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Wembley in a nutshell

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wittonwarrior:
Overpriced, a bummer of a place to get to and to get away from but the home of our immediate destiny.

Travelling by train/tube from London - served by the Jubilee (slower) and Metropolitan (faster) lines.  A  travelcard  for one day is around £12 (zone 4) but much cheaper if you have an Oyster Card.  Despite renovations to the stadium the tube station still enjoys queues like nothing else.  Not horrendous getting out at Wembley Park but try returning to the tube afterwards. 

Parking from the Narf (north) - trains run direct to Wembley Park from Watford again Metropolitan line (but if I am not mistaken would be Zone 6 ticket needed).

Theres also options by train to get to Wembley Central.  I may have tried it once  in all the times I have been there but do know the Bakerloo line stops there.  The advantage though its closer to the pubs than Wembley Park.

For those travelling directly down from Brum then the Chiltern Line stops at Wembley Stadium.

Travelling down by coach it can be an hour plus before coaches move after the match! Okay I suppose if we win, but imagine the frustration if we lose.

Right you have stepped onto the pavement at Wembley - immediately that Cockney "banter" is evident touts selling their "spares" - be careful if you are needy and tempted. 

Make sure you are fed and watered before you reach the ground as it is more expensive than any airport /city on earth.  Only guessing now but the programme  is likely to be a combo one featuring all three play off matches - so not such a great collectors item.

As for the ground itself it is definitely not the ultimate venue but for me anyway not letting sentiment get in the way much improved version from the old  stadium.

A couple of things I have heard about Wembley most feature Club Wembley where "colours" are not allowed - how stupid and how daft.  The stewarding is agency staff so in other words they haven't a scobbie.  You can no longer walk round the ground inside like the old stadium.

A list of pubs has been well publised however there are other options namely Kilburn, Swiss Cottage, Baker Street, Wealdstone.  Have heard people bang on about Camden, don't bother before the game too far out for a late fall out to get to the ground.

I am only luke warm about the stadium but it will do for me if we win there Saturday.

Chico Hamilton III:

--- Quote from: wittonwarrior on May 22, 2018, 02:37:26 PM --- A  travelcard  for one day is around £12 (zone 4) but much cheaper if you have an Oyster Card. 

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Contactless payment is even easier. No need to obtain an Oyster card beforehand, just tap your card on the reader.

dave.woodhall:

--- Quote from: Chico Hamilton III on May 22, 2018, 02:46:09 PM ---
--- Quote from: wittonwarrior on May 22, 2018, 02:37:26 PM --- A  travelcard  for one day is around £12 (zone 4) but much cheaper if you have an Oyster Card. 

--- End quote ---

Contactless payment is even easier. No need to obtain an Oyster card beforehand, just tap your card on the reader.

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And make sure you use the same card to tap out.

PeterWithe:
Am I understanding this correctly?

Rather than buy a ticket you tap your debit card at the entry point and again at the station you leave the network on, and it calculates the fair and debits it off the card?

PeterWithesShin:
Yep. It also works out the cheapest price so saves trying to work out the best option. Just make sure you tap in, and always tap out. Make sure the green light comes on, when leaving Wembley after Liverpool it stayed red but such was the push behind of people behind me I couldn't go back. Fortunately when I got to the other station I spoke to someone there and they said don't worry about it, just don't tap out as you leave this station.

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