Ian Cartwright's away guide to Bromley

The next stop on Charlton's tour of the Home Counties sees the Addicks in action closer to SE7 as we visit the border of London and Kent to face Bromley at Hayes Lane on Wednesday (7.45pm).

A Charlton XI head for Bromley on Wednesday

It's no doubt a familiar venue for many Addicks fans, with both the reserves and women's team having played there at various times, and admission is £10 adults and £5 concessions - just pay on the gate.

The ground has undergone significant redevelopment over the past couple of decades after its original incarnation was gutted by a fire in 1992.

Indeed, with the Lilywhites pushing closer and closer to the highest echelon of non-League football, their stadium already meets the standard required.

It is a walkaround ground which boasts cover in some form on three sides, with the new main stand now accompanied by a smaller version, in a similar vein to Barnet. A large flagpole separates the two.

There are a few poles in the smaller stand and covered and open terracing, and on the whole the view is pretty good throughout.

Part of the redevelopment has been the inception of some excellent banqueting and bar facilities. The Glemnet Suite will no doubt be a little more exclusive to the great and the good, but the Sports Bar is a modernised and extended version of the old clubhouse, which is absolutely fine for its purpose and not just in terms of facilities.

The ground is set in Norman Park, which makes it quite idyllic and a little way away from the centre of Bromley - certainly not like Bedford proportions, though!

There are quite a few pubs in Bromley town centre, with The George further up Hayes Lane, while I have also heard that the Bickley & Widmore Working Men's Club in Tylney Road is quite good...

Again, the ground is in the London A-Z, just set back off Hayes Lane itself, so I'm sure most people will choose their preferred route, and there is parking available. However, if you're considering street parking, check the lampposts for any residents' schemes.

No doubt a few people will be coming straight from work in London by train, and the closest station to the ground is Bromley South, which has regular, fast services from London Victoria (and less frequent ones from London Blackfriars). The walk is not too bad but buses 119, 146 and 314 run from Bromley South to just outside the ground (Norman Park).

Alternatively, you can take the train from either London Charing Cross or London Cannon Street to Hayes, which takes slightly longer, but the underground is very warm indeed at the moment and if these stations are closer to your work, you can still get there quite easily. From Hayes station, you can catch the 119 or the 314 going in the opposite direction than from Bromley South.