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Interior Design. More about our Interior Design Services. More about our Event Services. Although this was a FA Cup match, it was an all Premier League tie and I was looking forward to seeing the standard of football that was hopefully going to be served up.
I was expecting the football to be slightly different to my home grown team Oxford United. I went onto Nationalrail. I then followed the hoards of fans on the short walk to the stadium. There were a lot of stewards and stadium guides on standby which made me feel very welcome.
I think more stadiums should have these guides. Overall my journey was a lot more easier than anticipated. I was wearing my Oxford hat which attracted attention from the locals but they were friendly and I had a nice chat with a few. My first impressions was will the game live up to the stadium. The away end is situated in one of the corners next to the main singing contingent of the home fans which creates a great atmosphere.
The top tier can be opened to away fans if they bring enough numbers. It is a modern stadium, which I prefer, and has two big screens at the top of the stands each end of the ground. I was in the East Stand lower on the half way line and I had a great view. I was so close to the action that at one point I even caught the ball! The game was great entertainment. Burnley had been up through a great lob and a deflected free kick before Spurs pulled one back all in the first 10 minutes. Lots of entertaining and fluid football with plenty of chances mainly for the home side.
Spurs eventually turned it around to win in the second half. The stewards were polite and willing to help anyone who asked. I attempted getting a drink at half time but quickly gave up after seeing the size of the queue. The facilities were average and similar to most grounds but very clean.
I was a bit late getting out the ground after the game and walked the long way round the stadium to the station. When I got to the station there was a huge queue for trains and I feared the worst. But it moved very quickly and I was on the train home before I knew it. However I would expect the queues to be horrendous on a Saturday with a bigger crowd. They might want to put more trains on.
This was ground number 60 of my 92 and one of the most enjoyable. Very nice ground with nice fans and I would recommend visiting White Hart Lane. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting White Hart Lane? This was English ground number 61 for me.
When I had originally booked this weekend in London for me and the wife, I checked the fixtures and was going to take in the Dagenham v Wycombe game as a new ground. We got the train from central London to Seven Sisters station, and it is pretty much one straight road march to the ground.
So fairly easy. We had given ourselves plenty of time to go for a few pre-match drinks and savour the banter. The first pub we visited was the Beehive, where we spoke to a few Leicester fans who couldn't believe the season they were having, talking of Europe and looking out passports.
The second was the Elbow Room, good chat with Spurs fans, very friendly. Obviously the Scottish accent went down a treat and talked of football on both sides of the border. Also went to the bookies to put on the customary losing bet. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the White Hart Lane Stadium?
As there was almost a full house 35, about below capacity, the whole place looked pretty impressive from our position in the upper level of the East Stand. The stadium seemed to be in fairly good condition, though I understand they need to upsize to accommodate more fans. As a neutral, it was an exciting game. Spurs took an early lead inside 10 minutes through Eriksen and were dominating the game. Leicester were playing a containing game, hitting on the break.
Okasaki pulled a goal back to make the teams level at half time. We tried to get something to eat but the queues were enormous and it was really to crowded to move on the concourse. According to the wife, not many ladies toilets available either so big queues there too. The stewards were helpful enough, guiding us to correct entry point and inside to our seats. So onto the second half, the Leicester fans were singing away as their team came more into the game.
A great header from the Leicester defender Waselewski put them in front and their fans went wild, cue some song about Vardy being better than Kane. Spurs still had more of the play, and a fan beside me commented that Spurs were playing as if they were leading with all the pretty passing but getting nowhere! Five minutes to go, time for a super hero to emerge, and on comes Harry Kane. With three minutes left Spurs awarded a penalty 'you know who' scores from the spot to level the tie. As you would expect it was very busy coming out of the ground, with the road outside being closed to traffic.
We went back to the 'Elbow Room' pub for a pint to let the crowds disperse. The Spurs fans that I had spoke to prior to the game came over to speak to us again and reassured me they would win the replay they did, Spurs won We then headed back to Seven Sisters Station and back to hotel.
Another ground ticked off. A good day overall with a four goal match and a bit of banter with both sets of fans. I hadn't been to White Hart Lane since I also appreciated that this could be my last opportunity I get to visit the current stadium, as Spurs are looking to build a new one. I thought I would make an effort as I still regret not going to Highbury before it was closed. I took advantage of this offer and was dropped off on Tottenham High Road well before kick-off.
