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| Contents |
| What's
Richmond
Park Like? External View (photo) Visiting Supporters Main Stand (photo) Where To Drink? Social Club Side (photo) How To Get There And Where To Park Flat Standing End (photo) By Train By Bus Admission Prices Programme Price Local Rivals Ground Layout Fixtures 2013-2014 Record & Average Attendance Fans Ground Reviews Hotel Accommodation Location Map |
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| What's Richmond Park Like? |
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Richmond Park is located just 5
minutes walk from Carmarthen’s attractive old town
centre, and is squeezed in between two car parks, a
bowling green, suburban houses and High Street
buildings. Approaching the ground from the spacious
council owned car park the rear of the modern main
stand appears featureless with its grey cladding
towering over the neighbouring bowling green. Once
past the 7ft high wooden boundary fence and the
turnstile next to the large welcome sign we find the
Clay Shaw Butler Stand is far more impressive on the
inside than the outside. The stand has 1,000 yellow
and black seats on a single tier concrete deck, with
a cantilever roof offering fine unobstructed views
of the pitch. Looking to the right of this stand,
behind the goal at the Priory Street end is a flat
standing area alongside the portakabin club shop and
tea hut. Looking to the left to the Richmond terrace
end, this area of the ground is currently open to
the wooden boundary fence, with a row of suburban
houses peering over in the distance. This leaves a
combination of structures on the far side of the
ground, a number of new single storey buildings form
the new study centre leading from the Richmond
terrace end to the pitch centre line, with the large
impressive 2 storey white clad clubhouse taking up
the space between the centre line and the Priory
Street end. The building has a metal stairway
leading the 1st floor social club, with impressive
views offered of the ground from the glazed lounge.
This side of the ground also has flat standing areas
either side of the modern plastic dug outs. |
| External View |
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| Visiting Supporters |
| As far as we are aware there is no
segregation in the ground-visiting supporters can
use the same facilities as home fans. |
| Clay Shaw Butler (Main) Stand |
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| Where To Drink? |
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There is a club
house at the ground which welcomes away
supporters. Otherwise, there are plenty of pubs,
bars and restaurants in the town centre within
5-10 minutes walk of the ground. On the High
Street there is a Wetherspoons outlet called the
Hen Dderwen, which is also listed in the CAMRA
Good Beer Guide. Near to the ground on Priory Road
(A484) is the New King George Pub. A couple of
doors away from this pub, is a cafe that also does
takeaway fish and chips. |
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| How To Get There And Where To Park |
| From The East: Take the A48 towards Camarthen, then at the A40 take the third exit at the roundabout. At the next roundabout take the 1st exit into A484 Heol Llangynnwr. Follow the road over the river and past the Carmarthen County Council building leading into Priory Street. As you pass a church on the left hand side you will come to a mini roundabout, take the left turn around the church into St Peters Street, and then the next right turn will take you into the large council car park. The ground is on the right hand side behind the bowling green. From The West: Take the A40 towards Carmarthen. Continue over the first big riverside roundabout and pass onto the A4242. Continue over the next roundabout then as you approach the town centre you will see a red dragon wire statue, continue over the roundabout then at the junction turn left into Priory Street. As you pass a church on the left hand side you will come to a mini roundabout, take the left turn around the church into St Peters Street, and then the next right turn will take you into the large council car park. The ground is on the right hand side behind the bowling green. Map showing the location of the Richmond Park Football Ground (at the bottom of this page). |
| Flat Standing End |
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| By Train |
| Carmarthen is serviced
by the long distance Arriva Trains Wales Milford
Haven-Cardiff-Chester-Holyhead service. There is also
a branch line from Pembroke Docks that terminates at
Carmarthen via Tenby. When you exit the railway station building, turn left and walk over the new river bridge. Continue walking across the red dragon roundabout and pass the bus station. As the road bears round sharply to the left cross over the road and follow the Hall Street pedestrian pathway to the right. At the top of the hill you will see a n old castle gatehouse and the statue of Nott, turn left into Maes Nott. Follow the road as it leads into Priory Street. Once alongside the church turn left into the large council owned car park and the main stand is on the right hand side behind the bowling green. Alternatively, to reach the clubhouse side of the ground continue along Priory Street and take a left turn behind the Denzil Evans garage, this leads to a small car park, training pitch and the club house entrance. |
| By Bus |
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are also a number of local and long distance bus
routes serving the town, Arriva X40
TrawsCambria Aberystwyth-Carmarthen-Cardiff
100 Swansea-Gwendraeth Valley-Swansea. When you step off the bus go to your right (if you have headed towards the Red Dragon roundabout you are going in the wrong direction), follow the road way from the bus station. As the road bears round sharply to the left cross over the road and follow the Hall Street pedestrian pathway to the right. At the top of the hill you will see an old castle gatehouse and the statue of Nott, turn left into Maes Nott. Follow the road as it leads into Priory Street. Once alongside the church turn left into the large council owned car park and the main stand and entrance is on the right hand side behind the bowling green. Alternatively,to reach the clubhouse side of the ground continue along Priory Street and take a left turn behind Denzil Evans garage, this leads to a small car park, training pitch and the club house entrance. |
| Admission Prices |
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Adults £7 |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £2 |
| Local Rivals |
| Llanelli & Aberystwyth in the
Premier League. Haverfordwest County further down
the league. |
| Ground Layout |
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| Fixtures 2013-2014 |
| Welsh Premier League Fixtures (takes you to the BBC Sports Website) |
| Record And Average Attendance |
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Record Attendance: |
| 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 Carmarthen 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. |
| Map Showing The Location Of The Richmond Park Football Ground |
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Instructions for using
the map: |
| 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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Last Updated : 15 June 2013
