Dart Forward is what you do when someone is chasing you. Unfortunately Dartford FC have not managed…read moreto Dart Forward in the league standings too much. They were formed in the late 1800s but are outside the football league at the moment in the Conference Premier. First-Hand Experience: I've seen them play away from home once (at a club in Kent), and I've yet to watch a game at their new home stadium although I've been there 4-5 times. They have a surprisingly loud fan base and a really wonderful home stadium. I respect them a lot and give them a 4 out of 5. Dartford is East of London, in Kent, and right next to the M25 where it goes under the Thames, with the Dartford Bridge and Tunnel being what the town is most famous for. They play in a nice new stadium and their home kit is white. Their stadium Princes Park holds 4,100 people. It's an environmentally friendly stadium. Good luck to them. Yay Dartford :)

There are a lot of Asian fans of this team, which is why when you first join the club for…read moreOrientation, you meet a lot of Orientasians. Their fave star constellation is Orien(t). And you better lock the door when you use the bathroom, Orient er in the middle of you doing your business. First-Hand Experience: I'm a big Leyton Orient fan. My fave London team, I'd say. Their stadium needs a facelift but their club does not. They are the heart and soul of lower division football. They have a name everyone loves and a spirit that never dies. My last visit here in 2007 coincided with a big win and some insane celebrations for such a small team. They're slightly pricy for a smaller team but it's London so it's to be expected. Lower division football is amazing, and if you're in London, this is the place to come and see it. Real football... this is what it was like 20 years ago. This might be my fave team in London, to be honest, which is crazy since they're so tiny (like your boyfriend's thingy). The stadium holds 9k, and they're currently in the 3rd Tier. They're a grand old club from 1881. They've never really been anywhere or gotten anywhere and their wiki page needs work, but I still love this little North East London team, a lot. They have one of the coolest names, and I need to go and Leydown for a while now.

A Group of our players went to watch them play and they came back smiling. The players went on to…read moresay that the way Leyton Orient played in the fixture made them very special. Highly recommend.

I had a wonderful experience visiting the arsenal stadium. I actually don't much about futbol, but…read moremy boyfriend is a big fan and I was here to support him. I was pleasantly surprised how wonderful the staff was. Everyone's super fun, silly but organized. The museum and tour were both great. It was really cool to see everything during their off season and their gift store was very clean. Jerseys were all organized. Definitely a recommended stop if you're a soccer fan and you're in London.

When in London England stop by your favorite football club. This is another long overdue review…read more About a year ago we went on the Arsenal Stadium tour and it did not disappoint! The tour gave us pretty much all access to areas that on a normal day a fan would not be able to see! It takes you on an audio guided tour through the entire stadium pointing out facts about the stadium and history of the team. It was nice to walk around at your own pace and not feel pressured to keep moving. It was even nicer to be able to see the suites, player's locker room, and most of all be down by the pitch and sit in one of the players seats, but almost more important all of the staff were very friendly and helpful. At the end of the tour it puts you in the Arsenal team store which was very big and had almost any Arsenal item that you may want. So, if you are a Gunners fan and want to have a cool experience to get closer to your team go on the Arsenal Stadium tour.

While greeted at the door, once on the floor that held my purchase, no one was there to assist…read more There were several other shoppers also in need of assistance.

