Torquay United have drawn Tonbridge Angels within the third spherical of the FA Trophy – and it is going to be the primary time the 2 sides have ever met.
The fixture will likely be performed at 3pm on Saturday, December 18, at The Halycon Wealth Longmead Stadium in Darenth Avenue, Tonbridge.
It’s an extended journey from South Devon to West Kent – round four-and-three-quarter hours for those who journey the 220 miles through the A303, and for those who’re fortunate and there are not any delays.
Whether or not you are conversant in the journey or not, 2Chill reporter Caroline Abbott has shared 9 issues you need to know earlier than making the journey this winter:
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1. Look out for Stonehenge
Roughly midway by means of your journey – after about 105 miles, or two-and-a-half hours – you’ll get an important view of Stonehenge in your left hand aspect. Some individuals are impressed and a few are underwhelmed by the prehistoric standing stone circle on Salisbury Plain in Wiltshire, however in both case, it’s good to see it for your self, particularly whenever you don’t need to exit of your method.
2. Be ready to lose radio sign
There are one or two stretches alongside the primary half of the journey the place there appears to be twin carriageway, hilly fields and never a lot else. I at all times lose radio sign for a short time right here, so be sure to have one other solution to entertain your self, whether or not it’s CDs or a gadget together with your music on which you’ll hook up with your automobile stereo through cable or Bluetooth.
3. Cease at Fleet Service Station
Fleet is my service station of alternative as a result of it breaks up the journey properly and it’s open 24 hours. It’s previous midway, coming after round 160 miles or three-and-a-half hours, however there’s nonetheless a sizeable solution to go. It’s situated simply off the street, between junctions 4a and 5 of the M3, in Hampshire. Burger King changed McDonald’s in 2020. There are different retailers together with W H Smith and there’s a drive-thru Starbucks. In fact, it’s also possible to go to the john and get petrol if wanted.
4. Anticipate delays on the M25
I’ve carried out this journey numerous instances, however I can solely recall one event when there WASN’T at the very least one delay on the M25. It’s irritating, as you’ll really feel so near your vacation spot by this level, however all you are able to do is hope it’s not too dangerous.
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5. Know the distinction between Tonbridge and Tunbridge Wells
Even for those who’d by no means heard of Tonbridge earlier than, it’s seemingly you’d heard of Tunbridge Wells, which is lower than eight miles away and famend for being a fancy city. Watch out to not confuse the 2 whereas trying to find Tonbridge in your Sat Nav or on-line – one is spelled with an O and one with a U! Though Tonbridge just isn’t as posh as Tunbridge Wells, it’s also an prosperous space, being shut sufficient to London for individuals to commute to well-paid jobs within the metropolis. Tonbridge additionally has loads of grammar colleges and Tonbridge Faculty, a public faculty which counts members of the band Keane amongst its alumni.
6. Go to Tonbridge Fort
That is arguably Tonbridge’s finest attraction, and is apparently England’s most interesting instance of a motte and bailey citadel with a splendid Thirteenth-century gatehouse. Even for those who don’t go inside, the realm, which is on the River Medway, is a stunning spot for a picnic or a stroll, if the climate is sweet sufficient.
7. A phrase on Tonbridge Angels
It’s price making an allowance for that Tonbridge Angels’ dwelling strip is blue and white. The final group that the Angels knocked out of the match was Canvey Island, whose nickname is – like Torquay’s – the Gulls. Enjoyable reality: Former England supervisor Roy Hodgson joined Tonbridge Angels as a 21-year-old after struggling to interrupt into Crystal Palace’s first group.
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8. Seeing the deer at Knole Park is prone to be as near reindeer as you’ll get this Christmas
Knole Park, in Sevenoaks, one other posh city round eight miles away from Tonbridge, has so many deer that you just’re assured to see a lot for those who go to. Feeding them is a no-no, however they’re so used to people that you just’re seemingly to have the ability to get fairly near them earlier than they transfer off, which is fairly magical for those who’ve not skilled it earlier than. The automobile park is just obtainable to Nationwide Belief members and paying guests to the home, however for those who’ve parked within the city, there are a number of gates the place you’ll be able to enter on foot and stroll round freed from cost.
9. Get meals on the journey dwelling from Solstice Providers
Solstice Providers at Amesbury in Wiltshire is a superb alternative for someplace to cease for meals on the way in which dwelling as a result of there are such a lot of totally different retailers right here, together with McDonald’s, Pizza Hut, KFC, Costa, Harvester and Toby Carvery. When you’re refreshed, the remaining 110 miles or two-and-a-half hours again to Torquay received’t appear such a drag.
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