Yeovil Travel

Yeovil Town v Hereford United
Football League 1
Tuesday 21st April 2009 KO 7.45 pm
Huish Park
Lufton Way
Yeovil
Somerset
BA22 8YF
Phone 01935 423662

Reproduced from the earlier "postponed" fixture.

This will be the second of a three game series against teams in the lower regions of League 1 giving an extra edge to this fixture against our old Conference foes. Many Bulls fans still harbour ill feelings from the time when "The Glovers" were able to cherry-pick the United squad in times of financial difficulties at Edgar Street. Tuesday’s match provides an opportunity to reap a little revenge. As the excellent "Ciderspace" site points out, "they don’t like us and we don’t like them". The rivalry between the Clubs goes back to the old Southern League days when both teams earned reputations as FA Cup giantkillers. Recent years have seen the drinkers of sub-standard cider maintain a higher standard of football with the aid of former Bulls Tony Pennock, Murray Fishlock, Jamie Pitman, Tony Pounder, Adrian Foster, David Norton, Michael McIndoe and Gavin Williams.

The famous slope of The Huish is long gone as they now occupy one of the partly finished Lego grounds that offer no roof for visiting fans. Huish Park has been their home since 1990 with visiting fans accommodated on the Copse Road end terrace which holds around 1750 supporters. Admission is believed to be Adults £17, Concessions £12, Under 16's £7.

Coaches – HUISA Departs Edgar Street at 2.45 pm. Fare £12 (non-members £13). (08442 761939)
FUNBUS Departs Wetherspoons (Hereford) at 3.30 pm Fare is expected to be £11.

Car – The primary route is via the M5 so use whatever route suits you best to reach it. Leave the M5 at J25 and at the roundabout, take the A358 (sign Yeovil). After about nine miles, at the Southfields roundabout, take the A303 (sign Andover). Then, at the Cartgate roundabout, take the A3088 (sign Yeovil, Dorchester and Weymuff). Follow the road approximately 8-9 miles until you reach a roundabout on the outskirts of Yeovil with the Westlands Airfield directly in front of you. Take the first exit left here, pass straight on over another roundabout and the crematorium on your left before you reach yet another roundabout. Take the first exit left here and follow the road around until you reach the football club on your right. There is a sizable car park at the ground, which costs £2 and plenty of street parking. Distance is around 120 miles and you should allow two hours and thirty minutes. Postcode is BA22 8YF.

Alehouses – Being an "out of town" stadium, Yeovil does not offer a particularly good choice of Pubs close to the ground. The Bell on Preston Road is one of the closer ones, as is The Arrow on the Abbey Manor housing estate next to the ground. As an alternative, you may wish to make the small detour into Stoke-Sub-Hamdon as you approach Yeovil on the A3088 where you will find the Half Moon, the Fleur-De-Lys, the Kings Arms and the Phelips Arms. The local ‘Spoons is The William Dampier at 97 Middle Street.

Enjoy

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