Quick getaway from Turf Moor?

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:29 pm

I want to make a quick getaway on Saturday (to take in the Accy Stanley game), but traffic round the Cat's Whiskers roundabout is so slow nowadays I was wondering about going up Todmorden Road. Does anyone who goes that way have any advice? Particularly, is it better to turn right at Towneley Hall and go on Parliament Street, or to carry on up Tod Road and cut across to the Crematorium?

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:34 pm

Advice is don't go up Tod Road - slower than going through town

ElectroClaret · Post by **ElectroClaret** » Thu Feb 01, 2018 11:52 pm

Park on Hargreaves at the bottom of Parliament Street (if still available, haven't been on there for a while).
Up Parliament St, along to Manchester Road, up to roundabout, up to Rossendale Road junction .
Turn right down to Rosegrove. Then left into Accy.

There'll be some traffic which ever way you go, but that's probably the quickest.

Top Claret · Post by **Top Claret** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:15 am

Town centre car park and pay £2.10. 15 minutes walk and you can watch game to the end and fly out. You will be in Accrington 35 minutes from the final whistle.

If you park anywhere around turf Moor you will struggle unless you leave early and what's the point in that

Clarinetclaret · Post by **Clarinetclaret** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:05 am

dsr wrote:I want to make a quick getaway on Saturday (to take in the Accy Stanley game), but traffic round the Cat's Whiskers roundabout is so slow nowadays I was wondering about going up Todmorden Road. Does anyone who goes that way have any advice? Particularly, is it better to turn right at Towneley Hall and go on Parliament Street, or to carry on up Tod Road and cut across to the Crematorium?

Christ o mighty, please don't tell me you live in Burnley. If you do you need to use that inherent gift we have called common sense. The stupid things people ask on here. I liken it to the posts asking if we need winter tyres round here for the 2 inches of snow we get all winter. Thick as whale spunk some folk.

Chobulous · Post by **Chobulous** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 6:35 am

I always park on Pheasantford Green at Duke Bar. A 15 minute walk through Thompson Park to the Turf. On the way back you can go up Greenhead Lane, down the Padiham Bypass then onto Accrington Road just off the A56.

Quickenthetempo · Post by **Quickenthetempo** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:51 am

If you park in the town centre then drive through the centre turning left at Panama joes and right when you get to the courts.

Burt · Post by **Burt** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:03 am

Top Claret wrote:Town centre car park and pay £2.10. 15 minutes walk and you can watch game to the end and fly out. You will be in Accrington 35 minutes from the final whistle.

If you park anywhere around turf Moor you will struggle unless you leave early and what's the point in that

Agreed, quickest way back to Accy

Andreshotboots · Post by **Andreshotboots** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:09 am

I park on the back streets just past the James Hargreaves bathroom place near the main entrance to townley park. Short cut over the level crossing after the game and always home for 5 30 game when the turf is a 3pm kick off. I live in Darwen so a few junctions further down than Accy too.

MACCA · Post by **MACCA** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:23 am

If you're staying until the end, want to clap every last player off and a steady walk back to the car. Then I'd park up near queen Vic pub. 5 min walk to car, up Eastern Avenue, down the other side past hospital, then either right to brierfield and pick up the motorway, or carry on down towards barden lane, turn right, pick up the padiham bypass.. then go straight through to the motorway junc 8.

Then you have 2 options for accy... straight over through Huncoat or right on m65 and go in that way.

Be tight all routes if we done get finished going up to 14:30

If you're leaving on 88-90 minutes, I can get you to accy in 20 minutes or junction 10 in 6 minutes.

cutsy123 · Post by **cutsy123** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:27 am

Park away from.ground and walk to car leaving turf 5 mins early

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:36 am

Thanks for all replies, apart from ClarinetClaret who is clearly having a very very bad day. Parking away from the ground isn't an option because one of us can't walk too far, so I'll try Electroclaret's route, and if I don't get away on time, so be it. It's only Accy Stanley. I won't be leaving early unless it's a very one-sided game, one way or the other!

turfytopper · Post by **turfytopper** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:39 am

cutsy123 wrote:Park away from.ground and walk to car leaving turf 5 mins early

It is City...so surely you leave at half time, leaving time for a couple in the 110 club. You can still dodge the traffic and get back to Accrington in time for a 3pm ok.

On a serious point...park up on Pike Hill....leave via Cliviger pass Jay Jay’s to lights and straight over ...don’t live anywhere near Burnley but is it Rossendale Road?...my mate lives in Accy and he swears by that route.

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:41 am

Leave about 15 mins before the end of the match and then we can berate you on a thread afterwards.

nil_desperandum · Post by **nil_desperandum** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:47 am

I did something v similar last seasson.
I parked on Temple St, which is v close to Bob Lord Stand. (2 minutes walk).
Took a left up Oxford Rd to Parliament St.
Parliament St to Manchester Rd, (via Stanley St to cut out traffic lights)
Then Scott Park Rd - Coalclough Lane - Rossendale Rd - Accrington Rd.
Was at motorway in a about 10 minutes.

mealdeal · Post by **mealdeal** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 11:04 am

Andreshotboots wrote:I park on the back streets just past the James Hargreaves bathroom place near the main entrance to townley park. Short cut over the level crossing after the game and always home for 5 30 game when the turf is a 3pm kick off. I live in Darwen so a few junctions further down than Accy too.

The road you use over the level crossing has been access only for years.

Falcon · Post by **Falcon** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:12 pm

mealdeal wrote:The road you use over the level crossing has been access only for years.

Doesn't stop everyone...

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 1:28 pm

mealdeal wrote:The road you use over the level crossing has been access only for years.

