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Visitor Guide: Hampshire v Middlesex & Cricket Live Feat. Boyzone
Visitor Guide: Hampshire v Middlesex & Cricket Live Feat Boyzone
Everything you need to know about Saturday's event at the The Ageas Bowl
Timings:
Gates will open at 9am on Saturday, with Hampshire v Middlesex to commence at 10:30am. The match has a scheduled finish of 6:15pm.
The Red Devils will be parachuting into the ground at approximately 2pm (during the match’s interval).
The Boyzone concert will follow the culmination of the cricket, and could start at any time from 5pm (subject to an early finish in the cricket). As such, we advise you arrange your travel and arrival accordingly.
Activities:
Cage Cricket - Take part in the revolutionary new form of the game 'Cage Cricket' in our state of the art facility
Inflatable Speed-Bowling Cage - Fancy your chances as a fast-bowler? Test your pace skills in our speed bowling net
Laser Quest - Battle against your friends in the darkness in the laser quest zone
Climbing Wall - Scale to the highest point and take on our challenging climbing wall
Poseidon Boxing Demo - View the thrilling demonstration from Poseidon's talented boxers as they showcase their skills
Heart Angels - Heart FM's Angels will be onsite providing a whole host of kids activities
Giant Inflatables - Enjoy our giant bouncy castle or inflatable slide located on the East and West Berms.
Face painting and Arts & Crafts - Have your face painted and get creative at our face painting and arts & crafts area.
Fire Engine & Police Cars – Check out the new Ageas sponsored BMW 1 series Roads Policing car and Fire Engines on show from the Hampshire Fire and Rescue Service.
Food and Drink:
Food will be available to purchase upon gates opening at 9am, with alcohol served from 10am.
A selection of food will be available around the ground, including: fish and chips, gourmet burgers, noodles, sausage and mash, curry, chicken and Indian cuisine.
A maximum of four cans of beer or equivalent, or 70cl of wine may be brought into the ground, however please note, no glassware is allowed.
The Ageas Bowl operates a strict ‘Challenge 25’ alcohol policy and as such anyone deemed to look Under 25 will be asked to provide photographic proof of their age, prior to being served alcohol.
Club Shop:
The Club Shop will be open from 9am. There will also be Boyzone merchandise available to purchase throughout the day.
Weather:
Please click here to view the latest weather forecast for the The Ageas Bowl.
If you are unsure on the latest situation with the weather at the ground, you can call our Match Day Information Line (recorded message) on Saturday on 023 8047 5662.
Tickets:
Tickets for this match are available to purchase online here until 9am on Saturday 1st August, any purchased online will be left for collection at the Matchday Ticket Office (available to collect from 9am on Saturday).
Tickets are also available to purchase over the phone on 0844 847 1863 - these will also be left for collection on the day of the event.
Tickets will be available to purchase on the gate from 9am on Saturday.
If you are travelling by car, the The Ageas Bowl is situated just off Junction 7 of the M27 and is clearly signposted.
Train:
If you are travelling to the The Ageas Bowl by train, there are two stations near the ground that you can travel to:
Southampton Parkway Station - trains from London Waterloo, Bournemouth and Weymouth.
The Xelabus X4 service links Southampton Airport Parkway station with the The Ageas Bowl. The bus stop can be found directly outside the entrance to the station building on platform 1.
Hedge End Station - trains from Portsmouth, Winchester and Basingstoke. The suggested route for travelling to the ground by foot or by bicycle is approximately 1.4km in length and should take roughly 25-30 mins walk or 10-15 mins cycle. Please click here to see a map of the route.
Bus:
First Bus Number 8 service connects the The Ageas Bowl with Hedge End Station, Southampton Civic Centre or Southampton City Centre.
To view a timetable for this service, please click here (please select topmost service).
Parking:
There is a chance the roads around the The Ageas Bowl will be busy on Saturday, as such, please allow plenty of time for your journey. Car parks will be open from 8:30am.
If you have pre-booked parking, please clearly display your parking pass on arrival. For those who haven’t pre-booked parking, parking will be available to purchase on the day, priced at £10 per car.
For information on travelling to and parking at the The Ageas Bowl, please click here.
Additional Information:
Match-day programmes can be purchased on the day for £3 (including a free scorecard). Scorecards are also available to purchase individually for just 50p.
