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Off to see the NFL in a couple of weeks time, and was planning on driving up and dumping the car at an appropriate tube stop on the outskirts of town.
Previous trips to Wembley I was living in Eastleigh and thus went straight up the M3 and dumped the car in the Ruislip/Ickenham/Hillingdon area which worked fairly well.
Coming from Portsmouth this time up the A3, are there any better places to be stopping a bit closer to the A3, or is the hassle of tubing through central London not worth the hassle?
I'm guessing one or two on here may have been to Wembley before
Morning TTNY. Living near Windsor, as a ST holder I spend half my life travelling to and from Portsmouth. Firstly, I'd definitely take the A3 rather than the M3. It is shorter, and now that they have built the tunnel at Hindhead, much quicker. For us, the journey is c. 15 - 20 miles shorter via the A3. With regards to getting to Wembley, I'd say it's 6 of one and half a dozen of the other, but going to somewhere like Ickenham/Uxbridge is still the route with least public transport involvement. However, as a possible alternative, when driving up the A3 rather than getting on the M25 and heading towards the M40, you could obviously stay on the A3 and head towards somewhere like Wimbledon where you could get on the District Line, change at West Brompton (7 stops) onto the London Overground then change at Willesden Junction (3 stops) onto the Bakerloo Line (3 stops) to Wembley Central or I think the Overground is just one stop to same station? N.B. The walk to the stadium is longer and you don't get to walk up Wembley Way. You could also obviously get public transport all the way!
TTNY, I've always driven up the A3/M25/M40 to Uxbridge, parked in The Chimes multistorey (which seems appropriate). It is linked to the cinema so open very late, and then get the Jubilee line straight in to Wembley, no changing. Bit more driving but easy both in and out afterwards.
Have a good one.
Was planning on going up A3, just wasn't sure whether to go on M25 or keep going to Richmond/Wimbledon.
Think I'll stick with my favourite tube stops of Hillingdon/Ickenham/Ruislip, between them theres about 500 car parking spaces, and they're all within a stones throw so should be able to find somewhere to park. They also have the direct line in to (and out of) Wembley way, and parking is £1.50 all day on a Sunday.
The changes involved from Wimbledon sound like far too much bother for lazy ol' me!
This Time Next Year wrote:Thanks for the advice and tips.
Was planning on going up A3, just wasn't sure whether to go on M25 or keep going to Richmond/Wimbledon.
Think I'll stick with my favourite tube stops of Hillingdon/Ickenham/Ruislip, between them theres about 500 car parking spaces, and they're all within a stones throw so should be able to find somewhere to park. They also have the direct line in to (and out of) Wembley way, and parking is £1.50 all day on a Sunday.
The changes involved from Wimbledon sound like far too much bother for lazy ol' me!
Rayners Lane tube station has parking for £1 (well it did in 2008 and 2010). Direct line to Wembley. It's the simplest way by far. Also, there are some fabulous and cheap authentic South Asian eating places there.
If you decide to stop near the A3, parking around Wimbledon is residents only. AFAIK, there is only one place you can park now and that is on Putney Heath Lane - take the Putney/Fulham turnoff from the A3 (A219) at Tibberts Ride, then turn left at the Green Man pub. The first section is limited waiting, thereafter it's unrestricted. Bus or walk down the hill to Putney Bridge station (which is on the north side of the river), pausing for a pint or two in the Green Man, one of my favourite pubs.
<dj.> wrote:Rayners Lane tube station has parking for £1 (well it did in 2008 and 2010). Direct line to Wembley. It's the simplest way by far. Also, there are some fabulous and cheap authentic South Asian eating places there.
If you decide to stop near the A3, parking around Wimbledon is residents only. AFAIK, there is only one place you can park now and that is on Putney Heath Lane - take the Putney/Fulham turnoff from the A3 (A219) at Tibberts Ride, then turn left at the Green Man pub. The first section is limited waiting, thereafter it's unrestricted. Bus or walk down the hill to Putney Bridge station (which is on the north side of the river), pausing for a pint or two in the Green Man, one of my favourite pubs.
I have always used Rayners lane tube too. If the tube car park is full there is on street car parking not far away and agreed on the places to eat.