For the record the sandwich tasted stale. The home fans seemed perfectly fine, just that there seemed to be ,00 of them! On gaining entry to the ground then irritatingly, after a full body pat down just like the 's I then had to remove the top from my drink — can't remember the last time I had to do that!
What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of White Hart Lane? From the outside White Hart Lane is quite impressive and it was interesting to see the huge hole and foundations of the new stadium outside.
The top tier of the away end is up a fair few flights of stairs and gives a great view. The most notable thing is the curve of the West Stand and how the middle is further from the pitch than either end. It didn't help that Watford set up ultra defensively and played even more cautiously so the first half was akin to watching us defend a siege.
The Spurs fans, I'm afraid, really deserve the "Only sing when you're winning" tag as there was hardly a peep out of them until they scored. Many will consider me a heretic but I was very glad when the stewards politely asked people not to stand, particularly as the gent next to me had had 20 mins or so blocked by the large, foul mouthed fan in front of him who was something of an embarrassment, especially as he had his young son with him as he "called out" a neighbouring Spurs fan.
I can see why Spurs would not want to spend money on a stadium that is going to be knocked down in the very near future and this was reflected in the one working hand dryer in the toilet and the chaotic queuing system for food and drink at half-time — eventually I gave up. In order to catch the coaches, there was a good 15 minute walk across a housing estate and industrial estate we had been warned about this when we were dropped off and helpful stewards to point the way.
Unlike many other grounds I have been to, there was no Police escort for the coaches so we got stuck in the normal jams around White Hart Lane so it took a good hour to travel the miles back to the M1. The game wasn't great and many of the facilities at White Hart Lane are on their last legs but I was glad to see it before it goes. Traffic around there will always be an absolute nightmare, worse so with the bigger crowds anticipated at the new stadium. It was a top of the table clash and nice to be watching City in England after visiting Swansea and Celtic in the previous week!
Very straight forward, no hold ups on the motorways; M6, M1 then the A, but came back after the game via the M Found some street parking on Selby Road, which as this was a Sunday, it was free to park!
We went to the Haringey Irish Centre with all the other Blues but getting served was a joke. There were about four people serving hundreds so you had to double up your order. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away en d then other sides of White Hart Lane? As usual very neat stadium, although part of the far end was missing due to the construction of the new stadium. Spurs were worthy of their win and City weren't really in it. Stewards were fine, didn't taste the food inside as I usually find them overpriced.
Stood near the home fans so we were getting plenty of flak coming our way, but banter in the main. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium?
I was really looking forward to this game, as I go to all Palace games home and away, and this was the rarity of a 'new ground' that I hadn't been to before. This was to be my th different league ground watching Palace, so I've seen the complete range of good, bad and the ugly grounds!
The added bonus was that we were lucky enough to be the first 'competitive' game at the stadium, so it would be a little bit more of a special occasion. I went with my wife and my 9 year old son, and we go to all away games as Crystal Palace 'away season ticket holders' which is a scheme that guarantees we can choose our exact seat from the seating plan at every Palace away game. So we took the underground to Seven Sisters station on the Victoria line, from which the ground is a good 30 minute walk away if you are reasonably fit or longer if you are slow like us!
The long walk is monotonous, and I think next time we play there I will be more organised and pre-book a driveway car parking space on one of the many such websites that offer this handy service so that I can drive and not have to walk so far!
Respect to Spurs fans who do this walk every game — they must stay very fit because of it! The long walk to the ground from Seven Sisters takes a fit person a good half an hour at least, and we are slower walkers than that! So we stopped off halfway along the High Road at the McDonalds for dinner, and it was coping very well with the large crowd. Got food and a table to sit at easily. The home fans were very friendly and it was an upbeat atmosphere as everyone was looking forward to the landmark game.
No hostility at all Spurs and Palace are in no way rivals. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? We got to the stadium itself 1 hour before kick off, and quite simply it is vast!
I have been to all the biggest grounds, however this feels so much bigger on the outside because it is plonked right in the middle of a residential area, so it towers above the neighbouring houses! It's like someone has dumped a massive modern shopping centre or airport in the middle of a residential area! On arriving at the South End of the ground, we knew the away end was at the far North end of the ground but didn't know the quickest or best way there, so asked one of the "Fanbassador" volunteers guides outside the ground.
They looked at their map, as they didn't know themselves, and they sent us the clockwise way round the ground, continuing up the High Road past the main glass entrance and the vast Megastore shop.
This was a big mistake. When we got to the North West 'corner' of the ground, there was a bottleneck of fans as that is where their box office is and a lot of their fans were collecting tickets in a huge snaking queue which was difficult to get past.
