Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2007 21:19:59 GMT
BERWICK
Address: Shielfield Park, Tweedmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 2EF.
Website: www.berwickspeedway.co.uk
Situated: On edge of town. Easy access from A1 (beware speed cameras en route.) Stadium shared with Berwick Rangers FC.
Parking: Large grass car park FREE.
Access: High Kerb from majority of car park. Wheelchair users park on right hand side of car park to avoid high kerb. Entry through turnstiles, entry for wheelchairs through gate to left hand side of turnstiles.
Inside stadium: Seated stand on home straight. Poor wheelchair access. Concrete terracing on back straight, part of which is under cover. Difficult to access for wheelchairs. Sloping terracing on 1st and 2nd bends. 2nd bend is grassed (good for kids to run about on.) EASY ACCESS.
Toilets: Just inside turnstiles on left hand side. Beware step in Ladies. Behind home straight stand and behind covered standing area on back straight. No disabled toilets.
Pits: On 4th bend, not easily viewed.
Food: Sweet stall and burger van inside turnstile on left.
Food Nearby: Must visit chippie called Robert Smith's is situated about 300 yard from stadium. Turn left out of car park, until you reach main road (viaduct on right.) Chippie is about 30 yards on left. Parking not always easy. Two high steps into chippie.
Programmes: From kiosk just inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Inside turnstiles on left, sometimes doubles up as bar.
Extra comments: There was a Rye House supporter in a wheelchair on the grass at the entry to the 3rd turn tonight. That's probably the best place for viewing from a wheelchair, since it's high above the track. Presumably the lady had a little help getting there and I'm sure such help would be provided to anyone, either from the numerous stewards or members of the public.
Dogs: NOT allowed.
BIRMINGHAM
Address: Perry Barr Stadium, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2ET.
Website: www.birminghamspeedway.co.uk
Situated: Next to the One Stop shopping centre.
Parking: Stadium car park, VIP car park, and additional parking in the adjacent One Stop shopping centre (for more details check out their website above.)
Access: No turnstiles, so easy access.
Inside stadium: All ground floor access with plenty of room to get around. No steps.
Toilets: Nice, clean, disabled toilets. Toilets are all in the grandstand on both floors, but there is a lift.
Refreshments: Bar and restaurant, plus light refreshment facilities in all parts of the ground. There is a lift to enable wheelchair users to get to the upstairs bar.
EDINBURGH
Address: Armadale Stadium, Bathgate Road, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 2PD
Website: www.edinburghspeedway.com
Situated: About 14 miles west of Edinburgh at Armadale, close to a housing estate, Situated - on the A89 Bathgate Road.
Parking: Fenced, gravelled car park. £1 to park.
Access: Turnstiles, wheelchair access via riders entrance next to turnstiles. Access is flat but a bit uneven in places.
Food nearby: Hilcroft Hotel (signposted from M8, Junction 4) about 10 minutes from track. Takeaways available in centre of Armadale.
Inside stadium: Back straight is covered, stepped terracing (bar at one end.) Wheelchair access not easy, but possible. Sloped terracing on 1st and 2nd bends with small covered stand on the bend - wheelchair access is reasonable although viewing can be restricted if crowd is large. 1st bend is grassed so kids can run around a bit.
Toilets: At end of back straight. No disabled toilets.
Food: Chips, burgers etc on 2nd bend.
Programmes: Kiosk inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Between turnstiles and back straight.
Pits: On 4th bend, viewing not easy unless you have good eyesight or binoculars.
Hotels: I can recommend the Travel Inn at Livingstone (approx 1 mile) and the Hampton is close by and has close connections to the Monarchs.
Dogs: Allowed
GLASGOW
Address: Ashfield Stadium , 404 Hawthorn Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 6RU
Website: www.glasgowspeedway.co.uk
Situated: In city centre, about £5 in a taxi from city centre or by train from Queen Street to Springburn. 15 minute walk from Springburn station to track .
Parking: Fenced car park, fee payable (recommend using it and not parking in streets)
Access: Poor via gate away from turnstiles. Inside stadium very difficult.
Inside stadium: Terracing on home straight and round 3rd/4th bends, not wide enough for wheelchairs. Sloped terracing on 1st bend is best place for wheelchairs.
Toilets: In bar although they're not very clean. Toilets also just inside stadium at the main turnstile.
Food: In bar on 3/4 bends, chips and burgers on the 4th bend.
Food nearby: Chippy across the road from stadium only for the very brave.
Bar: £2-20 for a pint of lager or heavy .
Trackshop: Located at the 4th bend .
Dogs: Allowed.
KING'S LYNN
Address: Norfolk Arena, Saddlebow Road, Kings Lynn, PE34 3AG.
Website: klstars.co.uk
Situated: On edge of town, near Saddlebow.
