Christof IN for my local game.
Drinking/eating options:-
1. Central MK: Wetherspoons 5 mins walk from MK station, and a 20 min bus ride (no. 1, twice every hour from the Santander offices near the pub). Also another 'Spoons (Secklow Hundred) and an All Bar One along with various restaurants at The Hub, about 10 mins walk from the station
2. Fenny Stratford: Red Lion (off Simpson Road) by the canal, Swan Hotel (Watling St), Chequers (High St) all ale pubs of varying quality, and about 25 mins walk to the stadium complex
3. Stony Stratford: a good 5 or 6 miles away but some decent pubs (the origin of the phrase Cock and Bull story is from those two establishments), probably 15 minutes in a taxi to the ground
4. Bletchley: hmm, Enigma Tavern, at a push, 25 mins walk
5. Stadium complex: Doubletree hotel on site, with new restaurants combined with the cinema complex just outside the north stand (our part) e.g. TGI Friday's, Pizza Express, Nando's etc. ASDA and Ikea adjacent to the south side, and KFC/McD's drive-throughs to east. Presumably beer in the ground as well
Parking:
Stadium itself - think Madejski (busy, expensive, nightmare to leave)
Stadium surrounds e.g. MK1 Retail park, cinema complex, ASDA/Ikea: clamping, £££ fines etc.
Park & Walk off Bond Ave: £5, 5-10 min walk
Industrial estates:-
- East of stadium (e.g. Dawson Road, Clarke Road): some street parking, but have heard of cars being broken into there though
- West (e.g. Peverel Drive): gets busy early due to proximity to ground, avoid units trading
- South west (e.g. Third Ave, Lyon Rd): street parking, avoid units trading
Residential:-
- Ashland has restrictions
]- Beanhill, Netherfield, Tinkers Bridge not recommended..
[/b]In summary: good ground, no obvious pubs nearby, tricky parking in the locale - sound familiar?
Just looked round Tinkers Bridge on Google Maps. Jesus!!
