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Oldham Athletic
Directions
Leave the M62 at Junction 20 and take the A627(M) towards Oldham. Take the
second slip road off the A627(M) following the signs for Royton (A663). At the
top of the slip road you will find a large roundabout that around it has a McDonalds and a KFC.
Turn left at the roundabout onto the A663 towards Royton (beware though of
30mph speed cameras on this stretch of road). You will be able to see Boundary
Park over on your right. Take the next right hand turn into Hilbre Avenue which
will take you up to the large Club car park, which is situated behind the
Lookers Stand. The cost of the car park is; cars £2, mini buses £5, coaches
£10.
If you want to go straight to the Club main entrance, then at the roundabout take the second exit
onto A627 Chadderton Way (signposted Oldham). After around 300 yards take
the first left into Boundary
Park Road and at the end of the road turn right into Sheepfoot Lane.
Pubs
There is a pub 'The Clayton Arms' on one corner of
the ground. This small comfortable pub serves Lees beers, reasonably priced food
and has a large screen to show SKY Television. As you would expect this pub gets
extremely busy on matchdays
Chippy Lees and exiled Latics fans in
Cornwall, recommends the following; "The Old Grey
Mare on Rochdale Road is also worth a visit. If you walk to the top of
Sheepfoot Lane and turn left at the newspaper shop, the pub is about 100
yards down the road on the right. There's a varied selection of beers
available, and again a warm welcome is assured. Further down on the
right is The White Hart. If you
turn right at the top of Sheepfoot Lane, you'll eventually come to The
Queens. It's on the corner of a junction. It was frequented by several
West Ham fans one night, who found the beer to be so good, and cheap
compared to London prices, that they decided to stay there for the rest
of the evening. It was just as well, as it was the usual bone chilling night,
and they lost! Across the road from
there is The Royal, which is a cosy little local, and next door is a
larger more modern one, the Brook Tavern".
Bill Harris adds; 'I
went for a drink in the Rifle Range pub on
Burnley Road, which is about a ten
minute walk away from the ground.
I found it to be a very friendly accommodating pub,
with a family room, TV screens,
good food and local ale. There is
also a beer garden outside, which you can take
advantage of, when the weather is good.
There is also
parking at the back of the pub and is easy to get
away after the game onto the A627 which connects to
the M62'.
By Train
There are three stations that you could use to get to
Boundary Park. Oldham Mumps, Oldham Werneth or Mill Hills. However Oldham
Mumps and Mill Hills are both around a 45 minute walk
away from the ground and are not really practical.
Therefore it is best to use Oldham Werneth,
which is served by North
West Trains on the Oldham Rochdale loop. Trains for Oldham depart from Manchester
Victoria platforms 1 or 6. If you buy a ticket to Oldham and arrive from the South at
Manchester Piccadilly your fare includes travel on the Metrolink to Victoria station. As
you exit the platforms at Piccadilly turn left for the Metrolink station. Take the tram
for BURY only to get to Manchester Victoria.
Oldham Werneth station is around a 15 minute walk away from the ground.
Exit the station and turn right onto Featherstall
Road South and walk for about 3/4 miles through one set of traffic lights and a small
roundabout at Tesco until you come to a large roundabout. Turn left onto Chadderton Way
(cross over at the underpass as Chadderton Way is a dual carriageway) and follow for
another ¼ miles until you come to Boundary Park Road (by the B&Q
Warehouse) turn right
and Boundary Park is ahead. You will be approaching the ground from the home supporters
end, so at the end of Boundary Park Road turn right up Sheepfoot Lane past the main stand
to the other end of the ground. It is extremely unusual for any taxi's to be at Werneth
station.
Chippy Lees adds; "As you walk along Featherstall Road away from
Werneth station, you will
encounter quite a few Indian restaurants and pubs, which are worth a
visit. Turn right from the
station and walk until
you come to Tesco's at the top of the road. Turn left at the
dual-carriageway, and Boundary Park is on the right. Again, there are
several pubs on the way, the best being The Spinners across from the
dual-carriageway".
Jon Brierley adds; 'Alternatively, rather than getting a train from
Manchester to Oldham, you may find it easier to take a bus from Manchester
Piccadilly Bus Station. Services operate every 15 minutes or so on
Saturday afternoon. Numbers 25, 181 & 182 make the 25 minute
trip to Oldham and go past the ground. Doing this would allow you to nip into the Rifle Range pub
on Burnley Lane, where the beer is both good and cheap'.
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