10 Best UK Football Stadium Tours

One of the newest and most advanced arenas in the UK, the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium was only finished in 2019, meaning it’s stadium tour is one of the sleekest and most stylish in the Premier League.

A multi-award-winning design, it’s received many plaudits since it’s grand opening and one glance at this impressive Spurs-based sanctuary is enough to swing any football fan over to the side of the Lilywhites.

Discover the luxurious first-team changing room of the 21st century, revel in the player’s tunnel and managers dugout and even get a sneak peek at the humongous NFL locker rooms, built for visiting American Football teams.

A self-guided tour, you’ll receive a handheld multimedia guide with audio descriptions from your favourite players, with staff on hand to answer any queries you feel haven’t been answered.

Mostly offering insights into the team of the here and now, it’s perhaps not a worthy trip for those more interested in history and nostalgia…

But for Spurs super fans and younger supporters who want to savour every moment of a Spurs side at the height of its powers, it’s a terrific way to get a taste of life at Tottenham.

It’s an oft-repeated gag and source of embarrassment that most Manchester United fans don’t live within a sniff of the city, but if it weren’t true, there’d probably be no need for this brilliant Old Trafford and hotel stay experience package.

For Red Devils from further-flung, this stadium tour experience is ideal, as it allows you to make a real day of it and forget about the constraints of time thanks to an included overnight stay at the Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Hotel, along with complimentary breakfast.

But the real star of the show is, of course, the Old Trafford experience, allowing you to relive the glory of the Sir Alex Ferguson era…

Stand in the dugout and dictate your orders, sit in the changing room at a player’s peg and feel the buzz as you walk through the player’s tunnel and onto the pitch. You’ll also be given access to the stadium’s incredible museum, where you can observe the overflowing trophy cabinet and pay witness to an incredible collection of memorabilia.

Easily the best value experience available, your annual pass entitles you to visit the museum and enjoy a stadium tour as many times as you like over a 12 month period, meaning for Man U-obsessives, there really is no better gift out there!

The perfect day for Liverpool fans encompassed into one experience package, this trip to Anfield allows you to savour every detail of the club’s past and present, while granting access to the iconic areas of the stadium every Red fan dreams of seeing.

A day of three parts, you’ll first take a self-guided tour around Anfield with a handy multimedia handset, offering you audio-visual insights as you take in the newly expanded Main Stand, slap the infamous club crest above the player’s tunnel and feel the atmosphere of the Kop end!

Then, once you’ve got a feel for the ground, it’s off for a Q&A session with a Liverpool legend, featuring a whole hour with one of The Red’s ex-superstars, with plenty of time for selfies and autographs too!

Rounding the day off nicely is also free access to Anfield’s museum, where you can see Liverpool’s six European cups and learn over 125 years of history in The Liverpool Story exhibit. Then it’s time for the big finale – a photo finish with you, the Premier League, Champions League, UEFA Super Cup and FIFA Club World Cup trophies from LFC’s dominant season in 2018/19!

Best of all, this amazing package is also a trip for two – as this lot would never want you to walk the stadium alone.

A flexible and fun self-guided tour, this interactive experience is an immersive and enjoyable zip around Chelsea’s Stamford Bridge, made more interesting by the tour’s all-new digital guide.

Adding to your arena experience, each digital guide is packed to the brim with Chelsea content that will help bring the tour to life, with exclusive videos and interactive quizzes highlighting the Chelsea story from its humble origins to Russian oligarch-owned superpower.

Explore favourites such as the dressing room, dugouts and player’s tunnel, before gaining free access to the Chelsea Museum, where you can feast your eyes on The Blues’ immense trophy cabinet.

To top it off, everyone on the tour receives a free Chelsea FC gift at the end of the day, meaning you’ll always have a memento from your trip to the bridge!

Originally built as a track and field venue for the London 2012 Olympics, the London Stadium is now home to West Ham United and is a seriously impressive design that leaves other UK stadiums well in its wake.

West Ham has only been situated there since 2016 though, meaning there’s still plenty to get acquainted with.

Fans of the bubble-blowing club will therefore love this ex-player guided tour, allowing supporters to get to grips with the new facilities, get excited about the ever-expanding Hammers empire, and even meet one of their childhood heroes!

