Cleethorpes
20 min walkStep-free access recorded
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
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THE MATCHDAY GUIDE · Cleethorpes
Getting to Blundell Park
Use Cleethorpes station for the easiest rail arrival. It is about a 20-minute walk from Blundell Park and puts you in the town centre for food or a drink before heading to the away turnstiles.
Plan a stay at Grimsby Town ↗BEFORE YOU SET OFF
Put your trip together
01 · Arrive
Your route into Blundell Park
Head for the Osmond Stand at the Harrington Street end of Blundell Park, not the main club entrance. For visiting supporters, the Harrington 2 turnstiles are the clearest published approach, although your match ticket and stewards take priority if segregation changes. From Cleethorpes station, follow the town-centre route along Prince’s Road and Grimsby Road, then turn towards Manchester Street and Harrington Street. A promenade route via Fuller Street bridge is another option, but an established away guide warns that it is not wheelchair accessible. Allow a little extra time beyond the general station-to-stadium walk to reach your gate.
Away Fans’ Guide: Grimsby Town (2022) ↗02 · Reach the away end
After the match
If you are returning to Cleethorpes station, allow time to leave the Osmond end and walk through the streets back towards the town centre. The club quotes about 20 minutes between the station and ground in normal conditions, so allow more than that when catching a fixed departure just after full-time. Drivers should return to their preselected car park rather than hunting for a shortcut through Harrington Street or Tiverton Street. Coach movements and matchday parking controls operate there, and tightly packed streets can take time to clear. The newer 18 and 78 matchday buses advertise post-match services, but check the fixture-specific stopping point and last departure before relying on them.
Visitors & Fans FAQ’s ↗03 · Stay or head home?
Choose your base before your hotel
Stay in central Cleethorpes if you want a straightforward football weekend. The station, seafront, High Street and Sea View Street put cafés, fish and chips and evening pubs in one walkable area.
Hotel to compare: The Burlington Hotel · Central Cleethorpes / Albert Road / seafront
Compare the stay areas →Rail, Underground & tram
Use Cleethorpes station for the easiest rail arrival. It is about a 20-minute walk from Blundell Park and puts you in the town centre for food or a drink before heading to the away turnstiles. Trains from further afield commonly reach Cleethorpes via Grimsby or Doncaster, so check your connection and return journey before travelling.
New Clee is closer on the map and National Rail’s local guide shows a walk towards the ground, but it is an unstaffed station with fewer facilities. Only choose it if a suitable train actually stops there. Grimsby Town station is further away and is better treated as a connection or bus starting point rather than the final walking destination.
- Recommended rail station
- Cleethorpes; the club quotes about a 20-minute walk to Blundell Park.
- Cleethorpes location
- Station Approach, Cleethorpes DN35 8AX.
- Cleethorpes step-free status
- National Rail lists category B1; station operator describes level platform access. Confirm assistance for the required journey.
- New Clee
- Closer geographically; unstaffed, no ticket office or car park. Check stopping services before choosing it.
- New Clee onward walk
- National Rail onward-travel guide describes Blundell Park as about 10 minutes on foot from New Clee station (ground reference, not a timed away-gate route).
- New Clee step-free status
- National Rail says category A; the operator separately describes category B/partial station, while reporting step-free access to its one platform.
- Grimsby Town mainline connection
- Grimsby Town station is further from the ground; change towards Cleethorpes or take local onward transport.
- Underground or tram connection
- No local Underground or tram service is required for Blundell Park.
Station to ground & away entrance
Head for the Osmond Stand at the Harrington Street end of Blundell Park, not the main club entrance. For visiting supporters, the Harrington 2 turnstiles are the clearest published approach, although your match ticket and stewards take priority if segregation changes.
From Cleethorpes station, follow the town-centre route along Prince’s Road and Grimsby Road, then turn towards Manchester Street and Harrington Street. A promenade route via Fuller Street bridge is another option, but an established away guide warns that it is not wheelchair accessible. Allow a little extra time beyond the general station-to-stadium walk to reach your gate.
- Away stand
- Osmond Stand; usually the designated visiting-supporter section.
- Away turnstile area
- Harrington 2 turnstiles on Harrington Street; follow current ticket instructions for your allocation.
- Approach from Cleethorpes station
- Prince’s Road to Grimsby Road, then Manchester Street towards Harrington Street.
