The Valley, Charlton - Travel Guide
QPR head across London for their first game of the 2015/16 Championship season on Saturday and if you’re one of the lucky ones with a ticket here’s the usual round up of travel tips.
Ground Name:The Valley
Capacity: 27 111 (all seated)
Address: Floyd Road, Charlton, SE7 8BL
Main Telephone No: 020 8333 4000
Ticket Office: 0871 226 1905
By Car:
Difficult to say really because it is a London game so QPR fans will be coming from all over the place. It is about 15 miles from Loftus Road to The Valley and those coming from north and west London are probably best advised to just head for the Blackwall Tunnell, those coming from out of town should exit the M25 at junction two and follow the A2 towards London. When that becomes the A102(M) follow the A206 towards Woolwich and the ground should appear on the right before you reach the river.
Map:
Parking:
Arrive early and cross your fingers. Most of the streets around the ground have a residents only scheme in operation so either try a little further afield, perhaps around the Rose of Denmark pub, or head for the industrial estates off the Woolwich Road.
By Train
The Valley is served by over ground trains to Charlton from London Bridge and Charing Cross and the Jubilee Line to North Greenwich. There are eight trains an hour from London Bridge to Charlton with a journey time of 15 minutes.
The following tube and train closures are in place this Saturday:
- Replacement bus services between Hackney Wick and Stratford on the Overground
- No service between Seven Sisters and Walthamstow and a reduced service on the rest of the Victoria Line.
There’s also the Thames Clipper boat service option from Central London to North Greenwich Pier. The Valley is a leisurely 30 minute walk from there.
Pubs
There are two main pubs for away fans… We have been in The Antigallican before because it is near to the train station — a very large and pretty cold pub that usually attracts plenty of away fans and gets very full and busy on a match day. The Rose of Denmark bizarrely welcomes away fans before the game, and even puts pictures of them on the wall, only to become a home fans only pub afterwards. No idea of the reasons for that and haven’t been myself so I am relying on the guide for this recommendation. Other tips are the Charlton Liberal Club which charges a quid to get in or the Pickwick about ten minutes away from the away end — might be a good bet for families that one by all accounts.
Tickets
QPR have sold out their full allocation of 3,200 tickets for this one.
Links >>> Detailed fans' guide to The Valley >>> Official website
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