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What's The
Greenhous Meadow Stadium Like?
Future Developments
Rear Of East & Salop Leisure
South Stands (photo)
What
Is It Like For Visiting Supporters?
Roland
Wycherley Stand (photo)
Where To Drink?
West Stand
(photo)
How
To
Get There By Car & Where To Park
North Stand
(photo)
By Train
Salop Leisure South Stand (photo)
Admission Prices
Ground Layout
Programme Price
Local Rivals
Ground Layout
Disabled Facilities
Fixtures 2011-2012
Record
& Average Attendance
Fans Ground
Reviews
Hotel Accommodation
Greenhous Meadow Location Map
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| What's The Greenhous
Meadow Stadium Like? |
After 97 years at playing at
their Gay
Meadow ground, the Shrews have moved to a new
stadium on the outskirts of the town. The New Meadow
as it is currently called, has a capacity of 9,875
seats. It is comprised of four separate stands and
at first glance looks similar in design to some
other new stadiums that have been recently built.
Yes it is smart looking, functional and tidy, but
lacks that certain something to make it stand out
from the others.
Each of the stands are simple single tiered stands,
that are covered. Below the roof at the back of the
stands is a sizeable strip of perspex that runs
along the length of the stands. This is to allow
more light into the stadium to facilitate pitch
growth. Each of the stands are 18 rows high, with
the Roland
Wycherley Stand (named after the Club
Chairman) on one side, being the 'Main Stand'. This
stand has a slightly different layout to the others
with a press area and eight corporate boxes at its
rear, the type of which that you can sit outside of.
The North Stand at one end of the stadium where the
away fans are located also houses a prominent
looking Police Control Box. Four small floodlights
pylons are present on the roofs of the side stands.
An unusual feature of the stadium is that the areas
for disabled fans are high up at the very back of
the stands and are accessed by lifts. There is also
a small electric scoreboard next to the away end.
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Future Developments
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The stadium has been built in such a way
that the corners of the stadium can later be
filled with seating, which would raise
capacity to around 12,500. However the Club have
not announced as to when this will take place.
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| Rear Of South & East Stands |
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Thanks
to Owen Pavey for providing the photos on this page.
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| What
Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
Away fans are located in the
North Stand at one end of the ground. Leg room is
good and the stands are quite steep keeping the fans
close to the action and there is good height between
rows. The concourses are quite well laid out,
although the swing doors at the entrances to the
toilets were met with a bit of trepidation. Although
they were clearly marked one for entrance and one
for exit, the inevitable occurs with fans piling out
of each. The catering is provided by a local company
called Jennys and includes amongst other things;
Burgers (£3), Cottage Pie (£2.50), Steak
Pie (£2.50), Balti Pie (£2.50), Pasties
(£2) and Sausage Rolls. Plus the club provide
handy plastic forks to tackle those hot pies and I
have to say that my steak pie was very tasty, one of
the better that I have had on my recent travels.
Alcohol was also available in the form of Lager
(£3.10) and Bitter (£2.90). There are
also large
plasma screens on the concourses showing Sky Sports throughout the
afternoon.
I had a pleasant visit to the New Stadium as was
surprised by the reasonable atmosphere inside. This
is boosted by a drummer in the home end, whilst most
of the Shrewsbury singers tend to congregate close
to the right of the away supporters in the West
Stand. Even though I was at a local derby, the
atmosphere was not hostile and I encountered no
problems around the stadium.
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Roland Wycherley Stand
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| Where To Eat & Drink? |
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David
Matthias informs me; 'There are a couple of pubs
within walking distance of the stadium.
Firstly there is the 'Brooklands Hotel', just off
Meole Brace Island, about five minutes walk away.
It also has aout 100 car parking spaces
costing £5 each. Big screens & catering
on matchdays. Also handily located just up from
the BP Garage across the road is the 'Flippin
Fish' Fish & Chip Shop (more details below).
There is also the Charles Darwin Pub; 10 minutes
walk away from, with 70 car parking
spaces. There is also a good chippy
opposite called the Tasty Plaice'. Peter de Courcy
a visiting Macclesfield Town fan adds; 'The
Charles Darwin pub now charges £5
to park, but you get one free drink at the bar
with the parking ticket, even if it’s the
most expensive drink in the round, so it can be a
good deal! It also has a good selection of
ales, a very welcoming landlord and friendly
local fans.'
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Brooklands Hotel is situated on Mill Street. From
the stadium turn left along the B4380 Oteley Road.
Head around the large roundabout towards
Shrewsbury Town Centre. Then turn left into Roman
Road and then left again into Mill Street. The
hotel is down on the right.
The
Charles Darwin Pub is in the opposite direction.
From the stadium turn right along the B4380 Oteley
Road. Take the second left into Sutton Road and
the pub is down on the right.
Neil
Le Milliere a visiting Exeter City fan recommends;
'The Prince of Wales Hotel on Bynner Street.
Although near the town centre (albeit on the new
stadium side), in the Belle Vue area, this CAMRA
Good Beer Guide listed pub was an excellent find.
Good ale, food and a friendly welcome. The pub
also runs a coach to the ProStar stadium for each
home game, which away supporters can use for
£2.50 (if there is space)'. More
information can be found on the Prince
of Wales Hotel website.
Gareth Hopkins informs me; 'There are some other
pubs and some off street parking to be had along
the Hereford Road (A5191) going towards Shrewsbury Town
Centre'. Otherwise alcohol is available to away
fans within the stadium before the game but the
bars close 15 minutes before the kick off, before
opening again at half time.
There is a Retail Park
nearby to the stadium, which has some eating
outlets such as a McDonalds, Pizza Hut and a
supermarket cafe.
