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Post by redditchstokiepete on Aug 28, 2023 10:43:05 GMT
Hi
I normally go to Gardeners every home game but I have now got a bad knee with old age unfortunately. So can't do the walk anymore.
As an out of Town Stokie we drive in.
We was thinking about drinking at the Glebe. But is there any free car parking nearby and can anybody give us any bus details there and back.
Not keen and drinking near ground as always packed, ie Ricardo's, Cricket Club or Power League
Plus last home game we got ticketed parking at the back of Sainsbury's completely out of the blue. Parked there all last season and no ticket.
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Post by Squeekster on Aug 28, 2023 11:19:17 GMT
Hi I normally go to Gardeners every home game but I have now got a bad knee with old age unfortunately. So can't do the walk anymore. As an out of Town Stokie we drive in. We was thinking about drinking at the Glebe. But is there any free car parking nearby and can anybody give us any bus details there and back. Not keen and drinking near ground as always packed, ie Ricardo's, Cricket Club or Power League Plus last home game we got ticketed parking at the back of Sainsbury's completely out of the blue. Parked there all last season and no ticket. There is a little side street opposite the Glebe we've parked there before not sure if there is a time limit there but the Kings Hall car park is not overly expensive. |
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Post by maninasuitcase on Aug 28, 2023 11:31:38 GMT
If you park on the Kingsway ca park its cheaper in the evening.
You can drink in the glebe and the buses are across the road from the glebe at £3 return
Parking at Kingsway is below;
Evening charges
Monday to Saturday:
4pm to 7am: £3
5pm to 7am: £2.50
6pm to 7am: £2
after 7pm: £1.50
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Post by jimigoodwinsbeard on Aug 28, 2023 11:44:22 GMT
Park on Kingsway as Maninsuitcase says - drink in Glebe. You'll realise what you've been missing all those years spent in the Gardeners (absolutely horrendous pub). Its like walking into a cave in that place, coupled with the plastic pint pots it truly is the worst pre-match pub (and i used to regularly use it), and you also have the cheese board and pork pies in Glebe.
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Post by stantheman on Aug 28, 2023 12:12:14 GMT
Castle Mona Pub on A34 Newcastle, next to The Cherry Tree, do a return bus and a pint when you get back for £6. Plenty of on street parking around that area.
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Post by boothenender on Aug 28, 2023 16:40:17 GMT
Decent pint in the Glebe and the food is good.
Bus away from the ground is pretty fast and you be home earlier than you would be walking back to the Gardens.
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Post by redditchstokiepete on Aug 29, 2023 8:08:42 GMT
Thanks everybody
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Post by 01782 on Aug 29, 2023 10:03:28 GMT
Castle Mona Pub on A34 Newcastle, next to The Cherry Tree, do a return bus and a pint when you get back for £6. Plenty of on street parking around that area. Another vote for the Mona... Return bus and a pint for £6. It's a steal. |
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Post by roylandstoke on Aug 29, 2023 15:06:09 GMT
Hi I normally go to Gardeners every home game but I have now got a bad knee with old age unfortunately. So can't do the walk anymore. As an out of Town Stokie we drive in. We was thinking about drinking at the Glebe. But is there any free car parking nearby and can anybody give us any bus details there and back. Not keen and drinking near ground as always packed, ie Ricardo's, Cricket Club or Power League Plus last home game we got ticketed parking at the back of Sainsbury's completely out of the blue. Parked there all last season and no ticket. They’d put new signs up and seem to be treating that road as some sort of private carpark. Not sure of the legality of the tickets as there are no yellow lines or highways signs. People really do try hard to make parking at Stoke very difficult. |
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Post by TinkerT on Aug 29, 2023 15:37:00 GMT
The furlong tunstall also do a bus to home games with free parking 👍
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2023 17:23:05 GMT
The Cheshire Cheese up Sneyd used to do buses to all home games.
Might be worth asking them.
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Post by redditchstokiepete on Aug 30, 2023 10:59:15 GMT
Did the Glebe last night and the buses.
Both fantastic thanks.
6 minutes each way on bus £3 return and £2 for me as an AOP.
Bus came back so quick!!
Bonus was seeing Stoke beat Rotherham 6-1 !!
Hope it is like that on a Saturday game.
Cheers Folks
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Post by Deleted on Aug 30, 2023 11:29:09 GMT
Did the Glebe last night and the buses. Both fantastic thanks. 6 minutes each way on bus £3 return and £2 for me as an AOP. Bus came back so quick!! Bonus was seeing Stoke beat Rotherham 6-1 !! Hope it is like that on a Saturday game. Cheers Folks I can assure you it absolutely won't be. |
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