Know Before You Go

Guides for travelling fans, built from the same checked ground data behind our briefs. Bag rules, station walks, pubs and the stuff that only matters once you are actually going.

• Bag policies at every English football ground

  Ground rules · 14 July 2026 · Every Premier League and EFL ground's matchday bag policy in one directory, with the club source and the date we last checked each rule.
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• The easiest away ends to reach by train, ranked

  Travel · 14 July 2026 · All 92 Premier League and EFL grounds ranked by the walk from the nearest station. The quickest away days on the train, and the long hauls to plan for.
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• Away pubs near every London football ground

  Pubs · 14 July 2026 · Curated pre-match pubs for all 12 league grounds in London, with the nearest station, walking time and honest notes on where away fans actually drink.
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• Clean air zones, ULEZ and driving to the match

  Travel · 14 July 2026 · Which English grounds sit near a clean air zone or ULEZ, what driving to the match costs in 2026, and how to check your car before you set off.
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• Cashless grounds: where your cash is no good

  Ground rules · 14 July 2026 · Which English football grounds have gone fully cashless, what it means for away fans on the day, and how to avoid getting caught out at the kiosk.
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• Accessible away days: the resource directory

  Accessibility · 14 July 2026 · The official resources every disabled away fan should know: club access guides, Level Playing Field, Passenger Assist and how to sort tickets and parking early.
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• The first-timer's guide to an English away day

  Basics · 14 July 2026 · Everything you need for your first away day: tickets, trains, what to wear, away end etiquette and the mistakes every travelling fan makes exactly once.
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• Five away days worth making a weekend of

  Travel · 14 July 2026 · Five English away days where the city deserves more than the ninety minutes: Newcastle, Liverpool, Brighton, Bristol and Plymouth, done properly overnight.
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• The pint and pie index: what matchday costs

  Matchday · 14 July 2026 · What a pint and a pie actually cost at English grounds in 2025-26, from the £3 pints to the £6.35 ones, compiled from published price reporting with sources.
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• Away ends: the highest, the oddest and the best

  Grounds · 14 July 2026 · The away ends that make the trip memorable: the Level 7 climb at St James' Park, Elland Road's Cheese Wedge, the surviving terraces and the riverside at Fulham.
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