Spurs (a)
Sunday 10th December 4.30pm
It's
now twenty five seasons and counting since we last played Spurs away at 3
o'clock on a Saturday. Here are the available trains,
with fares as at 16/11:
Leeds |
0905 |
0940 |
1006 |
1045 |
1105 |
|
Kings Cross |
1935
|
2005
|
2035 |
Wakefield W |
0918 |
0953 |
1019 |
1059 |
1118 |
|
Wakefield W |
2137 |
2205 |
2241 |
Kings Cross |
1134 |
1158 |
1227 |
1258 |
1335 |
|
Leeds |
2152
|
2222
|
2258
|
Fares from Leeds
(italics means can be bought on the day):
From £90.10 |
Advance Singles (split tickets) |
From £100.60 |
Advance Singles |
£134 |
Super Off-Peak Singles |
There are no direct trains from Sheffield
to St Pancras die to engineering work. It means you basically have to travel via
Donny.
Notes:
1. Use
trainsplit.com to find the cheapest deals available by splitting your
journey; don't buy tickets from them though, use www.tpexpress.co.uk
or
www.lner.co.uk.
2. Railcard holders get one third off the above prices.
3. Groups of three or more can get approx 20% off East Coast Advance Singles fares if booked at
www.lner.co.uk.
If you don't mind spending most of the day on a coach you can do the return
journey from Leeds from £28 with
National Express. Unfortunately there are no services back to Sheffield
after the game.
Getting to the ground
The best way to get to White Hart Lane from Kings Cross is to take the Victoria
Line to Seven Sisters, where you jump on a train to White Hart Lane station.
There's a train basically every quarter of an hour. If you hit it right the entire journey from
Kings Cross will only take about 20 minutes. If you choose to walk it from Seven
Sisters, it's 30 minutes or so to the ground and there are some pub
opportunities en route. Another option is to head for
Northumberland Park (Victoria Line to Tottenham Hale, then change), from where
it's a 10 minute walk to the away section.
Don't even think about going to White Hart Lane station after the game
unless you've got all night to get home. There are trains at 1832,1841, 1847 and
1902. Your best bet is to leg it to
Northumberland Park as soon as the final whistle goes. Trains from there are at
1835, 1844, 1851, 1859 and 1906.
Anyone daft enough to drive down will find that there is no street parking whatsoever anywhere near the ground. You'll
therefore have to either park some distance away or pay a lot of money in a private
car park. Be aware that anywhere inside the North Circular (A406) is inside the
Ultra Low Emission Zone, which means a charge of 15 quid unless your vehicle is
exempt.
Pubs
The pubs closest to the ground are on the whole strictly home fans only. The
available options are
therefore:
-
Haringey Irish Centre, which is very close to White Hart Lane station
and has a room set aside for away fans; beer and food are relatively cheap
- the
Beehive close to Bruce Grove), which welcomes away fans and has a
BBQ on match days
- possibly the
Antwerp Arms (a community pub, and pretty close to the ground)
- possibly the Volunteer; get off the Victoria Lane at Tottenham Hale,
which is the stop after Seven Sisters; it's a traditional pub that gets great
reviews, and the beer's pretty cheap
The above are all marked on the pub map below.
Alternatively you could just drink around Kings Cross and catch a late tube up. If so then be aware that you'll need to
set off just after half 3 to be sure of making kick-off. Or finally, head for
Liverpool Street where there's a massive Wetherspoons in the station and
numerous other pubs (the Magpie, Lord Aberconway and others), close by. There
are trains from Liverpool Street to Northumberland Park at 1525, 1528 1540 and 1555, with a
journey time of 15 minutes..
For more info on getting there, pubs, etc check out:
Pub map
Kings Cross pub map
Visiting supporters guide
Football Ground Guide
London Transport