Lillywhites in Piccadilly Circus, London is a large sports shop, which is much to my surprise owned…read moreby Sports Direct in central London (not too far away from their own large, flagship branch which is less popular on Yelp in terms of the number of reviews). It is located in a fairly old building and the only disabled/wheelchair entrance due to the oddly shaped step going into the store is the offputting, dirty, back "staff entrance" I have long avoided this store as its name Llilywhites is associated with Tottenham Hotspur FC - I stupidly thought this was actually their club shop until I noticed a sign which confused me "The world's finest sports store", after doing some research later I found the name comes from the family which used to own and run the store, located at 25 Regent St since the year of 1925 - it is nice to see it is still in its' original old building, which surely must be Grade listed by now - fairly impressive for a sports shop and especially considering it is now owned by the UK's largest sports retailer, for them to keep the original branding including the website (same website as Sports Direct just with the Lilywhites logo), despite other branches in other cities changing hands such as Leeds, Newcastle and Nottingham. It seems despite seeming to be a higher-end brand the overall store feel and layout is the same - and that includes the staff who didn't seem friendly or helpful by any means to struggling disabled customers or just shoppers looking to find something. It is over multiple floors and does have a decent selection, however. Is it as good as Sports Direct's flagship central London location? No, of course not - other than keeping the brand name it seems the store which seemed so historic and cool has become a boring branded store in every other regard, it's just a more expensive Sports Direct without improved quality/service etc. 2* - For the store size and location, nothing else.

Worst football experience ever. Family was very excited to attend first Chelsea match on trip to…read moreLondon. Bought premium tickets with food and beverage including in the Rose and Ball club. Pregame communication was great. We arrived many hours early as suggested. They had communicated to me about dietary restrictions and indicated they were able to provide gluten free food days prior. The trouble began when we were dropped off. There were no signs to the Rose and Ball club. We asked one guard and were sent to the opposite side of the stadium from the actual location. We asked another employee and were sent to a different club inside the hotel. We continued to ask for staff help and no one knew where the club was. 30 minutes after arrival or longer we asked the 7th person who was actually an employee of the visiting club who was clearing an area for the visiting club to arrive..he initially said he didn't know then a few minutes later chased us down and said he heard found out for us and pointed us in the right direction. Well, at least the visiting team staff was helpful. Well went to the club for the "premium" experience and it was awful. By this time (about 2 hours before the match) there was no place to sit. It was Very Overcrowded, uncomfortably so!!! We tried numerous times to get help finding or obtaining gluten free food. Each time, our initial interaction with staff was friendly and they wanted to help but of the 5 staff members we asked for help, only the last one returned. All others went to talk to a manager and never returned. The people working the food stations were clearly scrambling and very apologetic that they couldn't help. They said there was a QR code that could be scanned for ingredients for each dish but that often didn't work as most people can't get a good cell signal in the overcrowded area. We could not get a good signal. The workers said they used to have paper labels but stopped doing that and guests now struggle and they need to go back to the old system. The staff and the guests we're visibly uncomfortable standing shoulder to shoulder in a room where you could barely move your arms to try to eat and drink while you stood there feeling like a sardine smashed in a can. One staff member complained that this was ridiculous. He said they do this every match. They grossly oversell access to the club b to maximize revenue and the majority of the guests stand around uncomfortably and the staff is put in a position where they can't possibly provide good service nor help people. Well, I happened to agree. It was an awful match day experience. So very disappointing. I would never buy a Rose and Ball premium experience again.

My boyfriend and I traveled to London and one of our must-do's was to do a soccer stadium tour. We…read moredecided on the Chelsea Football Club and we are so happy that we did. The tour lasted about an hour and a half and it was fantastic. We walked through the home and visitors locker room, walked onto the field, explored the views from the press box, and even sat in the media room where the players speak after each game. It was awesome! Our guide, Raymond, was fantastic. You could hear his passion for the team and for the sport in everything he said, from the history of the stadium to the knowledge of each player. He was very engaging and outgoing with our small group of 8. I would recommend this tour!

Aug 2023 Hubby and I…read morewere in London and he wanted to come see this game, but tickets were on the pricier side so he was hesitant. I decided to buy the tickets as an early birthday gift to him. I'm not a sports fan whatsoever, but had such a fun experience due to the electric atmosphere of the crowd chanting and singing for their teams. The stand overhang covered the seats so would provide shelter in inclement weather. I really liked that feature given that I am finicky about the weather. The concession stand on the other hand left a lot to be desired. They were out of hot dogs so I had to settle for their unappealing beef pie and sausage roll. I could not finish the sausage roll, it was that bad. My hubby managed to finish the beef pie only because he was starving. Helpful Tip: Beers are not allowed or sold in the seats. You must buy and drink them in the concourse.

