Parking in Colchester

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I know that this has benn mentionned before but cannot find the old thread.I would like to park near the ground and pay the usual £5.Also is there any pubs around the ground?Thanks

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The stadium parking is £5 a time but if it''s raining (or thawing)

Wellies are helpful.  That is not our fault - we told the Borough

Council all about that and in the way of local government they just

went ahead anyway and built it on the clay which is Cuckoo Farm with an

entirely predictable result: i.e., any standing water does just that:

stands.  If torrential rain is about the upside is that you can swim

your way to the ground.

Don''t try and park "immediately" locally because it is all residents

only permits and they''ve moaned so much about being blocked in for

their afternoon visit to Tesco that it is now warden patrolled, with

enthusiasm.  And yes, you will get ticketed.  The other disadvantage

with the official car park is that you are held back by the ever so

understanding football stewards common to all grounds while the foot

passengers escape first.

A couple of local firms offer parking at around £3 a go but it is

just as simple to Sat Nav to Colchester North Station where NCP charge

£2 unlimited on a Saturday.  Then walk down the "ramp" that leads up to

Col Who North, turn left and take the second exit at the roundabout

which takes you into Bruff Close.  The buses park near the Big Yellow

storage facility and start at about 1 pm.  It''s a £1 return (50 pc

subsidised) and takes you about ten minutes during which you can wave

to the yokels some of whom you will note walking barefoot to support

their  little club.   

If the weather stays the same you can repeat the process in an

evening when the buses start running from 6 p.m. for a 7.45 kick off.

If you choose the station/bus route try and have the exact fare

because the drivers for First Essex get *really* peed off if they have

to find change. 

Pretty romantic stuff this for a big game I think.  We were going to do bunting but you know how it is: we can''t afford it. 

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Found it

Thanks Cam