- Promenade alternative
- Walk north-west along the promenade and cross Fuller Street bridge to Harrington Street.
- Promenade accessibility warning
- Fuller Street bridge promenade route not wheelchair accessible.
- Ground postcode
- DN35 7PY, Cleethorpes.
- Away gate fixture changes
- Check the specific ticket and steward directions; stand layout and segregation can vary.
Buses & local travel
Walking from Cleethorpes station is usually simplest, but Stagecoach buses along Grimsby Road stop close to Blundell Park if you want to shorten the journey. Current club match information identifies route 3; check Stagecoach’s live stopping pattern rather than relying on older lists of route numbers.
For supporters starting farther away, the new matchday-only 18 and 78 services began in October 2026. Route 18 approaches through Waltham, New Waltham, Humberston and Cleethorpes. Route 78 approaches through Waltham, Springfield, Nunsthorpe, the Willows and Grimsby. Both are advertised before and after fixtures; check the published times and boarding stops for your match.
- Regular nearby bus corridor
- Grimsby Road, opposite or near Blundell Park.
- Currently named standard bus
- Stagecoach route 3 in recent club match information.
- Other local services
- National Rail New Clee onward map lists services 3, 9 and 10 in the wider corridor; verify actual matchday stop and timetable.
- Dedicated matchday route 18
- Waltham, New Waltham, Humberston, Cleethorpes and Blundell Park.
- Dedicated matchday route 78
- Waltham through Springfield, Nunsthorpe, Willows and Grimsby to Blundell Park.
- New service launch
- October 2026; before-and-after-home-fixture service.
Away coaches
If you are on an organised away coach, use the arrival and collection instructions from your club or coach steward. Grimsby Town’s current directions send supporter coaches off Grimsby Road onto Tiverton Street and then to the managed parking area on Harrington Street, close to the Osmond away end.
Do not use those coach bays as ordinary car parking. The council has a specific matchday coach and authorised-vehicle parking order on Harrington Street and Tiverton Street. Ask your coach organiser where you will meet after full-time, because vehicle positions and release arrangements can depend on the fixture.
- Coach approach
- From Grimsby Road turn onto Tiverton Street.
- Coach parking street
- Harrington Street, subject to matchday steward directions.
- Coach parking legal restriction
- 2017 TRO 17-10 establishes coaches-only matchday and authorised-vehicles-only restrictions on parts of Harrington/Tiverton.
- Coach proximity to away end
- Harrington Street serves the Osmond/Harrington 2 turnstile approach.
Accessible journeys
Contact Grimsby Town’s ticket office before travelling if you need an accessible place in the away allocation or help reaching the Osmond Stand. The club publishes wheelchair accommodation, accessible toilets and limited Blue Badge street bays, but these are not the same as a guaranteed stadium car-park booking. Do not assume a particular accessible bay will be free on arrival.
For the journey from Cleethorpes station, prefer the town route through Prince’s Road and Grimsby Road instead of the Fuller Street bridge promenade shortcut, which a visiting guide identifies as unsuitable for wheelchair access. National Rail publishes step-free access at Cleethorpes; arrange any train boarding assistance separately. The number of away wheelchair places varies between guides, so confirm your exact allocation with the club.
- Accessibility booking contact
- Grimsby Town ticket office 01472 605050, option 4, for disabled tickets and access arrangements.
- Away wheelchair allocation
- Dedicated away wheelchair provision exists but published counts vary by guide; confirm your fixture with the ticket office.
- Accessible toilets
- The club lists an adapted toilet in the Osmond Stand for away supporters.
- Accessible parking
- Six publicly marked Blue Badge spaces on Harrington Street near Main Stand turnstiles are reported by the club; limited, first come, not guaranteed.
- Blue Badge requirement
- Display a valid Blue Badge in designated public street disabled bays.
- Promenade access
- Fuller Street bridge approach is not wheelchair accessible.
- Alternative walking route
- Prince’s Road, Grimsby Road, Manchester Street to Harrington Street is identified as the more accessible approach.
- Cleethorpes station accessibility
- National Rail lists step-free platform access (category B1) and passenger assistance; operator provides boarding assistance information.
- Hospital radio headsets
- Wired hospital radio headsets are advertised for certain Main Stand seats, pre-arrange to confirm visiting allocation.
