Please note ESTIMATED times include sticking to the legal speed limits!
CADBURY ATHLETIC RESERVES
Ground: Cadbury Recreation Ground, Bournville Lane, Birmingham B30
Ground Telephone: 0121 458 2000 ext 3316 Social Club: 0121 454 4264
From M5 Junction 4: Take A38 to Birmingham, turn right at Selly Oak lights (A4040), travel 1 mile down Oak Tree Lane/Linden Road to Bournville Lane, turn left, ground on left.
From M42 Junction 2: Take A441 to Birmingham through Kings Norton to Cotteridge, take Watford Road (A4040) for 1 mile to Bournville Lane, turn right, ground on left.
From Birmingham City Centre: Take A38 Bristol Road to Selly Oak lights, turn left, travel 1 mile down Oak Tree Lane/Linden Road to Bournville Lane, turn left, ground on left.
Note: All routes in the south of Birmingham are well signposted for "Cadbury World". Following these will lead to the ground. Birmingham A-Z, page 105, grid 2E.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 38mins (fastest), 48mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 10.6miles (fastest), 10.3miles (shortest)
CONTINENTAL STAR RESERVES
Ground: Holly Lane Sports & Social Club, Holly Lane, Erdington, Birmingham B24 9LH
Ground Telephone: 0121-373 0979
M6 Junction 6 take Tyburn Road A38(N) for 2 miles, turn left at traffic lights (Norton Arms) on to Kingsbury Road. Turn right at island into Holly Lane, ground is on right, about 600 yards.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 20mins (fastest), 26mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 7.6miles (fastest), 6.3miles (shortest)
COTON GREEN
Ground: New Mill Lane, Fazeley, Tamworth B78 3RX
From M42 junction 9, take A446 exit towards the Belfry Golf course, at the next island turn right towards Tamworth and Drayton Manor Park (A4091). Continue for approx. 4 miles, past entrance to Drayton Manor Park on your left, continue over the canal with "Debbies Boat Hire" on your right and "Fazeley Marina" on your left. As you enter Fazeley you need to turn right immediately after the start of the 30mph speed limit, into New Mill Lane (there is a right filter lane). Once in New Mill Lane, follow lane past houses, turn right at the bottom and follow into car park.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 27mins (fastest), 31mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 12.0miles (fastest), 11.7miles (shortest)
COVENTRY SPHINX RESERVES
Ground: Sphinx Sports & Social Club, Sphinx Drive (off Siddeley Avenue), Stoke, Coventry CV3 1NA
Ground Telephone: 02476 451361
M42/A45 - follow A45 towards Coventry. Landmarks to follow: right hand side, large Land Rover dealership (Guy Salmon), and Windmill Village hotel - left hand side: Quality hotel. You will then see the Coventry Hill hotel on left hand side. Take the slip road by the hotel which is sign posted Coventry city centre. At the first island take the second exit, at the next island take the third exit on to the Holy head road A4114, (Tollgate Pub on right hand side of road) stay on this road for approx 2.5 miles, you will reach the end of this road at the ring road, Turn left to enter onto Coventry Ring Road at Junction 8. Continue on ring road until Junction 3 sign posted (M69) and (Football Stadium). Exit ring road to left. Follow road round to the right to a traffic island, straight ahead and road called Sky Blue Way. Stay on this road follow signs towards Binley Stay on this road Binley Road (A428) eventually you will see a row of shops on the left and the Bulls Head pub on the right. After the Bulls Head next right into Biggin Hall Crescent and follow road round until the 5th road on left Siddeley Avenue. Approximately 30 yards inside Siddeley Avenue you will come to a bend where the entrance to the club is situated. Please note that the entrance to the ground is now called Sphinx Drive.
From M6: leave motorway at junction 3. Follow signs for Coventry. A444 (Phoenix Way) continue on the A444 until you reach the Binley Road Island and sign posted Binley. Turn left at island into Binley Road (A428) eventually you will see a row of shops on the left and the Bulls Head pub on the right. After the Bulls Head next right into Biggin Hall Crescent and follow road round until the 5th road on left Siddeley Avenue. Approximately 30 yards inside Siddeley Avenue you will come to a bend where the entrance to the club is situated. Please note that the entrance to the ground is now called Sphinx Drive.
