redneck_cowboy

Hi,

Im going to Wembley tommorow night for the England match, and as its the first tim i will have drove there, im looking for some advice.

Im coming from Barnsley, so will come directly down the M1.

What id like to know is, where is the best place to park? Is it best to park on the outskirts and get the train/tube in? If so, which trains do i need to get?

Any help is appreciated.

Cheers

retired_bec8643

Park at 1 of the train/tube stations.

London Marylebone is a decent bet if they've got any parking spaces. Can get train direct from there to Wembley Stadium, only takes 20 minutes too.

retired_carribear68

I parked in some random hidden away pub in a residential area about half mile from the stadium.

Cost bloody £15 too.

Good luck.

retired_jesenia

watford is where we parked, nice and easy after the game and no traffic

retired_senegalg

Perhaps somewhere around the Finchley Road. It's far enough away for there not to be any extra parking problems due to the match yet still only 1 stop on the Metropolitan Line.

retired_derek

Can i hijack a little?

How close are you to the pitch with Wembley? Say from the bottom of the top tier, or top of the bottom tier (ignoring the middle tier as it's for the corporate lot)

retired_g_stull

Finchley Road is good tube wise, but residential parking is free after 6.30pm. If you park before, you'll be risking a ticket from the over zealous parking inspectors. Also, there aren't so many tube stops along the way. There's an NPC car park in St Johns Wood right by the tube station, just off Finchley Road and that'll give you Jubilee all the way to Wembley. Further out, Willesden Green, Kilburn etc offer better on street parking. Anywhere past West Hampstead will give you better options for on street parking.

If you're driving, I'd probably try and get as near to the stadium as possible and walk it. The main reason is, getting out of Wembley is an absolute nightmare using public transport. We were there on Saturday and left 5 minutes before the end. If you leave after that, the police stop you at various intervals down Wembley way to ensure that the tube/railway station doesn't overcrowd. Fair enough, only it can take an hour to get out as far as the tube station!

So, the £15 charge for car parking within walking distance suddenly doesn't seem so bad to me.

Have fun though, it's well worth the transport fun to get there. The game against Israel was awesome and the stadium is amazing. We sat right at the back and it was such a good view. You will not be disappointed.

retired_bec8643

Seemed to be miles away when i was there, that said i was right at top of the top tier.

retired_sbanhagel

Either Watford or Stanmore are your best bets if you are coming down the M1. Both are on the tube straight to Wembley.

retired_nicichiro

Yeah definitely Stanmore