WORDS by SAM RATHBONE

The pre-season friendly between these two sides will take place at the Loop Meadow Stadium located in Didcot at 1.00pm. However, there are a few things that need to be remembered before making your travels to OX11 this weekend.

Location
Didcot Town play their home matches at Loop Meadow which holds a capacity of 3,000, (350 seated). The location is: Loop Meadow, Didcot, Oxfordshire, OX11 7GA.

Car
Kidlington FC is situated 21.4 miles away from Loop Meadow Stadium, Didcot, and to travel by car/taxi, the drive to Loop Meadow will take approximately 32 minutes to arrive in OX11, using Google Maps.

Train
If you’re a Kidlington local and are looking to use the Railway Services, trains depart from Oxford Parkway at either 10:28 or 10:53, getting you into Oxford at 10:35 or 11:04.

From Oxford to Didcot Parkway, the train that you could catch to make OX11 at a reasonable time is 11:04 from Oxford, to enter Didcot Parkway at 11:23, failing that you can also catch the 11:32 train from Oxford, getting you into Didcot Parkway for 11:44.

Lastly, from Didcot Parkway to Loop Meadow, the ground is an 8-minute drive that consists of 2.6 miles or a 15-minute walk from the station (Google Maps)

Admission
This fixture is a ‘Pay What You Want’ scheme, a perfect opportunity to see our greens for the first time under Brad Chalmers in 2025/26.