I drive down it (and up on the way back) every Home match. It’s the quickest route from Woodgrove Road, where I park, back to the motorway.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:01 pm

mealdeal wrote:The road you use over the level crossing has been access only for years.

Therefore it's really quiet on a matchday. Perfect.

mealdeal · Post by **mealdeal** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:07 pm

martin_p wrote:I drive down it (and up on the way back) every Home match. It’s the quickest route from Woodgrove Road, where I park, back to the motorway.

Good for you. It’s access only.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 2:13 pm

mealdeal wrote:Good for you. It’s access only.

Access to Glen View Road

Sidney1st · Post by **Sidney1st** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:20 pm

Police went through a phase of stopping cars on that little short cut, to ensure it was being used for access only.

They may still do it, just not as much on match day if they're busy elsewhere.

I was nearly caught using it a couple of times, but managed to get away with it

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:24 pm

There are four houses for sale along Moseley Road.

Just tell the police that you're going for a look round before firming up your interest.

Andreshotboots · Post by **Andreshotboots** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:27 pm

mealdeal wrote:The road you use over the level crossing has been access only for years.

Pick up and drop off my dad's mate up who lives up there every game so access only is no issue for me.. it's the train and the level crossing that causes delays

mealdeal · Post by **mealdeal** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:30 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:Access to Glen View Road

I hope you don’t drive a vehicle if you can’t understand a simple instruction like what ‘access only’ means. TC.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:36 pm

mealdeal wrote:I hope you don’t drive a vehicle if you can’t understand a simple instruction like what ‘access only’ means. TC.

Access to view 1 of the 4 houses for sale along that road.

That's not illegal.

UpTheBeehole · Post by **UpTheBeehole** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 3:41 pm

Where is the Access Only sign on that road mealdeal?

I've just 'driven' up it on Google maps and couldn't see it.

Edit: found it, it's at the junction with Hollingreave Road

martin_p · Post by **martin_p** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:04 pm

Been driving down there for twenty years or so, never ever been busy, can’t see what issue it causes.

Marney&Mee · Post by **Marney&Mee** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:07 pm

martin_p wrote:Been driving down there for twenty years or so, never ever been busy, can’t see what issue it causes.

must be a long road Martin...

ClaretTony · Post by **ClaretTony** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 4:21 pm

Wasn't always access only but is now and has been for a good few years. There was a match about four or five years ago when the police booked loads for using it after a game.

BabylonClaret · Post by **BabylonClaret** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 5:46 pm

Hang on. You are contemplating a possibility of cutting short 90 minutes agaonst tje league leaders to make 90 minutes of a 3rd tier game???

Surely you wa5ch 90 of the top flight and miss kick off at accy??

Ooogeorgeorgeoghani · Post by **Ooogeorgeorgeoghani** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:11 pm

Cats whiskers roundabout! Just get t tram past coal mine thal ave plenty o time lad !

Or park on car park behind the old wilkonsons store straight out on to m65 towards brierfied whip round roundabout and back towards accy no traffic what do ever

bfcjg · Post by **bfcjg** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:31 pm

Small free car park on Westgate just down from what used to be the Stork pub opposite the car dealers. You can then just turn left back into traffic and your at Mitre lights in a few seconds. I park there then just walk along cansl and drop down at Tescos.

mealdeal · Post by **mealdeal** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:45 pm

UpTheBeehole wrote:Access to view 1 of the 4 houses for sale along that road.

That's not illegal.

A liar as well as a bell.

Bin Ont Turf · Post by **Bin Ont Turf** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:10 pm

Sidney1st wrote:Leave about 15 mins before the end of the match and then we can berate you on a thread afterwards.

Might be leaving at half time if we play owt like we did against Newcastle in the first half.

KeighleyClaret · Post by **KeighleyClaret** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:33 pm

Park on Cow Lane behind the old Empire, then across St James St to roundabout and left and right up West way to motorway. Leave a few mins early helps.

Greenmile · Post by **Greenmile** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:44 pm

Clarinetclaret wrote:Christ o mighty, please don't tell me you live in Burnley. If you do you need to use that inherent gift we have called common sense. The stupid things people ask on here. I liken it to the posts asking if we need winter tyres round here for the 2 inches of snow we get all winter. Thick as whale spunk some folk.

Totally uncalled for.

dpinsussex · Post by **dpinsussex** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 8:46 pm

Helicopter

turfytopper · Post by **turfytopper** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:20 pm

dsr wrote:Thanks for all replies, apart from ClarinetClaret who is clearly having a very very bad day. Parking away from the ground isn't an option because one of us can't walk too far, so I'll try Electroclaret's route, and if I don't get away on time, so be it. It's only Accy Stanley. I won't be leaving early unless it's a very one-sided game, one way or the other!

You could give Accy a ring tell them to hold the game back until you can get there lol. Enjoy both wins!

Real ale 2 · Post by **Real ale 2** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 9:50 pm

Stick by the ref ,have a feeling after all the media noise this week re tackles on City players well get a men sent off controversially as the refs continue their help the big boys stuff ..cue angry Claret hordes..

dsr · Post by **dsr** » Fri Feb 02, 2018 10:10 pm

turfytopper wrote:You could give Accy a ring tell them to hold the game back until you can get there lol. Enjoy both wins!

"What time's kick-off?"
"What time can you get here?"
The old ones are the best.

I certainly won't be leaving early if it's close. But if we're 3-0 up I certainly don't want to see a City fightback to draw in the last 3 minutes; so I might be tempted to leave. But probably not, because I'd want to cheer them off. And if we're 3-0 down, then I wouldn't want to risk missing the three-goal fightback in the last three minutes - not likely to happen, but how gutted would I be to miss it if it did?

Anyway, the problem's probably solved itself because my Mum's got a streaming cold and may well not go. So I can park up by the Courthouse and miss most of the traffic.