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Away
supporters sit in the corner of the Arthur Wait stand nearest
the Holmesdale Road stand, and their entrances are in Park
Road at the corner of Holmesdale Road.
One
word of warning: Crystal Palace Railway Station is nowhere
near the ground!
By Road
From South:
Exit M25 at junction 7 (s/p M23 Gatwick, Croydon), then follow
M23 Croydon signs. Straight on for 6.6 miles through Hooley
and Coulsdon, to the Purley Cross interchange. Filter left
(s/p Central London A23, Woodcote and Epsom) into a one-way
system. Follow the central London A23 signs into Purley Way
dual carriageway, which then becomes single carriageway At
junction after 1.8 miles, by Hungry Horse pub, go straight
on (s/p Central London A23, Thornton Heath). Follow Central
London A23 signs for 2.3 miles, through several sets of lights
and keeping right over a flyover. the road comes to an unsignposted
junction by the Horseshoe pub, and all traffic turns left
onto a one-way system. Keep right following the signs to Croydon
A235 and Selhurst, then Selhurst A223, turning left after
Barclays Bank into Bridgestock Road. At junction after 0.9
miles, by clock tower, keep right (s/p Croydon Town Centre,
Selhurst, Crystal Palace A212) into Thornton Heath High Street.
At a roundabout after 0.3 miles turn left (s/p Norwood B266,
Crystal Palace A212) into Whitehorse Lane. Ground is on right
hand side after 0.3 miles.
By
Road
From North and East:
Exit
M25 at junction 4 (s/p Bromley A21, Orpington A224). At roundabout
turn right (s/p Bromley A21, Orpington A224), and at next
roundabout after 0.8 miles take 3rd exit (Bromley A21, Croydon
A232) onto the A21. At roundabout after 1.3 miles go straight
on (s/p Croydon A232). Follow signs to Croydon (A232) for
3.5 miles to where the road divides. Here, keep left through
lights (s/p Croydon Station and then Croydon A232) onto the
A232. Follow Croydon A232 signs for a further 5.1 miles. Shortly
after The Shirley Inn and The Crown pub on left hand side,
turn right at roundabout (s/p Croydon, Sutton A232 and Redhill)
into Shirley Road. At next roundabout after 0.3 miles, go
straight on (s/p Norwood A215, Addiscombe) onto the A215.
At T-junction after 0.6 miles turn right (s/p Beckenham A222,
South Norman A215, Crystal Palace) into Addiscombe Road. After
0.2 miles turn left (s/p South Norwood A215, Crystal Palace
A212) into Spring Lane. At T-junction after 0.3 miles turn
right (s/p Central London, South Norwood, Crystal Palace A215)
into Woodside Green, which immediately becomes Portland Road.
After 0.8 miles, just after railway bridge, turn left (s/p
Croydon Town Centre, Selhurst A213) into South Norwood High
Street. After 0.4 miles turn right a lights (n/s) into Park
Road to ground. Tip: If lost, try to pick up on road signs
to Croydon, Selhurst and Thornton Heath.
The
car park at the ground fills up quickly, so for most it's
street parking. The best area is round Selhurst station (eg
Edith Road and Dagnall Park). The roads in Thornton Heath
are mostly pay-and-display. It's not expensive, but some allow
only two hours' parking. After 5 pm, however, it's usually
free.
By
Rail Rail: There are three stations near the ground, all within
five minutes walk. Trains to Thornton Heath and Selhurst run
from Victoria and London Bridge. Thornton Heath: Turn left
out of station and cross road. Bear right at the first junction
into the High Street and left at roundabout into Whitehouse
lane. Selhurst: It's well signposted. Turn left out of Station,
and left at lights into Clifton Road. Take the 2nd right (opposite
Clifton Arms) into Holmesdale Road. Norwood Junction: Straight
out of Station, and left at end of road into Selhurst Road.
Take 3rd turning on right to ground. (Crystal Palace station
is not near the ground).
By
Bus: The main routes are the 68A, 75, 157, 196 plus nos. 50,
198, 412 and X68.
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