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Ground Name: Home Park |
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| What's The Ground
Like? Future Developments Lyndhurst Stand & Barn Park End (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters Where To Drink? The Grandstand & Devon Port End (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train The Grandstand Entrance (photo) Admission Prices Fixtures 2008-2009 Local Rivals Programme & Fanzine Disabled Facilities Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Other Places Of Interest Feedback |
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| What's The Ground Like? | |
| During 2001 Home Park was transformed, with three sides of the ground being completely re-built. Both the ends and one side of the ground has been replaced, by single tiered, covered all seated stands. Most impressively the corners between these stands have been filled so that the ground is totally enclosed on those sides. This just leaves just the Grandstand at one side of the pitch, as the only remnant of the old Home Park. This classic looking stand dates back to the late 1940's and is partly covered to the rear. Since the 2007/08 season the original terrace at the front of the stand has been made all seated to comply with government & league regulations. In keeping with the naval tradition of the area the teams emerge to the Marines tune of Semper Fidelis. Home Park is the most westerly and southerly League Ground in England. | |
The Club intend at some point to ‘finish the ground’ by re-developing the old Grandstand. It is intended to build a multi-tiered stand with a capacity of 6,000. This will be part of a wider development that could also see the construction of a hotel, residential accommodation for students and/or key workers, plus conference space and leisure facilities. The club are currently looking for partners in this project and if they are successful and all goes to plan then work could start in 2010. |
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Lyndhurst Stand & Barn Park End |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
| Away fans are housed in the Barn Park End, which is now all seated and covered. As you would expect from a new stand the facilities and views of the playing action are both good. The normal allocation for this end is 1,300 seats, although this can be increased to 2,022, if demand requires it. The atmosphere is normally good and even though I have received a number of reports of the stewarding being somewhat over zealous in the away end, on my last visit it was fine. No problems were encountered outside the ground and on the whole it was a good day out. The only down side was that the concourse was a bit cramped and with a sell out away end it was rather crowded. The delicious 'Football's Famous Chicken Balti Pie' (£2.30), is available inside the ground, along with pasties (£2.30) and Cheeseburgers (£2.80). | |
| Where To Drink? | |
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Probably the best bet is the Britannia which is a
sizeable Wetherspoons outlet and around a 10 minute walk away from the
ground (from the car park outside the football ground, turn left and the pub
is down the road on the right hand corner). For most matches the pub which
is busy normally, has a queue of fans waiting to get in outside, but this is
controlled by the security staff, so you don't normally have to wait too
long to gain entrance. Although away fan friendly, the pub doesn't tolerate
away supporters singing their clubs songs and any who do are quickly ejected
from the premises, so you have been warned. Near to the pub is normally a
van selling pasties, which looked to be doing a roaring trade on my last
visit. Opposite the Britannia is the
Embassy Club
which is best avoided by away fans. Terry from Plymouth also recommends the Pennycomequick (great name!) if you are walking to the ground from the railway station, as does Bob Rees a visiting West Ham United fan, who also commented on their home made pasties. Otherwise alcohol is available within the ground. |
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The Grandstand & Devonport End |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
| Take the M5 to the South West and at the end of the
motorway continue onto the A38 (The ground is well signposted from the outskirts of
Plymouth on the A38). On entering Plymouth, turn left onto the A386 (towards Plymouth).
When this road splits into two, keep on the left hand side (again
sign posted Plymouth) and
after about a mile you will see the ground on your left. The ground is well signposted
'Plymouth Argyle Home Park' on the way into Plymouth. There is quite a large car park at the ground, which is free. It is operated on a 'first in before the game, first out after the game basis'. If you are last in, then on average it takes around half an hour to clear. The car park is normally full by 2.30pm on matchdays. There is some street parking if you drive past the ground, heading away from the city centre. For a map showing the location of Home Park click here (to take you to the Street Map website). To go to a simplified page, containing the directions and pub info, which you can print out click here. |
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| By Train | |
| Plymouth railway station is about one and a half miles away, so either grab a cab (£3) or embark on the 20 minute walk. As you come out of the station turn right and down the hill and under the railway bridge. Just keep walking straight along this road and you will eventually reach the ground on your right. | |
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| Admission Prices | |
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Home Fans*: Lyndhurst Stand & Devonport End: Adults £24, Concessions £16, Under 18's £7 Mayflower Stand: Adults £20, Concessions £15, Under 18's £7 Away Fans*: Barn Park End: Adults £24, Concessions £16, Under 18's £7 * These prices are for tickets purchased prior to matchday. Tickets bought on the day of the game can cost up to £2 more per adult ticket and £1 extra per concession/child ticket. Concessions apply to over 65's and Under 23's. |
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| Fixtures 2008-2009 | |
| For the Plymouth fixture list click here (to take you to the BBC Sports Website). | |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Exeter City & Torquay United. And from a little further a field Bristol City. | |
| Programme & Fanzine | |
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Programme: £3. Rub Of The Greens Fanzine: £1. |
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| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities at the ground please visit the relevant page on the National Association Of Disabled Supporters (NADS) website. | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
| 43,596 v Aston Villa, Division Two, October 10th, 1936. Modern All Seated Attendance Record: 16,502 v Queens Park Rangers, Championship League, December 26th 2007. Average Attendance: 2007-2008: 13,000 (Championship League) 2006-2007: 13,012 (Championship League) 2005-2006: 13,776 (Championship League) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Home Park | |
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Mick
Hubbard (Doing The 92) 5/8/06 Phillip Evans (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 5/8/06 Tom Noble (Wolverhampton Wanderers) 18/9/04 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking service provided by Football Hotels who are powered by Activehotels, who specialise in locating accommodation near or within a short travelling distance of the football ground. They also have the added advantage over some other hotel booking services that you pay on departure. Yes this site will earn a small commission if you book through them, but it will go to help with the running costs of keeping the Guide going. To access their Plymouth page click here. | |
| Other Places Of Interest | |
| Considering you will have probably spent hours getting there, I suggest you make a weekend of it in Devon. If you go into the centre of Plymouth, make sure you walk down the front to the 'Hoe' (where Drake was playing bowls when he heard about the arrival of the Spanish Armada). The views of Plymouth Sound from here are superb. | |
| Feedback | |
| If anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me and I'll
update
the guide. * The ground was originally built in 1893, the Club took it over in 1901. |
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