Matchday parking?

[nick1892]

Any advice on good places to park on matchday please? Ideally within 15 mins walk of the ground and no more than a tenner.

 

Thanks.

 

 

[kop205]

Any advice on good places to park on matchday please? Ideally within 15 mins walk of the ground and no more than a tenner.

 

Thanks.

 

Depends what time you plan on getting there.

 

If you're 90 minutes or so before kick off you should still get free on-road parking up on St Domingo Road by the Merebank pub.

 

I should add it will take you ages to get away, pretty much wherever you park.

Edited November 13, 2011 by kop205

[Cam]

The car park at the end of Cherry Lane, opposite the MOT garage and taxi club; it's some kind of conference/commercial centre.

 

£5, manned by a couple of staff, gated and a nice 15-min stroll up through the cemetery & across Stanley Park. Never had a problem and wouldn't expect one. It's rarely full so turning up half an hour before kick-off would be fine.

[Molby]

The car park at the end of Cherry Lane, opposite the MOT garage and taxi club; it's some kind of conference/commercial centre.

 

£5, manned by a couple of staff, gated and a nice 15-min stroll up through the cemetery & across Stanley Park. Never had a problem and wouldn't expect one. It's rarely full so turning up half an hour before kick-off would be fine.

 

opposite Cherry Lane is Walton Village (it's a road) where there is parking available on-street, for free

 

also if you drive on to Walton Hall Avenue as opposed to back to town or Queens Drive there is far less traffic and it's easy to get away

 

then if you want to go south or back to town you just double back at Croxteth, through West Derby, against the traffic

 

if you're going North you carry on to the East Lancs

[nick1892]

Depends what time you plan on getting there.

 

If you're 90 minutes or so before kick off you should still get free on-road parking up on St Domingo Road by the Merebank pub.

 

I should add it will take you ages to get away, pretty much wherever you park.

 

Blimey, that brings back memories, I used to park just up from the Merebank about a decade ago and yep, it was shocking getting back to the M6. Thanks

 

 

The car park at the end of Cherry Lane, opposite the MOT garage and taxi club; it's some kind of conference/commercial centre.

 

£5, manned by a couple of staff, gated and a nice 15-min stroll up through the cemetery & across Stanley Park. Never had a problem and wouldn't expect one. It's rarely full so turning up half an hour before kick-off would be fine.

 

Right at the end, on the other side of the road to Cherry Lane Motors? Bang on the E.Lancs road too - traffic as bad as everywhere else?

[charlie clown]

Depends what time you plan on getting there.

 

If you're 90 minutes or so before kick off you should still get free on-road parking up on St Domingo Road by the Merebank pub.

 

I should add it will take you ages to get away, pretty much wherever you park.

 

That (and the other streets that run in parallel with St.Domingos) is the place I usually try to park. It's on the street so it's FOC and the fact that there are signs up saying 'residents permit holders only' puts a lot of people off, when, in fact , the permits are only to cover one side of the streets.

[nick1892]

opposite Cherry Lane is Walton Village (it's a road) where there is parking available on-street, for free

 

also if you drive on to Walton Hall Avenue as opposed to back to town or Queens Drive there is far less traffic and it's easy to get away

 

then if you want to go south or back to town you just double back at Croxteth, through West Derby, against the traffic

 

if you're going North you carry on to the East Lancs

 

Cheers Molby. Looks just the job.

[Cam]

 

Right at the end, on the other side of the road to Cherry Lane Motors? Bang on the E.Lancs road too - traffic as bad as everywhere else?

That's the one. Traffic's pretty good if you avoid Walton Hall Ave and Queen's Drive. I just head back along Cherry Ln, onto Utting Ave, then Townsend Ave but you could be heading south.

 

Thanks for the advice re. Walton Village. I've never crossed Walton Hall - i just figured it was so close to Goodison that it's bound to permit-only. There are some spaces along Cherry Ln but they get filled up quickly.

[nick1892]

That's the one. Traffic's pretty good if you avoid Walton Hall Ave and Queen's Drive. I just head back along Cherry Ln, onto Utting Ave, then Townsend Ave but you could be heading south.

 

Thanks for the advice re. Walton Village. I've never crossed Walton Hall - i just figured it was so close to Goodison that it's bound to permit-only. There are some spaces along Cherry Ln but they get filled up quickly.

