Tottenham Hotspur – White Hart Lane
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White Hart Lane is an all seater stadium, with a capacity of just over 36,000. It is the home ground of Tottenham Hotspur (or Spurs as they are commonly known).
The old West Stand was demolished in November 1980 and the present West Stand officially opened on February 6, 1982. 1989 saw the refurbishment of the East Stand, with floodlight pylons replaced by spotlights on East and West Stands.
The lower terraces of East and South Stands were replaced by seats in 1992 and the lower North terrace soon after. A South Stand re-development was completed in March 1995, increasing the capacity of the stadium to just over 33,000.
A new upper tier was added to the Paxton Road Members Stand at the end of the 1997/8 season. This increased ground capacity to approximately 36,240.Away fans are housed in one corner of the ground, in the both upper and lower tiers of the South (Park Lane) & West Stands. A copper cockerel (the club mascot) keeps an eye on proceedings from the roof of the East Stand. A unique feature of the ground is the two Jumbotron video screens, built into the stadium roof above each penalty area.
How to get to White Hart Lane
By Road:
The White Hart Lane Stadium is situated in Bill Nicholson Way, 748 High Road, Tottenham, London N17 0AP.
Fans driving from the North should follow the M6, merging onto the M1. Exit the M1 at junction 6a, onto the M25 towards Dartford. Leave the M25 at junction 25, taking the A10 towards Hatfield / Enfield. Take the third exit at the roundabout onto Great Cambridge Road, towards Enfield / London (C) / London (N). Follow the A10 for a further 6 miles before turning left into White Hart Lane. Take the second exit (Creighton Road) at the roundabout, turning right onto the A1010 after some 300 yards. Bill Nicholson Way is an immediate left turn.
From the South, the M23 is recommended. Exit at junction 8, taking the M25 exit towards M4 / M1. Follow signage for Westerham / Dartford / Maidstone, merging onto the M25. Exit at junction 5, towards Bromley. Re-merge with the M25, following signage for Dagenham / A282. Exit at junction 27 onto the M11 towards London (N.E.). Take the N Circular / A406 (W) exit towards A10 / A12 / A13 / A1 / A503. Merge onto the A406 and take the Edmonton / A1010 / Tottenham exit. Merge onto Sterling Way, turning left at Fore Street. Bill Nicholson Way is on the left.
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By Rail:
White Hart Lane station, which is five minutes walk from the stadium, joins the Victoria Line tube service via Seven Sisters. Both Seven Sisters and Tottenham Hale station, also on the Victoria Line, are within a 20 minute walk or short taxi ride of White Hart Lane. Both stations connect with Liverpool Street station. Click here to check the current train timetables
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For later arrivals, parking near the hospital is OK, otherwise turn right into Pretario Road and park before reaching the large Halls furniture factory on the right. This area, which is about a 10 minute walk to the stadium is in the Borough of Enfield, hence parking restrictions do not apply.
A recommended alternative is a drink in Central London, followed by a train ride to White Hart Lane station. There is a Wetherspoons at Liverpool Street Station. For those undertaking the walk from Seven Sisters tube station, there are a number of away friendly pubs en route to the stadium.
A little further afield, some 7 miles from White Hart Lane, is the Marriott West India Quay Hotel, 22 Hertsmere Road, London, E14 4ED. It is a 5-star hotel and charges accordingly, but has received rave reviews from visiting guests with regard to quality and available facilities. Situated in the vibrant Canary Wharf district, it provides easy access to excellent transport links. Click here to see all hotels near White Hart Lane
Generally, facilities are reported as above average. Another reported downside is little space between rival fans. There is plenty of banter between the two, but this can escalate to unpleasant exchanges and the stewards take a tough line with away fans.
Stansted Airport is within a 30 minute train journey of Tottenham Hale. Click here to check the current flight times
There are several taxi companies in London that can take you to and from the stadium. You can always prebook a private hire taxi, or hail a black cab on any highway.
Where to Park?