A steward there knew where we should go as we were wearing away team scarves and directed us a weird route underneath a Sainsbury's underground car park which abuts the North end of the ground, and eventually you come out of there and follow some backstreets round to the North East corner of the ground where entrance 11 is. In hindsight, away fans arriving at the Southern end of the stadium should have been directed 'anticlockwise' around the ground as that would have been much quicker and a shorter route.
When we got to the away entrance entrance 11 we were worried there would be vast slow queues, but actually, it was very efficient! At the bottom of some steps they scanned the QR barcode on your ticket to make sure you had away tickets, then at the top of the stairs, you had to walk through an airport-style metal detector arch.
Then there was a pat down with another metal detector 'wand' being waved over you, and following that if you had a bag only very small, under A4 size or clear plastic bags allowed but we had been told this in advance this was searched at a table, with a 'bag checked' tag applied.
Then finally the turnstiles, where stewards help you scan the QR barcode again. Inside, the concourse is VERY posh, no expense spared, and lots of bars and food counters to choose from assuming your club took the full allocation and has the full concourse Everything in the concourse is high spec and in sparkling condition of course!
Into the 'stadium bowl' and all of the away seats have a rail in front, intended for when safe standing comes in. The away seats are in the bottom tier in the corner, and the views are good.
Most of our fans stood, and the stewards did almost nothing to stop this apart from a feeble 'please sit down' about 2 minutes into the game, which was ignored. I was in sat down at the back of the block and the standing rails did not interfere with the view. The ground inside is incredible — like a 'World Cup' quality ground.
I can't believe anyone would have a bad view, and the sound system was very impressive and very clear. There were FOUR large video screen, one in each corner hanging from the roof. The Main 'home singing end' is the far end from the away section, and is a single tier, like the Kop at Liverpool, but with a 'curved' top edge. They had the rail seats in part of this end, and most of their fans stood at this end too.
Before the game was an 'Opening Ceremony' and this was very short, as it had to be squeezed in between the players ending their warm-ups, and the teams coming out, so it was just a couple of singers singing 'Glory, Glory, Tottenham Hotspur', some flag-waving, and a few fireworks. I guess they'd spend enough on the ground itself! I guess most people don't read this guide to read about our particular game, which is just as well because Palace were poor! We didn't really get going on the pitch until the last 10 minutes when we were already losing, and the score to Tottenham was a fair result!
The Tottenham fans were very loud when it got going, but only in short bursts, but I guess a stroll of a game against an out of form lower Prem side was not going to get their pulses racing. I'd imagine their noise would be more sustained in a 'big' game against a rival team or a 'big six' team. Palace's fans struggled to get much singing going, I suspect because a lot of the away tickets went to longstanding season ticket holders who are mainly older fans, rather than the younger noiser element of our support.
Also, the team on the pitch gave Palace fans little to get singing about! A major flaw in the location of the away fans is that home fans are right above the away fans. I know this happens at Arsenal's Emirates Stadium, but they seem to know how to manage that there.
What we experienced was fans above chucking down a drink from above as well as throwing down the free commemorative flags, and one fan spitting on fans below, which was swiftly dealt with by stewards and the fan ejected. It was also very lively at the end of the game when away fans walk out of the seating area have to walk right up to where the home fans are behind them.
I can imagine that when the likes of Arsenal, Chelsea or West Ham visit, that the police and stewards are going to have to really police these flashpoints and maybe 'net off' some rows of seats. At the end of the game, we didn't rush, as with fans, what is the point, it is going to be busy and congested. The roads around the ground were pretty full, and so walk away from the away exit was a bit slow, but then once on the High Road heading south, the crowds flowed away well, as the road was closed for about a quarter of a mile.
We walked slowly back to Tottenham Hale underground station just by following the main road High Road and didn't get there until 50 minutes after the game had ended told you we were slow! Arriving at the station, you could see they had used queue barriers, but when we got there the queue had gone, and we got straight on a southbound Victoria Line train. Even when the tube train pulled into the next station, Seven Sisters, which is also a well-used station for the game, the platform wasn't that full, and everyone got on the train.
We got off the tube at Victoria and headed home 'south of the river' by a train from Victoria train Station. In summary, the stations we used coped very well, and I think even those out quicker, and at the stations earlier still got away fairly efficiently, with just some queuing. I really enjoyed the 'occasion' and the Spurs fans were in good spirits. Obviously, I would have enjoyed it more if we had played better and not lost , but it's a very impressive ground, and probably the best 'new ground' in the country — better than the likes of the Emirates Stadium , Wembley Stadium or St James' Park in my opinion.
