Info for Watford

[Leisure]

Visiting supporter information
Watford FC would like to provide the following information to assist Clarets fans attending this weekend’s match. The information is in addition to that provided in our ‘Visiting The Vic’ document and our Access Statement.

Stadium Entry
Turnstiles will open at 1.30 pm. In order to meet our security obligations, we advise that you arrive no later than 45 minutes before kick-off to avoid any potential delays. All supporters will be searched prior to entry into the ground.

Visiting Disabled Supporter Access
Disabled supporters should aim for the ‘Vicarage Roadie’ Information Point next to the Hornets Shop. Supporters should then approach Watford’s ‘Vicarage Roadies’ match day meet and greet team, who are dressed in bright green hi-vis jackets and will be stationed outside the stadium from 1pm onwards on the day. The ‘Roadies’ team will be happy to escort supporters to the appropriate accessible entrances and on to the away sections of the stadium.
Visiting supporters in wheelchairs are advised that there are two dropped kerbs along Vicarage Road itself, in front of the Hornets Shop on the East side of the stadium and next to the Hospital Access Road on the West side of the Stadium.

Supporter Meeting Point
The officially designated ‘away’ pub is The Oddfellows, 14 Fearnley Street, WD18 0RD.

Bags and Luggage
We politely request that you avoid bringing large bags as these may not be allowed into the ground. A left luggage facility for cabin style luggage is available at the stadium, prior permission must be sought as space is limited and all luggage will be searched on arrival. Please contact event.safety@watfordfc.com for more details and to obtain permission.

Bottles and Flasks
Plastic bottles are allowed into the stadium. All bottles will be opened to check contents before entry. Bottle tops will be able to remain on any drinks that are taken into the stadium. Flasks are discouraged, contents will also be checked before entry.

Tablets, Laptops, Cameras and Mobile Phones
Tablets and Laptops can be brought into the stadium but must be placed in a suitable bag. Large cameras are not permitted. All electronic devices must not be used for filming and supporters may be ejected, if identified.

Flags and Banners
Flags and banners are not allowed inside the stadium unless express permission has been granted by the Operations Manager

Away Concourse
Please be aware that due to restricted concourse space, alcohol is only available inside the stadium between 1.30 and 2.15. We thank all Clarets supporters for their understanding.

Commentary for supporters with visual impairments
Watford FC has a number of ‘Soccer Sight’ headsets which allow visually impaired supporters, including those from Burnley, to hear an audio commentary provided by volunteers from the Watford Hospital Radio team. Supporters are asked to email disabled.supporters@watfordfc.com or call our ticket office hotline on 01923 223023 with their name and seat number to book a headset at no additional cost, which will be delivered to their seat before kick-off and collected at the end of the match.

GETTING TO VICARAGE ROAD

BY CAR
From the North – Join the M25 and follow until Junction 20. Exit and follow signs for Hempstead Road, follow Hempstead Road into central Watford. Follow the large roundabout system at the end of Hempstead Road and exit towards Rickmansworth A412. Follow this road for 1/4 mile and turn left at the end of the underpass. Go through two traffic lights and turn left into ‘The Hornets’ at the East end of Vicarage Road.
From the South – Join the M25 and follow until Junction 18. Exit via the slip road, which goes up to a bridge going across the motorway, then turn left towards Rickmansworth. Head down into Rickmansworth until you arrive at a large roundabout near Rickmansworth BR station. Turn left here along the A412 towards Watford. Follow signs into Croxley Green. Continue straight over at the two roundabouts past Croxley, then take the fifth right exit on to Harwood Road. Continue straight down, heading straight over the traffic lights, until you come to the end of the road. At the end turn left and you will now be on Vicarage Road, continue for a few hundred metres and you will see the ground on your right hand side.

PARKING
There is no parking available for fans at the ground and street parking is restricted for local residents with matchday permits. Watford town centre has several car parks, the easiest of which for access to Vicarage Road is Church Car Park on the inside of the ring-road, opposite the turn-off into Vicarage Road. All town centre car parks are within a 10-minute walk of Vicarage Road. There is also additional car parking in the Town Centre at Royalty House (on King Street, just off the High Street). Other possibilities are Watford Grammar School for Girls, Cassiobury Park Avenue, and Fishers Industrial Estate off Wiggenhall Road.

BY TRAIN AND TUBE
The nearest station is Watford High Street, a 10-minute walk away from the ground. Watford Junction train station is about a 20-minute walk. Watford also has its own London Underground tube station, which is on the Metropolitan Line and is situated just under one mile from Vicarage Road.

[Stalbansclaret]

I note flags are not allowed into the stadium. Apart from the load of flags you see their fans waving in the home end on MOTD every other week presumably. Horrible plastic display of choreographed “support” from a plastic club. And their rancid tatty Hornet mascot looks like Bertie would if he suffered the prolonged effects of syphilis.
I don’t like them.

[sox8595]

I note flags are not allowed into the stadium. Apart from the load of flags you see their fans waving in the home end on MOTD every other week presumably. Horrible plastic display of choreographed “support” from a plastic club. And their rancid tatty Hornet mascot looks like Bertie would if he suffered the prolonged effects of syphilis.
I don’t like them.

I would never had guessed

[Leisure]

Further info -

DIRECTIONS

From the North and East:
Exit the M1 Motorway at Junction 5. (M25 Motorway traffic should exit at junction 21a, travel south on the A405 and join M1 southbound at Junction 6 then exit at Junction 5).
At Junction 5 take the A4008 to Watford town centre. Then go onto Beechen Grove and Exchange Road. (This is the Watford Ring Road).
From Exchange Road turn left into Vicarage Road. At the end of this first section of Vicarage Road you must turn left then immediately go into the right hand lane and turn into Farraline Road.
Take the left-hand lane and turn left back into Vicarage Road.
The football ground is then on the left-hand side.

From the South and West
Exit the M25 Motorway at Junction 19. At the roundabout at the end of the slip road turn right onto the A411.
At the end of the A411 at the roundabout turn right onto the A412. (Towards Rickmansworth)
Take the 2nd Left into Cassio Road (A4178).
On reaching the small one way system by the Hornets Precinct go over into the right hand lane and turn right.
At the junction with Farraline Road turn right and move into the left-hand lane.
Turn left into Vicarage Road the football ground is then on the left-hand side.

Parking
The Town Centre is served by several multi-storey car parks situated just off the ring road.
THERE IS VERY LIMITED STREET SIDE PARKING in the vicinity of the stadium and this is Controlled “Pay and Display" /“Match-day”/ "Residents" parking permit zones that are strictly observed.

By Train
Watford is on the main Birmingham to Euston line with a regular service to the Midlands and North- West.

By Tube
A Metropolitan Line (Restricted) Service also runs to Watford, the station being situated on Cassiobury Park Avenue