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General Information

Ground Information

Gloucester’s ground is situated a few hundred yards north of Gloucester city centre in Kingsholm Road. There are residential suburbs to the east and the broad flood plain of the River Severn is to the west.

The club left the Spa for Kingsholm when it bought an area of the Castle Grim Estate for £4,000 in 1891.

A main grandstand was erected in 1926 at a cost of £2,500, containing 1,750 seats. However six years later it would be destroyed by fire. There were plans proposed to increase the capacity of the stadium to 20,000, with seating for 7,000. It remained just that , a proposal, although the grandstand was replaced.

Gloucester Rugby opened the “sixpenny” stand later known as the Shed in 1891. Kingsholm’s capacity was further increased to 20,000 in the 1930s when a grandstand was added to the stadium.

The Main Grandstand at Kingsholm was demolished on March 26th 2007.  It took 6 months to complete the new stand and it now houses 7,500 seats for fans.

Gloucester Rugby Club operates one secure car parking facility at a nearby school.
Kings School is between the rugby club and the City Centre. Turn right at the Tewkesbury Road Roundabout (see map above) and proceed straight over the next roundabout, past Tesco’s and under the footbridge. Take the next turning left, passed the VW garage and take the second turning right (signposted), immediately after the public crossing into King’s School.

Also, opposite Kingsholm Primary School (which is directly opposite the main club car park and is accessed by taking the turning off Kingsholm Road next to the Post Office) is the YMCA car park which is also available to supporters on match days and is only a five minute walk from the ground.

All official facilities are manned during match hours and cost only ?3. Cars are left at owners own risk

Gloucester RFC Park and Ride
ThePark and Ride facility runs every 20 minutes for two hours before and after each home Premiership fixture. Supporter’s vehicles can be securely parked at the British Energy overspill car park at Barnwood which is signposted around the city with yellow AA road signs. Swanbrook Bus Company provide the shuttle service at ?1 for adults and .50p for all concessions. More than 600 cars can use this facility into Kingsholm and it is easy for all supporters with excellent access from junction 11A of M5.

Directions to the Ground

Leave the M5 (Junction 11) and follow signs for Gloucester, A40. Follow the dual carriageway to a roundabout, turn right following A40 signs to Gloucester/Ross on Wye. Follow the dual carriageway to the next roundabout (Longford Roundabout), and turn left following A38 signs to Gloucester City Centre. You come to another roundabout (Tewkesbury Road Roundabout), go straight across following signs to Gloucester City Centre; you are now on the Kingsholm Road, the ground is approximately 800 yards on the right.
From the west use the A48 or A40 into Gloucester. On approaching Gloucester use the A40 Gloucester Northern Bypass. You will then come to the Longford Roundabout and take directions as listed above.
Nearest railway station is Gloucester which is less than a 10 minute walk from Gloucester Rugby Club.
Two secure parking facilities are available, otherwise there are plenty of near-by streets to park on.

Admission Prices

South Stand - Covered Seating

Category *Early Booking Price Full Price
Gold £41 £43
Silver - Adult £35 £37
Silver - Concession £26 £28
Silver - Junior £18 £20
Bronze - Adult £24 £26
Bronze - Concessin £20 £22
Bronze - Junior £11 £13

East Stand - Covered Seating

Category *Early Booking Price Full Price
Adult £24 £26
Concession £20 £22
Junior £11 £13

The Shed - Covered Unallocated Standing

Category *Early Booking Price Full Price
Adult £20 £22
Concession £16 £18
Junior £10 £12

The West Terrace - Unallocated Standing
Category *Early Booking Price Full Price
Adult £21 £23
Concession £17 £19
Junior £9 £11

*Early booking available until the Thursday before the match.

Up to £7 off sected matches at Kingsholm for remainder of 2009 matches; London Irish, Sale Sharks and London Wasps

Local Rivals

Bath, Worcester, Bristol

Disabled Facilities

In the East Stand row A is reserved entirely for wheelchairs and supporters with disabilities that require front row access.

The disabled toilet behind the Grandstand has recently had a RADAR lock put on it.  This is a special lock that is now present in most public places nationwide and has a standard key to match that is available to all wheelchair users. There is always a spare key kept with the nearest steward at the ground for those who are without one.

Attendance Figures

Last Year in the 2007/08 Guinness Premiership Season, Gloucester finished 2nd in the attendance table with an overall attendance of 171,113.

2006/07 4th 143,312
2005/06 3rd 127,302
2004/05 2nd 136,700
2003/04 3rd 117,989
2002/03 3rd 115,997
2001/02 2nd 103,369

Hotel Accomodation

Premier Inn (Gloucester)
Barnwood
Gloucester
Gloucestershire
GL4 3HR
T: 0870 990 6322
F: 0870 990 6323

Ramada Gloucester - Hotel & Country Club
Matson Lane,
Robinswood Hill,
Gloucester,
GL4 6EA
Gloucestershire
Tel +44 (0)844 815 9044
Fax +44 (0)145 230 7212

Hatton Court Hotel
Upton Hill,
Upton St Leonards,
Gloucestershire,
GL4 8DE
Tel: 01452 617412
Fax: 01452 612945

Express by Holiday Inn
Telford Way
Gloucster,
GL2 2AB
Tel: 0870 7200953
Fax: 0870 7200954