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| Burton-On-Trent
Burton-On-Trent is situated in the centre of England, in the South East of Stafforshire, close to the border with Derbyshire, 126 miles north of London. It is 11 miles South of Derby on the A38, and almost equidistant between the cities of Birmingham (to the South West) on the A38, Leicester (to the South East ) and Stoke-On-Trent (to the North West) on the A511 (formerly the A50), and Nottingham (to the North East)) all of which are approximately 30 miles away.
Market Place, Burton - looking towards St Modwens Church The town is obviously situated on the River Trent, the Trent & Mersey Canal passes through, and trains run regularly between Nottingham and Birmingham. Burton is world renowned for the brewing of beer, a centuries-old industry in the rown which was started by the monks of Burton Abbey, and has persisted thanks to the high quality of the water drawn from wells deep within the Trent Valley. The heyday of this industry was the turn of the century when dozens of breweries were in operation, and a dense network of brewery railways criss-crossed the town. The last brewery trains ran in the 1960's and virtually all trace of a once distinctive part of the Burton scenery has disappeared.
Ind Coope's old Station Street Brewery, now owned by Bass's Until recently three breweries continued in the town, made up from mergers of many of the old breweries - Bass's, Ind Coope and Marston's. Ind Coope Burton Brewery was bought up by the mega-corporation Carlsberg Tetley in the 1990's, and the corporate whores of that organization decided - in their wisdom- to close the old brewery down. Thankfully Bass's, who's brewery backs on to the old Ind Coope site, agreed to buy it's old rival, thus creating one of the biggest breweries in the world, and Carlsberg Tetley has retained some of it's old offices in the town. Sadly some much loved beers like Ind Coope's "Burton Ale" look set to disappear into oblivion. Marston's continues to brew it's famous "Pedigree" bitter using the traditional Burton Union system of fermentation, and the tiny Burton Bridge Brewery also brews it's own real ales. The breweries still dominate the landscape of Burton, but the town is also blessed with some fine natural scenery - the Trent Washlands at the heart of the town provide an oasis of green amidst the industrial scenery.
The Trent Bridge, looking towards the Derbyshire side of the river
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Ground
Address:
Telephone Number:
(01283) 565938
Sportsline:
09066 555883
Eton Park - home of the Brewers Eton Park is situated on the North side of town, and is fairly easy to find. As a quick guideline, when you enter Burton, follow the signs for Derby (A38), then when you come to the roundabout just in front of the big Pirelli factory, take the exit before the Derby exit (signposted Stretton) into Princess Way, where the ground is situated. For more specific directions for wherever you're travelling from -see below...The highlighted Dr. Marten's League Clubs for each set of directions link to that club's entry in the Rough Guide to the Dr. Marten's League Routes from... North (A38/ M1) South/ East (M1) West Midlands (A38) West Mids/ South West (M42/ M5) North West (M6) By Rail Taxi Firms
From A38 North (Derby) and M1 North (Jct 28) Exit the A38 at the first turning for Burton (North). Keep going along Derby Road (A5121), going past the Pirelli factory on your right. At the first roundabout turn right into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left... Routes from... Ilkeston (A38), Grantham & Boston (A52 Nottingham,Derby / A38) From A38 South (Lichfield, Birmingham) Take the second exit for Burton (North). Follow the signs for Burton along Derby Road (A5121), going past the Pirelli factory on your right. At the roundabout turn right into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left... Routes from... Tamworth (A513 Alrewas / A38) From M1 South (Jct 22) -A511 From the M1, exit at Junction 22 (signposted Coalville, Ashby, Burton) and stay on the A511 (Note this road was the A50 until recently and may still be signposted as such). You stay on this road for approximately 17 miles, going past Coalville, through Ashby-De-La-Zouch, through Woodville and Midway as fast as you can (Gresley territory - but watch for the speed cameras!) When you enter Burton, get into the right hand lane at the bottom of Ashby Road (A511) going straight through the traffic lights and across the Trent Bridge. Staying in the right hand lane, go straight on through both sets of lights at the end of the Bridge, into Horninglow Street, straight on again at the next lights (next to the Magistrates Courts), then turn