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| What's Liberty
Way Like? Future Developments Looking Towards The Stuart Plumbing Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? UK Flooring Direct Main Stand(photo) Where To Drink? Britannia Tyres Stand (photo) How To Get There By Car & Where To Park Stuart Plumbing Stand (photo) By Train South Terrace (photo) Admission Prices Local Rivals Programme Price Ground Layout Disabled Facilities Fixtures 2012-2013 Record & Average Attendance Liberty Way Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Liberty Way Location Map |
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| What's Liberty Way Like? | |
| In 2007 Nuneaton Borough moved to the then
called Liberty Way stadium, after
spending 90 years at their former Manor Park home. The
Club went into liquidation in 2008 and were
subsequently reformed as Nuneaton Town. The stadium
itself although new, is largely open and is rather
bland in appearance. Three sides of the stadium are
comprised of terracing, whilst the remaining side
houses a small UK Flooring Direct Main Stand. This
Main Stand was opened for the 2010/11 season. It is
covered and all seated and houses 514 supporters. It
runs for around a quarter of the length of the pitch
and has a floodlight pylon to either side. Oddly this
stand does not sit astride the half way line, but on
one side towards the Stuart Plumbing Stand at one end.
This side also houses the team dugouts and towards the
Britannia Tyres Stand has a couple of small structures
that house a Directors/Corporate hospitality area.
Opposite is a open terrace, which has the Rugby
Clubhouse situated at the back of it. This terrace is
split into separate compartments and has four
floodlight pylons situated in front of it. At one end
is the Britannia Tyres Stand a covered terrace, which
is the home end of the ground. This stand can hold up
to 1,800 fans and unusually the terracing is comprised
not of concrete steps, but metal ones instead. The
end, the Stuarts Plumbing Stand is a similar looking
covered terrace, but is smaller in size. In one corner
of the stadium in-between the Stuart Plumbing Stand
and South Terrace is a Security Control Box which has
a clock mounted next to it. The ground is shared
with Nuneaton Rugby Club. |
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The Club have outlined plans to double the size of the existing Main Stand, by adding a further 500 seats. |
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Towards The Stuart Plumbing Stand |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? | |
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Away supporters are
mostly housed in the Stuart Plumbing Stand at one end
of the ground. This covered terrace can house up to
1,000 fans and normally a good amount of noise can be
generated from this area. In addition around 50 seats
are made available in the Main Stand. If ticketing is
not available then these are accessed by first paying
to go into the terrace and then paying an additional
£2 transfer fee to enter the seating area.
Refreshments are provided in-house by the Club and
include the usual fayre of Burger, Hot Dogs and Chips,
plus a selection of Peter's Pies. Normally a relaxed
day out. |
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| Where To Drink? | |
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Although the Football Club does have a
Supporters Bar, this is only available to away fans
when games are not segregated as the bar is located
inside the stadium. However the Rugby Club has its own
Clubhouse which can be accessed from the Liberty Way
car park and welcomes away fans. The nearest pubs are the Crows Nest and the
Acorn which are both about a ten minute walk away. The
Crows Nest, which if coming from the M6 you will pass
on your right, has Sky Sports television and also
serves food. The Acorn also offers food. To find these
pubs then at the entrance to the industrial estate
(with it and the stadium behind you) then turn right
at the roundabout and the Crows Nest is down on the
left, whilst for the Acorn turn left at the roundabout
and it is down on the left. If you are arriving at Nuneaton Railway Station
then more or less opposite the station entrance is the
Crown pub. This pub is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer
Guide and normally has 10 ales on tap. |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park | |
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From the West & South: There is parking available at the
stadium at a cost of £2 per car. Otherwise
there is street parking available in the
surrounding industrial estate. |
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| By Train | |
| Nuneaton
Railway Station is situated just under 1.5 miles away
from the stadium and should take around 30 minutes to
walk. The station is served by trains from Birmingham
New Street, Manchester Piccadilly and London Euston. Leave the station and turn left along Regent Street and where the road forks keep to the right. At the traffic lights at the bottom turn left into Vicarage Street (A444 sign posted Attleborough/Bulkington). Keep going along this road passing a Police Station on your left. At the next roundabout with a Church on one corner turn left onto Church Street (B4114 towards Attleborough). Proceed along Church Street passing a park on your right and then going under a railway bridge. Go straight on at the mini roundabout into Attleborough Road, passing the Rugger Tavern on your right and then the Attleborough Arms on your left as the road becomes Highfield Road. At the next roundabout take the first exit onto the A4254 towards Hinckley (also signposted Attleborough Fields Industrial Estate). You will next pass the Crows Nest pub on your right and at the next roundabout take the first exit into Townsend Drive, the entrance to Liberty Way is a short distance down on the right. Thanks to Andrew Daffern for supplying the directions. |
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| Admission Prices | |
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Like a number of Clubs
Nuneaton operate a match category system (A & B)
whereby the most popular games cost more to watch.
Category A terrace prices* are shown below with
Category B prices shown in brackets: Adults £14
(£12) * Seating prices are
£2 more which is paid inside the stadium to
transfer to the Main Stand seated area. |
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| Local Rivals | |
| Tamworth, Hinckley United, Bedworth Town & AP Leamington. | |
| Programme | |
| Official Programme: £2.50 | |
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| 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 | |
| Nuneaton Town FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website) | |
| Record & Average Attendance | |
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Attendance: 3,111 v Chasetown Southern League Division One Play Off Final, May 2nd 2009. Average Attendance: 2010-2011: 779 (Blue Square North) |
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| Fans Reviews Of The Triton Showers Community Arena | |
| Alex Smith (Coventry City) 28/7/12 | |
| Hotel Accommodation | |
| If you require hotel
accommodation in the area then first try a hotel booking
service provided by Late Rooms. They offer all types of
accommodation to suit all tastes and pockets from;
Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed & Breakfast
establishments to Five Star Hotels and Serviced
Apartments. Plus their booking system is straightforward
and easy 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.
The Hotels listing also includes details of how far away
the accommodation is located from the football ground. Access their Nuneaton 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 Liberty Way, Railway Station and Listed pubs | |
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Instructions for using
the map:
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| Feedback | |
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anything is incorrect or you have something to add,
please e-mail me duncan@footballgrounds.net
and I'll update the guide. |
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