Aylesbury United announce move to ground further away from town during renovation
Aylesbury United FC is set to play its home games even further away from the town due to pitch renovation work.
Last week, the club announced it would be playing its home games at Holloways Park when the new Southern League season starts.
Aylesbury is leaving its most-recent temporary home, the Meadow ground used by Chesham United, whilst the stadium is being upgraded.
Located off Windsor Road, Holloways Park is an approved 3G pitch located roughly 21 miles from Aylesbury. While still a good 20-25 minute drive away, the Meadow is closer to the county town being approximately 14.5 miles from Aylesbury.
"Aylesbury United FC can confirm that, following major pitch renovations at The Meadow during the close season, the club has entered into a short‑term ground sharing agreement with Beaconsfield Town FC for the start of the 2026/27 season,” the club confirmed in a statement on social media.
"While the exact completion date for the renovation works is still to be finalised — and therefore the number of affected fixtures remains uncertain — Southern League regulations require that we have a contingency agreement in place to cover all possible scenarios. This arrangement ensures full compliance and provides clarity ahead of the new campaign.”
Since Aylesbury United’s announcement Chesham United has not provided an update regarding how its makeover is going. Bars at the club venue are currently being used to host England matches on big screens, but the playable condition of its pitch and ground remains unknown.
Chesham United did not respond to requests to comment for this article. Earlier this month, Peter Brown the club’s chairman said: “The pitch renovation continues to make excellent progress and it is fascinating to watch the transformation taking place day by day. The large “whale” that had developed through the middle of the pitch has now completely disappeared, the surface has been levelled and it is really starting to look like a football pitch again, minus the grass of course.
"As mentioned last week one of the most interesting discoveries has been what was hidden beneath the surface. This week as the contractors have worked through the levelling process they have uncovered a number of substantial tree roots stretching across from the trees behind the Popular Stand. It does make you wonder how much impact those roots have had on the playing surface over recent years.
“The work remains on schedule and, once the main levelling is completed, attention will turn to the area in front of the dugouts. As the new pitch will sit slightly higher than before, we will be carrying out some additional work there to ensure water drains away properly and avoids any future flooding issues.”
A crowdfunding campaign was set up by the semi-professional football club to fund a project addressing the long-term issues with the playing surface.
The 2026/27 season will mark the 21st season since Aylesbury vacated its Buckingham Road ground. A petition was launched by the town’s MP Laura Kyrke-Smith to ‘Bring the Ducks Home’ but a return date or site for a new Aylesbury football ground are yet to be confirmed.