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The Away End

Championship away supporters' handbook

Away-day planner

Loftus Road, London

Everything an away end needs at Loftus Road — the route, the safe pub, and the detour worth making. Built around the full 2026–27 Championship fixture list with local event and transport alerts.

Full QPR guide

Selected date

Sat 26 Dec

15:00 · v Bristol City

Ground

Loftus Road

Capacity 18,439

Away end

School End

approx. 1,700

Travel

White City / Shepherd's Bush Market

6 min

2026–27 at QPR

Home fixtures

Your matchday card

QPR v Bristol City

Saturday, 26 December 2026 · 15:00 · Loftus Road

Kick-off 15:00
Drive to the groundWalk from White City / Shepherd's Bush Market

  • Leave home

    3h journey each way

    09:30

  • Pub / food

    Time for a pint and a bite

    12:30

  • At the ground

    Beat the turnstile queues

    14:00

  • In your seat

    Warm-up and team news

    14:40

Times are a guide from the published kick-off — always allow extra for engineering works and matchday road closures.

Stylised illustration of Loftus Road in London
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Getting there

  • White City (Central line) — Six minutes' walk; the busiest away route.
  • Shepherd's Bush Market (Hammersmith & City) — Slightly closer and usually quieter after the game.
  • Driving — Don't. The whole area is a controlled parking zone on matchdays.
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Safe away spots

  • Westfield London — Enormous food choice five minutes from the ground and completely neutral. Map
  • Shepherd's Bush Market — Caribbean and Middle Eastern food stalls, open Saturday daytime. Map
  • Askew Road pubs — Ten minutes north and calmer than the streets by the ground. Map
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Worth the detour

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Holland Park and the Kyoto Garden

Twenty minutes' walk south; free and lovely.

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Design Museum

On Kensington High Street, permanent collection free.

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Portobello Road

Saturday antiques market, two tube stops away.

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Off the beaten track

Lower-profile pubs, cafés and corners the locals keep to themselves.

  • The Andover Arms, Brackenbury Village

    Quiet backstreet pub in a residential pocket away from the Uxbridge Road crush.

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  • Askew Road & Goldhawk Road cafés

    Portuguese pastelarias and old-school greasy spoons the locals actually use.

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  • Kensal Green Cemetery

    Vast Victorian necropolis with catacomb tours; eerily quiet 20 minutes away.

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Local event

Tube engineering

Central line weekend closures are frequent between Christmas and February.

Transport alert

Festive programme

No trains run on Christmas Day or Boxing Day and services are thin until 2 January. Assume you are driving or on a supporters' coach.

Ground note

Loftus Road is very tight — the away end has pillars and steep steps, and legroom is minimal.

Ground note

The Central line runs weekend closures regularly; have the Hammersmith & City as a backup.

What the day will cost

Rough guide for a trip to London

Rough advance return fare per person

  • Travel£53
  • Away ticket£30
  • Drinks (3 pints)£16
  • Food on the day£14

Each person

£112

Group of 2

£225

Estimates only — fuel at 16p a mile, pints at £5.20, and walk-up rail fares can be far higher than advance singles.

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