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Club Facts | Food & Drink | Location Map | Car Directions | Train Information | Bus, Tram & Underground Information | Parking | Misc

Club Facts                                                                                [Top]

Reading formed in 1871, entering the league not long after in 1895. Before playing at the Madejski stadium, Reading have played at four other ground, not including the recreation ground they started on over 100 years ago!

The Royals now play at the Madejski Stadium, which is a 24,200 all seated stadium. The ground was opened in 1998 after taking only 14 months to build, and this will not be our first visit! If the club reached the Premiership, the ground would be expanded to increase the capacity to 40,000.

This ground has been voted as having the best disabled facilities in the league. Contact the club for more information.

Away fans are located in the Fosters Lager South Stand, which has space for 4,500 fans - however this is rarely ever used to capacity.

Food & Drink                                                                            [Top]

Reading has been built with good transport links in mind, and therefore it is not near any pubs or restaurants. You would of course not expect to ever be more than 5 minutes from one of our famous fast food outlets, and you can find 3 on the retail park near to the ground. These include McDonalds, KFC and a Pizza Hut if you have time.

You can find a wide selection of places to eat and drink however in the town centre if you prefer. Otherwise you can go into the ground where there is also a good selection, but some items can be quite expensive and over priced.

Location Map                                                                           [Top]

Car Directions                                                                          [Top]

Reading have built this ground so fans can get to it easily, so travel is not as difficult as some other grounds you will come across this season!

The ground is slightly north of the M4 J11. This where you should exit onto the A33 where the ground is around another 5 minutes drive. Just continue to follow the road, where the ground should appear on your left.

Train Information                                                                     [Top]

Reading station is not near the ground, but special busses are laid on when a game is being played. The first day of the season expect some delays as the service is brought back into service! (See next section)

If you want to avoid going through London, which is probably easiest, you can get the train from Brighton to Reading changing at Gatwick.

Bus, Tram & Underground Information                                  [Top]

Football Special Bus

These run every 15 minutes from the front of the ground, and can get very busy at peak times. Expect delays and a little wait.

You could otherwise get a taxi to the ground, which is about 3.5 miles away. It will cost up to £5.

Parking                                                                                    [Top]

If you have been to Reading before, you will know there is loads of parking available. You can probably get a space at the ground for £4, otherwise the Compaq car park has loads of spaces for £3 a go. It is around 10 minutes walk from the ground.

You should use one of the car parks above, as residents do not like fans parking around the streets. If there are no spaces left however, you could try and find a spot, but try not to make it obvious you are going to the game!

Misc                                                                                          [Top]

You can contact the club on:

Bennett Road, 

Reading, 

RG2 0FL

Or give them a call:

0118 968 1100
 

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