Just to clarify a few things for anyone coming down to the Amex on Saturday.
For most away fans the easiest and best option by far is to come by train. You’ll save money by booking a return ticket to Haywards Heath. From there, the rest of the journey on to Brighton and the change for Falmer is all within the free travel zone that’s covered by your ticket.
If you’re driving, the club’s Travel Guide and Video (on the seagulls.co.uk website, under the Fans tab) include essential info on the free park-and-ride arrangements, plus the nearby Bridge car park, where limited space (costing £15, or £12 if pre-booked) is available on the day. If coming down via the A23 I’d choose the Mill Road park-and-ride – but it gets full very quickly, so best to arrive by 1.30.
If you prefer to avoid Brighton altogether, you can park at Lewes station (costing £5) and get the train to Falmer – one-stop, 5 minutes, no charge, because it’s in the free travel zone. And waiting at Falmer for a train back to Lewes is often quicker than queuing for the park-and-ride buses.
Falmer station is right beside the ground and, these days, getting away isn’t a problem. Leave on the final whistle, queue for maybe 15-20 minutes, and the train gets you into Brighton in 8 minutes flat. Then, loads of good pubs near the station, plus everything that naughty old Brighton has to offer! Or you could of course just get on the first train back home…
If you do have time, and fancy being sociable post-match, a great way to dodge the queues is to stick around. But no need to stay stuck in the away end. All the concourse bars stay open – with away fans very welcome. West Stand Lower is the biggest – and a lot warmer than the somewhat draughty away concourse! The North Stand bars always stay open till 8pm, and Dick’s Bar (again, open to all supporters) later still.
As for catering, the locally produced Piglet’s Pantry pies are pretty special and, unlike anywhere else, the away bars always stock a real ale from the visitors’ locality. So look out for your local brew.
Most people find that the Amex is a pretty relaxed and friendly place. Hope you have a good trip, and enjoy the match!
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Do the bars in the ground have TV to watch the Wigan Arsenal game after?
Last year I took up the "offer" of the park & ride (Mill Rd) and having parked up with a good hour before kickoff found the bus crawl along the A27 rather tiresome, but that paled into insignificance to the wait for a bus back again - waiting out in the open for over an hour in the freezing cold (it was a night game in Dec) and that was just to get the park & ride bus back to Mill Rd and something I would not wish on my worst enemy.
You may have a lovely stadium but some idiot forgot to order more than 5 coaches to ferry 10k fans away at the end of the game. Sorry, but I wont be going next sat,
Many thanks for your fine advice.
Where can we buy dancing biscuits in town to make the Saturday night more bearable after our inevitable tonking?
Bit of finishing off at the pier brings a few things to mind.
To be fair, you're treated like an adult and the fare on offer is pretty good. Far more grounds to take issue with than the Amex!
Then some bright spark builds a bar called "Dicks" at their ground.
So let me be the first to ask: How do you rate Dicks? Would you say you like Dicks?
But don't worry most of our fans leave early even if we are winning!
I'm heading into Lewes about 9. Having breakfast in the old town and going around the pubs after. There are some decent pubs around that area and is only 5mins on the train from Lewes to falmer.
Wouldn't get to Lewes station after 2;15ish. Probably miss kick off if you leave after.