Aldershot Town Football Club
The EBB Stadium
High Street
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 1TW

How to get there

Directions by road

Leave the M3 at Junction 4 and take the A331 towards Farnborough/Aldershot. Continue towards Aldershot passing the North Camp turn off. At the next junction (Aldershot South) turn right at the roundabout towards Aldershot Town Centre (A323). Keep straight on this road and after going under a railway bridge, the ground is visible on your right. 

There is little parking available at the ground itself. Most fans tend to park in one of the many pay & display car parks, located around the town centre.

By Train

Aldershot station is less than a ten minute walk away from the ground. Upon leaving the train station, go down the station approach and turn right into Windsor Way. Continue down Windsor Way passing the Holy Trinity Church on your left. The road bends to the left and leads into Victoria Road. Turn right along Victoria Road and at the bottom of the road you will see floodlights of the Recreation Ground in front of you.

Drinking around Aldershot

Although there is a Club house at the ground, this is for home supporters only. The closest pubs to the ground are 'The Beehive' the & 'Crimea', Otherwise, the ground is just a short walk away from Aldershot Town Centre where there are plenty of pubs to be found.  If you have a bit more time on your hands then you may want to try the CAMRA listed Royal Staff pub on Mount Pleasant Road. Although located on top of a hill, it does look down onto the football ground and serves a good pint of Fullers Pride. Families are also welcome.

Ground Facilities

The interior of the ground hasn't changed a great deal since the days of Aldershot FC who alas went out of business in 1992. A new Club was born shortly after named Aldershot Town, who took over the Recreation Ground and have successfully risen through the lower leagues and now find themselves, back in the Football League. 

The ground itself is set in a pleasant setting with plenty of trees visible around its perimeter. This is particularly so at the High Street End of the ground which is an open end. Some of the trees there are almost as tall as the floodlight pylons of the ground. This end doesn't have any terracing as such, but merely a narrow path that runs along behind the advertising hoardings. On one side is a two storey green portakabin that serves as a Police Control Box, otherwise this end is unused for spectators. Opposite is the East Bank. This is a covered terrace that has a barrel shaped roof and a number of supporting pillars running across the front of it. On one side is the North (Main) Stand, which was built in the late 1930's. This partly covered (to the rear), is slightly raised having small sets of steps in front of it, so fans can access it. It once was all terrace, but a number of seats have now been added to the middle portion of the stand, with terrace still present on either side. Opposite is the South Stand, which is another covered seated stand, which looks a lot more modern than its age suggests (it was built in 1929). This stand only runs for around the half the length of the pitch, sitting astride the halfway line. The ground benefits from an impressive set of floodlights.

Away fans are housed in the South East corner of the ground, where there are 212 covered seated places available in the South Stand and space for a further 888 in the East Bank Terrace. This stand is shared with home supporters - and those familiar with the Rec will notice that the dividing fence has been moved during the Summer of 2008 to reduce the away area significantly. However in good weather the area shouldn't feel cramped as access remains to the uncovered terrace on the South side. There are a number of supporting pillars in the East Bank, which could obstruct your view. Although the stand is showing its age, at least it does allow a good atmosphere to be created. Despite the club having done significant work to improve facilities for away supporters, they remain pretty basic.
 
Travelling fans are also reminded that the Away turnstiles (11 and 12) are not at the front of the ground but via the park entrance accessed off Redan Road (Hill). The walk from the High Street entrance to the Away turnstiles can take 10 minute so allow plenty of time, and factor in potential queues due to there being only two turnstiles (there are plans to increase this to three). The only access to away supporters permitted via the front entrance is for disabled supporters who now have two dedicated wheelchair bays in the away seats.