Rotherham United

Directions

Leave the M1 at Junction 34 and take the A6178 towards Sheffield City Centre. Keep straight on the A6178 (Attercliffe Road) and you will reach the stadium on your left. After passing the stadium turn left at the next traffic lights into Worksop Road and then left again for the stadium entrance. There is matchday car parking available at Pic Toys, which is on Worksop Road. The car park which costs £3 per car is sign posted.

By Train/Tram

The nearest railway station is Sheffield, which is located around two and a half miles away. It is probably easiest to take the 15 minute journey on the Supertram from the station to the stadium. For adults the cost is £3 return. Miles Davis a visiting Bristol Rovers supporter adds; 'If you are arriving in Sheffield by train you can catch the number 69 bus which stops only a couple of minutes walk away from the stadium. The bus journey time is around 7-8 minutes. Or you can get the tram also from train station changing once in Castle Street'.

Other bus routes that run along Attercliffe Road by the stadium include numbers: 2, 8, 9, 59, 130 & 287. 

Pubs

David Barraclough informs me' The closest pub to the stadium is probably the Britannia on Worksop Road, which runs up to the back of the Stadium’s main stand. Its a fairly average pub. If fans travelling on the tram from the city centre, stay on the tram for one more stop past the stadium, or for those driving in from Meadowhall and the M1, then there are few more family orientated pubs, including one with a Wacky Warehouse'. Scott Wade adds; 'There is the Cocked Hat on Worksop Road right at the side of  the stadium. They serve some decent beer and good food but it is only a small place and it won't take a lot for it to get packed. There is also the Wentworth (on the left hand side of the road on the way back towards the motorway and Meadowhall) which also serves decent beer and food. Next to the Wentworth is a big pub called the Arena Square, which is okay too'.

I have yet to visit the area, but from the reports I have received so far, the better pubs seem to be located further along Attercliffe Common heading away from the city centre towards Meadowhall. The area along Attercliffe Road towards the city centre, although with a number of pubs is quite run down and isn't that welcoming. There are also, how shall I say; a number of 'establishments' dotted along this road, which probably sums up the mood of the area. One exception may be the Carlton at 563 Attercliffe Road, that is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, which is located not that far away from the Attercliffe tram stop. Apparently though the pub enforces a strict 'no swearing' policy, so this will probably mean that most football fans will probably be chucked out, half way down their first pint!

John McKillop adds; 'Further on up Attercliffe Common, on the left, is Carbrook Hall (either walk or alight at the Valley Centertainment tram stop). This building which is now a pub, is one of the oldest buildings in Sheffield, dating from around 1530. It also serves food.' The pub is claimed to be; 'Sheffield's Most Haunted Pub'.