Matchday parking at EV Charger Points Stadium
Set your sat-nav to your chosen parking site rather than only to Whaddon Road, GL52 5NA. The stadium sits among residential streets and on-street parking is restricted close to the entrances.
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Your route into EV Charger Points Stadium
Go to the Hazlewoods Stand on Whaddon Road. The away entrance is tucked between the bowling club and a house, rather than at the stadium's main car-park gate. Look for the away signs and red ticket booth, and check your own ticket for any changed allocation. If you walk from the centre, follow Winchcombe Street into Prestbury Road, then turn right onto Whaddon Road. The club estimates 20–30 minutes from central Cheltenham. From a Parklands parking space, make sure you walk around to the Whaddon Road away entrance rather than entering by the home stands on Wyman's Road.
EV Charger Points Stadium: official visitor guide (earlier issue) ↗Parking & park-and-ride
Book a stadium space if one is offered for your fixture, or head to a designated car park. Free street parking is possible farther out, but it is not a dependable plan around Whaddon Road. The club warns against relying on nearby residential streets, and matchday restrictions are enforced. Parklands Community Centre, accessed from Wyman's Road, is the closest practical fallback. It advertises 120 spaces and accepts home and away supporters on a first-come, first-served basis. Its published prices are old, so check the current cash-only charge before travelling. You must walk around to the away entrance on Whaddon Road. Gloucestershire County Council has removed resident-permit controls from Eldon Road, Eldon Avenue and several other streets. However, it also has event-day controls near Pittville Circus Road. No particular side or bay has been confirmed as unrestricted for a whole match, so do not rely on those roads as guaranteed free parking. For predictable paid parking, try Pittville Pump Room, which costs £6 for more than three hours, or NCP Portland Street East, around 10–15 minutes from the stadium according to the club. Private driveways on Hayes Road, Cromwell Road and Overbrook Drive are also bookable through JustPark, subject to availability. On Sundays, Bath Terrace council car park is free and allows an all-day stay, though the walk is longer. Allow at least four hours for a match, including both walks, getting in and the journey back to your car. Do not use Sainsbury's or Tesco customer parking without explicit permission and enough permitted time.
Matchday information: Salford City (9 October 2026) ↗Choose your base before your hotel
Stay near the Brewery Quarter or the northern edge of Cheltenham town centre for the best balance of football and an evening out. You can eat or drink in town and walk towards the ground along Winchcombe Street and Prestbury Road.
Hotel to compare: Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham Town Centre by IHG · North town centre / Brewery Quarter
Compare the stay areas →Driving & road restrictions
Set your sat-nav to your chosen parking site rather than only to Whaddon Road, GL52 5NA. The stadium sits among residential streets and on-street parking is restricted close to the entrances. For Parklands, follow the operator's Wyman's Road approach; for a town-centre car park, avoid driving into the ground's residential streets first.
If you approach using M5 junction 10, check its directional access before setting off. Gloucestershire County Council's improvements project is changing that junction, and any temporary works or diversions may affect your chosen route. Leave extra time for local traffic around Prestbury Road and Whaddon Road on matchdays.
- Ground postcode
- EV Charger Points Stadium, Whaddon Road, Cheltenham GL52 5NA.
- Main local approach
- Prestbury Road to Whaddon Road from central Cheltenham, following football signs.
- Parklands entry
- Wyman’s Road GL52 5PR, reached off Whaddon Road.
- M5 junction 10 improvement
- Council project under way in 2026 to make junction 10 accessible in all directions; temporary changes must be checked.
- Residential matchday restrictions
- Cheltenham FC October 2026 matchday notice explicitly warns that stadium-area street parking is restricted.
Parking & park-and-ride
Book a stadium space if one is offered for your fixture, or head to a designated car park. Free street parking is possible farther out, but it is not a dependable plan around Whaddon Road. The club warns against relying on nearby residential streets, and matchday restrictions are enforced.
Parklands Community Centre, accessed from Wyman's Road, is the closest practical fallback. It advertises 120 spaces and accepts home and away supporters on a first-come, first-served basis. Its published prices are old, so check the current cash-only charge before travelling. You must walk around to the away entrance on Whaddon Road.
