History and description

The Memorial Stadium has been a rugby stadium for most of its history being the home of the Bristol Bears. The stadium opened on 24 September 1921. For a large part of its history, it consisted of wooden stands. In the 1980s and 1990s, several new stands were built by Bristol Rugby.

In 1996, Bristol Rovers moved to the Memorial Stadium and played there for most of their history until 1986, when financial difficulties forced the club to vacate Eastville. In 1996, Bristol Rugby agreed to share the Memorial Stadium with Bristol Rovers.

In subsequent years, the club proposed plans to redevelop the Memorial Stadium, but in 2011 presented a new plan to move to an entirely new ground at a site at the University of the West of England. This stadium, commonly referred to as UWE Stadium, would have a capacity of 20,000 people, but plans were shelved in 2017 following a dispute with Sainsbury's that was going to build a supermarket at the site of the Memorial Stadium.

Plans has since shifted to redeveloping the Memorial Stadium again.

How to get to Memorial Stadium

The Memorial Stadium is located in north Bristol, just over 2 miles from Bristol's city center, and slightly further from Bristol Temple Meads, the main railway station. Various buses connect the stadium with the city centre and railway station, running across Gloucester Road. Bus 73, 75, and 76 are some of these buses.

Address: Filton Avenue, Horfield, Bristol, BS7 OBF

Bristol Rovers Tickets

Tickets for Bristol Rovers matches can be bought online or at the club's office at the stadium. Tickets can also be bought at the stadium on the day of the match.

The price for the terrace behind the goal ranges from £19.00 to £25.00, while prices for seats at one of the sides increase by £3.00 for every six top matches attended.

Useful Internet Links

Visit Bristol's official website, Bristols Rovers FC, as well as visitbristol.co.uk for tourist information about the city. Photo credits: John Lord