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The Away End

Championship away supporters' handbook

Away-day planner

London Stadium, London (Stratford)

Everything an away end needs at London Stadium — 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 West Ham guide

Selected date

Sat 26 Dec

15:00 · v Norwich

Ground

London Stadium

Capacity 62,500

Away end

South Stand lower

approx. 3,000

Travel

Stratford

15 min

2026–27 at West Ham

Home fixtures

Your matchday card

West Ham v Norwich

Saturday, 26 December 2026 · 15:00 · London Stadium

Kick-off 15:00
Drive to the groundWalk from Stratford

  • 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.

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Getting there

  • Stratford station — Central, Jubilee, Elizabeth, Overground and mainline all converge here; the stadium is signed through the Olympic Park.
  • Hackney Wick — Overground stop on the quieter east side, handy for the pubs there before walking round.
  • Driving — Don't, unless you must: no stadium parking, ULEZ, and event-day restrictions across the park.
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Safe away spots

  • Westfield Stratford — Every chain imaginable and fully neutral — the default away-fan feeding ground, right by the station. Map
  • Hackney Wick bars — Canal-side craft-beer bars like the Beer Merchants Tap; relaxed and mixed before most games. Map
  • Green Street, Upton Park — The old manor's cafés and pie-and-mash shops survive — a pilgrimage more than a plan. Map
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Worth the detour

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Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

You walk through it anyway; the ArcelorMittal Orbit slide and the Aquatics Centre are right there.

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ABBA Voyage

The arena is beside Pudding Mill Lane DLR — but book months ahead.

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Victoria Park

London's oldest public park, a pleasant 20-minute stroll from the ground via the Hertford Union canal.

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Off the beaten track

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

  • The People's Park Tavern

    Huge pub with its own brewery on the edge of Victoria Park — far from the home-fan corridors.

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  • Here East canalside

    Independent food and coffee units on the quiet side of the park that matchday crowds walk straight past.

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  • Three Mills Island

    Tidal mills and a cobbled courtyard 15 minutes south — feels like a film set because it often is.

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Local event

Westfield Christmas rush

December Saturdays combine 60,000 football fans with peak Christmas shopping — the station is at its absolute limit.

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

The stadium bowl is huge and the atmosphere travels poorly up to the gods — lower-tier away seats are worth the hunt.

Ground note

Post-match queuing at Stratford is managed by barriers; allow 30 minutes from final whistle to platform.

What the day will cost

Rough guide for a trip to London (Stratford)

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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