Oldham A (Sat 21 Nov)

Warm-hearted, but cold, Manchester suburb famous for odd-sounding railway station (Oldham Mumps)

Boundary Park is one of the highest grounds in the league and is situated where the wind whips down from the Pennines, so make sure you take your winter woolies for this one!

Getting there is pretty straightforward. Simply follow the A483, A55 to the M53, then M56 Eastbound to the Junction with the M6, then head north over the Thelwall Viaduct and turn onto the M62 signposted Leeds. Follow M62 until Junction 20 signposted Oldham and Rochdale A627M. After 0.5 miles the road divides and you should keep in the right lane.

After a further 1.5 miles leave the A627M at Oldham A627 signs, and take the second exit at the roundabout. After a further 0.7 miles turn left into Boundary Park Road and follow to ground.

Parking is available at the ground but beware of parking at the Elk Mill Business Park as you are likely to be clamped.

If you are thinking of going by train, the nearest station is Oldham Werneth which is just over one mile away and is on the line between Manchester Victoria and Rochdale. Wrexham Away Travel Club will be running transport for the game and details can be obtained from the club shop on 01978 352536.

Recommended pubs are the Rifle Range Inn (JW Lees) on Burnley Lane, Chadderton, and the British Legion Social Club, also on Burnley Lane, which is described as very football-friendly. Also recommended are the White Hart (Courage) on Oldham Road, Royton, and the Brook Tavern (Greenalls) on Rochdale Road.

(Jonathan Crewe adds: Don’t waste your time. No boozers worthy of the name).

Food is in limited supply, the nearest takeaway being a Chinese/Chippie on Oldham Road.

Swansea (Tues 1 Dec)

Rather horrid town centre surrounded by amazingly pleasant greenery - and boasting a soccer ground next door to a prison

Another Mickey Mouse game that may well be televised, and unless you're mad/single/rich/living in South Wales, or any combination of those, you probably won't be going to this one anyway.

If, however, you are, choose any of the various routes to South Wales and, unless you're taking the A483 all the way, get on the M4 and exit at Junction 42 following signs for Swansea, then City Centre and then County Hall where you will be able to park. The visitors' turnstiles can be found in Richardson Street located via Argyle Street.

No pubs wanted to be mentioned in any official guides due to the Swans' unsavoury element of supporters, so while some do admit away fans it's probably best to take your chance out of town.

Swansea Railway Station is situated about 1 mile from the ground, although it's not much point using this form of transport unless you're living or staying in South Wales, in which case you can catch the 2224hrs train bound for Hereford (arr.0058), calling at Cardiff (2352) and Newport (0006).

Macclesfield Town (Tues 8 Dec)

Pleasant-ish Cheshire town famous for silk, Alan Green and Gordon Hill's son (who goes to local school)

A game which might see a fair turnout from Wrexham fans, as it's our first visit to the Moss Rose since Macc joined the League in 1997 and is reasonably easy to get to, with most fans being able to make it after work.

To get there, take the M56 towards Manchester until you reach the M6; then follow M6 South signed Birmingham. Stay on M6 until Junction 19 (Knutsford), then follow A537 Macclesfield. Follow signs for the Town Centre, then A523 towards Leek. Moss Rose is then approximately 1 mile outside the Town centre on the right.

Once again train travel is not an option if you want to come back to Wrexham. However, you can make it back to Chester by catching the 2203 or 2223 from Macclesfield to Manchester Piccadilly (arr.2230 or 2253) and then the 2335 from Piccadilly to Holyhead, arriving Chester at 0051 and Holyhead at 0230.

Shropshire Reds can catch the 2203 from Macclesfield and change at Stockport in order to join the 2242 for Crewe and all stations to Shrewsbury (arr.2359). For Yorkshire Reds, connections are available from Piccadilly (dep.2243) calling at Huddersfield (2318), Dewsbury (2328), Leeds (2347) and York (0038).

For a decent pint in Macc, CAMRA recommend the Sun Inn on Mill Lane which has a range of hand-pulled ales and home-made food. Red Passion has no knowledge of whether this is a football-friendly pub or not - so exercise caution if opting to visit.

Wigan A (Sat 12 Dec)

Notoriously unromantic Lancastrian town famous only for RL and The Verve

Probably our last chance to visit Springfield Park, since Latics' new JJB Stadium, that is to be shared with Wigan Warriors Rugby League club, is taking shape and should be ready for next season.

Travelling to Wigan is relatively straightforward and shouldn't present too many problems. By car follow M56 Eastbound, then M6 North to Junction 25, then after roundabout follow A49 signs for Wigan Town Centre for just under two miles, then follow A49 signs for Preston. Continue for 1.5 miles and turn right after 4th set of lights into Woodhouse Lane. After 0.7 miles turn sharp left at lights into Springfield Road and take second or third turnings on left for the ground.

If you're coming by train, take any service from Chester which allows you to change at either Crewe or Warrington Bank Quay, then head north to Wigan North Western. Springfield Park is about one mile away. Upon exiting the station into Wallgate, turn right and cross the road, turning left into King Street West. Follow the road round to the left into Dorning Street and turn left at the Pear Tree pub. When reaching some crossroads, take the middle road (Springfield Road) to the ground.

Recommended pubs in the vicinity of Springfield Park are The Springfield (Tetley Walker), one minute from the ground! The Prince of Wales on Woodhouse Lane is a Burtonwood house and the Pagefield Hotel on Gidlow Lane serves Greenalls and guest beers.

(Jonathan Crewe adds: If you’ve time to look around you could check out The Beer Engine on Poolstock Lane, near the two train stations. This has a wide range of beer and hosts an annual beer, pies and music festival [what more could you want !] If you haven’t got time to mess about the other option is The Springfield Hotel on Springfield Road, a large boozer near the ground. This is likely to get pretty busy though.)