A red ball, pristine white flannels and the green, green grass of Trent Bridge.
We can't wait to welcome you to our home for the Rothesay County Championship as Nottinghamshire’s title defence gets underway.
Our home season kicks off with the visit of Glamorgan (Friday 10 – Monday 13 April, 11am starts).
If you're thinking of joining us, read on for all you need to know, including:
Gates and access
As our Pavilion development continues, kindly note that areas of our venue close to the building may be congested with construction traffic across the course of the game.
Access to the Dixon Gate will be restricted, with an additional gate open a few metres away along Bridgford Road. All other entry gates will open as usual at 9.30am.
If you wish to visit the ticket office to renew your membership or make any enquiries, our friendly team will be happy to help in the following locations:
- Before entering the ground: from the ticket office windows on Bridgford Road.
- Members of our friendly ticket office team will be in The Clubhouse between 12pm and 2pm.
Please follow the guidance of our stewards when in the vicinity of the Pavilion.
Ticket information
2026 Nottinghamshire members need only brandish their membership card on arrival to gain entry to this fixture.
Tickets for non-members are priced as follows:
- Adults: £23
- Senior citizens (65+) and under 21s: £18
- Under 16s: £6
Tickets can also be purchased from the Ticket Office windows on Bridgford Road.
Seating is unreserved, meaning spectators are welcome to sit anywhere in the ground, with the exception of the exclusive members-only seating in front of the Hound Road Stand.
Teatime reductions
If you can’t get here for the start of play, you can pop in after the tea interval to watch the final session at the reduced price of £7 for adults, seniors and under 21s, and £1 for juniors (under 16s).
Hours of play
96 overs are scheduled to be bowled each day.
- Gates open: 9.30am
- Toss (day one): 10.30am
- Start of play: 11am
- Lunch: 1pm
- Afternoon session: 1.40pm
- Tea: 3.40pm (or when 32 overs remain, whichever is later)
- Evening session: 4pm
- Close: 6pm
On each of the first three days, there is a provision for playing time to be extended by the amount of time lost in that day up to a maximum of 30 minutes. Play can, however, continue on each day until the completion of a minimum number of overs or until the scheduled or re-scheduled close time, whichever is the later.
Kindly note that all timings are subject to change. In the case of a longer day, times will be announced each day.
Travel information
Trent Bridge Cricket Ground is situated in West Bridgford, in very close proximity to both Nottingham Forest and Notts County Football Clubs. Our postcode is NG2 6AG.
Car parking
Parking can be secured in advance at the Nottinghamshire Sports Club, situated off Holme Road (NG2 5AA). Spaces, priced at £5 for Nottinghamshire members and £7 for non-members, can be booked here…
Parking can also be secured on the day in the Nottingham Forest Car Park. Access for this can be gained off Lady Bay Bridge, via Scarrington Road (NG2 5BR). Please note that the Forest car park now only accepts payment via cashless means, with parking priced at £5 for members and £7 for non-members.
On Sunday 12 April parking will not be available at Nottingham Forest, with spaces also extremely limited at the Notts Sports Club, as Forest host Aston Villa in the Premier League.
Kindly note that pay-and-display machines are now in operation on a number of roads in West Bridgford, including Fox Road and Hound Road. Further details are available here...
Bicycle parking
Cyclists are able to park their bikes at the ground, in bike racks situated on the Bridgford Road Stand and Radcliffe Road Stand concourses, until an hour after close of play.
Travelling by tram
The Queens Walk and Meadows Embankment tram stops are located around a 20-minute walk from the ground, with the route from the Meadows Embankment stop proceeding along a pleasant stretch of the River Trent. Alternatively, a stop at Nottingham Train Station can be found just a 20-minute walk away. To help plan your journey, visit www.thetram.net.
Travelling by bus
Regular bus travel is available to the ground, with bus stops situated on Bridgford Road and Radcliffe Road.
Travelling by train
Nottingham Station can be found a 20-minute walk from the ground, with public transport and taxis available to convey you to your destination.
To plan your journey, please visit the National Rail Enquiries website.
Taxis
A taxi rank can be found 200 yards from the ground on Bridgford Road, adjacent to the large West Bridgford Co-op. If you need to call for a taxi, some of our local operators include: DG Cars 0115 950 0500, Royal Cabs 0115 9608 608, Trent Cars 0115 950 5050 and Yellow Cars 0115 981 8181.
Food & Drink
A range of refreshment options will be available around the ground, via card payments only.
Kindly note that you'll find food caddies around the venue, in which you'll be able to deposit your leftover food-related paraphernalia. Our food waste will then be whisked away for composting, to be used as a soil improver, reusable heat or fuel.
The Clubhouse
Located in the Derek Randall Suite, The Clubhouse contains two bars serving alcoholic, soft and hot drinks, ice cream and a range of food offerings.
The Clubhouse offers an indoor vantage point from which to take in the action, while TVs will be showing the live stream.
Barrel & Bean
Situated in the TBI Courtyard, Barrel & Bean serves hot drinks, alcoholic beverages, snacks and ice cream, with hot pies available from midday.
The Cricketers’ Suite
Located on the first floor of the Radcliffe Road Stand, the Cricketers’ Suite serves bacon cobs from 10-11am, hot meals from 12pm-2pm, and afternoon tea at the Tea interval. Hot and cold drinks, and alcoholic beverages, are also available.
Keeton’s Corner
Located to the rear of the large replay screen, Keeton’s Corner serves hot drinks, snacks, ice creams and alcoholic beverages.
Bringing your own food & drink
Spectators are welcome to bring their own food and drink, but kindly note that glass containers cannot be brought into the venue. Members of the club are permitted to bring a small quantity of alcohol into the venue (1 litre of wine, beer or cider), for consumption only in Hound Road members' area seating. Alcohol cannot be brought into the venue by any other supporters.
