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| What's
Aggborough Stadium Like? East & North Stands (photo) What Is It Like For Away Supporters? Reynolds Stand (photo) Where To Eat & Drink? How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train East & South Stands (photo) Admission Prices Ground Layout Local Rivals Programme Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2012-2013 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Aggborough Location Map |
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| What's Aggborough Stadium Like? | |
| On one side is the new smart looking East Stand, opened in 2003. This single tiered, cantilevered stand, replaced a former terrace and has greatly improved the overall look of the ground. Perspex panels have been incorporated into the front of its roof allowing sunlight to reach the pitch. Behind this stand can be seen puffs of white smoke from the steam trains running to and from the station, which certainly gives the ground a bit of character. Part of the East Stand is given to away supporters. Opposite is the Reynolds Stand. This single tiered stand, built in 1994, is all seated and covered, with an executive area to its rear. Both ends are small covered terraces.The ground is shared with Worcester City FC. | |
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| What Is It Like For Away Supporters? | |
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fans are housed in the covered South Stand Terrace at
one end of the ground, where around 1,500 supporters
can be accommodated. In addition a number of seats are
also made available in the Bill Greaves East Stand,
where the facilities are good. Adam Hodson a visiting
Stockport County fan adds; 'I sat in the Bill Greaves
Stand which is a nice modern stand
with a decent amount of leg room'. The
food available at Aggborough is almost legendary;
superb home made soup (which is
almost a meal in itself) at
£1.50 and
huge home made pies and cottage pies with gravy for £4. Be warned the latter will
probably take you most of the half time interval to
eat it! The ground generally has a good atmosphere, helped by the fact, that even a small number of supporters can make quite a noise from the covered terraces. I've always found Aggborough to be a pleasurable day out. |
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| Reynolds Stand | |
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| Where To Drink? | |
| There is a supporters club at the ground, which allows away fans in, or behind the Reynolds Stand there is the Harriers Arms, a Banks pub. Otherwise I would recommend a bar called the King & Castle located inside the Severn Valley Railway Station, which serves an excellent range of local real ales including the locally produced Bathams Bitter. Across the road from station is a good chippy called 'Captain Cod'. There are a number of pubs in the town centre including a Wetherspoons called the Penny Black. However it is a good 15-20 minute walk away from the ground and it is mostly going uphill on the way back! | |
| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
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trick to finding the ground is to follow signs for the
'Severn Valley Railway' (lots of steam trains if you
are into that sort of thing!), which is well
signposted. The ground is just behind the station. From Birmingham, Wolverhampton and North (M5): Leave the M5 at Junction 3. Take the A456 towards Kidderminster. On entering the outskirts of Kidderminster, turn left at the traffic lights at the junction with the A449, by the Land Oak Public House. Turn right at the next lights and proceed towards the town centre, passing the Severn Valley Railway Station on your left. Turn left into Hoo Road which is just before the roundabout. The ground is up this road on the left. From Worcester and South (M5) Exit M5 at junction 6 (signposted A449) and follow towards Kidderminster (approximately 15 miles). At first roundabout, take third exit (signposted A449, Kidderminster & Wolverhampton), then take first turning on left before railway bridge. Go down Hoo Road, over railway bridge, and Aggborough Stadium is on the right hand side. From South-East (M40 & M42) Leave M5 at junction 4 (signposted A491 Stourbridge). After approximately 5 miles, turn left onto A456 and follow towards Kidderminster. At roundabout on Kidderminster Ring Road, take first exit (signposted A451 Stourport). At next roundabout, take first exit (signposted A448 Bromsgrove), then take first turning on right into Hoo Road for the ground.. There are two fair sized car parks at the ground, but it can sometimes be difficult to get away quickly after the game. It is worth noting that the car park behind the away terrace costs £3, whilst the car park behind the opposite home end is free. Otherwise you can park at the Severn Valley Railway station for £1.50 and walk through to the ground. Map showing the location of Aggborough Football Ground (at the bottom of this page). |
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| By Train | |
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ground is walkable (10 minutes) from Kidderminster
railway station, which is served by trains from
Birmingham Snow Hill. Just
come straight out of the station and go past the
Severn Valley Railway station on your left. Go down
the hill and turn left into Hoo Road and the ground is
up this road on the left. Jon Hall adds; 'A simpler route involves cutting through the old cattle market. In fact the ground can be seen from outside the front of the station. When leaving the train station head down Comberton Hill. Take the first left turn into Comberton Place (the empty Farmers pub is on the corner). Walk along Comberton Place, past the law courts on the left hand side, and head down an alley towards the ground. This alley brings you out at the bottom of the car park behind the home (north) terrace and near the Kidderminster Harriers Social and Supporters Club. The ground is clearly visible once you pass the law courts'. |
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| Admission Prices | |
| Home Fans: Reynolds Stand (Seating): Adults £17 Concessions £11, Under 16's £8, Under 8's Free Bill Greaves East Stand (Seating): Adults £17 Concessions £11, Under 16's £8, Under 8's Free Family Areas (Seating): Adults £17 Concessions £11, Under 16's £6, Under 8's Free North Stand (Terrace): Adults £14 Concessions £8, Under 16's £5, Under 8's Free Away
Fans: Concessions apply to Over 65's and Students (up to 22 years of age with a valid NUS card). |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Shrewsbury Town, Cheltenham Town, Hereford United and from a little further afield Rushden & Diamonds. | |
| Programme | |
| Official Programme: £3 | |
| Disabled Facilities | |
| For details of disabled facilities and club contact at the ground please visit the relevant page on the Level Playing Field website. | |
| Fixtures 2012-2013 | |
| Kidderminster Harriers FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
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Attendance: 9,155 v Hereford, November 27th, 1948 Average Attendance: 2011-2012: 2,095 (Blue Square Premier) 2010-2011: 1,631 (Blue Square Premier) 2009-2010: 1,557 (Blue Square Premier) |
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| Fans Reviews Of Aggborough | |
| Mike
Kimberley (92 Club) 3/3/12 Philip John Williams (Neutral) 29/9/09 Scott Morley (Burton Albion) 27/3/07 Tim Joyner (West Bromwich Albion) 15/7/06 |
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| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If
you require hotel accommodation in the area
then first try a hotel booking service
provided by Late
Rooms. They have a huge choice of
places to stay and their booking
facility is straightforward to use. Yes this site will
earn a small commission if you book through
them, but it will go to help with the running
costs of keeping the Guide going.
Access their Kidderminster Hotels and Guest Houses page. Remember that you can use the above link or panel below to book any other hotels that you may need for business or leisure, either in the UK or abroad. |
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| Map Showing The Location Of Aggborough Stadium, Railway Station And Listed Pubs | |
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Instructions for using the map:
- Use the bar on the left of the map
to zoom in / out using the + / - keys.
- Click and drag an area of the map
to move around or use the up/down, left/right
arrows - Click the Satellite button to see
aerial view photograph.
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| Feedback | |
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anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide. |
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Last Updated : 11 May 2013