After the match
If you are returning to Cleethorpes station, allow time to leave the Osmond end and walk through the streets back towards the town centre. The club quotes about 20 minutes between the station and ground in normal conditions, so allow more than that when catching a fixed departure just after full-time.
Drivers should return to their preselected car park rather than hunting for a shortcut through Harrington Street or Tiverton Street. Coach movements and matchday parking controls operate there, and tightly packed streets can take time to clear. The newer 18 and 78 matchday buses advertise post-match services, but check the fixture-specific stopping point and last departure before relying on them.
- Rail departure buffer
- Allow at least the published 20-minute station-ground walk plus extra time to leave the away stand and reach your platform.
- Coach and car congestion zone
- Harrington Street and Tiverton Street have managed coach parking and matchday traffic restrictions.
- Post-match bus routes
- Matchday 18 and 78 services advertise return journeys after the final whistle.
- Alternative driver departure
- Use the selected authorised Cleethorpes car park, avoiding unnecessary stadium-side residential manoeuvres.
New Clee
Step-free access recorded
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-14Grimsby Town
Step-free access recorded
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-10-14New Clee Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Cleethorpes Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Grimsby Docks Rail Station
RLY station recorded in the existing stadium transport mapping. This identifies an arrival option; check your service and the onward route.
Research checked 2026-07-29Would an overnight stay help?
Check your return services, then compare a station, stadium or town-centre stay.
Where to stay
Stay in central Cleethorpes if you want a straightforward football weekend. The station, seafront, High Street and Sea View Street put cafés, fish and chips and evening pubs in one walkable area. Blundell Park is roughly 20 minutes away on foot, so you can leave the car at your accommodation if its parking arrangements allow it. Choose Grimsby town centre if you are arriving by rail, want a larger hotel choice or have plans elsewhere in town. You will need a short onward train or bus journey for the match, making it less convenient for an immediate walk home from the away end. Book accommodation and any hotel parking separately; the nearest place on the map is not automatically the best overnight base.
Cleethorpes visitor information ↗For most supporters, central Cleethorpes is the best balance: close enough to walk to Blundell Park, close to Cleethorpes station, and much better for food and drinks after the match. Grimsby town centre is the alternative for people who value a larger chain hotel and very easy rail access over being in the main seaside/evening area.
For the evening
The most useful evening cluster for an overnight supporter is central Cleethorpes around Sea View Street, St Peter's Avenue, the promenade and nearby side streets. North East Lincolnshire Council's town-centre work specifically describes Sea View Street as supporting a diverse evening economy, and current local listings show an active mix of bars, restaurants and cafes.
For the train
Cleethorpes station is the useful rail anchor for a stay in central Cleethorpes; Grimsby Town FC's own visitor guidance says the ground is around a 20-minute walk from Cleethorpes station. Grimsby Town station is better if you choose Holiday Inn Express Grimsby, but that leaves you farther from both Blundell Park and the main Cleethorpes evening area.
Hotels to compare
The Burlington HotelCentral Cleethorpes / Albert Road / seafrontAll-round choice · For the shortest ground journey · For the eveningCurrent reputation evidence is strong across both Tripadvisor and Booking.com, particularly for cleanliness, staff, comfort and location.
Bear in mind: It is not next to the stadium; allow roughly 25 minutes on foot depending on route and pace, or use a short taxi.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-29Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Albert Road is in the part of Cleethorpes where an overnight supporter is most likely to want to be after the match: close to the promenade, Sea View Street, bars and restaurants.
Cleethorpes station is nearby, while the club's own guidance puts the stadium around a 20-minute walk from the station area.
Booking.com coverage was repeatedly verified across the sampled dates.
The six-date normal-price sample was unusually stable and good value for the local market.
The hotel does not have a conventional residents' bar or full restaurant, although that matters less here because the central Cleethorpes food-and-drink cluster is on the doorstep.
On-site parking is limited; recent guest evidence mentions tight/limited spaces.
Some room categories are small and the property uses a self-check-in style that will not suit everyone.
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Sources, limitations and matchday changes
Reviewed transport publication. This permanent guide uses the existing approved research; admission, opening hours, services and parking controls may change for each match.
Station mappings identify arrival options. They do not guarantee a walking route, step-free access or a train timetable. Confirm current club guidance and your actual service.
Official club guidance ↗