Gloucestershire County Council has removed resident-permit controls from Eldon Road, Eldon Avenue and several other streets. However, it also has event-day controls near Pittville Circus Road. No particular side or bay has been confirmed as unrestricted for a whole match, so do not rely on those roads as guaranteed free parking.
For predictable paid parking, try Pittville Pump Room, which costs £6 for more than three hours, or NCP Portland Street East, around 10–15 minutes from the stadium according to the club. Private driveways on Hayes Road, Cromwell Road and Overbrook Drive are also bookable through JustPark, subject to availability.
On Sundays, Bath Terrace council car park is free and allows an all-day stay, though the walk is longer. Allow at least four hours for a match, including both walks, getting in and the journey back to your car. Do not use Sainsbury's or Tesco customer parking without explicit permission and enough permitted time.
- Parking verdict
- Use authorised car park or prebooked off-street space; no named unrestricted roadside bay verified for a full match.
- Free option — Bath Terrace car park
- Council surface car park at GL50 2BA: published charging hours Mon–Sat 08:00–18:00; no Sunday charge, all-day maximum stay.
- Walk — Bath Terrace
- Longer walk across Cheltenham town centre than Portland Street; precise car-park-to-Hazlewoods time not verified.
- Legal restrictions — named Zone 15 roads
- Permit controls removed from Eldon Road, Eldon Avenue, Beechurst Avenue, Oak Manor Drive, All Saints Terrace, Teme Road and parts of Hales/Hewlett Roads in March 2025; other yellow-line and bay restrictions may still apply.
- Legal restrictions — Zone 15 near Pittville
- Northern zone generally Mon–Fri 09:00–17:00, southern zone Mon–Sun 08:00–20:00, with football event-day restrictions near Pittville Circus Road. Do not generalise to every road or bay.
- Legal restrictions — 2026 effective status
- Changes from 2025 adopted permanently by 9 September 2026 Gloucestershire County Council order.
- Matchday availability — local streets
- Club and September 2026 away guidance describe limited nearby street spaces, commonly taken before 2pm; July 2026 fans report competition and restrictions.
- Matchday supporter reports — Selkirk Gardens
- July 2026 supporter reply identifies matchday restrictions; no legal bay survey was obtained.
- Arrive by — free streets
- Do not set a promised arrival time; supporter reports indicate earlier parking competition, but legal bay availability is not established.
- Paid fallback — club stadium
- Very limited pre-booking when offered; February 2026 visiting guide quoted £10, while recent guides say no ordinary matchday sales. Confirm match availability directly.
- Paid fallback — Parklands Community Centre
- Wyman’s Road GL52 5PR; around 120 first-come spaces for both sides, with accessible bays and cash-only gate collection. 2023/24 advertised car charge £8 is not confirmed current.
- Paid fallback — Pittville Pump Room
- GL52 3JE; 150-space surface council car park; 10-hour max, £6 for more than 3 hours, payable during Sunday/bank holiday daytime.
- Paid fallback — NCP Portland Street East
- Portland Street East, GL52 2NX; operator lists bookable car park, club estimates 10–15 minutes to stadium; confirm current online tariff.
- Paid fallback — NCP Brewery Quarter
- NCP-operated car park on Monson Avenue GL50 4EJ; pre-bookable; check current price and foot distance.
- Paid fallback — private driveways
- JustPark lists Hayes Road, Overbrook Drive, Albert Road and Cromwell Road private spaces with owners reporting short football-ground walks; booking conditions vary.
- Booking recommendation
- Reserve limited club parking or a legitimate driveway in advance if proximity is vital; Parklands is first-come rather than reservable.
- Supermarket permission/time limit — Sainsbury’s
- Sainsbury’s general policy permits shoppers at many branches to park up to two hours; local Priors Road matchday permission or signed stay not separately established.
- Supermarket permission/time limit — Tesco
- Tesco says store maximum-stay signs vary by location; Hewlett Road football permission and full-match maximum not verified.
