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Forest Green Travel Guide
Forest Green Travel Guide
Monday, 20th Jul 2009 23:18

Tuesday night gives the players a chance to get back on track after Sunday's defeat, and the QPR fans another opportunity to tick off a new ground, as the R's face Forest Green.

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Ground Name: The New Lawn
Capacity: 5,140 (2500 seats)
Address: Nympsfield Road, Forest Green, Nailsworth, GL6 0ET
Main Telephone No: 01453 834 860

By Car: Forest Green is actually the area of the town the football ground is located in, rather than the name of the town itself, so sat-nav fans are unlikely to find Forest Green on there, and if they do they’re unlikely to end up at this match. The club is based in Nailsworth in the Cotswolds which means the M4 out of West London towards Swindon. Leave the M4 at junction 15 and take the A419 for 30 miles past Swindon and through Cirencester to Stroud. Once in Stroud take the A46 down towards Bath and the first town you find on that road is Nailsworth. In the town take a right at the mini roundabout next to the information centre and climb the steep hill towards Forest Green which is at the top. My Burton Albion supporting mate says you will, at several points, refuse to believe there can possibly be a football club along this road but persevere. This is about 107 miles give or take from Loftus Road and will take just shy of two and a half hours at the speed limit.

Map:

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Click on the map to visit the Multimap site where you can zoom in and out or tour around.

Parking: There is a large car park at the ground for 250 vehicles at £3 a time. .

By Train: There isn’t a train station in Nailsworth, the nearest one is three miles away in Stroud, but although this is a Tuesday night game it is still a viable option if you’re keen. Going out is easy enough, there is a direct train from Paddington to Stroud leaving at 1548 and arriving at 1722. You can go slightly later at 1645 arriving at 1822 with a change at Swindon but I would not leave it any later than that. Coming back it is out of Stroud at 2230 and back into London at 0033 with a 15 minute change at Swindon. The ground is not walkable from Stroud station but the guide says taxis can be taken out there and booked for the return trip. An off peak return ticket is still available for £41.

Pubs: Forest Green’s new ground has a bar, The Green Man, built into the back of the main stand that welcomes away fans as long as there isn’t an excessively large following or trouble expected neither of which should be the case tomorrow night. The Jovial Forresters is the nearest one apart from those at the bottom of the hill in the town centre according to the guide.

Tickets: No advance sales for this one not surpringly – all pay on the night. Tickets are priced £10 for adults, £5 for seniors and students, and £2 for under 16s..

Links:

Detailed fans' guide to The New Lawn

Photo: Action Images



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