Wolves
From
Leeds by train you change at Piccadilly or New Street. Either way could work out
quicker and/or cheaper.
If you're driving down then there
is virtually no street parking available. Apparently early arrivers used to be
able to park in the streets around West Park, but this is now residents only.
And don't be tempted to try the Asda car park as you'll almost certainly get
clamped! This leaves the various pay and display car parks as your best option.
Pubs
Be aware that Wolves fans have a bit of a
reputation. Most of them are dead friendly, but a sizeable element are just the
opposite. Most of the pubs anywhere near the ground are strictly home fans only,
and you might want to avoid those that aren't. Apparently there plenty of town
centre pubs that you'll be ok in in small groups and/or without colours. One
place to definitely give a wide berth though is the Prince Albert, which you
pass on the way from the station to the town centre.
If travelling down by train then the place to
definitely head for is the Great Western. This place is legendary, if a bit
tricky to find! They have a good range of well-kept beer at decent prizes, and
also sell filling pub grub. On top of that the locals and the staff are dead
friendly, and the service is the best you'll get
anywhere. To get to the pub you turn eight out of the station, right again through through the underpass under
the station, then right again at the other end of it. Keep going until you eventually you
come to a road, and the pub is right in front of you. The
Great Western positively welcomes away fans as long as they behave themselves,
which includes no singing.
If you can't get into the Great Western or for some
reason prefer to go elsewhere then some town centre pubs that are reasonably
friendly are the Tap and Spile, Goose in the City, Litten Tree (good reviews),
and Royal London. There is of course a Wetherspoons, but you can't get in
without a ticket for a home section of the ground.
For those driving down the pub options are
pretty much the same. A couple of other places you might want to consider,
particularly if you're parked anywhere in the area, are the Combermere Arms and
the Clarendon Hotel. Both of these get good reviews, especially the former.
All the pubs mentioned above are shown on the pub map below.
Pub map
Internet Ground Guide
The Football and Real Ale Guide
Burnley
Guide to Wolves pubs
Fanzone