Ashton away - admission & travel
Ashton United FC v FC United of Manchester, Wednesday 31st October 2012, Kick off 7:45pm
This game is to be played at Surrey, Ashton under Lyne. OL6 8DY
This game will be pay on the gate. Admission prices are as follows:
£9 adults
£6 concessions
£3 children
Travel
By Car:
From Manchester City Centre (Fairfield Street): Depart on Fairfield Street (B6469). Continue onto Ashton Old Road (A635) for 2.89 miles. Continue onto A635 for 0.81 miles. Turn left onto Lumb Lane (A635) for 0.09 mile. Bear right onto Droylsden Road (A635). Continue onto A635 for 0.01 miles. Bear left onto Manchester Road (A635) for 1.10 miles. Bear right onto Park Parade (A635). At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Park Parade (A635). At the roundabout, take the first exit Park Parade (A635). Bear left onto Cricket’s Lane. Bear left Cricket’s Lane. Turn right onto Penny Meadow (A670). Turn left onto Whiteacre Road (B6194). Turn left onto Queen’s Road (B6194). Turn left onto King’s Road. Turn left onto King’s Road. Turn right onto Rowley Street. Turn right onto Surrey Street.
From the M62: At Junction 20, take the A627M to Oldham. Keep in the Right hand two lanes After two miles, take the slip road on the left signposted Ashton. At the roundabout, take the second left signed Ashton. This is the A627 At the next roundabout, take the third left signed Ashton. (still the A627) Keep to the left hand lane. Take the slip road about 400 yards signed Ashton under Lyne.
At the next roundabout take the second left signed Ashton under Lyne - Keep to the left hand lane. At the roundabout take the third left signed Stalybridge / Park Rd - This is the B6194. Follow your nose for exactly 3.5 miles. You will pass the Welcome pub on your left, around a bend where you will shortly pass The Red House pub on your right. Past St Christophers Church on your left - 100yds on You will see a Monumental Stone Cross about 15ft high on your right - turn right at the traffic lights (crossroads) the Ground is immediately on your right.
From the M1 Motorway: Leave motorway at Junction 35A and follow signs for Manchester A616. Stay on A616 for 11 miles until you reach a roundabout. Turn left towards Manchester on the A628. Stay on the A628 for 14 miles, passing through the villages of Tintwistle and Hollingworth. When you come to the first set of traffic lights at the Gunn Inn you continue through these lights and up the hill for half a mile. Bear right at the A6018 signposted Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Mossley. Stay on this road for 3 miles passing Stalybridge Celtic F.C. on your left. At the fourth set of traffic lights turn right just past the BP Garage. Continue up Ridge Hill Lane for 250 yards where the road bears left and becomes Darnton Road. Continue along this road passing a boating lake and Tameside General Hospital on your right. Continue through the lights signposted Oldham and up the hill for half a mile. The second set of lights are the junction of Queens Road and Kings Road. Turn left here and immediately right to the ground.
From the M56 - M60 Motorway: Anti-Clockwise: Heading towards Manchester take the M60 towards Stockport which is the first turn off past the Airport exit. Continue on the M60 towards Stockport. Stay on the M60 until junction 23 and from the slip road turn left, signposted Ashton. You will come to a set of traffic lights (MFI on your left) go straight across this junction onto Lord Sheldon Way , continue till you come to large roundabout - turn left at roundabout to next set of traffic lights go straight ahead past Sainsburys on your left. Go around roundabout towards Ashton Town centre - through main crossroads ( traffic lights) past Bus station on your right. Follow this road Mossley Rd A670 signposted for Tameside Hospital continue for approx one mile - you will come to a crossroads (New Inn on corner) Turn Left at traffic lights onto Queens Rd - follow this road towards Oldham for half a mile at second set of lights you will come to large Memorial Cross turn left then immediate right to the ground.
By Rail:
Nearest Railway Station - Ashton-under-Lyne. Please check with train operators for exact timings.
By Bus:
Nearest Bus Station - Ashton-under-Lyne
Bus service to ground via numbers 331, 333 or 393 (regular services). Approx 10 minutes journey time by bus to Hurst Cross.
Please check with bus operators for exact timings
Coach:
FC United will not be running an official coach to this game.