Water dispensers
You'll find dispensers via which you can refill water bottles and containers situated around the ground.
Recycling your reusable cups
Delivered in conjunction with One Planet One Chance - the UK's only carbon-neutral reusable cup solution - supporters will be able to assist Trent Bridge’s efforts to become increasingly environmentally friendly with each drink they purchase.
An extra £1 charged on your first drink of the day will cover the cost of washing their cup for re-use, while you will receive a fresh eco-cup at no extra cost when returning your cup to make a new drinks purchase.
By dropping your cup into a deposit bin at the end of your visit, you will play a significant part in helping Trent Bridge to reduce plastic waste by ensuring cups can be re-used on future matchdays. Find out more about where your money goes here…
If you’re a regular attender of cricket at Trent Bridge, feel free to retain your cup across multiple visits to save yourself the hire fee each time.
Public Wi-Fi
Public Wi-Fi is available throughout Trent Bridge, powered by deeserve, which you are very welcome to use at your leisure.
Simply connect to _Trent Bridge Free Wi-Fi from the available list of wireless networks and follow the sign-in or login instructions.
Trent Bridge Shop
For souvenirs, replica shirts, bats, balls and training wear, our Club Shop is located at the rear of the Radcliffe Road stand, near to the reception entrance on the ground floor.
The Club Shop will be open throughout the fixture, until 5pm each day.
Scorecards
Scorecards will be available in the shop, ticket office and The Clubhouse, priced at £1.
The Wynne-Thomas Library
All spectators are very welcome to visit the Wynne-Thomas Library and explore the thousands of books on the shelves, read the latest cricket magazines and chat to other visitors.
In the Library there is also a display about the 1926 County Championship (when Notts finished in fourth place behind champions Lancashire), information about the current project to refurbish and extend the historic Pavilion, and details about how supporters can help to restore the portrait of Mordecai Sherwin, a former NCCC captain and wicket keeper who was born 175 years ago.
Visitors to the mezzanine level will be amongst the first people to see ‘Trent Bridge – A Cricketing Cathedral’, a magnificent stained-glass window created and donated by local artist Michael Brown.
Situated behind the Ticket Office, the Wynne-Thomas Library is open during the lunch and tea intervals on every day of this match.
Heritage displays
Displays about the major women’s cricket matches played at Trent Bridge since 1939 and about Eileen White – a great pioneer of the women’s game – are in the corridor near the Ticket Office.
Information panels about Notts’ knights of the realm – Sir Garry Sobers and Sir Richard Hadlee – can be seen on the ground floor of the Radcliffe Road stand, in the waiting areas named after these two giants of the game.
The 2025 Championship pennant is also displayed in the western stairwell of the Radcliffe Road stand.
Toilet and baby changing facilities
Ample toilet facilities are located, and well signposted, in various locations around the ground.
Kindly note that access to accessible toilets is available via a Radar key, which can be collected from our stewards.
Baby changing facilities are available in the William Clarke Stand ladies’ toilets, the Bridgford Road Stand toilets, the Hound Road ladies’ toilets, in the Radcliffe Road Stand (on the concourse, beside Radcliffe Road reception, and on the East wing of the first floor), in the Acrisure Stand, and in the accessible toilet to the rear of the Acrisure Stand. Please feel free to ask any steward for directions.
The changing rooms in the ticket office building can be made available upon request at the Ticket Office as further baby changing facilities accessible to men, or as a quiet feeding area.
We're proud to be recognised as a Breastfeeding Friendly in Rushcliffe certified venue, with a private baby feeding room and quiet space available in the Radcliffe Road Stand, next to reception. This space includes baby-change accessories, comfortable feeding chair and calming projector.
Mothers are, of course, welcome to breastfeed within their stand seats throughout the day.
First Aid
First Aid facilities will be available at the rear of the Bridgford Road Stand. If you require assistance when in another area of the ground, please alert the nearest steward.
Accessibility
Wheelchair viewing positions are available in front of the Bridgford Road Stand, Hound Road Stand and Larwood & Voce Stand, as well as the Hound Road Upper, Radcliffe Road Lower and Middle tiers and the top of the Bridgford Road Stand. You'll also find electric wheelchair charging points at the top of the Bridgford Road Stand.
Please feel free to ask your nearest steward if you have any questions regarding our accessible facilities around the ground, as they’ll be delighted to assist you.
If you think you'd like any assistance on the day, would like to talk to someone to help plan your visit, or are attending with an assistance dog, please email info@trentbridge.co.uk
Further information on accessibility is available here...
Multi-faith room
If you want to get away from the hustle and bustle, our Fielders' Rest multi-faith room and quiet space is available on the ground floor of the Ticket Office building. Please see a steward if you need directions.
Prayer mats are provided, with guests welcome to bring their own religious items if they wish to use these whilst praying.
Smoking policy
Designated smoking areas are assigned in various concourse areas, but smoking (including e-cigarettes) is only permitted in these areas, so please refrain from smoking in your seat.
Reporting discrimination
If you are aware of or witness discrimination at any level of cricket in Nottinghamshire, including matches at Trent Bridge, we urge you to report it to us so that we can investigate and take appropriate action.
You can do so by sending a text message to 88440 with further details, starting your message with ‘Notts’.
Alternatively, telephone 0115 982 3000, email whistleblowing@trentbridge.co.uk, or write to the HR Manager, Trent Bridge, Bridgford Road, West Bridgford, Nottingham, NG2 6AG.
Ground regulations
Our ground regulations can be found in full here...
Weather forecast
View the latest weather forecast here…
Following the action online
If you can’t make it to the ground, our live streaming service, social media channels and club website will keep you updated throughout.
