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The Away End

Championship away supporters' handbook

Away-day planner

Fratton Park, Portsmouth

Everything an away end needs at Fratton Park — the route, the safe pub, and the detour worth making. Built around the full 2026–27 Championship fixture list with local event and transport alerts.

Full Portsmouth guide

Selected date

Sat 13 Mar

15:00 · v Wrexham

Ground

Fratton Park

Capacity 21,100

Away end

Milton End

approx. 2,000

Travel

Fratton

10 min

2026–27 at Portsmouth

Home fixtures

Your matchday card

Portsmouth v Wrexham

Saturday, 13 March 2027 · 15:00 · Fratton Park

Kick-off 15:00
Drive to the groundWalk from Fratton

  • Leave home

    3h journey each way

    09:30

  • Pub / food

    Time for a pint and a bite

    12:30

  • At the ground

    Beat the turnstile queues

    14:00

  • In your seat

    Warm-up and team news

    14:40

Times are a guide from the published kick-off — always allow extra for engineering works and matchday road closures.

Stylised illustration of Fratton Park in Portsmouth
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Getting there

  • Fratton station — Ten minutes' walk through terraced streets; the away route is stewarded.
  • Trains from Waterloo — Around 100 minutes; change at Havant if there are works on the direct line.
  • Parking — Street parking is permit-controlled — use Gunwharf Quays or the park and ride at Tipner.
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Safe away spots

  • Gunwharf Quays — Waterside restaurants and bars, 15 minutes by train or bus from the ground. Map
  • Albert Road — Southsea's independent strip of pubs and cafés, a mile from Fratton Park. Map
  • Goldsmith Avenue takeaways — Chippies and burger vans on the walk from the station. Map
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Worth the detour

Stylised illustration of Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

Portsmouth Historic Dockyard

HMS Victory, the Mary Rose and HMS Warrior; a full day if you let it be.

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Stylised illustration of Spinnaker Tower

Spinnaker Tower

170 metres over the harbour with a glass floor.

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Stylised illustration of Southsea seafront

Southsea seafront

Common, castle and pier — a proper walk before a 15:00 kick-off.

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Off the beaten track

Lower-profile pubs, cafés and corners the locals keep to themselves.

  • The Wine Vaults, Albert Road

    Rambling Southsea pub with a long beer list and a garden, ten minutes from Fratton Park.

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  • Albert Road independents

    Vintage shops, cafés and the Kings Theatre — the local alternative to Gunwharf.

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  • Southsea Castle & Hot Walls arches

    Seafront artist studios and a Tudor fort most visitors miss for the dockyard.

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Local event

Great South Run and spring events

Road closures across Southsea on event weekends.

Ground note

The Milton End is partly uncovered — rain here is horizontal off the Solent.

Ground note

Fratton Park is old and tight; concourses are cramped at half time.

What the day will cost

Rough guide for a trip to Portsmouth

Rough advance return fare per person

  • Travel£53
  • Away ticket£30
  • Drinks (3 pints)£16
  • Food on the day£14

Each person

£112

Group of 2

£225

Estimates only — fuel at 16p a mile, pints at £5.20, and walk-up rail fares can be far higher than advance singles.

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