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How to get to Deepdale
By Car:
From North, South and East: Exit M6 at junction 31. At the roundabout take the first exit (s/p Preston A59) onto the A59. At mini-roundabout after 1.0 miles, by the Hesketh Arms, take the second exit (s/p Ring road, Blackpool A583, Football Ground) onto the Blackpool Road A5085. Carry straight on for 1.2 miles, then filter left before the lights (s/p Town Centre, Football Ground) into Sir Tom Finney Way. The ground is on the left-hand-side.
SAT NAV Information
The Postcode of the club is PR1 6UR
Club is Situated on Sir Tom Finney Way
From the Railway Station:
It is about 1.6 miles from the station to Deepdale. For big matches, the Police organise away fans from the train station, via a Bus Service. However small games you may have to make your own way. Safest way is via Taxi. you can get one from outside the train station. Normal Price is about £6. If this is to Expensive for you, you can walk or catch the Bus. To catch the Bus the Quickest route is marked out with Red dots on the map. Out the train station, turn right, follow this road all the way threw the City centre until you come to Yates Wine Lodge. Turn left on a Road with plenty of Bus stops on. Walk to the last one and catch the Number 19 or alternatively you can walk slightly further, threw one of the 2 Shopping Centres through the Subways to the Bus Station. on the Preston Bus side, (Blue and White Buses) goto 19 bay. its £1 from there (read below By Bus). If you decide the long walk to the stadium, follow the Green or the Blue dots on the map. the Blue is the simplest and quickest route. (read by Foot below)
By foot:
You should come out of the station and turn left in front of the Fishergate Centre, passing The Railway pub. Turn right at the T-junction. The road forks left and becomes Corporation Street, which you should ignore. Instead walk straight down Fishergate - the main shopping thoroughfare - After 0.75 miles the road becomes Church Street - with the Parish church on your right-hand-side. Carry on until you reach the junction with the A6. Cross over the road, the prison will be on your right-hand-side and a pub on the left, called the County Arms. Turn left so The 'Arms' is now on your right - this is Deepdale Road. The Ground is on the right-hand-side after 0.75 miles.
By Bus:
All buses from the opposite side of the road to the train station go to the bus station. From there, numbers 5, 6, 88 a and 19 run a long Deepdale Road. The number 19 is the most frequent, running every five minutes or so. It will cost approximately £1 to get to the ground from the bus station but have plenty of change because the bus drivers ask for the exact money on Preston Bus. A new service is offered by Stagecoach, with the same Numbers on the front, Confusing. If you get a return on a Preston Bus or Stagecoach, you must use their bus back. Preston Bus are Blue and White, stagecoach look similar look closely at the font of the bus. The Bus Splashed with a big PNE badge is a Stagecoach. Do not allow anyone to force you on any bus, bouncers have been out on the street. You will find that although Preston Bus haven’t started offering change yet, most use their busses.
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