Here is a guide to Meadow Lane, where the Iron will be in action this Friday night.
BY CAR...Take Doncaster Road/A18 to M181. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto M181 heading to Humber Bridge/Doncaster/M180. After 2.1 miles, take the exit on the right onto M180 toward Doncaster. 12.2 miles later, take the exit onto M18 toward M1/Doncaster. After 11.1 miles, at junction 2, take the A1 (M) exit to Newark/Leeds.
At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto the A1 (M) ramp to Newark. Merge onto A1 (M), then in 7.2 miles continue onto A1. After 6.5 miles, take the A57/A614/B6420 exit toward Worksop/Sheffield/Nottingham/Ollerton/Babworth. Follow A614 and Mansfield Road/A60. At the roundabout, take the 3rd exit. At the next roundabout, take the 1st exit onto Blyth Road/A614 and continue for 12.6 miles. At the next roundabout, take the 2nd exit onto Old Rufford Road/A614 and continue on for 2.2 miles, before taking a slight right onto Ollerton Road/A614 then a slight left onto Old Rufford Road/A614.
At the roundabout, take the 2nd exit and stay on Old Rufford Road/A614 and continue for another 3.3 miles. After that, take the 1st exit at the next roundabout onto Mansfield Road/A60. 4 miles later at the roundabout take the 1st exit and stay on Mansfield Road/A60. There is then a slight left onto Huntingdon Street/A60. Continue onto Lower Parliament Street/A6008. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit onto
London Road/A60. Turn left onto Cattle Market Road/A6011. Turn right onto Meadow Lane and your destination will be on the right.
PUBS AND GRUB...
There are various places for away fans to go before the match. With the Meadow Lane Sports Bar exclusive to home fans, the Iron travelling support will have a number of places to eat and drink. The Trent Bridge Inn and the Southbank are just over Trent Bridge, while the Riverbank and Hooters are also in close proximity. They all serve food as well. For fast food, Burger King, KFC and McDonalds are all close by. There is plenty of choice in Nottingham city centre too.
WHAT TO EXPECT...
The Iron fans will be situated in the Jimmy Sirrel Stand to the side of the pitch. With no home fans being in that stand, usually around two thirds of the stand is allocated to the away support. The view is a good one, with there being food available to purchase around the ground. With the match being towards the end of March, the Iron can expect the weather to pick up and be a little warmer than the winter months. The stand allows the away support to create a good atmosphere with a good view of the game. The stand does catch the sun, so hats and sunglasses may be advisable.