Ground Name: The Abbey Business Stadium (but still known to many fans as Whaddon Road).
Capacity: 7,066 (3,912 seated)
Address: Whaddon Road, Cheltenham, GL52 5NA
Main Telephone No: 01242 573 558
Team Nickname: The Robins
Home Kit Colours: Red & White
Away Kit Colours: Black With Red & White Trim
Official Web Site: www.ctfc.com

What's the ground like?

At one end of the ground is the newest addition to the stadium. The Carlsberg Stand was opened in December 2005 and has a capacity of 1,100 and has a small electric scoreboard on its roof. On one side of the ground is another relatively new stand. The In2Print Stand was opened in November 2001 and sits houses 2,034 supporters. It is a covered, all seated, single tiered stand, part of which is given to away supporters. The ground is now enclosed in one corner where the two new stands meet, although it is not used for spectators. On the other side of the pitch is the Stagecoach Main Stand, which has seating to the rear and terracing at the front. Straddling the half way line, it does not extend the full length of the pitch, having open spaces to either side. At one end is the small, covered, Cheltenham & Gloucester Terrace, which is the home end of the ground.

What will it be like for Dale fans?

Away supporters are housed on one side of the In2Print Stand at one side of the pitch. Around 1,100 supporters can be accommodated in this area. Away fans also used to be housed at one end in the Carlsberg Stand, but this has now been given over to home supporters. The view of the playing area from the In2Print Stand and the facilities inside are good, plus also has it has good leg room.

Ticket Prices

Dale supporters will be charged the following prices for a seat in the In2Print stand: Adults £20, Concessions £14, Under-16s £7.

Getting there?

The easiest and safest way to get to Whaddon Road is via the club's official coach service. For full details and to book your seat, contact the club on 0844 826 1907, or call into the club shop during the week.

By car?

Leave the M5 at junction 10 and take the A4019 towards Cheltenham. Keep straight on through the traffic lights, until you come to large roundabout (there is a McDonalds on the left), at which you turn left. Continue up this road going over a double mini roundabout. Keep going for about 300 yards and then turn right into Swindon Lane. Go over the level crossing and straight over the next roundabout (signposted Prestbury) passing the race course on your left. Turn right into Albert Road (signposted Gloucestershire University) and at the bottom at the roundabout turn left into Prestbury Road, (the ground is signposted from here) and then further down Prestbury Road, turn right into Whaddon Road. The ground is down on the left.

By train?

Cheltenham Station is over two miles from the ground, so best to jump in a taxi. If you are going to embark on the 35-40 minute walk then turn right out of station car park and follow Queens Road for around half a mile. At end of Queens Road turn left into Lansdown Road. At the next roundabout, turn left into Montpellier Walk (which later becomes the Promenade). At the end of the Promenade, turn right into the High Street. Go along High Street for around 100 yards and then turn left into Winchcombe Street. Continue straight along Winchcombe Street and into Prestbury Road. Straight across the next roundabout and then first right into Whaddon Road. The entrance to the away end is down on the left.

Where to drink?

There is a club bar at the ground called the Robins Nest which allows in small numbers of away fans for a small admittance fee. The closest pubs to the ground were the Fox & Hounds & The Greyhound, but they both have more of a home feel about them. Away fans are probably better heading to the Sudeley Arms or The Conservatory on Prestbury Road on the outskirts of town. There is even a decent fish & chip shop situated in-between the two. To find these pubs, turn right out of the club car park, and then turn left at the end of the road. Go straight over the roundabout, and The Sudeley Arms is on your left and the Conservatory is further up on your right. It is no more than a ten minute walk from the ground.