Swansway Stadium

Ground: Swansway Stadium
Address: Waterlode, Nantwich, CW5 5BS
Capacity: 3,000 (300 Seated)
Phone: 01270 621771

The Swansway Stadium was opened in 2007 at a cost of £4m. It replaced the club’s old stadium, Jackson Avenue, and has been the club’s home since.

The first match at the Swansway Stadium took place on 7 August 2007, a friendly against League One side Port Vale that ended 6–3 to the League side. Port Vale’s Ross Davidson scored the first goal at the ground after three minutes; Glyn Blackhurst became the first Nantwich Town player to score. The ground was officially opened before Nantwich’s match on 10 October 2007 by Sir Trevor Brooking. Moving to the new stadium coupled with success on the pitch helped increase Nantwich’s attendances from an average of 118 in 2005–06 to averaging 664 in 2008–09

Swansway
Stand

The Swansway Stand is the main stand at the Swansway Stadium and is situated to the south of the pitch. It has a seated capacity of around 300 people and houses the club’s offices, club shop, changing rooms and function room. It also contains refreshment facilities in the form of the Dabbers Diner. It houses all of the seating capacity at the stadium and is well covered against the elements.

Swansway
Motability Stand

There is a covered disabled stand on the South side of the stadium, opened by the Nantwich Town Independent Supporters’ Association in 2016. It can hold a number of disabled supporters and is open to both home and away fans. In 2021, Swansway Motor Group announced that they would be sponsoring the stand alongside their sponsorship of the main stand.

Whitby Morrison Ice
Cream Van Stand

The Whitby Morrison Ice Cream Vans Stand is a small terrace on the north side of the stadium. It can hold around 295 standing supporters and is where the more vocal home support is located.

How To Find Us

Getting to the Swansway Stadium

This section contains all of the information you will need to find The Swansway Stadium. It lists the directions for getting here by car, bus or train, as well as listing the car parking facilities in or around the stadium.

Driving

If you wish to visit the Swansway Stadium, the ground is easily accessible by car, train or bus. Listed below are the various way in which you can reach the stadium:

From the M6/A51:

If coming northbound from the Midlands: Come off the motorway at Junction 16 and take the first left on the A500. Follow the A500 for around 6.5 miles, heading over several roundabouts. At the 4^th roundabout, take the 2^nd exit signposted Nantwich Town Centre. (If approaching from the A51, follow the road until you reach a T-junction next to a housing estate. Turn left and follow the instructions from here). Follow that road, heading over a railway line as you do until it reaches a small roundabout after around 1 mile. Head straight over to the next one and turn left there, following the road round past a Morrisons on your right.

Head over the next roundabout and keep straight on. When you approach a set of traffic lights, head straight on and you will see the ground on your right hand side.

If coming southbound from the North West down the M6, it is also advisable to head to J16, come off on the slip road and take the turnoff marked Crewe, Nantwich and Chester. From there, follow the instructions listed above.

If coming Eastbound from West Cheshire/North Wales: Head down either the A51/A534 until you reach a crossroads with a set of traffic lights. Either head straight over(A51) or turn right(A534), following the signposts for Nantwich. Follow this road until you reach a canal bridge and traffic lights. At the lights, turn left, signposted Nantwich Town Centre. Follow the road and you will see the ground on your left hand side.

If approaching from Mid Cheshire(Middlewich): If coming Southbound on the A530 from Middlewich, you will reach the Alvaston roundabout on the outskirts of Nantwich. Take the 2^nd exit sign posted Nantwich Town Centre. Head straight on at the next roundabout and after ½ a mile, you will reach a t-junction. Turn left at the junction and after another third of a mile, you will reach another set of lights. Turn right at the lights and follow that road through the town centre. You will reach another set of traffic lights. Turn right there and you will see the stadium ahead of you on the right.

If approaching north along the A530 from Shropshire: Follow the road into Nantwich and you will approach a t-junction. Turn left and head along that road for around half a mile. Go over a railway crossing and turn left at the roundabout. Follow the road round to the right, head over the traffic lights next to the river and you will see the ground on your right.

Train

The stadium is not far from the train station in Nantwich. Nantwich is served by a number of services if arriving by train and the stadium is only a short walk from the station. Turn right out of the station and walk to the roundabout. Turn left and follow the road/path round the right and walk to the traffic lights next to the River Weaver. Head over the junction and keep following the main road. You will see the stadium on your right. The whole journey is just less than a mile and should take no more than 10-15 minutes.

Bus

If heading to the game by bus from any direction, head to the Nantwich Interchange and get off there. From there, head onto the main road and turn left, heading into town. Turn right at the Home Bargains store and head between the two sets of shops. Head into the car park, going left past the local swimming baths onto the main road. Turn right onto the main road and you will see the stadium ahead of you on the right.

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Swansway Stadium