn off onto the A146 into town. There are options to park and ride as soon as you come off the roundabout but if you follow the A146 then at the traffic lights turn right and follow the outer ring road. Turn left at the roundabout and then right at the next set of lights before following the inner ring road round to the right, over the river and the ground is on your right. If in doubt follow signs for the railway station. The ground is well signposted from all directions.
Map
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Parking
There's space for 2000 cars at Norfolk County hall where it costs £3 to leave your vehicle. This is off the Southern bypass at the junction you come off at for the ground and is well signposted. Last season a few of our crew found spaces in amongst the retail park they've bunged up by the river although there are signs up forbidding this, particularly at Morrisons.
Train
A direct train from Liverpool Street to Norwich for this one, with a journey time of about one hour and 50 minutes. There are still some cheap prices knocking around as well. The turn up and buy fare is £45.70 but you can buy two singles for £26 leaving at 1030 (arrived 1227) and leaving at 1713 (arrive 1904). That 1713 is doable if you leave bang on full time and get a move on – the ground is little more than ten minutes from the station if that.
From the station come out, turn left, walk past Morrisons and the ground is there staring you in the face. You should be able to see it out of the left hand side of the train (facing front) as you pull into the station.
Coach
Tickets remain on the official club coach which leaves Loftus Road at 0900 and does not call at the Target Roundabout for this fixture because of the east bound route. The coach is £26 for adults, £16 for seniors and young adults, £14 for under 16s and the usual discount for season ticket holders.
The LSA is awaiting interest before confirming a coach. Provisional details are £25 adult, £15 concessions, with a 0900 departure from The Springbok. Call Gary on 07506 028 189 as soon as possible to register your interest.
Tickets
QPR have sold out their allocation for this one already.
Pubs
Norwich is always a great away day for the discerning drinker with plenty of options easily walkable from the station and ground. The Compleat Angler on the river bank directly opposite the station as you come out is the usual haunt for visiting supporters. We’ve had mixed experiences in here in the past – three seasons ago we went in there and found them serving burgers and pies and showing the lunch time match on Sky Sports. The season before last the Sky Sports had gone but there was a full menu available. And then more recently it’s been no Sky, burger or nothing, heavy policing and hassle. They insist on serving everything in the dreaded plastic glasses, alongside a dinner plate and metal cutlery would you believe.
From there Rangers fans used to enjoy a leisurely walk to the ground along the tow path but this area has since been developed into a complex of bars, fast food joints and flats. There's a Weatherspoons and a few other bars in and amongst this little lot if you're a fan of drinking in warehouse structures rather than a traditional pub. Some of these establishments don't like away fans wearing colours so watch out for that.
The Coach and Horses on Thorpe Road is ten minutes from the ground and does its own home brew which sounds dangerous to me. We went in there last season and it was an excellent pub, but not really suitable for big groups of fans wearing colours.
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