Thursday, 1 October 2009

Useful Directions to venues we could be playing at this season.........

Blackweir Sports Ground
Blackweir Ambulance Station
Off North Road

Blackweir sports ground is located next to the Ambulance station off North Road on the way out of the City Centre. Turn left into the pay and display car park just before the traffic lights with the junction of Colum Road (or turn right almost immediately after the lights if coming into the City Centre) and park here. Walk down the slope past the Ambulance Station to reach the sports field.


Caedelyn Park
Manor Way

Caedelyn Park is accessed from Manor Way. Come down Manor Way from Coryton and the entrance is on the left before you get to the Masons Arms / Tesco Express garage junction with Tyn-y-Parc Road. Parc Caedelyn is the large sports ground with Pavilion that is behind the Masons and is off the area also known as Ash Grove.

Eglwys Newydd Primary School, Whitchurch

The pitch is behind the main shops in Whitchurch Village but can be accessed from the Manor Way side - From Mason Arms junction into Tyn y Parc rd, onto Old Church Rd. Turn left at the Fox & Hounds pub and a quick right into Glan y Nant rd.  also. Post code CF14 1AP for those with sat navs.

Hailey Park
Llandaff North

Driving from Llandaff through Llandaff North turn left into Hazelhurst Avenue. At the end of Hazelhurst Avenue you should see Llandaff North Rugby Club,Turn Left and you come to the entrance to a large car park in the trees on the right.

Ironbridge Road, Tongwynlais

Straight up Manor Way to Coryton roundabout. Follow signs for Tongwynlais (A4054), Come off at exit for The Quality Hotel. Follow the road down and take 2nd left just before the school into Ironbridge Road. Follow the Road down under the bridge and turn right - you will see the pitch as you approach the gate.

Llanederyn High School
Round Wood
Llanedeyrn

From the A48 take the exit for Llanederyn and take the exit from the roundabout for Llanedeyrn. Go straight over the first round about and you will then go up a short hill, take your next right and follow the road around until you get to the shops. There is a turning right by the shops which is also the road for the school. Follow this to the end.


Marshfield Hall

Off Eastern Avenue onto Cypress Drive, then through St Mellons Business Park on Fortran Road, onto St Mellons Road taking the first right on to Wellfield Road and into the car park by the village hall.


Maes y Coed Rd

Coming from Pentwyn, go through Rhyd y Pennau crossroads and down past The Three Arches pub. Under the bridge and onto Heathwood road, turning right at next junction into Maes y Coed Road. Take a right into St Cenydd Road and a quick left into the car park.


Parc Y Dwrlyn

Up the A470, turn off at Pentyrch/Radyr and head to Pentyrch. Up the steep hill and you eventually come to the village. Drive through following the road through turning left at a T Junction. You should find yourself going down hill. When you come to a junction you need to turn sharp left and the entrance to Parc Y Dwrlyn is just on the right. Can be a bit exposed when cold so wrap up!

Sevenoaks

The pitch is in Grangetown. Head down Sloper Rd past Ninian Park on left, 200yds after next set of traffic lights turn left by petrol station. The pitches are on the right.


Splott Park
Muirton Road
Splott


From town, head for Clifton Street in Splott, from here you need to head to the end of the road and turn left into Splott Road. Follow the road round to the right past the Star Leisure Centre. The road bears round to the left under a railway bridge. Just after the bridge you will see Splott Park on your left. Parking is available in the sports centre.


St Mellons

Post Code for venue is CF3 0EX, for those with Sat Nav. For those that don't, the field is behind the Tesco Superstore in St Mellons. If you come from a town direction, you need to go along Newport Road, through Rumney. You then come to a roundabout, turn right into Llanewrwg Way. Follow that round to a roundabout and turn left into Willowbrook Drive. Follow this road (Tesco Superstore will be on your right) and take a right-hand turn into Crickhowell Road. Follow this road, you go over a roundabout and shortly after this, look out for Brockhampton Road on your right. The pitch is at the end of this road. The other way is if coming form the A48M dual carriage way. Take turning off for St Mellons (turning after the Asda turn-off). At the roundabout (a big one!), turn right. Follow this road to the roundabout, turn left into Llanewrwg Way

Thornhill Park

Off Excaliber drive, Thornhill. Drive towards Sainburys on Excaliber drive and take the left turn into Glenmont way, Marked with a no-through road sign. The pitches are on your left.

Trelai

Coming from town, head for Ely along Cowbridge Road West. About a mile up the road there are some traffic lights to go into Farm Foods and Aldi's (Vincent Road). Take this turning and bear round to the left and you will see the sign for Trelai Fields.


Tremorfa Park

Tremorfa Park is where St Albans rugby club is situated. Coming from Newport Road, if you turn left at the junction where TGI Fridays is situated, over the railway bridge and then turn right onto Pengam Road / Tremorfa. From here Tremorfa Park is signposted and is the second left (Kenyon Road).


University Fields, Llanrumney

Turn left opposite the Eastern Leisure Centre entrance into Ball Road. Follow the road down the hill and turn left into Hartland Road (adjacent to Llanrumney High School). Follow the road to the end and turn right into Mendip Road. University Sports Fields are on the left (signposted).


Waterhall (Fairwater Leisure Centre)

The Waterhall pitches are at Fairwater Leisure Centre. On St Fagans Road heading towards St Fagans, turn right at the traffic lights at the green into Plasmawr Rd, keep going straight (the road becomes Waterhall Rd and you will eventually come to the Leisure centre on the left.


Waun Fach, Pentwyn

Drive past Pentwyn Leisure Centre on Bryn Celyn Road. You could park in the Leisure Centre but its a long walk to the pitches. At the end of Bryn Celyn (turn right) you should see the pitch which is next to Waun Fach road (on left). If we play here we will meet at Pentwyn Leisure Centre as we will have to carry the posts down to the pitches!!

Whitchurch High School

The site with the football pitches on is the upper school on Penlline Road and Church Road (not the site on Manor Way). The entrance is on Penlline Road and the exit on Church Road. When you enter the school follow the road until you see the pitches.

Whitchurch Hospital - Park Road Whitchurch

The pitches are set up in the main grounds of Whitchurch Hospital which is on Park Road in Whitchurch (The main road between Coryton and Whitchurch Village). The fields are at the back of the grounds but it is easier to park in the car park near the entrance to the hospital as it gets quite busy towards the back nearer the pitches.



Credit goes to Maindy Corries and Heath Park Rangers websites for the some of the above directions! I will add more as and when necessary


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