Being a fan whose home ground is somewhat 'antiquated' we can only dream that one day we'll be able to enjoy such facilities at home games ourselves! And what a first game. I was really looking forward to it. Fairly straightforward. Train from the Midlands to Euston. We intentionally headed for Northumberland Park as this is closest to the away section at Tottenham mins walk.
On our way from Euston on the London Underground, we were debating where to go for a pre-match pint given that all the pubs around the stadium are for Home fans only. We then came up with the bright idea that it should be fairly quiet around Arsenal as they were not at home on this day. So we exited the London Underground at Finsbury Park and went to the Twelve Pins pub, which is one of the recommended pubs on the Arsenal page of this website. It was a good call as there was a nice-sized crowd in there.
Not too quiet and not too busy either making it easy to get served. Quite a few Villa fans had the same idea as us as there were plenty of Villa colours on show in there.
After a few beers, we went back to Finsbury Park to continue our journey to Northumberland Park. The continuing train journey to Northumberland Park was shared by both Spurs and Villa fans. As was the walk from Northumberland Park to the stadium.
What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of Tottenham Hotspur Stadium? The stadium looks great from the outside. Obviously so different to the Old White Hart Lane. After a few photos, we made our way into the ground. For obvious reasons, there is a lot of security some airport style as you go in, but it all seemed fairly slick. The stadium is also impressive on the inside as well.
The away fans are located at the lower level by one of the corners. The view was pretty good I thought despite being so low down. The only bad point for me was that the away concourse seemed small for circa 3, away fans. Villa started brightly and indeed took the lead from a well taken John McGinn goal. The atmosphere in the away end was superb with the Villa fans in good voice. I was hoping we might hang on for an unlikely win but in the end, the pressure told and Tottenham scored three goals late on for a deserved if I am honest win.
Needless to say, the Spurs fans were the loudest they had been all day towards the end. A great atmosphere overall. Very impressive actually. We walked back to Northumberland Park train station.
Spurs and Villa fans mixed together but, as before the game, all very relaxed. There was a big queue at Northumberland Park station for the trains however as you got closer the crowd was split into two separate channels. One for those travelling Northbound, the other for those including us who were travelling Southbound.
On a matchday, extra trains are put on to help ease the crowd congestion at the station every 10 mins or so. We did the reverse journey to earlier via Tottenham Hale and we were soon back at Euston in plenty of time for our train back to the Midlands. I certainly enjoyed my first visit to Spurs impressive new stadium and look forward to visiting again at the next opportunity. You've got to be an optimist to follow Watford away, particularly against Spurs.
A total of zero wins and plenty of batterings since the Premier League began and the last away victory over 30 years ago.
White Hart Lane has never been that easy to access. Either the trudge back and forth to Seven Sisters or the crush and queue on the Overground. Adding another 20, capacity and no improvement in infrastructure should only have added to the challenge.
However, various forums suggested using Northumberland Park Station for away fans and so we traveled around the M25 by car and headed for Cheshunt Station. Fair to say parking was not straightforward. Although we got there 2 hours before kick off the station car park was full and surrounding streets were jammed, but electing for a 10 minute stroll we found street parking off Windmill Lane on Roundmoor Drive.
Plenty of trains southbound every 8 minutes or so and having purchased train tickets via a mobile App we were able to avoid the long queue for the single ticket machine…. Once at Northumberland Park the true lack of proper investment meant it took a good minutes to get from train to platform to exit via a complex series of ramps. So leave plenty of time. At least it wasn't raining. The stadium is located in an area which has absolutely no appeal whatsoever in terms of pre-match food and beverage, certainly for away fans.
We strolled the ten minutes to the stadium with largely home supporters and a perfectly friendly bunch they were too. The stadium has touched down in North London like a giant spaceship, looming over the un-prepossessing hinterland like something from another planet altogether. From the outside, it is truly impressive. Likewise the system of entering worked well, even with three different lines of security.
Modern metal detector type entry worked well and the stewards were efficient and friendly. Once inside the concourses are actually not very spacious at all. So not only is there nothing to do close to the ground, there is little on offer inside either. Away fans seating is close to the pitch and the view was excellent. The seats have the crash bars for safe standing and these worked well as everyone stands these days, not something I am totally in favour….
