Planning a trip to London/Wembley for the Foos!

The_Magnificent_Spoon

Hi all,


Managed to bag some tickets for the Foos at Wembley next year, and I'm looking at sorting accommodation. Only problems are,


1) I know nothing about London/transport
2) Any accommodation close to Wembley on that night (Saturday) seems to have tripled in price.


We're coming in by train to St Pancras (well, don't have to, we could drive I guess if its not a stupid idea), but other than that I've no idea where to stay, or about trains/underground, or getting to/from the stadium. I don't mind spending a little (£120 sounds about my max, could spend a little more if its good/convenient!) on a hotel, and like the idea of staying central London if its not too much trouble.


Does anybody have any advice?


Cheers!

Zinger549

Wembley Park Is there nearest station. The Metropolitan and Jubliee lines stop there so just use the TFL journey planner. If you have a look in places like Finchley road you might find a cheaper hotel there. I just had a look on Late rooms and the cheapest seems to be around £70 for the night.

tower

Hi, you could try the Travelodge at Euston ( near Kings x) with a choice of trains to Wembley (park or North).

Or you could try the Premier inn at Kenton if you are driving which is popular with concert goers. As its a short walk (10mins) to Northwick park tube and 2 stops to Wembley park.
Or Kenton station is across the road and goes to North Wembley but it is a longer walk at that end.

The_Magnificent_Spoon

Cheers guys,


I've had a quick look at travel, and with the metropolitan line running between kings cross and Wembley, somewhere along that line would probably be easiest I guess. At the moment it looks like somewhere around Finchley road or regents park is looking like a smart move.


Premier Inn Kenton are wanting nearly £200 for that night. They should be wearing stripey jumpers for that, downright criminal. I wouldn't mind spending £200 for a really, really nice hotel. But a premier inn..?

paddyrg

Whether driving or train you're going to hit a sudden rush/crush of 80k people leaving Wembley at once, and by the time you get into town to check in, you're not getting a lot of 'night' for your night.

Have a look at driving - OK, leaving the stadium straight after the gig is a horrible hour long mess of traffic, but use that hour to get a bit of kip before driving home. You could even stay the day before in London so you get to enjoy a lie in in the morning, bit of shopping and fun, and not paying £200 for a premier inn.

tower

I did check the prices after I posted and was shocked :eek: when we booked for Take that previously I think I paid £90... Which I didn't pay for due to fault air con and their sleep promise...

When I drove to Eminem recently I parked at Queensbury tube car park with no problems and an easy getaway after to M1/M25. Most people who drive and tube head to Stanmore st

Carrera74

I managed to get tickets too (WHOOP!) and we saw them at Wembley Arena a few back and stopped at the Premier Inn so assumed, stupidly, that the hotel prices wouldn't be so bad. Hmmm £200 per room per night at the Premier Inn next door (it wasn't that much for the weekend last time we saw them). This time we are taking my two grown up kids so at that price we won't be staying there! I am about to start a new thread as we haven't booked anywhere yet and it's really hard to know where's best to look as I have no idea where is going to be cheaper and easily accessible too.

susancs

As Paddyrg says, although well orgainised it is really busy getting out of Wembley after a stadium event and with expensive parking and nearby roads blocked off with barriers it is not worth driving.

The trains and tubes going into London are usually very busy, so my advice would be to try to go away from London for accomodation. Best options are to look at somewhere along the metropolitan, jubillee line or chiltern train lines, as both Wembley Patk and Wembley stadium stations are a few minutes walk away. If you don't mind a 15-20 minute walk you could also look at the bakerloo/Watford junction train line as both these go from Wembley High Road or North Wembley stations.

The chiltern line fares outside of the M25 will cost more as not on the LOndon transport route, but anything on the tube or overgropund to Watford Junction will be at London transport rates. Often free parking if you use hotels outside of London too.

For the Chiltern line trains you could look at High Wycombe, Beaconsfield, Denham as there are direct trains from those areas.

For the metropolitan line you could look Harrow, Watford, Uxbridge, Amersham areas.

For the bakerloo/overground line Harrow and Watford areas.

If you are planning on driving and parking up at a tube station, stanmore station has a large car park and is only a few stops. However on event days it can get very busy so plan to arrive early morning.

susancs

Just had a quick look and Beaconsfield Travelodge is £63 for 20/06/14 and according to the website is having a refurb this December and has free parking. It seems trains take under 20 mins from Beaconsfield to Wembley Stadium (seems to be fast and slow trains). Uxbridge Travelodge is a similar rate and is a 25 minute direct journey to Wembley Park on the tube line (parking is chargeable).

Watford Travelodge is £42 with parking extra. nearest station is Watford High Street which is 5-10 minutes walk away and it is about 20-25 min journey time, then 20 min walk to the stadium.

If you want to stay nearer to London, The Holiday Inn Express Golders Green/Finchley has £77 rooms for 20 June currently. It is a direct 20 minute journey on the tube from Kings Cross/St Pancras to Finchely Central and the 82 bus goes from outside the hotel to Finchley Road tube station (25 mins approx on bus) and then 5 min journey from there to Wembley park. The HI Express includes breakfast. You need to be quick though as only a few rooms left for that date it says. Reviews here:
http://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Hotel_Review-g186338-d670916-Reviews-or10-Holiday_Inn_Express_London_Golders_Green_North-London_England.html#REVIEWS

The_Magnificent_Spoon

Thank you so much for the info!

We've decided to go with your suggestion of the beaconsfield travelodge, mostly for an easy life. I originally wanted something nice in London to go see the sights while there, but then realised that we wouldn't have had any real time to do so anyway. So this seems like the best combination of convenience and cost.

Thanks again!

susancs

The_Magnificent_Spoon wrote: »

Thank you so much for the info!

We've decided to go with your suggestion of the beaconsfield travelodge, mostly for an easy life. I originally wanted something nice in London to go see the sights while there, but then realised that we wouldn't have had any real time to do so anyway. So this seems like the best combination of convenience and cost.

Thanks again!

If you were interested in the historical places in London then you might like the 1930s model village in Beaconsfield. It is apparently the world''s oldest model village and even has an old railway carriage as the gift shop. It is suitable for both adults and or children IMO.
http://www.bekonscot.co.uk/

It is also only 30 minutes from Beaconsfield into London Marylebone. If you fancy, getting up early and maybe doing a bus tour on the Sunday. It is about 50 min car journey via the A40 into London early on Sunday morning. A number of parking restrictions are lifted on a Sunday and you can get parking on parts of roads (check signs) near Camden Market or Kensington Gore near Hyde Park or opposite the Natural History Museum (arrive by 8.30-9am) or off roads before Marble Arch. You could even leave early and do a drive around around in the car early morning (we have done this before with relatives who are short on time and did a 6am to 9am tour and then had breakfast out.