Directions to The War Memorial Athletic Ground


From South / South East

Take the M5 north or M40/M42 to Junction 4 of the M5 and take the A491 signposted for Stourbridge for around 6 miles. In Hagley, at the large roundabout where the A491 meets the A456 take the third exit (for Stourbridge and Birmingham) and just before you reach the next set of traffic lights, take the filter lane on the left to continue on the A491 towards Stourbridge.

Carry on along the A491 for around two miles through Pedmore and Oldswinford and join Stourbridge Ring Road (one-way). Follow the ring-road round past the Crystal Leisure Centre and Tesco Extra on your right and get in the left-hand lane signposted for Wolverhampton A491. As the ring-road dips, take the A491 exit and in about 400 yards, just past Johnson's Cleaners, the War Memorial Athletic Ground will come into view on the left hand side of the road by a new housing development.

Car parking facilities for members lies on the left through the archway opposite Vets For Pets. Disabled spaces should be reserved in advance with club secretary Clive Eades.

The turnstiles for entrance to the ground for spectators is also through the archway opposite Vets 4 Pets.

Note - no cash is taken at the turnstiles.

The Club's ticket office is open on matchdays and lies through the archway opposite Vets For Pets.

From North or East

Leave the M5 at Junction 3 and take the A456 towards Stourbridge and Kidderminster. In about five miles, turn right at traffic lights in Hagley to pick up the A491 into Stourbridge, then follow the A491 through Pedmore and Oldswinford onto the Stourbridge Ring-Road (one-way). Follow the ring-road round past the Crystal Leisure Centre and Tesco Extra on your right and then get in the left-hand lane signposted for Wolverhampton A491. As the ring-road dips, take the A491 exit and in about 400 yards, just past Johnson's Cleaners, the ground will come into view on the left hand side of the road by a new housing development.

Car parking facilities for members lies on the left through the archway opposite Vets For Pets. Disabled spaces should be reserved in advance with club secretary Clive Eades.

The Club's ticket office is open on matchdays and lies through the archway opposite Vets For Pets.

Note - no cash is taken at the turnstiles.

The turnstiles for entrance to the ground for spectators are opposite Amblecote church.

ALTERNATIVELY - from the North (if problems reported on M6/M5 interchange)-
Leave the M6 at Junction 12 and at the roundabout at the top, go right on to the A5 (towards Telford). In just over a mile, go left at a roundabout to join the A449 dual carriageway towards Wolverhampton. In about 8 miles go right to join the Wolverhampton Ring-Road (A4150)and follow signs for Kidderminster A449, heading past Molineux in the process. Go straight over the Chapel Ash roundabout. At the large Penn Road Roundabout, take the A449 exit for Kidderminster (by Mercedes Benz Wolverhampton dealership)and head through Penn and then past exits for Wombourne and later head by the Himley Cricket Club ground until you reach Wall Heath. At the roundabout where the A449 meets the A491 take the first exit for the A491 towards Stourbridge for around 4 miles. Follow this road through the centres of Kingswinford, Wordsley and Amblecote.

The War Memorial Athletic Ground lies on the right on the approach to Stourbridge Ring-Road, just past Magnet and Stourminster Motor House (Vauxhall dealers).

Car parking facilities for members lies on the left through the archway opposite Vets For Pets. Disabled spaces should be reserved in advance with club secretary Clive Eades.

The turnstiles for entrance to the ground lie a little further down the road, opposite Amblecote church.

By Bus

Bus 6 from Dudley via Brierley Hill to Stourbridge and bus 16 from Wolverhampton to Stourbridge via Wombourne and Kingswinford pass the War Memorial Athletic Ground.

By Rail

From Stourbridge Junction - (On Birmingham to Kidderminster/Worcester line)

Take the PPM to STOURBRIDGE TOWN railway station. The War Memorial Athletic Ground is approx. 1 mile from the station. The Stourbridge Interchange Bus Stands are adjacent.

If travelling from the North West, you can alternatively alight at WOLVERHAMPTON and take the short walk to the Wolverhampton Bus Interchange where you can catch the 16 National Express bus to Stourbridge - runs every 20-30 mins Saturday daytime - which goes straight past the War Memorial Athletic Ground (Journey time from Wolverhampton 60 mins)

Location Plans

Location plans for the War Memorial Athletic Ground can be found at the following link:

http://www.stourbridgefc.com/contact/