Parking: Large tarmac car park on home straight side FREE, grass/mud (if wet) overflow car park on back straight side FREE. Disabled Parking near turnstile, show blue badge on entry to car park (best to get there early.)
Access: Excellent, flat access to all areas of the stadium. Access to stands and terracing can be more difficult. Dedicated wheelchair/attendant viewing in home straight stand.
Inside stadium: Covered Stand on home straight accessed by steps includes ramp and W/C viewing. Another open stand on home straight. 3rd, bend wood and earth terracing and can be difficult to access without help altho viewing is good from the top 2 or 3 terraces. Concrete on 4th bend (not quite wide enough for wheelchairs) except on top tier. 1st and 2nd bend not concrete terracing. (unsure about access) Flat access completely round stadium including pits and bars (with ramps on 2nd bend.) There is now a designated viewing area with ramps leading up to it for disabled access which will accomodate up to 20 wheelchairs.
Toilets: Under home straight bar including disabled toilet and baby change facility. Toilets on back straight (no disabled)
Pits: On 1st bend, viewing excellent from 1st bend and in front of pits and also from home straight stand. Not possible to see into pits from rest of stadium.
Food: Chips/Burgers/Pasta etc from home straight and 1st bend vans. Bars on home straight and 2nd bend (also 3rd bend for big meetings.)
Food Nearby: Drive through McDonalds off Hardwick Roundabout.
Programmes: Purchase inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Inside turnstile towards pits on right, bit of a step but access is possible with help.
Dogs: Allowed
NEWCASTLE
Address: Brough Park, Fossway, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XJ
Website: www.newcastlespeedway.net
Situated: In the city between industrial units and a housing estate.
Parking: Large tarmaced car park. £1 to park.
Access: Flat access into stadium, fairly easy access onto terracing.
Inside Stadium: Home straight is mainly covered terracing, with a glass fronted bit at the back (accessed by steps). The terracing at the side of the stand is shallow and fairly easy access for wheelchairs with some help. Viewing is not allowed from the back straight or the bends.
Toilets: Behind the stand.
Pits: On 1st bend, viewing from end of terracing is good also possible from the stand with good eyesight.
Food: Burgers, chips etc from the burger bar inside the bar in the main grandstand.
Trackshop: Situated in the middle of the terracing in front of the main grandstand.
Dogs: NOT allowed.
Address: Shielfield Park, Tweedmouth, Berwick upon Tweed, TD15 2EF.
Website: www.berwickspeedway.co.uk
Situated: On edge of town. Easy access from A1 (beware speed cameras en route.) Stadium shared with Berwick Rangers FC.
Parking: Large grass car park FREE.
Access: High Kerb from majority of car park. Wheelchair users park on right hand side of car park to avoid high kerb. Entry through turnstiles, entry for wheelchairs through gate to left hand side of turnstiles.
Inside stadium: Seated stand on home straight. Poor wheelchair access. Concrete terracing on back straight, part of which is under cover. Difficult to access for wheelchairs. Sloping terracing on 1st and 2nd bends. 2nd bend is grassed (good for kids to run about on.) EASY ACCESS.
Toilets: Just inside turnstiles on left hand side. Beware step in Ladies. Behind home straight stand and behind covered standing area on back straight. No disabled toilets.
Pits: On 4th bend, not easily viewed.
Food: Sweet stall and burger van inside turnstile on left.
Food Nearby: Must visit chippie called Robert Smith's is situated about 300 yard from stadium. Turn left out of car park, until you reach main road (viaduct on right.) Chippie is about 30 yards on left. Parking not always easy. Two high steps into chippie.
Programmes: From kiosk just inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Inside turnstiles on left, sometimes doubles up as bar.
Extra comments: There was a Rye House supporter in a wheelchair on the grass at the entry to the 3rd turn tonight. That's probably the best place for viewing from a wheelchair, since it's high above the track. Presumably the lady had a little help getting there and I'm sure such help would be provided to anyone, either from the numerous stewards or members of the public.
Dogs: NOT allowed.
BIRMINGHAM
Address: Perry Barr Stadium, Aldridge Road, Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2ET.
Website: www.birminghamspeedway.co.uk
Situated: Next to the One Stop shopping centre.
Parking: Stadium car park, VIP car park, and additional parking in the adjacent One Stop shopping centre (for more details check out their website above.)
Access: No turnstiles, so easy access.
Inside stadium: All ground floor access with plenty of room to get around. No steps.
Toilets: Nice, clean, disabled toilets. Toilets are all in the grandstand on both floors, but there is a lift.
Refreshments: Bar and restaurant, plus light refreshment facilities in all parts of the ground. There is a lift to enable wheelchair users to get to the upstairs bar.
