If you’re going to the game, please check this guide – which will be kept up-to-date with the latest matchday information – before travelling.
TRAVEL DISRUPTION
East Midlands Railway have advised the club that, due to engineering work on the West Coast and the Easter weekend leisure travel, supporters should be aware that journeys by train from London St Pancras to Nottingham on Saturday will be exceptionally busy.
There will be a queuing system in place at St Pancras which will mean customers will need to allow extra time for their journey.
On the day you are travelling, you can check your journey using the National Rail Enquiries real-time Journey Planner.
Trains may be altered at the last minute, so please do check your whole journey before you set off and also throughout your journey, and leave plenty of time to make it to the City Ground.
Those travelling to the game should check their route before setting out and aim to arrive as early as possible.
SUPPORTER ADVICE
Please ensure you read Forest’s away supporters’ guide here.
Supporters are reminded to keep off the pitch at all times. Perpetrators may be prosecuted.
For the safety of all supporters, it is illegal to use flares, flash bangs and other pyrotechnics at the stadium.
Smoking or the use of e-cigarettes is not permitted anywhere across the stadium campus.
To ensure that you are able to enter The City Ground without any hiccups, it is important that you attempt to access the stadium using the correct turnstile or accessible door. Details of the turnstile/accessible door that you should be using are displayed clearly on your ticket/card.
Attempting to use your ticket/card at the wrong turnstile will result in failure and delays in you taking your seat.
Supporters must be made aware that, once you have entered the stadium, you will not be permitted to leave the stadium and re-enter.
Turnstiles usually open 90 minutes prior to kick-off (13:30 GMT).
The majority of turnstiles will close 10 minutes after kick-off. However, some turnstiles will be open until half-time to welcome late-comers to the stadium. Within the visitors’ section, any combination of turnstiles from 41-53 will be open to allow you access into the stadium.
MATCH TICKETS
Tickets for this match have sold out.
Supporters must have a Season Ticket, Season Ticket+ or Membership to purchase. Members can take advantage of a whole host of benefits, including priority ticket access for selected Members. Grab yours here from just £25!
All tickets for this fixture are paper tickets. Supporters had the choice of receiving via postage for £1.50, or collection from Palace.
Should you encounter any issues on the day, the Visitors’ Ticket Office is just 20 metres away from the visitors’ section, which is located in the Bridgford Stand. Supporters who are collecting tickets that they have purchased from Palace will be requested to provide proof of their booking and ID to confirm that they are authorised to collect these tickets.
The Visitors’ Ticket Office remains open only until half-time, after which supporters will not be permitted to enter the stadium.
TRAVELLING BY TRAIN
Nottingham railway station has regular rail services from London, Birmingham, Derby, Leicester, Newark, Grantham, Worksop, Sheffield and Peterborough. The station itself is roughly a 20-minute walk or ten-minute bus ride from The City Ground, so the chances are you might be able to leave your car at home more easily than you think. Visit www.nationalrail.co.uk to view your train options.
Please bear in mind the disruption information above.
Regular Trams are available across Nottingham. The closest stop to the City Ground is Meadows Embankment, where you can take a 20 minute walk over to the ground.
BY COACH
There will be three coaches travelling from Selhurst Park.
Tickets will cost £40 per person with a departure time of 09:00 GMT. Book here.
BY BUS
The City Ground is serviced by a number of frequent services from across the Nottingham, with the Numbers 5-11 services likeliest to pick-up/drop closest to The City Ground in any direction.
For further information on your bus options, please visit www.nctx.co.uk to see which services suit your needs best.
BY CAR
The City Ground can be accessed quickly and easily from junctions 24 and 26 of the M1, depending on which direction you’re departing from. Just remember to set your SatNav to NG2 5FJ.
Further directions can be found here.
Fans should be aware that, on a matchday, parking at the ground is considerably limited and priority is given to disabled supporters, coaches, players, match and club officials. Any availability is on a matchday-only basis, charged at £10 first-come, first-served.
Please do not park on residential streets around West Bridgford, since controlled parking zones and residents parking schemes are enforced on a matchday, which will result in your receiving a parking ticket and fine.
If you plan to drive directly to the stadium then Forest strongly advise that you:
OTHER USEFUL INFORMATION
Children under the age of 14 are not permitted into the stadium if not escorted by an adult aged 18 years of age or older.
To ensure that Forest abide by their commitment to the safety and security of all supporters, the club adopts a strict search policy at the stadium which may cause congestion and long queues at the turnstiles.
To ensure that you enter the stadium and take you seat in plenty of time for kick-off, please make sure you allow enough time for any necessary security checks, which may include random searches.
Please do not bring large bags or luggage (such as rucksacks/briefcases/suitcases/ suit bags etc.) to The City Ground as they cannot be brought into the Stadium.
Please be advised there is no left luggage facility at the stadium. Backpacks, holdalls, rucksacks, or other similar items of any size, large or small, will not be allowed into the stadium. Small handheld bags, no larger than A4 size (12”x8”x3”) will be accepted and only one bag per person is allowed. It is advised you only bring a bag if it is absolutely essential.
Naturally, some items have no place inside a football stadium, so please think before you bring items which might be considered to be a potential weapon. Knives, glass, unopened bottles, pyrotechnics, large poles and aerosols are guaranteed to be confiscated at the turnstiles, so if you don’t want to have an item taken off you, please don’t bring it.
A wide range of food, snacks, confectionary and drinks (both alcoholic and non-alcoholic) are available at the ground.
The City Ground is a cashless stadium, so only debit/credit card payments will be accepted for food and drink inside the stadium itself.
Fans looking for the nearest places to have a quick drink and a bite to eat prior to visiting The City Ground will find the following most accessible
Wearing a bright pink bib, the Here-To-Help squad can be found in various locations around the stadium and are there to provide you with all of the information that you might ever need. So if you are not sure where the near-est toilet is, where to the nearest ATM, have forgotten which seat you should be sat in or are simply not sure which turnstiles you should be entering to get into the stadium, simply seek-out someone in a pink hi-vis jacket!
