On behalf of Bristol City Football Club, working in partnership with Cardiff City Football Club, Avon & Somerset Constabulary and the South Wales Police, please note the following instructions for the voucher/ticket exchange that will apply to all Cardiff City supporters attending this NPower Championship fixture at the Ashton Gate Stadium, Bristol, on Saturday 10th March 2012 (kick-off 17:20pm).
All supporters should use the A403 to get to the RV point at Poplar Way West, Cabot Park, Avonmouth, Bristol, BS11 0YH. Bristol City FC officials & A&S Police officers will be at this location to facilitate the voucher/ticket exchange. On entering Poplar Way West, supporters should drive down to the roundabout, then come back towards the A403 and park as directed by stewards on the nearside of the road. A representative from each vehicle can then exchange their vouchers for valid match tickets from the Bristol City officials at this location.
Once the vouchers have been exchanged, supporters can make their own way to the Ashton Gate Stadium. All supporters are requested to turn left onto the A403 towards Avonmouth and then follow the A4 from the Crowley roundabout all the way in towards Bristol (with the river on your right hand side), go under the Clifton Suspension Bridge, then up onto the elevated section of the A3029 (signposted Bristol Airport & A38) travelling away from Bristol, then bear left on the A3029 to access the area of the stadium which will be on your left hand side. (Note: coaches will be parked in the main Winterstoke car park at the stadium and may be guided in. However, there is no on-site parking facility for private vehicles at the stadium, so local parking facilities and street parking should be utilised)
The voucher/ticket RV point will be open between 15:00pm and 16:15pm and the away stand at the Ashton Gate Stadium will be open from 15:15pm.
It is hoped that the time spent at the RV point will be minimal before supporters can depart to the stadium.
At the end of the match, the Cardiff City supporters may be asked to remain in their stand for a short period of time for the safety of all spectators before returning to their vehicles to depart. It is likely that the coaches attending will depart the stadium car park together once full.
DIRECTIONS TO THE VOUCHER/TICKET RV POINT:
1. M4 east to J23
2. M48 east (to use the Old Severn Bridge)
3. At J1 M48 exit onto A403 (signed Severn Beach & Avonmouth)
4. Follow A403 for approx 7 miles over the M4 & M49 motorways towards Avonmouth, passing the Seabank Power Station on left and going through a long S-bend and eventually over a railway line
5. On the far side of the railway line is a roundabout and the entrance to Poplar Way West (Cabot Park Industrial Estate)
6. Turn left at the roundabout, drive down Poplar Way West to the roundabout to then come back on yourself. Stewards will marshal all vehicles to park on the nearside prior to accessing the voucher/ticket exchange
ALTERNATIVE ROUTE:
1. M4 east to J22
2. Bear right onto M49 (signed Avonmouth & Bristol and travel to J18A with the M5)
3. Follow slip road following signs for Avonmouth to the main roundabout. Go straight across onto the A4, Crowley Way towards the Avonmouth Industrial site.
4. At the next roundabout turn right onto A403 St Andrews Road. Follow this road until you reach the roundabout with Poplar Road West on your right hand side. Turn right into Poplar Road West, go down to the roundabout then back on yourself and park on the nearside as directed by stewards to access the voucher/ticket exchange.