right at the traffic lights underneath the Brewery flyover, into Hawkins Lane. Go through the industrial estate, straight across the mini-roundabout, past the American Diner and over the Railway Bridge, and you will come to a roundabout. Go straight across the roundabout into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left... Routes from... Rothwell (A6/ M1), King's Lynn (A47 Peterboro', Leicester/ M1), Cambridge (A14 Huntingdon, Kettering / M1) Crawley (M23/ M25/ M1) From M42 Jct. 11 (West Mids) & M5 (South West) -A444 Leave the M 42 at it's last exit Junction 11 (Just past Tamworth) and go onto the A444 signposted Burton. Stay on the A444 all the way to Burton, going through Overseal and Castle Gresley on the way (this is Gresley territory so foot on the accelerator, but mind the speed cameras!) On entering Burton, go past the Black Horse and Copper Hearth pubs, straight across the mini-roundabout and you will come to a roundabout with St Peters Bridge in front of you. Turn right at the roundabout into Stapenhill Road (A444), which runs parallel to the River Trent, and then turn left at the traffic lights onto the Trent Bridge. Move into the right hand lane, and go straight on through the two sets of lights at the end of the Bridge, into Horninglow Street. Go straight on at the traffic lights next to the Magistrates Courts, then turn right at the next lights (underneath the Brewery flyover), into Hawkins Lane. Go through the industrial estate, straight across the mini-roundabout past the American Diner, and over the Railway Bridge, and you will come to a roundabout. Go straight over the roundabout into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left... Routes from... Atherstone, Halesowen (M5/ M42), Worcester (A38/ M5/ M42), Gloucester (M5/ M42), Merthyr (A465/ A40/ M50/ M5/ M42), Bath (A46/ M4/ M5/ M42), Salisbury (A36/ A46/ M4/ M5/ M42), Dorchester (A37/ M32/ M4/ M5/ M42), Weymouth (A354/A37/ M32/ M4/ M5/ M42) From M6 North Jct. 15 (A50 Uttoxeter, Stoke-On-Trent) -A511 Leave the Motorway at Junction 15, (Stoke-On-Trent South) and follow the signs for Uttoxeter (A50). Stay on this road (which at some point will assume it's new name- the A511). Stay on this road past Uttoxeter, through Doveridge and follow the signs for Burton turning right through Hatton, round the Tutbury bypass all the way along Tutbury Road for approximately 5 milers. When you reach Burton follow the main A511 (formerly the A50) Tutbury Road/ Horninglow Road round the bend to the left, and under the A38 flyover, go past the Navigation Pub and then take the next left off Horninglow Road into Shakespeare Road (just before the zebra crossing ). Follow this residential road down to the end and you will see the ground in front of you across Eton Park Recreation Ground. Follow the road round to the left down to the end. Entrance to Club Car Park is on right... Railway Station Borough Road, Burton Burton Railway Station is situated half a mile West of the Town Centre, past the Breweries on Station Street, on Borough Road. Trains run regularly to and from Derby and Nottingham to the North, and Birmingham to the South. It's quite a walk to Eton Park from the Station, so if I was you I'd get a taxi -there's a taxi rank in the Station car park. By foot: Out of the station turn left, then next right into Derby Street. Keep going on this road about 1 mile, straight across the first roundabout by the Derby Turn Pub, then immediately left at the next roundabout into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left. Better still...get a taxi! By car: Out of the station turn left into Borough Road. Get into the right hand lane in the one way system, facing the Town Hall, and turn right at the lights into Waterloo Street. Staying in the right hand lane, take the first right , then immediately get into the left hand lane (following the signs for Derby A38) and turn left at the traffic lights into Derby Street. Stay on this road and go straight on at the first roundabout (Derby Turn), then at the next roundabout turn left into Princess Way. Ground is 100 yards on left...
Taxi's Here are the numbers of some local Taxi companies... Central Cars (High Street) Tel: (01283) 533333 National Cars (Union Street) Tel: (01283) 566632 Station Taxis (Railway Station, Borough Road) Tel:(01283) 532000 Darley Cars (Derby Road) Tel: (01283) 515575 Stapenhill Cars (Main Street, Stapenhilll) Tel: (01283) 566666
Useful Numbers For enquiries on train timetables, call the National Rail Enquiries line on 0345 484950. For local bus enquiries, contact the main local bus service provider, Stevensons on 0345 056005. For details of coach travel from National Express, call 0990 808080.
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