This game is to be played at Surrey, Ashton under Lyne. OL6 8DY
This game will be pay on the gate. Admission prices are as follows:
£9 adults
£6 concessions
£3 children
Travel
By Car:
From Manchester City Centre (Fairfield Street): Depart on Fairfield Street (B6469). Continue onto Ashton Old Road (A635) for 2.89 miles. Continue onto A635 for 0.81 miles. Turn left onto Lumb Lane (A635) for 0.09 mile. Bear right onto Droylsden Road (A635). Continue onto A635 for 0.01 miles. Bear left onto Manchester Road (A635) for 1.10 miles. Bear right onto Park Parade (A635). At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Park Parade (A635). At the roundabout, take the first exit Park Parade (A635). Bear left onto Cricket’s Lane. Bear left Cricket’s Lane. Turn right onto Penny Meadow (A670). Turn left onto Whiteacre Road (B6194). Turn left onto Queen’s Road (B6194). Turn left onto King’s Road. Turn left onto King’s Road. Turn right onto Rowley Street. Turn right onto Surrey Street.
From the M62: At Junction 20, take the A627M to Oldham. Keep in the Right hand two lanes After two miles, take the slip road on the left signposted Ashton. At the roundabout, take the second left signed Ashton. This is the A627 At the next roundabout, take the third left signed Ashton. (still the A627) Keep to the left hand lane. Take the slip road about 400 yards signed Ashton under Lyne.
At the next roundabout take the second left signed Ashton under Lyne - Keep to the left hand lane. At the roundabout take the third left signed Stalybridge / Park Rd - This is the B6194. Follow your nose for exactly 3.5 miles. You will pass the Welcome pub on your left, around a bend where you will shortly pass The Red House pub on your right. Past St Christophers Church on your left - 100yds on You will see a Monumental Stone Cross about 15ft high on your right - turn right at the traffic lights (crossroads) the Ground is immediately on your right.
From the M1 Motorway: Leave motorway at Junction 35A and follow signs for Manchester A616. Stay on A616 for 11 miles until you reach a roundabout. Turn left towards Manchester on the A628. Stay on the A628 for 14 miles, passing through the villages of Tintwistle and Hollingworth. When you come to the first set of traffic lights at the Gunn Inn you continue through these lights and up the hill for half a mile. Bear right at the A6018 signposted Ashton-Under-Lyne, Stalybridge and Mossley. Stay on this road for 3 miles passing Stalybridge Celtic F.C. on your left. At the fourth set of traffic lights turn right just past the BP Garage. Continue up Ridge Hill Lane for 250 yards where the road bears left and becomes Darnton Road. Continue along this road passing a boating lake and Tameside General Hospital on your right. Continue through the lights signposted Oldham and up the hill for half a mile. The second set of lights are the junction of Queens Road and Kings Road. Turn left here and immediately right to the ground.
From the M56 - M60 Motorway: Anti-Clockwise: Heading towards Manchester take the M60 towards Stockport which is the first turn off past the Airport exit. Continue on the M60 towards Stockport. Stay on the M60 until junction 23 and from the slip road turn left, signposted Ashton. You will come to a set of traffic lights (MFI on your left) go straight across this junction onto Lord Sheldon Way , continue till you come to large roundabout - turn left at roundabout to next set of traffic lights go straight ahead past Sainsburys on your left. Go around roundabout towards Ashton Town centre - through main crossroads ( traffic lights) past Bus station on your right. Follow this road Mossley Rd A670 signposted for Tameside Hospital continue for approx one mile - you will come to a crossroads (New Inn on corner) Turn Left at traffic lights onto Queens Rd - follow this road towards Oldham for half a mile at second set of lights you will come to large Memorial Cross turn left then immediate right to the ground.
By Rail:
Nearest Railway Station - Ashton-under-Lyne. Please check with train operators for exact timings.
By Bus:
Nearest Bus Station - Ashton-under-Lyne
Bus service to ground via numbers 331, 333 or 393 (regular services). Approx 10 minutes journey time by bus to Hurst Cross.
Please check with bus operators for exact timings
Coach:
FC United will not be running an official coach to this game.
First Posted ~ 16:35 Mon 29 Oct 2012
News ID ~ 4526
Last Updated ~ 00:47 Tue 16 Feb 2021