 

Cheers Cam. Don't mind paying a fiver to be honest if there's no on street left, especially if you've used the gated one in Cherry Ln in the past without any problems. Am going north by the way, so I'll be getting back on the E.Lancs.

[Sion]

Park by Sandhills and walk like I do. Top red parking area that.

[Clay Davis]

Park by Sandhills and walk like I do. Top red parking area that.

or if you can't be arsed walking from there get the Soccer Bus up from outside Sandhills. Sorted.

[johngibo YPC]

Park by Sandhills and walk like I do. Top red parking area that.

 

I go by the pitz

Sandhills is a bit of a mission

[Clay Davis]

I go by the pitz

Sandhills is a bit of a mission

Aye thats where I park if i'm driving.

[Sion]

or if you can't be arsed walking from there get the Soccer Bus up from outside Sandhills. Sorted.

 

I go by the pitz

Sandhills is a bit of a mission

 

I nearly always make it to the pitz before the soccerbus overtakes me. Plus on the way back the queue can get ridiculous.

Guaranteed a spot as well, I often can't get there till 30 mins beforehand so can't be driving around looking.

Walk never takes more than 15 minutes either.

[Jiggy Hates Jazz]

I park at Woodison. A tenner and gated and only ten minute walk through Stanley Park.

[Nerik]

Norwich parked in their box.

[Falconhoof]

how much are you meant to give the kids for minding your car ?

[Molby]

I nearly always make it to the pitz before the soccerbus overtakes me. Plus on the way back the queue can get ridiculous.

Guaranteed a spot as well, I often can't get there till 30 mins beforehand so can't be driving around looking.

Walk never takes more than 15 minutes either.

 

the important part is that he wants to go NORTH ALONG THE EAST LANCS after the game, so the best place to park is as close to the junction of Queens Drive/Walton Hall Ave as possible, facing North, i.e. towards Croxteth

 

it's a relative doddle getting away from there

 

how much are you meant to give the kids for minding your car ?

 

 

excellent question; would be terrible if the occasion was spoilt by looking gauche in front of the local kids

 

it's good to be prepared and it's always best to have your ducks lined up before setting off

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

the important part is that he wants to go NORTH ALONG THE EAST LANCS after the game, so the best place to park is as close to the junction of Queens Drive/Walton Hall Ave as possible, facing North, i.e. towards Croxteth

 

it's a relative doddle getting away from there

 

 

or the Asda on Utting Avenue

[johngibo YPC]

how much are you meant to give the kids for minding your car ?

 

We give £2. He seems happy. He asks for £3 if people ask, but we're on a loyalty scheme

[Andy Mac]

We give £2. He seems happy. He asks for £3 if people ask, but we're on a loyalty scheme

 

I usually introduce an element of results driven bonus. £1 as an initial payment and £1 when you get back to the car and all is in order. There's only an upside to this schedule of payment. The car is sound when you get back and / or the kid has made so much money he can't be arsed to wait around for the extra quid... if he is, then pay the guy.

[Falconhoof]

We give £2. He seems happy. He asks for £3 if people ask, but we're on a loyalty scheme

 

I got asked for £5 once. I was most insulted because it was a clear sign that he thought I was some kind of naive wool, which I basically am but not as much of one as he thought.

I'd rather go in the car parks to avoid that kind of subtle sleight.

[Kvarme Ate My Food]

I was most insulted because it was a clear sign that he thought I was some kind of naive wool

 

two years ago, I'm in that Lago Bar with Knox_Harrington. It's some time around Christmas.

a girl walks up to me, holding a near-empty glass, and deliberately drops it on the floor.

she then starts wailing that I knocked her drink and have to buy her another one.

a group of her mates surround me, yelling.

I feel much like you with the fiver. I find myself saying: "Do I look like a f***ing tourist?"

[Falconhoof]

Ooh, that sounds like an uncomfortable scene. did you buy her the drink in the end ?

[Molby]

two years ago, I'm in that Lago Bar with Knox_Harrington. It's some time around Christmas.

a girl walks up to me, holding a near-empty glass, and deliberately drops it on the floor.

she then starts wailing that I knocked her drink and have to buy her another one.

a group of her mates surround me, yelling.

I feel much like you with the fiver. I find myself saying: "Do I look like a f***ing tourist?"

until that bit, it was looking extremely promising