All that to say, allow at least an hour more than you think to get to the ground, and if you have to catch your last train, leave the ground at least 10 minutes before the end of the game as I did. The stewards were very helpful, the facilities were fine, didn't try the food, the queues were too big.It took about 30 minutes from where we parked to get on to the North Circular, then that road was packed! Inside, I’ve never seen so many bars and the space and height were telling. I bought a mug for my sons' girlfriend and it took no time at all to get to the checkout. It gives a great view of the action, but can't help feeling the design of the away concourse should have been better. Can’t recall talking to any Spurs fans but it all seemed very relaxed. I had a got a Hot Dog and a bottle of coke, which were nice but expensive. Due to where away fans are located in the stadium we parked in the Ikea/Northumberland Park Station area about a 20 minute walk away. The only bad point for me was that the away concourse seemed small for circa 3,000 away fans. I've read other reviewers' disappointment and I can see their point. A train into London and a short tube journey had us at Liverpool Street station at around 11.45 am.We had a couple of drinks at the Hamilton Hall Wetherspoons pub at Liverpool Street station.
The spectacular Dare Skywalk is an adrenaline-filled attraction which sees you scale the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium and step out on a glass walkway 40 metres above the pitch. I don't understand how some away fans can't find the correct entrance to go to it's not rocket science. The Spurs fans were very quiet up until they scored their first goal.
I wanted a side view as close to the centre circle as possible, so I was at the far end of the away section, 11 rows back and 20 yards out, in line with the edge of the D; the view was superb and quite close to the pitch.My neighbours asked if their mate could swap seats with me, so I moved directly back to the penultimate row 22 where the view was even better.
The new stadium was an added appeal.We travelled by train from Cambridge and it was straightforward with extra trains stopping at Northumberland Park. It was also very lively at the end of the game when away fans walk out of the seating area have to walk right up to where the home fans are behind them. Surely the pitch could have been lowered or the front of the stand elevated?For a new stadium, the concourse is rather small and crowded making it hard work getting past 2 sets of loos to refreshments so I gave the half time snacks/drinks a miss. There wasn't a single Policeman in sight and predictably the Tottenham fans got sick of our singing and spilled across the road over to our fans.It was a great day for us with an unexpected three points and a good first trip to the new ground despite the disappointing end to the day with the supporter troubles.I was looking forward to visiting Spurs new state of the art stadium that everyone had been raving on about. The game flowed from end to end and Bournemouth played well for the first 15 and last 20 minutes. It was nice to see the gold cockerel emblem on top of the home end.The game was good, Villa scored early and then defended for 80 minutes eventually conceding three late goals, disappointing but probably to be expected. It was easy to find the stadium from the station.We had arrived 2 hours before kick off and had a pizza in Dominos before heading to the ground for drinks. I remember this kind of thing from a trip to Spurs in the early 80s and other clubs had this bond but seem to have lost this over time.I have been to over 200 football stadiums worldwide, including World Cup venues.
Added to this there was a band playing and the beer was only £4 a pint.