Derbyshire Directions

From M1 South:
Take exit 25 - A52 Derby. After 6 miles arrive at Pentagon Island. The ground is 4th exit off this roundabout, signposted with a brown cricket sign.

From M1 North:
Take exit 28 - A38 Derby. After approx 13 miles, arrive at roundabout, take 1st exit A61, signposted with a brown cricket sign. Follow over 2 more roundabouts, stay on A61. Just before 3rd roundabout, Pentagon Island, take left turn into cricket ground. If you should miss it, take 1st exit off roundabout into ground.

From Birmingham:
Travel up A38 to A61 roundabout. Take 2nd exit, A61 Derby signposted with a brown cricket sign. Follow over 2 more roundabouts, Pentagon Island, take left turn into cricket ground, if you should miss it, take 1st exit off roundabout into ground.

From M6:
Take exit, J15 (from south), J16 (from north), follow signs to A50 (Uttoxeter). Follow A50 approx 20 miles to A516 to Derby. Take A516 until it joins A38 then follow directions (from Birmingham) above.

Parking
On-site Car Parking: £5 per car match days only

Derby
Derby is on the Midland Mainline with direct trains from London St. Pancras via Leicester from the South, and Sheffield and Chesterfield from the North. It is also on the Virgin Cross-Country line with trains from Scotland, Newcastle, Durham and Yorkshire, as well as The West Country, Bristol and Birmingham. Derby is also served by local Central Trains from Birmingham, Burton, Crewe, Matlock, Nottingham and the East Midlands. Station info from National Rail

The walk from the station takes about 20 minutes

Leave the station by the main entrance where the shops and ticket office are located, and not by the Pride Park entrance. Turn right and go along the entrance road to the main road. Turn right and proceed along the road, past the car park and office buildings until the pavement reaches a path junction under a flyover. Turn left following the sign for the City Centre.

Continue along this pavement until it turns right and crosses the canal. After crossing the canal carry straight on and follow the path as it goes alongside the River Derwent. Take the first bridge across the river (on the right) and then turn left passing in front of the Evening Telegraph building and the Bus Garage entrance.

Take the first right walking along the side of the Bus Garage and follow the pavement around to the right as it goes behind the Bus Garage, then under the railway and along the by the side of the A52.

Keep going until you reach the PENTAGON ISLAND with the Peugeot garage on your right. Carry on across the road ahead with the double pedestrian crossing and then carry on ahead with Kwik-Fit and the car wash on your right. At the far corner of the car wash, cross the slip road and pass under the flyover carrying the A52. Cross the next slip road and then carry straight on with the Pentagon Trade Park and Speedy Hire on your right. Cross the next road and you have arrived.

Enter the main entrance to the ground, go past the Players' and Officials' car park and the pedestrian gate is at the far end of the hedge.

Main Gate off Pentagon Island Roundabout (players, officials, press/media, members, public and vehicles) and from (A61) Sir Frank Whittle Way via spine road adjacent to Virgin Active Leisure Complex.

Weather from the BBC

*Recommended by Derbyshire CCC