Guide: Glamorgan v Essex Eagles

6 Aug 2018 | Cricket
Glamorgan look to make it four wins from four as Essex Eagles travel to Sophia Gardens Cardiff tomorrow (Tuesday 7th August). Here’s a helpful guide ahead of your visit.

Tuesday 7th August

Gates Open: 5pm 
Match Starts: 6:30pm

 

On-The-Day Ticket Sales & Collections

Ticket Booth by Gate 2 – Open from 10:30am

           Adults – £10

Students – £5

           U17s – FREE OF CHARGE, but must possess a ticket

 

Tickets from the abandoned Kent Spitfires Vitality Blast match on Sunday 29th July can be exchanged for the fixture from the ticket booth.       

All U17s must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Seating at Glamorgan Cricket's Vitality Blast matches in Cardiff are unallocated, so you can choose your view of the action! 

 

Travel

There is no public car parking available at the Stadium. There are a number of independent car parks located throughout the city, visit www.ncp.co.uk/cardiff

Food

During the Vitality Blast campaign, we will have an array of local street food vendors offering an international selection for you. We are excited to welcome The Queen Pepiada, The Grub Shed and Fritti Italian, along with our regular vendors of Burgers, Noodles, Urban Jungle, Ice Cream and Dinky Donuts.

You will also be able to get a hot meal – to eat in or take away – from the Legends Lounge, in the National Cricket Centre for £8.

Drink

There will be multiple public bars located around the venue offering a full range of beverages. There will be a Pimm’s stand and a Real Ale bar. You will be able to find this wide selection underneath the Castell Howell Stand and Foster’s Grandstand.

Help Glamorgan stay green and use our Green Goblets, with deposits for plastic pint glasses being £1.

There will be free water refill units available from underneath the Castell Howell Stand and on the back lawn.

Weather

The latest weather forecast for Tuesday is light cloud and a moderate breeze, so please prepare appropriately for your visit.

Entertainment

There are plenty of activities going on around the stadium to keep you entertained. You’ll be able to test your cricket skills in the SPTS Youth Zone with Glamorgan Cricket, scale the Boulders climbing wall or try golf and other sports.

There will also be live music underneath the Castell Howell Stand by local artist Nick Pendry. We will host a player signing session after the match in front of the Discover Leeks Pavilion. All of these activities are free, so beat the queues and come down early.