Mount Pleasant (Batley): what to know before moving day
The ground is Mount Pleasant Stadium, known under sponsorship as the Fox's Biscuits Stadium and home of the Batley Bulldogs; after the 2023 season the amateur club Batley ARLFC moved in too. Rugby has been played on the site since 1880, and the pitch itself slopes, set on a hill overlooking Batley with a pronounced dip in one corner. On a hill like this, mention steps, a steep drive or a sloping path between your door and the road when you book.
Close to the stadium, OpenStreetMap shows Bonaccord Terrace, Great Wood Street, Denison Street, Suffolk Street and Alpine Close, with Batley Cricket Club's ground, St Andrew's church, Madina Masjid and the Madressa Islamiyah of the Mount Pleasant Islamic Trust all within a few minutes' walk. The Fox's Biscuits works is the large industrial neighbour; the business took the Fox's name when it moved to bigger premises in 1927. Before fixing a weekend date, check whether there is a home fixture that day, because the ground sits among houses.
How the van gets to Mount Pleasant (Batley)
Coming from Bradford, the van takes the M606 and then the M62 east as far as junction 27, and follows Bradford Road, the A652, through Birstall and Carlinghow into Batley. Wellington Street, Clerk Green Street and Purlwell Lane are the through roads nearest the streets round the stadium, and Healey Lane and Mayman Lane, both part of the B6123, are within about 450 metres.
The drive from Bradford is roughly 25 to 35 minutes. That is an estimate from route data, not a timed run, and traffic changes it.
Services for Mount Pleasant (Batley)
Each service below links to its Batley page, which covers how the job works in and around Batley.
Mount Pleasant (Batley): questions before you book
Does a home game at the stadium affect a move in Mount Pleasant?
It can. The ground stands among houses at the top of the hill, and its record crowd was 23,989 for a Challenge Cup tie in 1925. If the Bulldogs or Batley ARLFC are at home on your date, say so when you book, and loading can be timed away from kick-off.
Where the local details on this page come from
Checked on 28 September 2026 against:
- Postcode lookup (postcodes.io, ONS data): WF17 7QQ is in the Batley East ward of Kirklees, unparished
- Mount Pleasant Stadium (Wikipedia): Fox's Biscuits Stadium, Batley Bulldogs and Batley ARLFC, sloped pitch on a hill overlooking Batley with a dip in the bottom corner, first game 1880, record crowd 23,989 in 1925
- Batley (Wikipedia): Fox's Biscuits moved to larger premises in 1927; Mount Pleasant listed among Batley's districts
- OpenStreetMap map view (checked 2026-09-28): Bonaccord Terrace, Great Wood Street, Denison Street, Suffolk Street, Alpine Close, Batley Cricket Club, St Andrew, Madina Masjid, Madressa Islamiyah (Mount Pleasant Islamic Trust), Fox's Biscuits works, stadium, Wellington Street, Clerk Green Street, Purlwell Lane, Healey Lane and Mayman Lane (B6123) within 450 m, Bradford Road A652
- M606 motorway (Wikipedia): joins the M62 at junction 26