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Arriving at Vicarage Road from City Centre
Vicarage Road is 0.5 miles from the High Street, providing a short walk to the stadium. It is south-west of the town centre.
Arriving at Vicarage Road by Public Transport
Watford Fc Stadium
London Overground
Watford High Street [WAT]
The station is located at 182 High Street WD17 2EG; 10 mins’ walk.
It offers the following services:
- London Overground services (Zone 8) to Euston
Directions to ground: Walk west along Lady’s Close; Turn right onto Wiggenhall Road, A4145; Turn left onto Vicarage Road.
London Underground
Watford
The station is located at Cassiobury Park Avenue WD18 7LE; 20 mins' walk.
It offers the following services:
- London Underground services (Zone 7) to Aldgate
Directions to ground: Walk east along Cassiobury Park Avenue; Turn right onto Shepherd’s Road; Turn left onto Rickmansworth Road; Turn right onto Harwood’s Road.
National Rail
Watford Junction [WFJ]
The station is located at Station Road, WD17 1EJ; 25 mins’ walk.
It offers the following services:
- Southern Railway services from East Croydon and Milton Keynes
- London Midland services from Birmingham, London Euston, Milton Keynes, Northampton and Tring
- Virgin Train services from Birmingham, Glasgow, Holyhead, Liverpool, Manchester, Preston and Wolverhampton
Directions to ground: Walk south along Clarendon Road; Turn left onto High Street (passing Moon Under Water pub); Turn right onto Market Street (walk the full length); Turn left onto Cassio Road; Turn right onto Vicarage Road.
Bus
Routes 8, 10, 320, 322, 324, 501, W1, W19 serve Vicarage Road
Official Supporters Coaches park right outside the stadium entrances, on Vicarage Road.
Arriving at Vicarage Road by Car
Vicarage Road on Google Maps: click here
The stadium is served by the following main roads:
- From North: M25 Junction 20, approaches centre on Hempstead Road (A411)
- From South: M25 Junction 18, approaches centre on Chorleywood Rd (A404); then A412
From City Centre
Exchange Road and Beech Grove form a ring road around the narrow High Street, which runs north-south. A412 is north of the town centre and leads towards the orbital motorway system. Lower High Street heads south, towards Pinner Road and London Road.
Watford Football Club Official Site
Stadium Area
Watford Fc Official Site
Vicarage Road runs north of the stadium, passing Vicarage Road Stand. Access before and after games is for the General Hospital only. The stadium backs onto the hospital, restricting access by road on two sides. Occupation Road is a minor side street, which runs past the Elton John Stand.
A4178 (Wiggenhall Road from south / Cassio Road from north) meet at the A4145 gyratory, near to the stadium.
Parking
No parking at the ground. Street parking only for local residents / matchday permit-holders. Parking is not permitted at Watford General Hospital.
Watford town centre has several car parks. The nearest is Church Street Car Park (WD18 0JD) on the inside of the ring-road, opposite the turn-off into Vicarage Road. All town centre car parks are within a 10-minute walk of Vicarage Road.