Driving to Spurs
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dougdeep
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Follow the club coach.
Dont drive you will be there hours
dougdeep
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Re: Re: Driving to Spurs
That's the way I go!
Yorkie said:
That's the way I go!
dougdeep
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mrhairy said:Thanks guys and girls how long does it normally take you?
Two and a quarter hours. But I've never done it on a weekend.
Blackadder
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I have driven to Spurs, I wouldn't recommend it.
I drove M25 via dartford tunnel then North Circular on to Fore Road.
Parking is a bit of a nightmare.
Take the train Mr Hairy. Preferably via Liverpool St to White Hart Lane.
Seven sisters tube is a long walk.
I drove M25 via dartford tunnel then North Circular on to Fore Road.
Parking is a bit of a nightmare.
Take the train Mr Hairy. Preferably via Liverpool St to White Hart Lane.
Seven sisters tube is a long walk.
Anyone with recent matchday experience of White Hart Lane?
I understand it's about as much of a nightmare, transport wise, as anywhere these days.
Supposed to be going and taking, as usual, my 2 year old but am a little concerned that post-match could become horrendous in just getting away from the ground and onto a tube and to wherever we've left our car. Without a 2 year old I wouldn't be concerned - grab a pint or two and wait for things to calm down a bit, but that's probably not going to be an option...
I understand it's about as much of a nightmare, transport wise, as anywhere these days.
Supposed to be going and taking, as usual, my 2 year old but am a little concerned that post-match could become horrendous in just getting away from the ground and onto a tube and to wherever we've left our car. Without a 2 year old I wouldn't be concerned - grab a pint or two and wait for things to calm down a bit, but that's probably not going to be an option...
SussexSpur
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After the game Seven Sisters, White Hart Lane and Bruce Grove stations are always busy and crowded - like any London station in rush hour - though Saturday afternoons are not usually as bad as after midweek games. The platforms and carriages are not usually unbearable, though (well, depending on your mood after the match, I suppose...)
When I drive to the stadium, I always park in one of the roads off the actual White Hart Lane, which twists and turns a fair distance away from the main High Road, back towards Southgate/Bounds Green and the North Circular. There are plenty of smart-ish little roads, which I've never experienced any problems with. The walk back to your car from the stadium usually takes between five and 15 minutes. Along this distances there are also several makeshift car parks - including a quite large one opposite the junction of White Hart Lane and High Road - charging about £5 or £10 for a matchday stay, but being a) stingy and b) in need of the exercise, I tend to opt for the longer walk and free parking.
The main problem will be, inevitably, the traffic after the game. The High Road becomes very easily and annoyingly clogged - annoying for both drivers and pedestrians trudging back to Seven Sisters, as they bear the brunt of motorists' frustrations. Those handy little side-streets off White Hart Lane I just mentioned - well, you may find yourself sitting in them for a long time as you wait for a gap in traffic in either direction along White Hart Lane. Try to avoid BBC London 94.9FM and the idiotic Tom Watt, as this will only add to your irritation. To get back onto the M25, you may feel tempted to head in the direction of the High Road, up through Edmonton - it will be rammed. I recently went that way after a game to drive down to Southampton, and it proved the longest part of the journey.
If you're heading back the other way along White Hart Lane, the main set of traffic lights will likely be controlled by police officers controlling traffic manually, so this too takes an age. If you think you'll be feeling particularly energetic before and after the game, you could park your car the other side of the traffic lights. It is fractionally further to walk, but once back in the driving seat you'll be able to make a much quicker getaway, having strolled past the major traffic bottleneck.
On balance, I'd recommend people who have a fair distance to go to travel by train, if they can - even with the tedious trek to Seven Sisters, at least you'll experience more of a sense of movement and progress than sitting in an unmoving car, reliving over and over and over each of Keane, Defoe and Kanoute's hat-trick goals...
When I drive to the stadium, I always park in one of the roads off the actual White Hart Lane, which twists and turns a fair distance away from the main High Road, back towards Southgate/Bounds Green and the North Circular. There are plenty of smart-ish little roads, which I've never experienced any problems with. The walk back to your car from the stadium usually takes between five and 15 minutes. Along this distances there are also several makeshift car parks - including a quite large one opposite the junction of White Hart Lane and High Road - charging about £5 or £10 for a matchday stay, but being a) stingy and b) in need of the exercise, I tend to opt for the longer walk and free parking.
The main problem will be, inevitably, the traffic after the game. The High Road becomes very easily and annoyingly clogged - annoying for both drivers and pedestrians trudging back to Seven Sisters, as they bear the brunt of motorists' frustrations. Those handy little side-streets off White Hart Lane I just mentioned - well, you may find yourself sitting in them for a long time as you wait for a gap in traffic in either direction along White Hart Lane. Try to avoid BBC London 94.9FM and the idiotic Tom Watt, as this will only add to your irritation. To get back onto the M25, you may feel tempted to head in the direction of the High Road, up through Edmonton - it will be rammed. I recently went that way after a game to drive down to Southampton, and it proved the longest part of the journey.
If you're heading back the other way along White Hart Lane, the main set of traffic lights will likely be controlled by police officers controlling traffic manually, so this too takes an age. If you think you'll be feeling particularly energetic before and after the game, you could park your car the other side of the traffic lights. It is fractionally further to walk, but once back in the driving seat you'll be able to make a much quicker getaway, having strolled past the major traffic bottleneck.
On balance, I'd recommend people who have a fair distance to go to travel by train, if they can - even with the tedious trek to Seven Sisters, at least you'll experience more of a sense of movement and progress than sitting in an unmoving car, reliving over and over and over each of Keane, Defoe and Kanoute's hat-trick goals...
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SK1NT
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my mum and dad drive there! its not that bad getting there! and there are car parks opposite the ground etc! but getting home via car after the match is a very long time!get the train!
Well, I am driving up to my brother-in-laws house in Putney, which takes approximately 75 minutes. Park the car, grab a bacon sandwich and a cup of coffee. Across the railway bridge to Putney Bridge station and a train to Victoria (wind up the Chelsea as we past Brompton). From Victoria it's on up to Seven sisters.
OK, it takes longer but it's cheaper and I get to taste the best bacon sandwich in the whole of London!
OK, it takes longer but it's cheaper and I get to taste the best bacon sandwich in the whole of London!