The FA Women's Cup sponsored by E.ON
The Final
Charlton Athletic v Arsenal
1pm, Monday 7 May 2007
The City Ground, Nottingham Forest FC
Live on BBC One
Tickets: Group Booking form click here









Monday's FA Women's Cup Final sponsored by E.ON looks set to break all records, with news that 18,700 tickets have been pre-sold as of this morning.

With large numbers expected to travel from outside of the East Midlands, Nottingham City Council have issued some travel advice for supporters.

Although Bank Holiday engineering works on both Midland Mainline and GNER may cause some disruption to scheduled services between London and Nottingham, fans of Arsenal and Charlton Athletic can still travel by rail to. These are the scheduled services that will get you comfortably to and from the match in time.

Outward services are via Midland Mainline from St Pancras.
Depart London St Pancras  0830
Arrive Long Eaton              1039
Depart Long Eaton             1050
Arrive Nottingham              1104

Depart London St Pancras  0930
Arrive Loughborough           1131
Depart Loughborough         1147
Arrive Nottingham              1210

Return services are via GNER to Kings Cross
Depart Nottingham                1531
Arrive Grantham                    1604
Depart Grantham                  1619
Arrive London Kings Cross     1728

Depart Nottingham               1550
Arrive Grantham                   1630
Depart Grantham                  1644
Arrive London Kings Cross     1804

Depart Nottingham                1650
Arrive Grantham                    1730
Depart Grantham                   1757
Arrive London Kings Cross     1911

Nottingham Midland Railway Station is situated in the town centre, less than a mile from the ground. It is a 15-20 minute walk to the City Ground.

How To Get There by Car:

From the North:
Leave the M1 at junction 26, following the signs to Nottingham via the A610 Nuthall Road until you meet the Nottingham Ring Road A6514 at Western Boulevard. Turn Right and follow the Ring Road South, passing the Queens Medical Centre where the Ring Road becomes the A52. Continue South on the A52 signposted Grantham over Clifton Bridge, past the Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Continue to the Gamston Island and then turn left into Radcliffe Road (A6011). Turn right into Colwick Road.

From the South:
Leave the M1 at junction 24, on the A453 towards Nottingham. At the Clifton Bridge complex follow signs A52 Grantham past Nottingham Knight Island to join the Lings Bar Road at the next traffic island. Follow the A52 signposted Grantham to the Gamston Island and then turn left into Radcliffe Road (A6011). Turn right into Colwick Road.

With roadworks scheduled at Junction 25, cars could also take junction 21a for Newark A46 and follow signs for Nottingham or Junction 24 and follow signs for Nottingham along A453.

From the West:
Approach via the A52 from Derby to the Nottingham Ring Road, along the Stapleford Bypass. Turn right onto the Ring Road (A52) and follow routes as above. Alternatively, from the M42, follow the A453 to the Clifton Bridge complex and follow routes as from the south

From the City Centre:
The City Ground is about a 20-25 minute walk from the city centre. See above.

By Bus from City:
Nottingham City Transport bus numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 all run from outside the railway station and you should ask to alight at Trent Bridge for the Nottingham Forest Ground.

Parking:
Coach and minibus parking is available at County Hall on a first come, first serve basis with a charge of £15 for coaches and £9 for minibuses. The car park will be staffed by Notts County Council and the Police and will be open from 9.00am. County Hall is only a short walk to The City Ground, please click here for a map of its location.

For information on fares & booking visit www.midlandmainline.com and www.gner.com