From M40/A46 (Warwick bypass): from M40 take exit sign posted Coventry. Follow this dual carriageway (approx 8 miles) to the very end. Here you will come to a large island. Follow the sign for Stoke and Willenhall. You will then go past an ASDA store before coming to an island. Take the exit after the ASDA entrance - this is signposted Seven Stars Industrial Estate. You are now in Humber Road. You will see a Matalan and Mercedes garage on your right hand side followed by the PSA Citroen (Peugeot factory). At second set of traffic lights (by a parade of shops) you turn right into Bolingbroke Road. At end of Bolingbroke Road turn right and then first left into Bulls Head Lane. Second on your right just after the road bends to left is Siddeley Avenue, 30 yards inside this road there is a bend where you will find the entrance to the Sphinx club. Please note that the entrance to the ground is now called Sphinx Drive.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 30mins (fastest), 32mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 14.3miles (fastest), 14miles (shortest)
DROITWICH SPA & RESERVES
Ground: Droitwich Spa Leisure Centre, Briar Mill, Droitwich, Worcs WR9 8UE
Ground Telephone: 07860 591091
M5 junction 5 take A38 to Droitwich. At traffic lights by Chateau Impney, go onto dual carriageway. At roundabout take 1st exit (Kidderminster Road), pass Homebase and take next right into Salwarpe Road. Go straight over at roundabout, next right into Briarmill Road and ground is behind all weather complex.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 48mins (fastest), 1hour 41mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 33.6miles (fastest), 26.3miles (shortest)
EARLSWOOD TOWN
Ground: Springbrook Farm, Malthouse Lane, Earlswood, Solihull B94 5DX
Ground Telephone: 01564 703989
From M42 exit at junction 3 (A435): Evesham/Birmingham Road, take road to Foreshaw Heath, follow for ¾ mile, turn right at T junction, follow for 3/4 mile, turn left at signpost to Terrys Green. Ground ½ mile on the right hand side.
From A34 Birmingham: Turn right at Dallas Exchange restaurant, signposted Earlswood/Redditch. Follow for 5½ miles, turn right into Springbrook Lane (just past Earlswood Garage). Follow to the end, turn left, ground on left hand side.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 35mins (fastest), 53mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 20.2miles (fastest), 12.7miles (shortest)
ENVILLE ATHLETIC
Ground: Enville Athletic Club, Hall Drive, Enville, Nr Stourbridge
Ground Telephone: 01384 872368
From Stourbridge take A458 towards Bridgnorth. Cross the A449 at Stourton (formerly the Stewpony and Foley Arms), turning left then immediately right back onto the A458. Proceed a further 3 miles to Enville village, at "The Cat Inn" public house, turn left on to the car park and follow the private drive to Enville Hall, through the large white gates. The clubhouse and ground are 200 yards along the drive on the left hand side.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 58mins (fastest), 1hour 31mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 36.5miles (fastest), 25.2miles (shortest)
ETTINGTON RESERVES
Ground: Ettington Community Centre, Rogers Lane, Ettington, Warwickshire
From M40 Junction 16: Take the A429 to Stow, 8 miles on at the roundabout/junction with A422 turn left into Ettington Village. 500yds turn right into Rogers Lane, Community Centre 50yds on left.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 45mins (fastest), 56mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 33.4miles (fastest), 28.1miles (shortest)
FECKENHAM RESERVES
Ground: The Playing Fields, The Square, Mill Lane, Feckenham B96 6HY
Ground Telephone: 01527 892611
From Redditch take A441 (signposted Evesham) to Astwood Bank. Turn right into Church Road (signposted Feckenham 2 miles), continue straight on into village. Follow signs to free car park. From car park walk to right of new houses into ground.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 44mins (fastest), 1hour 19mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 27.8miles (fastest), 23.1miles (shortest)
GREENHILL
Ground: Cradley Town F.C., Beeches View Avenue, Cradley, Halesowen B63 2HB
Ground Telephone: 01384 569658
From M5 junction 3, take A456 Manor Way, signposted Kidderminster. Turn right at second island into Hagley Road. Pass Fox Hunt Inn on left and turn third left into Rosemary Road. Straight on into Lansdowne Road/Dunstall Road and turn left at T-junction into Huntingtree Road/Lutley Mill Road. Left again a next T-junction into Stourbridge Road and immediately left again into Beecher Road East, first left into Abbey Road straight up to the end and turn right into Beeches View Avenue. The entrance to the ground is 20 yards up on the left, between houses 50 and 48.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 41mins (fastest), 1hour (shortest)
DISTANCE: 29.3miles (fastest), 16.2miles (shortest)
HEATHER ATHLETIC RESERVES
Ground: St. John’s Park, Ravenstone Road, Heather, Leics LE67 2QJ
Ground Telephone: 01530 263986
From Birmingham take M42 A42 north to Ashby-de-la-Zouch, exit at junction 13, take the 5th exit, A511 to Coalville for 3 miles, at the roundabout take the 4th exit A447 for 3 miles. At a double mini island take 3rd exit to Heather, 1 mile at the mini island take 3rd exit, ground on the left 200 yards.
From Warwick/Coventry, A46 to M69 exit junction 1, to the A5 take the 2nd exit, then follow signs for Ibstock A447, at the mini island in Ibstock take 1st exit to Heather, 1 mile at the mini island take 3rd exit, ground on the left 200 yards.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 41mins (fastest), 56mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 25.1miles (fastest), 23.8miles (shortest)
KNOWLE RESERVES
Ground: Knowle F.C., Hampton Road, Knowle, Solihull B93 0NX
Ground Telephone: 01564 779807
M42 Junction 5, A4140 towards Knowle (away from Solihull). Just before you enter Knowle there is a roundabout,. proceed straight on at the island and take the first turning on the left (about 50 yards) into Arden Vale Road. Carry on to the end of this road, Knowle football Club is immediately in front.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 22mins (fastest), 27mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 9.7miles (fastest), 8.3miles (shortest)
NORTHFIELD TOWN RESERVES
Ground: Shenley Lane Community Association & Sports Centre, 472 Shenley Lane, Selly Oak, Birmingham B29 4HZ
Telephone: 0121 475 3870
From Birmingham City Centre: Take the A38 (Bristol Road) towards Bromsgrove. Travel through the districts of Bournebrook and Selly Oak. Once through Selly Oak, the road changes to a dual carriageway, following this until just before the end, where the Royal Orthopaedic hospital is situated on the left. Turn right across the carriageway at the hospital and proceed down Whitehill Lane. At the bottom, turn right across the dual carriageway and first right again into the ground. A-Z ref 2A 104.
