Sports Tour Of The City Of London

Sports tour of the city of London

Introduction

If there is a sports city with all the letters, that is London. No matter what your favorite sport, in the English capital you will find something referring to him. In this tour we will know the main London enclosures. England is the cradle of many of the modern sports. Therefore, it is not surprising that in London we can visit so many enclosures and witness a large number of sporting events. If you plan to travel to the English capital and you are a sports fan, do not stop knowing the following attractions.

Developing

Wembley Stadium

We start this tour of the mythical Wembley stadium, located in the same place where the old venue was, built in 1923. The new one is the headquarters of the English team matches, as well as the FA Cup finals. The football house, as the new stadium is known, was inaugurated in 2007 and has a capacity for 90,000 spectators. It can be traveled in a guided payment tour every day there are tours every hour or every hour, depending on the time of the year.

All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club

This is where one of the most important Tennis Tournaments is carried out: Wimbledon. The enclosure that houses this competition belongs to the private club All England, which was founded in 1868. The Wimbledon tournament began to be played in 1877 and is characterized by being the only Grand Slam on lawn. The tennis cathedral can be visited any day of the week between 10 and 17 hours and the route includes access to the Wimbledon Museum, to the Broadcast Centeré, the BBC TV Studio, the Press Room and the Millennium building.

London Stadium

Before it was known as Olympic stadium;This is a ‘multi -purpose’ enclosure that housed many of the 2012 London Games events. It was built in 2008 to be used in the games and, after finishing the competitions, became the West Ham United Football Club stadium and an athletics stadium. With a completely circular form and a removable roof, the London stadium can be visited to know the central gallery, the changing rooms, the tunnel, the benches, the pitch and the athletics track.

Twickenham stadium

Rugby lovers cannot stop visiting this beautiful stadium to southwest London;It is the largest in the country for this sport and the second of greatest capacity after Wembley’s. Twickenham is the headquarters of the English Union of Rugby and where many important national and international parties develop.

With more than 100 years of life it was built in 1909, although reformed on several occasions, the Twickenham stadium can be visited almost entirely, including the locker rooms and the players tunnel. Undoubted.

Arsenal Emirates Stadium

His popular name is Ashburton Grove, but for sponsorships now it is the Emirates Stadium The flag airline of Arab Emirates is the maximum sponsor. It is located in the Holloway neighborhood in London and is the fourth largest stadium in England. The Emirates belongs to Arsenal and was inaugurated in 2006. The tour of this stadium allows to know all its avant -garde facilities and even the local locker room, which has a hydrotherapy spa.

conclusion

To end this sports tour of London, other enclosures that you cannot miss are Stamford Bridge, the Chelsea stadium with an hour guided tour;The Lord’s Crickt Ground where this sport was created, includes a very complete museum;And the Fulham stadium one of the world’s oldest football teams. Finally, for football fans, it is also advisable.