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General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Apr 05, 2022 11:52 am

For any info ahead of game at Watford other than tickets and coach travel

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Herts Clarets » Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:09 pm

As usual the away fans pub will be the Oddfellows Arms which is a short walk from the away end towards the town. Not a real ale pub but they have a large paved area with seating at the rear, and have always showed the lunchtime game on big screens and have a BBQ serving burgers and hotdogs.

Other pubs are of course available.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by bfcjg » Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:13 pm

The most important game since Norwich which indeed was the most important game since Everton.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:21 pm

Another faff for train travel this one. No trains from Manchester to Euston, and no overground trains from anywhere to Watford.

My route is Manchester - Sheffield, Sheffield to St Pancreas then tube to Watford.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:35 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:
Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:21 pm
Another faff for train travel this one. No trains from Manchester to Euston, and no overground trains from anywhere to Watford.

My route is Manchester - Sheffield, Sheffield to St Pancreas then tube to Watford.
We are going by car but have usually done Manchester - MK - Watford - another nightmare again for travelling with bus replacement from MK to Watford.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by box_of_frogs » Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:36 pm

Herts Clarets wrote:
Tue Apr 05, 2022 12:09 pm
As usual the away fans pub will be the Oddfellows Arms which is a short walk from the away end towards the town. Not a real ale pub but they have a large paved area with seating at the rear, and have always showed the lunchtime game on big screens and have a BBQ serving burgers and hotdogs.

Other pubs are of course available.
Spoons / Moon on the high street is very away friendly too.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:40 pm

ClaretTony wrote:
Tue Apr 05, 2022 1:35 pm
We are going by car but have usually done Manchester - MK - Watford - another nightmare again for travelling with bus replacement from MK to Watford.
Yep, we normally do that route too but like you say, nightmare this time.

Given Watford is the only Saturday game left we are doing the train and driving to all the others.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by bfcfan1882 » Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:01 pm

Looking like Burnley - Leeds - St Pancreas - Tube

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by DCWat » Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:06 pm

The most useful information, ahead of the game, would be to know if the first XI will turn up for this one.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Rileybobs » Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:09 pm

bfcfan1882 wrote:
Tue Apr 12, 2022 11:01 pm
Looking like Burnley - Leeds - St Pancreas - Tube
Sounds painful.
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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by 1989_claret » Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:13 pm

We’re getting the train as normal from Manchester to MK but then getting an Uber to Watford (£50). There’s four of us splitting the cost.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Jimmymaccer » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:01 pm

Tickets arrived this morning for this one……………..should be a nice day out😀

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Targetman » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:26 pm

1989_claret wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 1:13 pm
We’re getting the train as normal from Manchester to MK but then getting an Uber to Watford (£50). There’s four of us splitting the cost.
Is that 50 quid each way, presume its not a return cost?

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by aggi » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:27 pm

For those going via London I wouldn't cut it too close. There are significant problems with the Metropolitan line (the only easy way to Watford from London that weekend) at the moment and there are current predictions that there will be a reduced service for the next six weeks

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:43 pm

Car for us because of all the potential problems. Was bad enough last time using MK although we did manage to get a train back after the game, but impossible this time.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by mkmel » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:54 pm

It's quite a long walk from the train station to the ground.

As you get near to the ground you will find a few cafes where you can get yourself the usual omelette and chips or burger and chips with coffee or coke etc. Always friendly Watford supporters go there as well.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by MACCA » Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:55 pm

Mini bus for us, we have a designated driver who is happy not to drink etc.

Any tips on parking would be great as the will all no doubt be trying to get merry on the way down to ease the pain and/or blur the vision...

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by mkmel » Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:09 pm

It's been a few years since I've driven to Watford's ground but I once parked at the Hospital which is nearby. Not sure if you can do that now. I seem to recall that it took a while to get out of the Hospital car park after the game.
I would have thought there would be car parking areas along the way to the ground.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Leisure » Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:26 pm

Accy Clarets still have a few seats, £30.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Targetman » Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:08 pm

mkmel wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:54 pm
It's quite a long walk from the train station to the ground.

As you get near to the ground you will find a few cafes where you can get yourself the usual omelette and chips or burger and chips with coffee or coke etc. Always friendly Watford supporters go there as well.
Presume you mean the underground station?
How long of a walk would you say?

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by mkmel » Wed Apr 13, 2022 8:57 pm

Watford Junction train station is about a 20 minute brisk walk away from the ground.

