The Causeway Football Club Stadium

The Causeway Football Club plays out of a modest ground on the edge of Mitcheldean, and if you're a non-league football enthusiast, it's the sort of place worth tracking down. Home to a team competing in the lower rungs of English football, the stadium offers exactly what you'd expect - proper grassroots football atmosphere without the corporate polish of the league sides.

You'll get a genuine feel for community sport here. Match days bring out locals who've watched the club for years, and there's none of the extortionate pricing you find elsewhere. The setting is rural Herefordshire through and through - nothing fancy, just a pitch, terraces, and people who actually care about the result.

Visiting works best if you're already in the area during the season (August to May typically) and fancy catching a Saturday fixture. Admission is affordable, and a match day gives you reason to explore Mitcheldean itself, a former mining town with genuine character. The surrounding campsites - The Roost Retreats is closest at just 1.6 miles, while Whitemead Forest Park sits 5.2 miles away - make it feasible to base yourself locally and take in a game as part of a longer stay.

Won't appeal if you're after Premier League glamour or expect stadium facilities beyond the basics. But for those interested in where real football still lives, before it became all money and marketing, this is worth an afternoon. Check their website for fixture dates and admission details before you head over.