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Directions:

By Car
Leave the M1 at Junction 11 and take the A505 towards Luton. Go through one set of traffic lights and at the 1st roundabout, turn right into Chaul End Lane. At the next roundabout turn left into Hatters Way, whilst continuing down Hatters Way the ground will be seen on your left, although it is not accessible from this road. At the end of Hatters Way turn left and start looking for street parking from here on (the ground will now be on your left).

Please note that there is a residents only parking scheme in operation near to the ground, so you will have to travel a little further away to find street parking.


By Train
Luton train station is a good 15 minutes walk away from the ground. From the station, turn left along the railway bridge, down the steps, and turn right along Bute Street which runs through the Arndale Shopping Centre. At the top of the centre, bear right along Dunstable Road. Kenilworth Road and the ground is on the left. Thanks to Tom Hunt for providing the directions.

 

General Information:

The club have been talking about moving to a new stadium for sometime now and hence investment in Kenilworth Road in recent years has been neglected. One side of the ground and one end are small and covered. A Luton fan once told me that the council would not let the club build any higher than the surrounding houses. The small end, The Oak Road Stand, is given to away supporters and this has a simple electric scoreboard on its roof. The other end is a large covered all seated stand, which was originally a terrace. The small side of the ground (called the Bobbers Stand as entrance once cost a Bob!) is predominantly filled with a row of executive boxes and is so small that you can clearly see the houses behind it. Netting has been suspended between the floodlight pylons on its roof to reduce the number of footballs being kicked out of the ground. The other side, the Main Stand, is an older two tiered covered stand. This stand is mostly wooden (therefore no smoking allowed) and is really beginning to show its age. The Main Stand only runs around two thirds of the length of the pitch, with another newer structure 'bolted' onto one end. This area is known as the 'David Preece Stand' and is used a family area. An odd feature is the dugouts being located opposite the players tunnel, resulting in quite a procession across the pitch. Also you will notice that rather than having floodlight pylons at each corner of the ground, as most older grounds have, they are instead featured along each side of the ground. This is a legacy of simply when floodlights were first installed at Kenilworth Road in the 1950's, there was no room in the corners of the ground to incorporate floodlight pylons and hence they had to go down the sides.

Future Developments
The Club are looking to relocate to a new 20,000 seat stadium, possibly to be built somewhere near to Junction 12 of the M1. However, the scheme is facing opposition from local residents as well as some supporters who feel that the Club should stay within Luton itself.

Entry for 2011/12 Blue Square Premier matches will be as follows.

All areas of the stadium*:
Adults £18
Over 65's/Under 22's £13
Over 75's £10
Under 16's £8
Under 10's £5

* In the Main Stand Enclosure & Block G, Adult tickets are £15.

Programme
Official Programme: £3 (away fans purchase them from inside the ground, from sellers on the pitch perimeter).

 

Last Season: 3rd, Conference Premier League 

Average Attendance: 6,942

A Fans View

The entrance to the Oak Road Stand must be one of the most unusual in the country. After going down a rather small alleyway at the side of the stadium (or down the cordoned off Oak Road), the impression is of queuing to go into someone's house and then through their back garden and into the stand! Just over 1,800 supporters can be accommodated in this stand and even a small number of fans can really make some noise. The Luton fans who like to sing tend congregating in the Main Stand immediately to the right of the away end, which can make for a good atmosphere. On the downside, there always seems to be a large Police presence, which seems unnecessary for the majority of games, although the Club stewards themselves seemed pretty relaxed. Also there are a number of supporting pillars in this stand, which may hinder your view. The leg room is tight (although I noted that away fans stood throughout on my last visit) and the toilets are small and have seen better days. The refreshments are not bad though, with a good selection of pies and burgers available. Although I noted that the Pukka Pies were a whopping £3 a go!