Matchday parking at Meadow Lane
Set your sat-nav for Meadow Lane, Nottingham NG2 3HJ, but choose a named car park before setting off rather than aiming for the stadium gates. Meadow Lane sits beside the A60 London Road, and approaches from the M1 feed into busy city roads.
Plan a stay at Notts County ↗Put your trip together
Your route into Meadow Lane
Head for the Jimmy Sirrel Stand on County Road, not the home entrances on Meadow Lane. Visiting fans approach from Nottingham station via Queen’s Road, London Road and Cattle Market Road. Follow County Road to the stand, allowing around 10–15 minutes from the railway station and a little longer if the pavements are crowded. Check your ticket for the exact entrance. The club’s accessibility guide identifies turnstiles 21–23 as the assisted-access meeting point for visiting supporters, where stewards direct wheelchair users and other fans who need help. Do not assume those are the only turnstiles used for every away allocation. The route is straightforward, but it passes busy roads and the Cattle Market area. Leave extra time for crossings, security searches and larger away followings.
Disabled Supporters Access Guide — Meadow Lane ↗Parking & park-and-ride
You do not normally need to book parking for Meadow Lane, but do not gamble on a free street space near the ground. The easiest choice is Queen’s Road car park, off London Road, NG2 3AD. Green Parking charges £6 all day on matchdays and gives a roughly 10-minute walk towards the Jimmy Sirrel away stand. Walk south along London Road, turn left into Cattle Market Road, then follow Iremonger Road towards Meadow Lane and County Road. Queen’s Road has just 88 spaces, so get there well before kick-off rather than relying on finding one at the last minute. We could not confirm a named unrestricted road suitable for an entire match visit. The council lists paid on-street bays on Iremonger Road, Incinerator Road, Meadow Lane and Clarke Road. Residential permit rules and individual signs also matter, so older reports of free spaces are not enough to recommend them. For a dependable fallback, Nottingham Station multi-storey costs £5.50 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, with a 10–15 minute walk. Weekday prices are higher. The club has very limited spaces that can be reserved directly, while private Cattle Market parking may fill early and can be slow to leave. Allow at least four hours for parking, walking and the match, or longer if you want food beforehand. Do not treat nearby supermarket or retail car parks as free football parking: permission and full-match time limits have not been confirmed. For evening games, check when your paid session expires.
Parking for Meadow Lane, Notts County FC — £6 All Day ↗Choose your base before your hotel
Stay around Nottingham station or Station Street if the football and the journey home are your priorities. Meadow Lane is within a short walk, and this area keeps mainline trains, nearby food and your post-match return simple.
Hotel to compare: Leonardo Hotel Nottingham · Station Street / Nottingham station
Compare the stay areas →Driving & road restrictions
Set your sat-nav for Meadow Lane, Nottingham NG2 3HJ, but choose a named car park before setting off rather than aiming for the stadium gates. Meadow Lane sits beside the A60 London Road, and approaches from the M1 feed into busy city roads. Drivers from the north can use the M1 junction 26 and A610, while other routes commonly use the A453 and A60.
For Queen’s Road car park, use NG2 3AD and enter off London Road. For the railway-station multi-storey, use Queen’s Road and follow the station parking signs. Both avoid having to drive right around the away entrance near County Road.
Expect extra matchday traffic around London Road, Cattle Market Road and the neighbouring City Ground, especially if Nottingham Forest also have an event. Check live restrictions before departure, as any temporary closure or roadworks can change your final approach.
- Stadium postcode
- NG2 3HJ.
- Principal approach
- A60 London Road, with access options from M1 junction 26/A610 or M1 junction 24/A453 depending on origin.
- Queen’s Road car park address
- Queen’s Road off London Road, Nottingham NG2 3AD.
Parking & park-and-ride
You do not normally need to book parking for Meadow Lane, but do not gamble on a free street space near the ground. The easiest choice is Queen’s Road car park, off London Road, NG2 3AD. Green Parking charges £6 all day on matchdays and gives a roughly 10-minute walk towards the Jimmy Sirrel away stand.
Walk south along London Road, turn left into Cattle Market Road, then follow Iremonger Road towards Meadow Lane and County Road. Queen’s Road has just 88 spaces, so get there well before kick-off rather than relying on finding one at the last minute.
We could not confirm a named unrestricted road suitable for an entire match visit. The council lists paid on-street bays on Iremonger Road, Incinerator Road, Meadow Lane and Clarke Road. Residential permit rules and individual signs also matter, so older reports of free spaces are not enough to recommend them.
For a dependable fallback, Nottingham Station multi-storey costs £5.50 on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, with a 10–15 minute walk. Weekday prices are higher. The club has very limited spaces that can be reserved directly, while private Cattle Market parking may fill early and can be slow to leave.
Allow at least four hours for parking, walking and the match, or longer if you want food beforehand. Do not treat nearby supermarket or retail car parks as free football parking: permission and full-match time limits have not been confirmed. For evening games, check when your paid session expires.
- Parking verdict
- Paid parking is the practical choice; booking is optional when using public car parks early, but free-street parking cannot be recommended on current legal evidence.
- Free option — park and ride
- NET park-and-ride car parking is free if you use the tram with a valid ticket; not free travel or a walk-away free car park.
- Legal restrictions — Iremonger Road / Incinerator Road / Meadow Lane / Clarke Road
- Council zone 4 documentation includes paid on-street bays on these named roads; specific permitted sections, hours and individual bay signs need checking.