- Total dwell time
- Plan at least 4–5 hours for parking, walking both ways, arriving before kick-off, match/half-time/stoppage and departure.
- After the match
- Nearby roads are residential and constrained; no official quick-exit guarantee for Parklands or club parking.
- Bank-holiday distinction — Bath Terrace
- Sunday free parking does not automatically apply on bank-holiday Mondays: charging hours are Monday–Saturday, unless otherwise signed.
Driving and staying overnight?
Plan a base for the match. Check parking arrangements with the hotel before booking.
Where to stay
Stay near the Brewery Quarter or the northern edge of Cheltenham town centre for the best balance of football and an evening out. You can eat or drink in town and walk towards the ground along Winchcombe Street and Prestbury Road. The station is some distance away, so plan the luggage journey if arriving by rail. Pittville suits supporters who care more about being close to Whaddon Road than about central nightlife. The quieter residential setting makes the match walk simpler, but conventional hotel choice near the ground is more limited. If you want the Promenade or Montpellier for an evening out, accept a longer trip back from the stadium.
EV Charger Points Stadium: official visitor guide (earlier issue) ↗For the best all-round football weekend, the north side of the town centre around the Brewery Quarter is the strongest compromise: it keeps the ground realistically walkable while putting food and drinks on the doorstep. Pittville is better if the shortest possible walk to Whaddon Road matters most. The Promenade/Montpellier side is better if the evening after the match matters more than the walk to the ground.
For the evening
The Brewery Quarter is the easiest concentrated food/drink/entertainment cluster for a football trip, while the Promenade and Montpellier give a broader restaurant and bar choice in a more established central evening district. Both are stronger post-match bases than the streets immediately around Whaddon Road.
For the train
Cheltenham Spa station is south-west of the centre rather than beside the ground. Staying by the station alone is not the best matchday compromise: central hotels give a better evening base, with the Queens particularly convenient for walking from the station. For the Brewery Quarter or Pittville hotels, a taxi or local bus is more practical with luggage.
Hotels to compare
Holiday Inn Express Cheltenham Town Centre by IHGNorth town centre / Brewery QuarterAll-round choiceDirectly opposite the Brewery Quarter, so food and drinks do not require another journey after the match.
Bear in mind: It is appreciably farther from the ground than Cotswold Grange.
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Still close enough to Whaddon Road for a practical walk rather than automatically needing a taxi.
Large, established property with substantial recent review volume on both Booking.com and Tripadvisor.
Complimentary Express Start breakfast is a useful football-weekend inclusion and reduces the need to find breakfast separately.
Parking is off-site in the adjacent NCP rather than free hotel parking; the hotel advertises a guest discount.
Rooms are functional rather than characterful, and recent reviews include occasional minor maintenance/air-conditioning complaints.
Cotswold GrangePittvilleFor the shortest ground journeyThe published hotel and stadium coordinates put it only about 0.2 miles apart as the crow flies.
Bear in mind: The town-centre/Brewery Quarter nightlife is a longer walk than from the Holiday Inn Express or Queens.
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Quiet Pittville location makes the pre-match and post-match return straightforward without sacrificing hotel quality.
Recent reviews repeatedly praise cleanliness, staff, breakfast and parking.
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The historic building has no lift, which matters with heavy luggage or reduced mobility.
Recent reviews also note no air conditioning and occasional small maintenance/TLC issues.
The Queens HotelThe Promenade / MontpellierFor the eveningExcellent central position for the Promenade, Montpellier and nearby bars/restaurants.
Bear in mind: Longest walk to Whaddon Road of the three primary recommendations.
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Official hotel guidance puts Cheltenham Spa station around a 15–20 minute walk away.
Substantial review volume with consistently strong location scores.
A more characterful full-service stay than the chain options if the evening and hotel experience matter.
Hotel parking is charged; the official site states £17 per night for guests.
Recent 2026 Tripadvisor reviews contain a small but meaningful cluster of complaints about air-conditioning/noise, maintenance and inconsistent service, so it should not be presented as flawless.
Rates can jump sharply on festival/event dates.
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