Surrey Street, home of Glossop North End who play in the North West Counties Football League (tier 5 of the non league pyramid) has a capacity of 2,374 including 209 seats. The opposite side of the ground and behind one of the goals have further small covered areas, and the rest is open space.
The ground is well placed for getting to via public transport, bing maps plotting it as 0.39 miles away from Glossop train station. It's easy on the bus as well with direct buses from Stalybridge, Ashton and other nearby areas. Buses go along High Street West/East (name changes as you go along it) and all you need to do is keep looking left and when you spot the Tesco, get off the bus. Then follow the uphill road with Tesco on your left, follow it as it curves right and the ground and turnstile appears on your right.
As the ground is tucked round the back of several large shops and warehouses there is decent parking space right next to it, otherwise the Tesco's large car park is the best option. Advice for those unfamiliar with the area is if coming up via car or bus, allow a bit more time than the travel info says. The one problem with Glossop is that the big main road is pretty much the spine of the place, and by that I mean everyone who drives in or out of Glossop goes along it, and as a result you rarely pass through Glossop without being in some form of queue.
Back to the ground itself, admission is £6 for adults. Programmes are only £1 - a good read and an absolute bargain at that price, it's much better than a lot of the £2 programmes clubs in higher divisions do. The front cover and advert pages are colour glossy and the rest black and white paper.
Now I couldn't pay this ground a visit without seeing if their pies really are as good as what everyone suggests. For those who don't know, Glossop North End's steak and potato pie won the "football pie of the year" award at the British Pie Awards in 2010. And the general consensus of everyone who tries them for the first time is that they really are THAT good.
So I got my usual pie of choice - cheese and onion - wondering if it's only their steak and potato pie that's so brilliant or whether the rest are great as well. Verdict is - BEST. PIE. EVER. It really was that good, miles better than any pie I've ever had!
In terms of price, I got it with a can of coke and the total came to £2.10, so that might be £1.40 pie 70p can? There isn't a list of prices but the bit with the pies in is labelled so you know which ones they've got. They don't sell chips by the way. This gives some people an excuse to have a second pie later on!!
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