Sports Venues

People in London (and Britain as a whole) absolutely love their sport. Football is the number one crowd puller, but rugby and cricket are hugely popular, and then, of course, there’s tennis…

Well, you get the idea.

For visitors who’d like to take in a game/match while they’re in town, there’s good news beyond the sheer wealth of athletic talent in town: London has some of the premier sports venues in Europe.

Wembley Stadium
Main sports: Football, Rugby League
Tel: 0844 980 8001
Address: Wembley National Stadium Ltd, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS – Map
Underground stations: Wembley Park (Metropolitan and Jubilee Lines), Wembley Central (Bakerloo Line)
Mainline railway stations: Wembley Stadium (Chiltern Railways from Marylebone), Wembley Central (Silverlink from Euston)

Twickenham Stadium
Main sport: Rugby Union
Tel: 0208 8892 2000
Address: Rugby Road, Twickenham, Middlesex, TW1 1DZ – Map
Underground stations: Richmond (District Line), Hounslow East (Piccadilly Line)
Mainline railway stations: Twickenham (from Waterloo)

Lord’s
Main sport: Cricket
Tel: 020 7616 8500
Ticket Office Tel: 020 7432 1000
Address: Marylebone Cricket Club, Lord’s Cricket Ground, St John’s Wood, London NW8 8QN – Map
email tickets: ticketing@mcc.org.uk
Underground stations: St John’s Wood (Jubilee Line), Maida Vale, Warwick Avenue, Marylebone (Bakerloo Line)

The Oval
Main sport: Cricket
Tel: 08712 461100
Ticket Hotline Tel: 08712 461100
Address:
The Brit Oval, Surrey County Cricket Club, Kennington, London SE11 5SS – Map
email: enquiries@surreycricket.com
email tickets: tickets@surreycricket.com
Underground stations: Oval (Northern Line), Vauxhall (Victoria Line)
Mainline stations: Vauxhall (SouthWest Trains)

Wimbledon
Main sport: Tennis
Tel:+44 (0)20 8944 1066
Ticket Tel:020 8971 2473
Address: The All England Lawn Tennis Club, Church Road, Wimbledon, London SW19 5AE – Map
Underground stations: Southfields, Wimbledon Park (District Line)
Mainline railway stations: Wimbledon station (from Waterloo)

Emirates Stadium
Main sport: Football
Tel: 020 7704 4000
Box Office Tel: 020 7704 4040
Address: Arsenal Football Club, Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park, London N5 1BU – Map
email: info@arsenal.co.uk
Underground stations: Arsenal, Highbury & Islington, Finsbury Park (Holloway Road closed match days)
Mainline stations: Finsbury Park and Highbury & Islington(from Kings Cross and Moorgate)

Stamford Bridge
Main sport: Football
Tel:0870 300 1212
Tel:0870 300 2322
Non-UK Callers Tel:+44 20 7386 9373
Ticket enquires:08719 841905
Stadium Tours:0870 603 0005
Address: Chelsea Football Club, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS – Map
Underground stations: Fulham Broadway (District Line)

White Hart Lane
Main sport: Football
Tel: 0870 420 5000
Address: Tottenham Hotspur Football Club, Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London, N17 OAP – Map
email: email@tottenhamhotspur.com
Tours email: tours@tottenhamhotspur.com
Underground stations: Seven Sisters (Victoria Line)
Mainline railway stations: White Hart Lane (from Liverpool Street)

Crystal Palace
Main sport: Football
Tel: 020 8778 0131
Address: Crystal Palace National Sports Centre, Ledrington Road, London, SE19 2BB – Map
email: crystal.palace@leisureconnection.co.uk
Mainline train stations: Crystal Palace, Penge West, Penge East

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