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Colchester United |
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| v Wrexham |
Tuesday 19 October 2004 @ 19:45
| THE VENUE | |
| Address: Layer Road, Colchester, Essex, CO2 7JJ. | |
| Telephone Number: 0845 330 2975 | Fax Number: 01206 508803 |
| Web: www.colchesterunited.net | E-mail Address: editor@colchesterunited.net |
| Jump To: Venue, Travel Guide, Ticket and Ground Info, Pre Match Analysis, Match Preview |
| Directions from Wrexham: Head south from Wrexham on the A483, A5 past Shrewsbury onto the M54. If you want to risk the traffic jam on the M6 at Birmingham then continue on the M54 until it joins the M6 southbound at junction 10a and then continue on the M6 until it joins the M1 southbound. If you want to miss the traffic on the M6 toll road at a cost of £3 then leave the M54 at junction 1 turning left onto the A460 until you join the M6 toll road at junction T8 after passing the M6 junction 11 turn. At the end of the toll road rejoin the M6 towards London via the M42 and continue on the M6 until it merges with the M1 southbound at junction 19. From here continue on the M1 to junction 6a where you take left hand lanes to join the M25 clockwise until junction 28 where you turn left onto the A12. The A12 is the main road to Colchester and follow this for 36 miles until you reach the junction with the A1124 where you leave at the slip road and then take right hand lanes to turn right at the roundabout. At the next roundabout take the second exit onto London Road and in just under a mile you come to set of lights with a Nat West on your left and MFI on your right. You need to be in the right hand lane here to turn right onto Straight Road (signposted Mersa). Follow this road until it ends and with the Leather Bottle pub on your left turn left at the roundabout and then take right hand lanes to turn right at the second roundabout into Gosbecks Road. At the first roundabout turn left (sign posted Mersa B1025, Layer B1026) and at the second again turn left into Layer Road (a Kent Blaxill factory will be on your left). The ground will be on your left a mile after passing the training ground. Distance = 249 miles, Time = 4 hours 30 minutes. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Car Parking: There is no parking at the ground and your best bet is to park on Layer Road itself but before the vicinity of the ground. Otherwise look at street parking off Layer Road but be careful for the double yellow lines as the council are now issuing tickets if you park on the grass verges. With this in mind free parking is now provided by Colchester Garrison and is located opposite the Sporting Pavilion accessed from Butt Road or Mersa Road. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| By Train: Colchester station is too far to walk and your best bet is to catch a taxi at a cost of £6.00. Alternatively catch any bus into the town centre at alight at the first stop in High Street. Walk back from where the bus came and turn left at the t-junction into Head Street and at the crossroads and turn into St John's Street and catch an Eastern national bus number 64 or 64A to Layer Road. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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