EDINBURGH
Address: Armadale Stadium, Bathgate Road, Armadale, West Lothian, EH48 2PD
Website: www.edinburghspeedway.com
Situated: About 14 miles west of Edinburgh at Armadale, close to a housing estate, Situated - on the A89 Bathgate Road.
Parking: Fenced, gravelled car park. £1 to park.
Access: Turnstiles, wheelchair access via riders entrance next to turnstiles. Access is flat but a bit uneven in places.
Food nearby: Hilcroft Hotel (signposted from M8, Junction 4) about 10 minutes from track. Takeaways available in centre of Armadale.
Inside stadium: Back straight is covered, stepped terracing (bar at one end.) Wheelchair access not easy, but possible. Sloped terracing on 1st and 2nd bends with small covered stand on the bend - wheelchair access is reasonable although viewing can be restricted if crowd is large. 1st bend is grassed so kids can run around a bit.
Toilets: At end of back straight. No disabled toilets.
Food: Chips, burgers etc on 2nd bend.
Programmes: Kiosk inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Between turnstiles and back straight.
Pits: On 4th bend, viewing not easy unless you have good eyesight or binoculars.
Hotels: I can recommend the Travel Inn at Livingstone (approx 1 mile) and the Hampton is close by and has close connections to the Monarchs.
Dogs: Allowed
GLASGOW
Address: Ashfield Stadium , 404 Hawthorn Street, Possilpark, Glasgow, G22 6RU
Website: www.glasgowspeedway.co.uk
Situated: In city centre, about £5 in a taxi from city centre or by train from Queen Street to Springburn. 15 minute walk from Springburn station to track .
Parking: Fenced car park, fee payable (recommend using it and not parking in streets)
Access: Poor via gate away from turnstiles. Inside stadium very difficult.
Inside stadium: Terracing on home straight and round 3rd/4th bends, not wide enough for wheelchairs. Sloped terracing on 1st bend is best place for wheelchairs.
Toilets: In bar although they're not very clean. Toilets also just inside stadium at the main turnstile.
Food: In bar on 3/4 bends, chips and burgers on the 4th bend.
Food nearby: Chippy across the road from stadium only for the very brave.
Bar: £2-20 for a pint of lager or heavy .
Trackshop: Located at the 4th bend .
Dogs: Allowed.
KING'S LYNN
Address: Norfolk Arena, Saddlebow Road, Kings Lynn, PE34 3AG.
Website: klstars.co.uk
Situated: On edge of town, near Saddlebow.
Parking: Large tarmac car park on home straight side FREE, grass/mud (if wet) overflow car park on back straight side FREE. Disabled Parking near turnstile, show blue badge on entry to car park (best to get there early.)
Access: Excellent, flat access to all areas of the stadium. Access to stands and terracing can be more difficult. Dedicated wheelchair/attendant viewing in home straight stand.
Inside stadium: Covered Stand on home straight accessed by steps includes ramp and W/C viewing. Another open stand on home straight. 3rd, bend wood and earth terracing and can be difficult to access without help altho viewing is good from the top 2 or 3 terraces. Concrete on 4th bend (not quite wide enough for wheelchairs) except on top tier. 1st and 2nd bend not concrete terracing. (unsure about access) Flat access completely round stadium including pits and bars (with ramps on 2nd bend.) There is now a designated viewing area with ramps leading up to it for disabled access which will accomodate up to 20 wheelchairs.
Toilets: Under home straight bar including disabled toilet and baby change facility. Toilets on back straight (no disabled)
Pits: On 1st bend, viewing excellent from 1st bend and in front of pits and also from home straight stand. Not possible to see into pits from rest of stadium.
Food: Chips/Burgers/Pasta etc from home straight and 1st bend vans. Bars on home straight and 2nd bend (also 3rd bend for big meetings.)
Food Nearby: Drive through McDonalds off Hardwick Roundabout.
Programmes: Purchase inside turnstiles.
Trackshop: Inside turnstile towards pits on right, bit of a step but access is possible with help.
Dogs: Allowed
NEWCASTLE
Address: Brough Park, Fossway, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2XJ
Website: www.newcastlespeedway.net
Situated: In the city between industrial units and a housing estate.
Parking: Large tarmaced car park. £1 to park.
Access: Flat access into stadium, fairly easy access onto terracing.
Inside Stadium: Home straight is mainly covered terracing, with a glass fronted bit at the back (accessed by steps). The terracing at the side of the stand is shallow and fairly easy access for wheelchairs with some help. Viewing is not allowed from the back straight or the bends.
Toilets: Behind the stand.
Pits: On 1st bend, viewing from end of terracing is good also possible from the stand with good eyesight.
Food: Burgers, chips etc from the burger bar inside the bar in the main grandstand.
Trackshop: Situated in the middle of the terracing in front of the main grandstand.
Dogs: NOT allowed.