- Legal restrictions — residential streets
- Controlled parking zones may require permits; entrance signs and individual road markings apply.
- Matchday availability — Queen’s Road
- 88 spaces; open 24/7, offered for Notts County matchdays; availability is not guaranteed.
- Walk — Queen’s Road
- Operator estimates 10 minutes to Meadow Lane via London Road, Cattle Market Road and Iremonger Road; allow longer to reach your actual turnstile.
- Arrive by — Queen’s Road
- Editorial guidance: aim to be parked roughly 90 minutes before kick-off, earlier for busy fixtures; not an operator promise or confirmed space availability.
- Paid fallback — Queen’s Road
- £6 all day on Notts County matchdays, RingGo zone 2867 or pay-and-display; ANPR. All-day session expires at 23:59.
- Paid fallback — Nottingham Station
- £5.50 off-peak day tariff Saturday/Sunday/bank holiday; weekday peak £10.50, Monday-Friday off-peak £5.50 from 10:00; open 24/7.
- Paid option — club Meadow Lane parking
- Very limited match-by-match spaces may be reserved by contacting 0115 952 9000; no verified current standard price.
- Paid option — Cattle Market
- Private parking in the Cattle Market area is identified in visiting-club guidance, but live operator tariffs and capacity were not established.
- Booking recommendation
- Book a club space in advance if a close allocated place is important; Queen’s Road and Nottingham Station are pay-on-arrival alternatives without a guaranteed reserved bay.
- Supermarket permission/time limit — assessment
- No verified permission for football at Lady Bay Retail Park or neighbouring customer car parks; a 3-hour customer limit, if present, would be inadequate for a normal match visit.
- Total dwell time
- Plan around four hours minimum for arrival, both walks, 90 minutes plus half-time/stoppage, and dispersal; about five hours is safer if arriving early or a cup tie might reach extra time.
- After the match
- Cattle Market/closest stadium car parks can be slow to exit according to visiting and local supporter reports. Station-side parking offers a longer walk but avoids the immediate stadium-side queue.
Driving and staying overnight?
Plan a base for the match. Check parking arrangements with the hotel before booking.
Where to stay
Stay around Nottingham station or Station Street if the football and the journey home are your priorities. Meadow Lane is within a short walk, and this area keeps mainline trains, nearby food and your post-match return simple. There is little advantage in staying immediately beside the stadium unless you have a specific reason. Choose the Lace Market or Hockley if you want more restaurants, independent pubs and a proper evening out after the match. They sit further into the centre, so you will walk a little longer to Meadow Lane, but the choice of places to eat and drink is much broader. An overnight stay is most useful for a late kick-off or a long journey where the final train would be tight. Compare live prices for the exact date; there is no reliable fixed matchday hotel price.
Disabled Supporters Access Guide — Meadow Lane ↗For the best football-trip balance, base yourself around Nottingham station/Station Street: it keeps the ground roughly a 10-15 minute walk away while the Lace Market and Hockley are still walkable. Move deeper into the centre only if the evening out matters more than the shortest post-match return.
For the evening
Hockley and the Lace Market are the clearest bar/restaurant cluster for an overnight football trip, with Old Market Square and the wider central streets adding more mainstream pubs, bars and late venues. Staying centrally shortens the final walk after drinks, but some central rooms can pick up club noise.
For the train
Nottingham station is unusually useful for this ground: a published station-to-Meadow Lane walking route is about 14 minutes. Hotels around Station Street therefore avoid a trade-off between rail convenience and match access.
Hotels to compare
Leonardo Hotel NottinghamStation Street / Nottingham stationAll-round choice · For the shortest ground journey
The shortest robust hotel option found after comparing coordinates and supporter-relevant walking evidence.
Bear in mind: Not the hotel to choose if being directly among the busiest late-night bars matters more than match access.
Hotel details checked 2026-09-30Check availability ↗Booking.com · Choose your dates and check the final price.More about this choice
Five-minute official walk from Nottingham station, useful for both arrival and the post-match journey home.
Hockley and Lace Market are a short walk away, so staying near the ground does not mean sacrificing the evening.
Booking.com coverage was directly verified on all six sampled dates where the hotel appeared.
Current review evidence is broadly positive on staff, location, breakfast and general cleanliness.
No on-site hotel parking; nearby public parking is the practical option.
Some 2026 reviews report housekeeping lapses or dated bathroom/room-condition details, so the strong aggregate score is not spotless.
Rates moved sharply in the sample, including a £223.20 Saturday, so do not assume its usual value will hold on a specific fixture weekend.
Park Plaza NottinghamMaid Marian Way / Old Market SquareFor the evening
Very central for post-match food, pubs, bars and late venues.
Bear in mind: Repeated 2025-26 reviews describe intrusive nightclub noise until the early hours in some rear-facing rooms.
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Lace Market is about a five-minute walk away in Booking.com's current property description.
Verified Booking.com coverage and an 8.4/10 score from more than 5,000 reviews during the research pass.
Current positive reviews repeatedly mention clean rooms and helpful staff.
Still walkable back from Meadow Lane for supporters happy with a longer city-centre walk.
Ask for a quiet room away from St James Street; even high floors have not eliminated the issue for every reviewer.
Roughly a 20-25 minute match walk is materially longer than Leonardo.
City-centre parking is chargeable.
Some reviews describe dated decor/bathrooms and occasional service lapses.
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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.
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