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Getting
to the ground
The ground is a 20-25 minute walk from the station, and around the same from
most of the city centre pubs mentioned further down. The route from the station
is apparently signposted, but I wouldn't expect anyone to be walking straight to
the ground!
If you're driving down then
parking is a bit tricky. Don't even think about the car parks around the ground
unless you don't mind being stuck for an age after the game. You used to be able
to park in the streets just south of the
Western,
which was handy for the pub and for a quick getaway, but that area is all
residents parking now. The nearest street parking to the ground is now the
Compton Road area, just off the A5460. However, there's a railway and a canal
between there and the ground! The shortest walking route is a mile, and it's
shown on the pub map (bottom). Alternatives are the Lothair Road area, off the
A426, or Clarendon Park, off the A5199. All three street parking suggestions are
indicated on the pub map.
Pubs
If you're in the car then the options aren't great. Most of the pubs near the
ground are home fans only or are to be avoided. An exception is the
Counting House, which is a family pub. If you park around Compton Road then
you could call in at Westcotes Constitutional Club, which is more or less on the
way to the ground. It lets away fans in free, and is family friendly. Otherwise the obvious place to head for is the excellent
Western, which is a reasonable 10-12
minute walk from the
ground. It's very friendly, and they have a good
range of hand-pulled beers. It'll get very busy towards
kick-off, so you could consider walking another 5 minutes or so to the highly rated
Black Horse or
West End Brewery. If you park around Lothair Road then
the best option is the Cricketers (allow 20 minutes to get to the ground). The
New Road Inn (pretty poor, 15 minutes to the ground) or the
aforementioned
Counting House are the choices for anyone parking in Clarendon Park.
In contrast, train travellers are spoilt for choice. Next door to the station,
the
Parcel Yard is a good bet. If it's Spoons you want, the nearest is the Corn Exchange, but it's taking you
some distance more or less the opposite direction to the ground, so the
Bowling Green, which is a Wethespoons clone, could be a better bet. My
personal recommendation for a city centre pub though is the King's Head,
although it doesn't open
until 12. A Black Country Ales outlet, it's small and cosy, the service is fast even when it's busy,
and it's relatively cheap. There's an excellent range of beers - three of
their own plus around nine guest! The only drawback is that the only food they
do is sandwiches. A gem a bit closer (15 minutes' walk) to the
ground is the
Sir Robert Peel (12 o'clock opening again!). Be aware though that it'll get
relatively busy towards kick-off. There are quite a few other good pubs in and around the
centre, including the
Blue Boar (Leicester CAMRA pub of the year 2018 & 2019), the
Rutland and Derby, and numerous others, several of which are shown on the
pub map.
Pub map
CAMRA Leicester pub guide (slightly out of date, but otherwise good)
Football Ground Guide