Match day parking regulations operate near White Hart Lane preventing on-street parking in the controlled zone for non-residents from noon to 16.30 at weekends and 17.00 to 20.30 on weekdays. Some local schools offer reasonably priced parking until 18.00. A recommended alternative is to leave the North Circular Road at junction 10, heading towards London. Turn left at the traffic lights, passing the hospital. Away Friendly Pubs near White Hart Lane
Choice of pubs for away fans near White Hart Lane is somewhat limited. The Haringey Irish club on Pretoria Road, opposite White Hart Lane station, has been recommended by a number of visiting fans, as has the Three Compasses, located to the rear of Middlesex University and within a 5 minute walk of the ground. Hotels near White Hart Lane
Hotels in the White Hart Lane area which have received favourable guest reviews seem a little limited. However, the Express By Holiday Inn London, Chingford, Walthamstow Avenue, Waltham Forest, London E4 8ST has received improved reviews from visiting fans of late. A modern hotel, with air-conditioned rooms, it provides a warm welcome, value-for-money and is just over 2 miles from White Hart Lane. Free on-site parking is available. 
What have other Away Fans said about their trip to White Hart Lane?
The atmosphere inside the White Hart Lane stadium is reported as generally good, though several visiting fans have advised caution around the ground, keeping colours covered. Fans with tickets for the upper tiers have complained of the arduous climb required to reach the away section. However, there have been no complaints as to the quality of the seats, with plenty of legroom and an excellent view of play.
atmosphere isgreat beer is alright could use better food i recomend eating outside the ground before the match and legroom is pointless because everyone always stands
My most recent visit to S***e Hart Lane was for the Carling Cup match 4th round. The home fans were poor especially considering it was against their bitter rivals, we completely drowned them out.
Standing in the queue for the turnstile was slightly intimidating as the police did little to stop the home fans from verbal abuse (I witnessed a Yid shove a young Arsenal lad and us away fans wenyt crazy!).
I can’t complain about the seats too much, we had both the lower and upper tie. The view wasn’t amazing as I struggled to see who was in the opposite 6 yard box.
I left for the toilets at the stroke of half time, and although there were not many female toilets the wait was not too long.
All in all a great night for an Arsenal fan however that was down to the atmosphere we brought rather than the stadium in itself.
She’s just jealous ‘cos Spurs doing better than the Arse in Europe at the moment; and bitter ‘cos Londoners know we are always a cut above the rest in terms of style and tradition. My understanding is that they don’t like the Emirates becaise of a lack of atmosphere so she is probably jealous on that score as well.
Hahah good one! Cut above in terms of STYLE and TRADITION?! Clearly you are NOT a Londoner because you wouldn’t be coming out with such claptrap.
I think its a good footballing stadium but I was disappointed in contrast to my previous visits. The fans just didn’t seem up for it.
But of course you as Yid wouldn’t understand an opinion.
Shut up you LEMON seriously it was the first time youve walked down the HR without anyone coming at ya.
As for inside the stadium we played our second string so it was never going to be lively inside what about all the other times youve been to WHL in proper games eh.
Give it a rest will ya give ya nails a polish or something. YIDS
Were not as good as we used to be, but we are still the best in London (premier league wise) and one of the best in England, especially for night games. I will argue with anyone who wants to argue with me about WHL having best atmosphere in London.
Not a great deal of pubs for away fans, but it’s not as difficult to get to as everyone makes out (there are two overground rail stations within 5 minutes walk of the ground). Most away fans get a decent view of the pitch and the jumbo screen which shows the game and also they put scores of the other games on which is handy.