Don't think the trains are running into Watford Junction though.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by aggi » Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:17 pm

Targetman wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 5:08 pm
Presume you mean the underground station?
How long of a walk would you say?
The underground station isn't that far, it's a bit nearer than the main train station. Probably about 20 minutes walk.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretTony » Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:07 pm

mkmel wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:09 pm
It's been a few years since I've driven to Watford's ground but I once parked at the Hospital which is nearby. Not sure if you can do that now. I seem to recall that it took a while to get out of the Hospital car park after the game.
I would have thought there would be car parking areas along the way to the ground.
The hospital is next door so convenient if you can park there. Parking isn’t good though at Watford.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by box_of_frogs » Wed Apr 13, 2022 10:08 pm

Queen's Car Park in the centre is ok. Don't park at the big Tesco - only 2 hrs free on a match day.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Targetman » Wed Apr 13, 2022 11:39 pm

aggi wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 9:17 pm
The underground station isn't that far, it's a bit nearer than the main train station. Probably about 20 minutes walk.
Ok thanks. The underground station is the only station open that weekend. The main station as you say, Watford Junction is closed anyway, as are all overground stations between Euston and Watford Junction.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Mrpotatohead » Sun Apr 24, 2022 4:41 pm

A huge game this! Tickets are still available, let's get them sold out and give the lads the support they deserve!

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by sykeclaret » Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:38 pm

looking at booking the train from Burnley to Leeds then london st pancreas / kings cross

Tube to Watford doesn't look like its happening as you need to get a bus as well, any other ideas on this please?

cheers

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by jrgbfc » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:04 pm

It's a shame about the trains, think we'd have taken a decent following to this one.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by TonbridgeClaret » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:04 pm

Wetherspoons (Moon Under Water) on Watford High Street is usually full of Clarets, and a great pub too!

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:08 pm

sykeclaret wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 7:38 pm
looking at booking the train from Burnley to Leeds then london st pancreas / kings cross

Tube to Watford doesn't look like its happening as you need to get a bus as well, any other ideas on this please?

cheers
Tube is happening

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by sykeclaret » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:12 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:08 pm
Tube is happening
just looked at it says bus replacement services, takes over an hour to get there, have you got a better route? cheers

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:13 pm

sykeclaret wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:12 pm
just looked at it says bus replacement services, takes over an hour to get there, have you got a better route? cheers
Kings cross to Watford underground.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by sykeclaret » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:37 pm

Granny WeatherWax wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:13 pm
Kings cross to Watford underground.
what's the walking distance from the ground to the underground? sorry for the questions but planning on taking a child or two

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Scampi » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:46 pm

Parking - Palace, Queens or Kings car parks which are all in the big shopping centre (Atria) in the town centre. They also have parking at Watford Girls School, just between the town centre and the ground. As mentioned, avoid the big Tesco. Ring road around the town centre is one way, and the traffic is always crap so be prepared for that!

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Granny WeatherWax » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:47 pm

sykeclaret wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:37 pm
what's the walking distance from the ground to the underground? sorry for the questions but planning on taking a child or two
About a mile, not far at all.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by 1989_claret » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:50 pm

Targetman wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 2:26 pm
Is that 50 quid each way, presume its not a return cost?
Yeah £50 each way but we booked our trains for £22 each as we have a railcard and during the sale last week so is similar to what it would be if the journey was as usual or maybe even cheaper at £47 each.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Herts Clarets » Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:56 pm

Tickets arrived Friday. 10 quid for Herts Junior. Next envelope I open is a cheque for a tenner from Clarets Foundation draw. Nice...

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by IanMcL » Sun Apr 24, 2022 9:32 pm

mkmel wrote:
Wed Apr 13, 2022 3:09 pm
It's been a few years since I've driven to Watford's ground but I once parked at the Hospital which is nearby. Not sure if you can do that now. I seem to recall that it took a while to get out of the Hospital car park after the game.
I would have thought there would be car parking areas along the way to the ground.
Only pay parking. Large residents zone and no parking.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Quickenthetempo » Tue Apr 26, 2022 1:47 pm

Bump

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by aggi » Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:50 pm

sykeclaret wrote:
Sun Apr 24, 2022 8:12 pm
just looked at it says bus replacement services, takes over an hour to get there, have you got a better route? cheers
Tube (Metropolitan Line) is running. There are some issues with it though at the moment so they're not as frequent as usual and you may need to change at some point on the line (probably Baker Street or Harrow on the Hill).

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Post by gc14 » Tue Apr 26, 2022 2:59 pm

Car Parking

There are also some private match day car parks available at some industrial units near the ground, as well as the Watford Grammar School for Girls (WD18 0AE), which is close to the stadium and charges £10 per car and £15 per minibus. Around a five minute walk away is Chater Junior School on Addiscombe Road WD18 0ND) which also offers parking at £10 per car. This car park opens 1 hour 45 minutes before kick-off and closes 45 minutes after the end of the match.

As Vicarage Road is situated near Watford town centre, then visiting fans can use a number of town centre car parks which are within reasonable walking distance. On most of my visits I have parked in the Church multi-storey car park (which costs £1 per hour and is located on the inner ring road). John Peake a visiting Bristol City fan tells me; ‘We parked in the Church Car Park which is a pay on exit. Although it is an easy 15 minute walk from the ground, there were long queues to use the pay machines after the game and we had then queue again in our car to leave the car park. All in all, it took us about 45 minutes to get out and back onto the road’. Iain Bell adds; ‘There are some additional pay machines located outside the car park, by the High Street exit.’ Richard Sheppard informs me; ‘I parked in the intu shopping centre multi-storey, which cost £4 for four hours. It is approximately a 15 minute walk to the ground and was easy to get out after the game and back onto the M1’.