But plenty of opportunity to create a good atmosphere. Two teams struggling for form but an absorbing match. Watford scored early and although Spurs had very substantial possession they struggled to break down a resolute and well-organised rearguard. Indeed come the second half, Watford created the more clearcut chances on the breakaway. It looked like a long-awaited, but deserved first win of the season, before a catastrophic error at the back and the failure of VAR to spot a handball gifted an equaliser to the home side.
A result to satisfy neither sets of fans but the Watford fans at least had room for encouragement for the relegation scrap ahead. Less so the home fans, whose expectations of the new stadium and a substantial investment in the transfer market might have been in part responsible for the tepid atmosphere. It really wasn't at all intimidating for the away team and I found that surprising — still its early days but Id suggest the club needs to invest more in generating an atmosphere rather than on corporate advertising on the big screens in the run up to kick off.
After the game the Cheshunt to Northumberland Park route really pays dividends for away fans. Out of the away end, down Northumberland Park Road and ten minutes later you are at the station.
A short queue outside to wait for the platform to clear and we were on the train back to Cheshunt in no time. The queue for trains back into London also seemed to be quite well organised and moved swiftly enough. Also, while obviously proud of the spectacular new infrastructure, they too commented on the current lack of big match atmosphere.
Maybe it will improve if results and performances pick up. I think the stadium deserves it. Spurs away has always been mainly about the match itself as the stadium location doesn't lend itself to much else. Using the route by train from Cheshunt was a definite improvement over the traditional transport methods, particularly given the location of the away fans seating. Ultimately I am sure the atmosphere will improve with results and as the supporters figure out a way to exploit the excellent new infrastructure.
Hopefully, we will be back again next year……. From what I had read the stadium sets new standards, so I was interested to see if it matched the hype. Train from Stratford to Northumberland Park and a 15 minute walk. It was clearly signed from the station. I went into the ground to try the in-house brewery. I was impressed by the outside of the stadium, which is visually striking. I was in the top tier thankfully I was able to use the lift!
Decent legroom. The DJ tried in vain to drum an atmosphere before kick off but so many fans were in the bars it fell flat. Having 9, away fans helped and when Spurs fans sang it was impressively loud. I left as soon as the penalties finished and walked back to Northumberland Park. Not too long a queue to get into the station and a Stratford bound train came soon. Then a tube and bus home. I was very impressed.
Unlike some other large grounds, the fans made a lot of noise, especially from the big stand behind one goal. It certainly raises the bar. As an international fan, it isn't quite easy to get tickets to away games, so it was a nice chance to support the team away from home and closer to where I actually live Belgium.
And because it was our last league game at the Lane, I was looking forward to just experience it at match day had been there once at a non-match day, while visiting London. We parked our car a few miles away from the ground and took the tube to Seven Sisters. All went quite easy and fast, but the walk from Seven Sisters to the ground can be a long walk if the weather's bad which was not the case on our late August trip!
Had a traditional pre-match meal fries and a burger and a drink in a pub called The Antwerp Arms. We had our Liverpool shirts on, but that didn't seem to be a problem to the many home fans who were inside. Most of them just ignored us, but they weren't hostile either.
White Hart Lane is what a traditional, proper football ground should look like; a bit old fashioned designed, close to the pitch, compact, a bit intimidating. Pretty good view from the away end! COYS pic. Sky Sports News reporter Jeremy Langdon was on the scene to soak up the atmosphere at Spurs' big unveiling…. Some even said they were shaking. Others spoke of their emotion. One was nearly in tears afterwards.
All spoke of their pride and that, with a 62, capacity, Spurs' new home is bigger than Arsenal's. The sweeping curves are spectacular and pleasing on the eye. There are echoes of the old White Hart Lane here. Chelsea will be green with envy. The NFL will be drooling too. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player. Jeremy Langdon's tips for ensuring your visit to Tottenham's new stadium is a seamless, enjoyable experience.
There were very visible bag searches and lots of security. Earlier already an under 18s and Legends match had been played at the stadium. The stadium stands out by its single-tier home stand behind the goal with a capacity of 17, seats, and its retractable pitch that hosts a synthetic NFL pitch underneath. The nearest underground station, Tottenham Hale station, is relatively far away, but with an approximate minute walk still just at walking distance.
The walk from Seven Sisters station along Tottenham High Road takes a few minutes longer but is easier to navigate, or take a bus up Tottenham High Road.
Both stations are on the Victoria line that connects with central London. Easier is taking the overground rail though, with trains running from Liverpool Street station in central London to White Hart Lane station, which lies a short walk from the stadium. The journey takes about half an hour.
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