Football packages to Tottenham

About football packages with Tottenham

Tottenham is a team which always plays beautifully and with speed. This has been the case for a long time. Their merits may not be anything extraordinary, but Tottenham, or the Spurs as they are nicknamed, is always a team worth watching.

Most of Tottenham’s home games are sold out way ahead of time. If you despite this want to try to get a hold of tickets by yourself, you can do that by phone, on the internet or in person at White Hart Lane. It is, however, recommended to always book your tickets through a Swedish travel agent, who can also arrange package prices with flights and hotel.

Tottenham was founded in 1882. Throughout history the club has acquired to League titles (the latest being 1960/61), eight wins in the FA Cup (the latest in 1991) and four League Cup wins. It is also interesting that Tottenham won the first edition of the UEFA Cup (1972).

Other things to do in London

At White Hart Lane you can take a guided tour and see all the interesting details of the stadium. Among other things, you’ll be able to get a look at the locker rooms, walk in the players’ tunnel and try the chairs on the team bench. If you book a football trip to see Tottenham and have some time to spare, you will most likely not go restless. You can visit one of London’s many museums, walk up and down the shopping streets, or simply take a seat with a pint and relax.

Briefly about White Hart Lane

All fans of Tottenham just have to see the Spurs live at least once in their lifetime. It is at White Hart Lane, or just plain The Lane, in northern London that the Spurs play their home games. A visit to the home pub, The Bricklayers Arms, before the game is highly recommended. You can always count on the mood being high there.

Facts about White Hart Lane

White Hart Lane has a capacity of 36,420 spectators. This makes the stadium the smallest one for a top English club. The attendance record is, however, at an incredible 75,038 people. That was during an FA Cup game against Sunderland in 1938.

Tottenham was formed way back in 1882, but it wasn’t until 1899 that it moved to White Hart Lane. The club took over an old merchant’s garden and remade it into a football field. The first game was played in the same year against Notts County. The attendance is said to have been around 5,000 people.

A few years after the premiere, White Hart Lane had already undergone great changes. At the time of World War I, the stadium could handle up towards 50,000 spectators. In the 1930’s the stadium was further expanded, which allowed it to hold over 70,000 spectators. After that, the Spurs started to successively change the standing bleachers into seated stands, which shrunk the capacity. The latest change at White Hart Lane was done in 1998, when a new section was attached to the Paxton Road stand.

Communications

White Hart Lane lies next to the road White Hart Lane in Tottenham, London. The stadium is approximately 10 kilometers north of the absolute center of London, and you can easily drive right up to it if you follow the A406 road. If you start your journey in central London you should drive north on the A10 and take a left at Tottenham High Road. The easiest way to get there, however, is likely to take the train. It takes about 20 minutes to take the train from Liverpool Street Station to White Hart Lane Station.