Food is brilliant, staff are brilliant, seats were good considering its 100 years old and the fans…read more When I went they had a massive cool tifo with joel ward lifting the FA CUP and then bot later had a banner that said Mr marinakis is not a drug trafficker ... so on

Natalie Portman is one stadium whose Road I'd like to travel down sometime. Especially in the movie…read moreCloser. But all that aside, this is a great stadium for a provincial team, with 30k seats and an absolutely intense atmosphere. The only thing is that some of the corners are not completely filled in and the place is a bit uneven and a little bit old. Bad traffic too. First-Hand Experience: More info about my personal experience at this stadium - I was here not too long ago and notice that it's not as grand looking as when I was a kid. I think they need some work on it at some point and it also cost a lot more than I expected to get in. The atmosphere is fantastic, though not as much as Carrow Road up in Norwich. But it's not too far off. I just think that in order to reach that 5th star they should either renovate and turn it into a modern palace, or they should lower the prices. I've been to most UK & US stadiums, due to lifelong obsessions with travel, sport & especially footy (soccer to Americans). Born & raised in England, I followed Oxford United (hometown team) to stadia all over the country at away games, and later Liverpool (fave team) around. Every stadium review - like all my reviews - are from first-hand personal experience, usually from several visits. In 2011, I was on music tour in the UK, and visited most stadiums for fun in my spare time. As recently as Fall 2014, when I was "stuck" in UK for 3 months, I went to hundreds yet again while travelling. I have pictures of me at most, which I'll post later. Also, when back in UK I'll take more pix, and add more stadia! *** return to regular review *** Prices are a bit high, the stadium was opened in 1884 and is a great way of going back to what British football used to be like.

A good ground to go to as an away fan if you enjoy traditional grounds…read more Traffic on the way out can be awkward, but that is often the case most places. No particular stand out features of note, just a normal common style football ground. It looked like it would be a fairly easy one to do by train, with the station a few minutes walk away.

I love the way the top part of my gf looks, but I like her Southend even more. I'd like to be…read moreUnited with it regularly. First-Hand Experience: Like the stadium, I expected to give this team a 2 or 3 because I never liked them. However visiting the stadium made me realize how intensely the fans support this team and what a truly great lower league club it is. I can't wait to go back and watch them live at home next year. I've seen them live away from home already, at Oxford, and their travelling fans were fantastic. So based on my personal experiences I have to put them as a 4. I don't have much love for Southend. They're not quite old enough to be from the 1800s, they've never been in the Prem, they play in boring white and blue colours, the fact that they are the Shrimpers is one of the few redeeming qualities about them, especially since, and I've said it before, we don't use the word Shrimp in England, we use Prawn. But that's beside the point. A lot of the reviews listed here are for the stadium, which I am creating a separate listing for. If anyone at Yelp is reading please move them over to the stadium listing. It's a pretty historic venue. As for the team, well I suppose the fact that they are called the shrimpers and there is so much love for them among the fans, means I'll have to bump then up to a 4, but I don't do it because I want to.

Roots Hall is a timely reminder that football can still live in the dark ages and be fun. Located…read moreright in the heart of the town, the all seated ground is small and tightly packed. From any vantage point you are close to the action and the metal roofs trap the noise and atmosphere of the fans nicely. I have been twice for midweek games and the noise is always raucous and fun. Capacity is 12,392 Directions by Car From M25 take Junction 29 and follow the A127 to Southend. Continue towards the town centre, through the lights near to the Bell Pub. At the next roundabout turn right (3rd turning), continuing on the A127. The ground is on the right just past the next traffic lights. Directions by Train: The nearest station is Prittlewell, on the London Liverpool Street to Southend Victoria line run by one great eastern. It is about five minutes walk from the east entrance to the ground in Victoria Avenue. Positives Small, tightly packed ground Close to the action Half time entertainment Great local fish and chips Ample local street side parking Negatives Slow to get to as there is one main road into town Little leg room Mediocre toilets for away fans