Ebbsfleet United will take to the road in mid-July, having now added to their three home friendlies with two visits, the first to VCD Athletic, the second at Thurrock.

Steve Brown’s side will taken on VCD on Saturday, July 12, kick-off 3pm and then on Tuesday, July 29, it will be Thurrock at 7.45pm.

Former Kent League side VCD will provide a stern test having finished as champions of the Ryman League Division One North to take their place alongside the likes of Maidstone and Margate this coming season. They play at the Oakwood sports ground, Old Road, Crayford, Kent, DA1 4DN.

Just across the water, former Conference South outfit Thurrock play in the Ryman Division One North and are managed by former Stevenage and Gillingham boss Mark Stimson. They finished in sixth place in the season just finished.