Spurs (a)
Saturday 2nd February 12.30pm
It's
now nineteen years and counting since we played Spurs away at 3 o'clock
on a Saturday. Here are the available train services, with
fares as at 11/01.
Leeds |
0640
|
0700
|
0715 |
0738 |
0815 |
|
Kings Cross |
1535
|
1603
|
1633
|
Wakefield W |
0653 |
0713 |
0728 |
- |
0830 |
|
Wakefield W |
1734 |
1759 |
1836 |
Kings Cross |
0853
|
0901
|
0931 |
0956 |
1031 |
|
Leeds |
1750
|
1816
|
1853
|
Single fare |
£29 |
£38.50* |
£38.50 |
£38.50 |
£46 |
|
Single fare |
£23 |
£29 |
£29 |
* £32.60 by splitting as Leeds-Grantham-Kings Cross
Fares from Leeds and Wakefield:
From £41 |
Advance Singles (down on 0505 or 0530 to get this fare) |
£113.50 |
Super Off Peak Return |
Fares from Sheffield:
£49.50 |
Advance Singles (down on 0627 booked at
Megabus, and back on 1802) |
From £59 |
Advance Singles (down on 0529 and back on 1802, otherwise 70 quid plus) |
£80 |
Super Off Peak Return |
Notes:
1. Railcard holders get one third off the above prices.
2. Groups of three or more can get 25% off East Coast
fares if booked at
www.lner.co.uk.
If you're short of dosh, or just tight, and not in a hurry then you might be
interested in the
National Express option. You can do it for only £18.20 return from Leeds or
£16.50 from Sheffield.
Getting to the ground
There are three stations reasonably close to the ground. The nearest is Wembley
Stadium, but it is only served by mainline trains from Marylebone. Better
therefore is Wembley Park, which you can reach direct from Kings Cross on the
Metropolitan line. The journey time is around 20 minutes, and it'll cost you
£2.80 each way off-peak, or £3.90 peak (until 1900), with an Oyster or contactless card. The cash price is £5.90 each way, or a One Day Travelcard is
£12.70. It's a 10-12 minute walk from Wembley Park to the turnstiles, and then
it's anyone's guess how long it will take to get in.
There's absolutely no street parking within a mile and a half
of the ground. It'll cost you an astronomical 40 quid to park in the official
car park, which I guess is their way of saying that they really, really don't
want people to arrive by car. Your best bet if you are driving down is to park
some distance away and jump on the tube..
Pubs
All the pubs around the ground are strictly home fans only, with the exception
of the
Green Man, which is officially designated as an away fans pub. They do
reasonably priced food, and serve cask ale on match days, but it goes without
saying that it'll get chocka. I'd therefore suggest you drink around Kings
Cross, or near to where you park, and catch the tube late on.For more info on getting there, pubs, etc check out:
Wembley area map
Kings Cross pub map
Football Ground Guide
Away fans guide
London Transport
Official Spurs site
Top Spurs (unofficial site)