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Leeds United
Directions
Elland Road is well signposted around the Leeds
area and is situated right by the M621.
From The North:
Follow the A58 or A61 into Leeds city centre, then follow signs for the
M621. Join the M621 and after one and a half miles leave the motorway at the
junction with the A643. Follow the A643 into Elland Road for the ground. Go down
Elland Road past the ground on your right and the Old Peacock pub on your left,
you will come to a couple of entrances to a couple of
very large car parks
(£3).
From The South:
Follow the Motorway M1 and then onto the M621. You will pass the ground on
your left and then you need to take the next exit from the motorway and turn
left onto the A6110 ring road. Take the next left onto Elland Road for the
ground. Just as you go under a railway bridge there are
entrances on either side to
a couple of very large car parks (£5).
Surprisingly
the traffic seemed to disperse quite well after the end of the game.
Richard Drake informs me; 'a
good tip for Elland Road is to park in Car Park
A. They normally put away fans coaches here. From here we were back on the M621
within 10 minutes of coming out of the ground'.
Pubs
The nearest pub is the Old Peacock, situated behind the South Stand,
however it is a home supporters pub
and should be avoided. A far better bet is the Dry Salters pub
which is about a ten minute walk away from the ground. On my last visit it
had a good mix of home and away supporters, good priced real ale and large
screen SKY TV. To find this pub; with the Old Peacock pub behind you turn
left and follow the road down to the very end. Pass the entrances
to a number of car parks and go under a railway bridge. At the end of the
road, turn left along the dual carriageway and the pub is a short way down
'tucked in' on the left. Otherwise alcohol is served within the
ground.
By Train
Tom Whatling adds; 'The
shuttle buses from the station cost £2.50 return. As you come out of the station
main entrance, cross the road and take the stairs down to the street below. Turn
right and cross the road and you will see the double-decker buses lined up. The
first bus in the queue also sells the tickets for all the other buses. The buses
drop off and pick up at the corner of the North and East stands. It's best to
get a return ticket as then you don't have to queue up after the match to get a
ticket back to the station, you just walk straight onto the bus'.
Nicholas Small a visiting Wolverhampton Wanderers
supporter provides the following directions if you decide to walk; 'It
is best to leave the station from the rear exit, from where you can walk down
the short hill out of the car park and follow the road around to the left. At
the traffic lights go ahead (the road bears slightly left) and follow
Whitehall Road for just shy of half-a-mile, passing under a railway bridge and
then forking left down Springwell Street, to cut off
a corner. At the end of Springwell Street, you come
to a roundabout exit road with a zebra crossing in front of you. Cross at the
zebra crossing, taking the next exit road clockwise around the roundabout.
This is the A58 Domestic Road. This road becomes Domestic Street after about
400 yards (Domestic Road turning right and heading up to an overpass) and
continues slightly uphill for about another 400 yards, passing under another
railway bridge. There is a zebra crossing up here, which you should use to
walk up the right-hand pavement. Upon reaching the top of the hill, you come
to a garage, and some small shops, where you should turn right onto Shafton
Lane. At the end of Shafton Lane, turn left onto Ingram Road and follow this
until you see a pedestrian bridge ahead, as the road bears left, becoming
Tilbury Road. By now, you should have seen the football ground over to your
right. Cross the M621 via the footbridge, turning right at the bottom, and
head down Elland Rd towards the stadium'.
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