I visited White Hart Lane in the carling cup in the 2009/2010 season. Due to staying in London the night it was a simple 2 tubes to Seven Sisters tube station. We arrived quite early and there didn’t seem to be too many supporters around so couldn’t really tell you about Spur fans behaviour towards away fans. This was my favourite away day despite the 2 0 defeat. Everton fans made an absolute racket during the game, Spurs fans were quite loud when they scored but it was very much a case of sing when your winning. The stewards are not over zealous but after aound 40 minutes they started trying to force the Everton fans to sit down, naturally considering Spurs fans were stading up in the same stand as us the stewards largely got ignored. With the exception of 1 moron in the Spurs end the majority of Spurs fans were quite freindly. I was only 2 seats away from the Spurs fans yet I didn’t feel intimidated at any point. The area around Spurs ground can be quite intimidating at night and if you get their early it can be a bit intimidating to say the least.
heard about bad transport links so done some research, went to a pub in wood green (piccadilly line) jumped on w3 bus 15 mins no problems, like most grounds when utd play home fans were up for it, but must admit atmosphere was something special (you cant imagine arsenal is only a couple of mile away what a difference the two set of supporters are) after game walked towards seven sisters found loads of cabs waiting £9 back to wood green again no problems easy top 5% of away games ive been
I’d advise not wearing colours, particularly if you are coming from Seven Sisters station walking down Tottenham High Road.
As a Chelsea fan, WHL isn’t the most welcoming of places and support is pretty partisan, Trouble before the match is unlikely, but its a pretty hostile area after the game where the fans and locals can turn on away fans.
That aside, it is a good day out and the view is pretty decent with no obstructions, home fans are pretty poor (unless they’re winning) but because of the way in which the seats are distributed its easy to generate at atmosphere.
Went to WHL for a EPL game, got there by train which is the easiest route I find and doesn’t take too long and isn’t costly. Didn’t drink around WHL though, drank in a wetherspoons at liverpool street as been told to avoid drinking near the ground.
The atmosphere was electric inside the ground and is probably the best away game I have been too, It is extremely intimidating though and would advise to hide your colours and especially after the game it looks like it could kick off at any point or any wrong movement. You have to visit WHL but just avoid wearing your colours!!
Only went once, a couple of seasons ago unfortunately to a rubbish 0-0 game. Spurs fans sang boring boring Villa and Villa fans sang boring boring Tottenham. General atmosphere is good to be fair and after visiting the emirates the last few years this is loads better vibe from home fans although the stadium is boring and the area is surely as bad as Aston.. I didnt get any bother from people outside the ground but did feel a bit of a hostile atmosphere which is fair enough I guess. At least the fans are passionate. UTV
I went to White Hart Lane with my friend who is a Spurs fan. I met him at Liverpool Street, and we got the train to Northumberland Park Rail. We then wanted a few drinks before the match with a couple of hours to spare and he took me up the road to one of their pubs (I covered my scarf, and would not advise an away fan to try this). If I was not with him, I doubt I would have been able to find a pub near WHL to drink in.
We then entered the ground with 20 minutes till kick-off. The look of the stadium is great, and the facilities are very good. We managed to get a point there too this season, only the third team to do so. Therefore the atmosphere in the away end was great, I wish I could have said the same about the home end, but I really can’t. Spurs fans only began singing for a few minutes after they equalised, and were very bitter at the end about drawing. It seems they’re used to winning this season, and don’t like it when things go their way. However, most of the fans are friendly and accepted a draw as a fair result.
A final note – the stewards inside the ground are a disgrace, telling you persistently that you can’t stand…singing sat down is not nearly as fun.
Obvioulsy every time I’ve been to WHL it’s been a London derby. I wouldn’t want my colours showing outside the ground as Tottenham is quite an intimidating area and the fans don’t hold back in letting you know what they think of you. We normally have a drink in Liverpool Street before heading on the train with a police escort.
Even though the Spurs fans irritate the life out of me, you have to give them credit as they do generate an immense noise inside the ground. But we gave back and sung equally as loud.
If you want a beer at half time, make sure you leave a few minutes before the interval as the queues are long.
Going home after the game is when its a touch edgy. It seems there are always Spurs fans waiting for you to come out and give abuse. I’m sure if it wasnt for the large police presence it would become very nasty.
But all in all a great away day, and the one I actually look forward to the most each season.