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Your matchday card
Bournemouth v Chelsea
Sunday, 23 May 2027 · 15:00 · Vitality Stadium
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.
Getting there
- Pokesdown station — The closer of the two stations, roughly ten minutes' walk through Boscombe to the ground.
- Bournemouth station — Better served by fast trains from London Waterloo, but 25 minutes' walk or a short bus ride to Dean Court.
- Driving — The Wessex Way (A338) brings you in fast from the A31; car parks around the ground are small and residential streets are permit-controlled.
Safe away spots
- Sixty Million Postcards — Boscombe bar and kitchen a short walk from the ground, relaxed and away-fan friendly. Map
- Boscombe Precinct cafés — A row of independent cafés and takeaways on the walk up from Pokesdown. Map
- Seafront kiosks — If you arrive early, Bournemouth's beach cafés are 15 minutes away and worth the detour. Map
Worth the detour
Bournemouth beach and pier
One of the best seafronts in English football, a 20-minute walk from the ground.
Open in mapsRussell-Cotes Art Gallery
Eccentric Victorian villa museum on the clifftop above the pier.
Open in mapsBoscombe Chine Gardens
Small subtropical valley garden running down to the sea, close to the ground.
Open in mapsOff the beaten track
Lower-profile pubs, cafés and corners the locals keep to themselves.
The Sir Percy Florence Shelley, Boscombe
Wetherspoons named after Mary Shelley's son, a reliable and cheap option away from the main strip.
Open in mapsShelley Park
Quiet Victorian park behind Boscombe with the poet's family grave nearby, missed by most visitors.
Open in mapsSouthbourne Chine coastal path
A genuinely peaceful walk along the cliffs, a bus ride from the ground and away from all the matchday crowds.
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Transport alert
Sunday engineering works
Sunday fixtures are the most likely to hit rail replacement buses into Bournemouth. Check the route the week before and allow an extra hour.
Transport alert
Bank holiday network works
Easter and the May bank holidays are the heaviest engineering weekends of the year. May trips into Bournemouth should be planned around a possible line closure.
Ground note
Dean Court is a tight, old-fashioned ground squeezed into a residential area — legroom and concourse space are limited.
Ground note
Summer fixtures can clash with beach traffic on the A338; allow extra time on warm weekends.
What the day will cost
Rough guide for a trip to Bournemouth
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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