";s:4:"text";s:2910:" There are also packages that include lunch and the chance to be given a tour by a club legend. The owners, however, wanted a stadium that could host professional football, and hired architect Archibald Leitch to design a new stadium. Bus, rail and Underground are all solid options if you’re heading to Chelsea’s home ground.Parking near the ground itself is limited, with parking in general being at a premium in London. There’s a spa, 2 restaurants and childcare available. Stamford Bridge Seating Plan The ground was originally offered to nearby Fulham Football Club by the Mears brothers, but they turned it down for financial reasons causing the brothers to start their own club as a direct rival to Fulham. About 15 minutes walk from Stamford Bridge and on the Fulham Road, this pub offers good food, nice ales and a top atmosphere. Located right next to Fulham Broadway station, you can enjoy, as the name suggests, good food and drink here.Often operating a guest list policy on match days, The Pensioner does craft beers, delicious food and shows live sport.Stamford Bridge 1909 - By Lockyer Norman [Public domain],
These prices are general sale, you can get cheaper tickets if you are a club ‘member’. You can’t get much closer to the ground than a hotel that is part of the stadium itself! The latter can be enjoyed at the Chelsea’s exclusive ‘Under The Bridge’ venue, complete with a DJ and bowl food. View from seats around Stamford Bridge. When a ticket is purchased, the block reference number will be shown with the purchase. As such it has most of the modern developments you’d expect from a Premier League club. The above mentioned American Football match took place their despite the pitch not being long enough for a regulation size gridiron pitch, whilst the first notable day-night cricket match took place at Stamford Bridge before the idea of playing cricket games at football grounds was realized to be folly.Despite numerous attempts to leave Stamford Bridge and build a new stadium somewhere else in London, in the end Chelsea have opted to develop their current ground at some point in the future. Here is some info on the stands, all of which have upper and lower tiers.The cost of prices to see games at Stamford Bridge alters depending on where you want to sit, the competition, and who Chelsea are playing. If there are any questions we haven’t covered, please leave a question in the comments section. Your multimedia tour ticket also buys you entry to the club’s museum.Tours leave roughly twice an hour from 10am until 3pm on non-match days.
Stamford Bridge got almost completely rebuilt in 1905, …