From the M42: From the M6 North join the M42 and head towards Worcester.
Follow the M42 until the junction A441 Redditch/Birmingham is reached. Leave the motorway and head towards Birmingham. As you head towards Birmingham you will go up a hill, at the top of this hill you will come to a mini island. At this island turn left into Longbridge Lane. Follow this all the way to the end. At the end you will come to a dual carriageway, turn right on to this. The dual carriageway is the main A38 heading towards Birmingham. Follow this until the end when you will come into Northfield centre. As you go through Northfield you will come to a junction controlled by traffic lights, turn left into Bell Lane. As you go down the hill you will join a dual carriageway, at the bottom of the hill, turn across the carriageway and the ground is facing you.
From the M5: Leave motorway at junction 4 (A38). Follow the signs for Birmingham. This is a dual carriageway. After three miles you will come to an island. The Rover car plant at Longbridge is directly in front of you. Turn left, still on the A38 and continue on the dual carriageway. After two miles the dual carriageway comes to an end. Carry on into the centre of Northfield and at the main junction turn left. After 150 yards the road turns into a dual carriageway, follow this to the bottom of the hill and the ground is on the right.
Please Note: Work on the Northfield By-pass has now commenced for next 2 years causing congestion around Northfield shopping area (A38). Please allow extra time to get to ground.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 36mins (fastest), 43mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 20.2miles (fastest), 12miles (shortest)
PERRYWOOD
Ground: Neel Park, Droitwich Road, Perdiswell, Worcester WR3 7SN
Telephone: 07808 768222 or 07773 496621 Social Club Telephone 01905 756617
M5 Junction 6, take A449 to Kidderminster. At island take the first left signposted to Claines, go to end of lane to T-junction, take right turn to A38 Worcester. Go straight on at first set of lights, at next set take left turn. Go past Cannons Health Club on left and take the right hand turn as the road bears off left. Go 50 yds and car park and ground are on the left.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 51mins (fastest), 1hour 48mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 39.8miles (fastest), 30.3miles (shortest)
SHIPSTON EXCELSIOR
Ground: Shipson Sports Club, London Road, Shipston-on-Stour, Warks
Telephone: 01608 661139
From M40 Junction 15: Take the exit marked A429 Stow and Cirencester, pass through Barford and also Wellesborne Air Field on the right hand side. Continue to follow the signs for Stow and Cirencester for approx 8 miles. On the Fosse Way bear right and pass through Halford, at the Tredington roundabout take the A3400 exit marked Shipston-on-Stour and Oxford.
From Stratford-Upon-Avon: Leave Stratford on the A3400 Shipston road, stay on this road through Atherstone-on-Stour and Newbold-on-Stour until you reach the A3400/A429 Tredington roundabout.
Entering Shipston: Entering Shipston on the A3400 continue passed the petrol station on your left and you will each a one-way system with exits to Banbury B4035 and Oxford A3400. Follow the road round and bear left at the Three Horse Shoes pub towards Oxford. Follow the road until you see the signpost on the pole on the right. Turn left to enter the drive to the clubhouse.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 58mins (fastest), 1hour 11mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 39.5miles (fastest), 34.2miles (shortest)
WARWICK TOWN
Ground: Ajax Park, Hampton Road, Warwick
From M40: Junction 15 take A46 towards Stratford-upon-Avon. Turn first right (100 yards from motorway island). Two miles, turn right at T junction A4189. Ground on left 1mile (white sign).
From Henley-in-Arden A4189: 2 miles after going over M40, ground on left.
From Birmingham A4177: Turn right just before A46 (Warwick bypass) roundabout into Old Budbrook Road. Follow road for 2 miles to T junction. Turn on to A4189,½ mile, ground on left.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 38mins (fastest), 48mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 26.9miles (fastest), 18.6miles (shortest)
WORCESTER CITY "A"
Ground: Worcester City Football Development Ground, Bilford Road, Worcester WR3 8QA
Ground Telephone: 01905 23003
Leave M5 at Junction 6. Join A449 signposted Worcester and Kidderminster. At roundabout at end of dual carriageway take second exit A449 to Worcester. Turn left (4th turn) into Checketts Lane, turn right at traffic lights and left at mini roundabout. Ground is on the left.
ESTIMATED TRAVEL TIME: 50mins (fastest), 1hour 47mins (shortest)
DISTANCE: 39.9miles (fastest), 30.5miles (shortest)