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Flippin Fish
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Flippin Fish is a
traditional Fish & Chip Shop located opposite
the Brooklands pub and only five minutes walk from
Shrewsbury Town Greenhous Meadow. Prices are
extremely good value and there are matchday
specials. Download
menu (PDF file 2mb).
Address: 123
Hereford Road, Meole Brace, Shrewsbury, SY3 7QZ.
Tel: 01743 364 444
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To
Park |
At
the end of the M54 continue onto the A5. After about
seven miles, there is a traffic island which is at the
junction with the A49. Bear left at this island still
following the A5. At the next
roundabout take the 3rd exit onto the B4380
(Thieves Lane). Continue along Thieves Lane going straight over two roundabouts and this will lead you
into Oteley Road. You will reach the stadium down
further down Oteley Road on the left.
There is a large car
park at the stadium, holding almost 700 cars,
however, this is for permit holders only (although
I have received reports of fans turning up early
and being admitted for £7). Parking is
prohibited in the nearby Retail Park and nearby
streets, so to find some street parking you may
have to drive a bit further away. Check though for
any parking restrictions detailed on posts,
before parking up. Otherwise
there is a car park costing £5 at the Brooklands
Hotel, or for the same price at Pritchards Van
Hire, opposite the hotel (100 spaces, entrance by the
BP garage).
Also nearby is the Meole Brace Bowling Club,
which also offers parking at £5 per car and
has a bar on site too. It can be found at Meole Rise
(Off Upper Road, SY3 9JF).
David Wilson a visiting
Bradford City fan warns; ' I found what seemed to be
a really great parking spot at the end of Sutton
Road, near to the main Oteley Road. No yellow
Lines, no indication that I could see that this
was not a place to park. I and
seven other city car drivers came back to
our cars after the game, to see that we had been given
parking tickets. I wasn't happy to say the least!'.
Alternatively
you can use the Park & Ride
scheme operated by the Club. This costs £2
per person and commences at 12.30pm on Saturdays
& 5.30pm for evening matches. It operates from
Shire Hall (but not the nearby Meole Brace which
is a park & ride for the town centre). It is
located off the A5 (just take the A5064 towards
the town centre) and at the roundabout with Lord
Hill's Column, take the 3rd exit and then first
right into the car park. I have heard though of
delays in getting back to you car after the match
(in some cases up to 40 minutes) so bear this in
mind.
For any fans wanting to make a full day of a
Saturday at Shrewsbury, I would recommend the use
of the Meole Brace Park & Ride site. It is
only a 10-15 minute walk from the ground and is
well signposted from the A5. For £1.60
per passenger (return ticket), people can park at
the site, catch a bus into Shrewsbury town centre,
find plenty of food and drink outlets, and then
catch a return bus back to the site. Journey time
between 10-15 minutes depending on traffic
volumes. Please note that parking is provided for
those using the Park & Ride and not for
matchday parking.
Map
showing the location of the Greenhous
Meadow Stadium (at the bottom of this
page).
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North Stand
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| By Train |
| Shrewsbury train station is around two
miles away from the stadium. So it should take
around 40 minutes to walk. Otherwise you can grab a
taxi up to the ground, or take a bus from the town
centre bus station (service numbers 8, 16, 23, 25
& 544/546 all stop near to the stadium). There
are also plans to introduce a dedicated bus service
on matchdays. Shrewsbury train station is
served by trains from Birmingham New Street, Manchester Piccadilly, Crewe
and Newport (Gwent).
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| Admission
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Like a number of Clubs, Shrewsbury
operate a category system (A & B) for
ticketing, wherby the most popular games cost more
to watch. Category A prices are shown below, with
Category B prices shown in brackets:
All Areas Of The Stadium*:
Adults £20 (£17)
Over 65's £14 (£12)
Students £14
(£12)
Under 16's £14 (£10)
Under 11's £14 (£4)
Family Tickets (Only available for Category B
matches)
1 Adult + 1 Under 16 £20
1 Adult + 1 Under 11 £18
One additional Under 16 £4
* Please note that the
prices quoted above are for tickets purchased in
advance of matchday. Tickets purchased on matchday
will cost £2 more.
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Salop Leisure South Stand
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| Programme Price |
| Official
Programme £3
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| Local Rivals |
| Hereford United, Wrexham, Walsall, Port
Vale and Crewe.
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Ground
Layout
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| Disabled
Facilities |
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details of disabled facilities and club contact at the
ground please visit the relevant page on the Level
Playing Field website.
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| Fixtures 2011-2012 |
| Shrewsbury Town FC fixture
list (takes you to the BBC
Sports Website)
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| Record
& Average Attendance |
At the Greenhous Meadow Stadium:
8,817 v Oxford United
League Two, May 7th, 2011.
At The Gay Meadow Ground:
18,917 v Walsall,
Division 3, April 26th, 1961.
Average Attendance:
2010-2011: 5,876 (League Two)
2009-2010: 5,482 (League Two)
2008-2009: 5,664 (League Two)
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| Fans Reviews
Of The New Meadow |
Patrick
Burke (Doing The 92) 10/9/11
Paul Dickinson
(Doing The 92) 20/8/11
Will McCormack
(Plymouth Argyle) 6/8/11
Chris Connolly
(Chesterfield) 22/1/11
John Spooner
(Southend United) 20/11/10
Alex Jones (AFC
Bournemouth) 27/2/10
Rob Haynes (Doing The
92) 11/3/08
Roddy Hankins
(Hereford United) 23/2/08
Tim Robinson
(Neutral) 26/12/07
Glyn Berrington (TNS)
14/8/07
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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 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 Shrewsbury
Hotels
and Guest Houses page.
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| Map
showing the location of the Greenhous Meadow
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 |
If
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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