Hullbridge Away

[NickR]

First of all who's going??

 

Second of all I know a good way of getting there for people who are unsure of where Hullbridge is.

 

We can get a train from Upminster to Romford, train from Romford to Shenfield, train from Shenfield to Rayleigh and then a 10 minute No20 Bus ride from Rayleigh to Hullbridge.

 

All in all could take just over 1 hour door to door.

[Bridge]

Yep i'm going and driving!!

[coupwotcoup]

You can get a train to Battlesbridge and there is pub outside the station called the Hawk. THey will phone a cab for you. It is roughly the same distance as from Rayleigh station, but trains only once an hour.

[NickR]

Thanks for that Coup, but I believe trains are more frequent from Rayleigh having been there quite a bit, so I think thats probably still the best route.

There's loads of pubs in Rayleigh too, more than Burnham!

[coupwotcoup]

Been using Battlesbridge since 1992 so force of habit really. The Hawk is a great pub if you fancy a nice meal...good wine list too.

[and1inthetree]

raver - i don't do buses. there's a taxi rank outside the station in rayleigh.

 

is hullbridge the one where you don't really have to pay as the ground is an oversized tennis court in a park?

[coupwotcoup]

Depends how skint you are but three sides of the ground are accessible for viewing from outside the ground. No pubs near the ground though, bar is okay but nothing to write home about.

[and1inthetree]

oh i'll pay, but when we went there for the league cup, there were plenty who just watched from the bar.

[NickR]

Cab sounds good to me mate!

[Ian_W]

http://www.afchornchurch.com/travel/hullbridge.shtml

[coupwotcoup]

Been like that in all the years we have been going down there...seems odd that the turnstile should sited where it is, considering that from a good vantage point you can see the whole game from the bar.

Very handy if you happen to be playing there winter time as it is rather exposed down there.

[BOROMAN]

Ok, info from a local.

 

Coup is right, the Hawk does a good meal (go there quite a lot0, but you have the extra aggro of the Woodhamites branch line. There is a more "real ale" type traditional grub pub in Battlesbridge called the Barge (just by the Antiques Wharf). This was the pub where the murder victim lay cut up in the boot of the car whilst the killers went in for a pint whilst deciding where to bury the bits of body.

 

Rayleigh has loads of pubs, but apart from the Hungry Horse (MIM type place)you will need to walk abou 1/2 mile uphill to get to them. If you get the number 20 and stay on it to the end of it's route, you come to the Anchor on the River Crouch.

[TheGoat]

come on the blue boys!

[and1inthetree]

interesting suggestion, but i think we'll just watch the football and drink some beer if that's all the same to you ftg.

[YELLOW]

If you go into Rayleigh don't go into the Half Moon (although it does have a jukebox) or the Spread Eagle in the High Street. Total shiteholes!!

 

Hungry Horse (Travellers Joy) is probably the best of the lot and is quite near the station. Got a big screen in there which is great for sky football.

 

Best in the town centre is the Half Crown.

 

Would have come along to the game if I hadn't have been going to York as quite a few of my mates live in the Rayleigh/Hullbridge area.

[Eastside Urchin]

lets go in the roughest pub and scare the locals

[YELLOW]

Quote:

eastsideurchin 030crew said:
lets go in the roughest pub and scare the locals

A bit out of the way but The Spa in Hockley is alledgedly a neo nazi haunt!!

[Eastside Urchin]

lets get in there lads!!

[Eastside Urchin]

lets take peter heathcock

[YELLOW]

Good luck fellas!! You're going to need it!!