Peter Laggan informs me; ‘I parked in the Gade multi-storey car park on Rosslyn Road (WD17 1NA), which as a 15-20 minute walk away from Vicarage Road. It cost £1 per hour and was relatively easy to exit after the game had ended.’ There is also the option of renting a private driveway near the Vicarage Road Stadium via YourParkingSpace.co.uk. Also around a 20 minute walk away is Bromet Primary School on Oxhey Road (WD19 4SG) which costs £5. It opens two hours before kick-off and closes one hour after the end of the match.

Post Code for SAT NAV: WD18 0ER
Taken from a ground website , hope it's helpful

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Herts Clarets » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:01 pm

Plenty of parking in the multi storeys around the Harlequin Centre but beware if you need a swift getaway - it is pay on departure and the queue to the solitary ticket machine in each location can be quite lengthy.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretAndBlue94 » Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:12 pm

Hi all - TFL looks to have travel from Kings Cross to Watford.

Anyone more local know if any works are an issue ? I had heard numerous rumours of travel disruption.

Any help greatly appreciated.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Targetman » Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:06 pm

ClaretAndBlue94 wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:12 pm
Hi all - TFL looks to have travel from Kings Cross to Watford.

Anyone more local know if any works are an issue ? I had heard numerous rumours of travel disruption.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Only the underground is operating this weekend.
Overground line from Kings Cross/Euston to Watford Junction is closed.
The underground journey can take well over 1 hour particularly when having to change en route.

We are getting the train from Piccadilly to Milton Keynes then rail replacement bus from there to Watford Junction.

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Post by Targetman » Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:06 pm

ClaretAndBlue94 wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 3:12 pm
Hi all - TFL looks to have travel from Kings Cross to Watford.

Anyone more local know if any works are an issue ? I had heard numerous rumours of travel disruption.

Any help greatly appreciated.
Only the underground is operating this weekend.
Overground line from Kings Cross/Euston to Watford Junction is closed.
The underground journey can take well over 1 hour particularly when having to change en route.

We are getting the train from Piccadilly to Milton Keynes then rail replacement bus from there to Watford Junction.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by ClaretAndBlue94 » Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:18 pm

Targetman wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 4:06 pm
Only the underground is operating this weekend.
Overground line from Kings Cross/Euston to Watford Junction is closed.
The underground journey can take well over 1 hour particularly when having to change en route.

We are getting the train from Piccadilly to Milton Keynes then rail replacement bus from there to Watford Junction.
Thank you for that.

I can see that the TFL site shows the journey of around an hour so we will give enough time.

Seems to be St Pancras to Croxley about an hour total. Can then grab a taxi (or walk 40 mins) depending on time.

Cheers

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by Scampi » Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:20 pm

Underground - Metropolitan line - is running but on a reduced timetable, which it's been on for weeks. Taxi from Croxley to the ground would take 5 minutes (but order ahead as there's no cab rank at the station), or you could also get a bus.

Parking at the Harlequin (now called Atria) - you can pay at the entrance/exit gate with contactless now, so no need to queue for the ticket machine. Traffic will still be rubbish though.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by aggi » Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:56 pm

Scampi wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 7:20 pm
Underground - Metropolitan line - is running but on a reduced timetable, which it's been on for weeks. Taxi from Croxley to the ground would take 5 minutes (but order ahead as there's no cab rank at the station), or you could also get a bus.

Parking at the Harlequin (now called Atria) - you can pay at the entrance/exit gate with contactless now, so no need to queue for the ticket machine. Traffic will still be rubbish though.
Isn't Croxley just the stop before Watford on the tube? What's the benefit of going there and getting a taxi rather than just continuing on to Watford?

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by box_of_frogs » Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:25 pm

Living on the Met line, this is my advice to get to Watford tube from kings cross / Euston. I dont know if the Met is running all the way this weekend as there are problems on the line due to wonky train wheels (honest). The TFL planner says the trains are running but I’ve not had the ‘weekend problems email’ yet. Planner is here https://tfl.gov.uk/plan-a-journey/

If there’s dramas then get yourself to Marylebone. Get a fast chiltern train to Harrow on the Hill (it’s still oyster), and then get the Met line to Watford. If the Met line is totally knackered, then get the Chiltern train to Rickmansworth and get either a bus or taxi.

Parking near the ground - I’d avoid the hospital and use one of the multi stories in the town. Avoid Tesco as you’ll get a ticket.

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Re: General Info - Watford (a)

Post by box_of_frogs » Tue Apr 26, 2022 11:26 pm

aggi wrote:
Tue Apr 26, 2022 8:56 pm
Isn't Croxley just the stop before Watford on the tube? What's the benefit of going there and getting a taxi rather than just continuing on to Watford?
Absolutely no benefit. If the Met line is running then go all the way to the end of the line.

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