As they take you through the new claret and blue stadium, you’ll be treated to insider stories from a West Ham legend and given the opportunity to get an inside look at areas such as the player’s tunnel and more.

Then once your tour is over, things will be rounded off with a 30 minute Q&A, so you can ask all of the burning questions you’ve got for your accompanying West Ham legend. There’ll also be plenty of time for photos and autographs at the end – so be sure to bring your treasured memorabilia along!

A rare and exciting stadium experience, this fun day out combines a footballer meet and greet with a fascinating behind the curtains stadium tour!

The hallowed turf of Wembley has come a long way since it’s ‘66 heyday and the all-new Wembley stadium is without a shadow of a doubt the most iconic and beloved sporting arenas in not just the UK… but the world.

Revel in its sacred arch and walk down the infamous Wembley Way before joining your tour guide and learning the fascinating history of both the old and new stadiums and the story of England’s proud footballing home.

An unforgettable family occasion, it’s an enjoyably interactive day out, with plenty of fantastic photo stops along the way.

Sit in the England manager’s chair in the press conference room and handle the heat of the press; feel the building tension as you walk down the player’s tunnel and finally climb the 107 trophy winners’ steps to the Royal Box and lift a replica FA Cup!

Incorporating museum-like exhibits into the tour, there’s also plenty of opportunities to marvel at memorabilia from England’s footballing past, with such awe-inspiring keepsakes such as the 1966 World Cup crossbar which denied West Germany and the Jules Rimet Trophy awarded to England on winning the World Cup.

Undeniably the greatest stadium in England, there’s no way you can visit the home of football without taking the house tour first!

A fantastic experience package for a couple of Arsenal-mad Gooners, this brilliant stadium tour of the Emirates includes a luxurious three-course meal at Camden’s Shaka Zulu, a premium South African restaurant.

One of the most premium football arenas in the country, the Emirates offers a 21st-century self-guided tour along with free access to Arsenal’s fun and interactive museum.

In the tour, you’ll explore all the behind the scenes areas you’re clamouring for, including Arsenal’s game-changing dressing room complex, the player’s tunnel and the director’s box. Guiding you all the way will also be Arsenal legends Charlie George and Lee Dixon via audio headset, meaning official insider expertise and stories accompany every room.

It’s the museum that’s the real winner here though, with rare and interesting exhibits such as Shirt Cam (which offers player stats and highlights), Tour Cam (with never-before-seen footage and an immersive 360-degree match day experience.

Then once you’re all goonered out, it’s off to Shaka Zulu, where things kick off with a complimentary cocktail followed by a winning formation of some uniquely South African starters, mains and desserts… Now that’s what I call a full-time result.

No offence to Newcastle United fans, but when it comes to a tour of St James’ Park’s trophy cabinet… it’s not exactly a great spectacle.

However, while the toon has been out of sorts on the pitch for some time, there’s no denying that their stadium is one of the most impressive in the UK, boasting an incredible 52,000 capacity to help cram in all those football hungry Geordies.

Given this spectacle, St James’ Park is undeniably a much more impressive building on the outside than on the inside, which is why this stadium rooftop tour might be more to the fancy of black and white faithful or tourists in the Toon.

One of the few football stadiums to be situated right in its city centre, St James’ offers stunning views of both the pitch and Newcastle’s skyline and iconic landmarks thanks to a 150ft height!

In this rooftop tour for two, you’ll be able to take in all the breathtaking sights the city has to offer, including The Sage, Millenium and Tyne bridge and even the distant North Sea!

It’s a guaranteed canny day oot like!

Forget any smart jibes about its lack of history, because Man City have gone ahead and bought one, boasting some of the most incredible facilities in football and offering fans one of the most expansive and immersive stadium tour experiences in the UK… perhaps even the world!

In this advanced, state of the art tour for two, you can fire questions at a virtual Pep Guardiola in the press conference room, experience holographic content in the stadium futuristic exhibits and witness the story of Man City through an all-encompassing 360-degree cinema suite.

This is all the features you would expect from any other stadium tour except with all the added delights an Arab fortune can throw at you, with an audio-visual dressing room show to give you an insight into match day, a walk down City’s first of its kind glass player tunnel and even a trip to City’s amazing academy complex!

This isn’t just a stadium tour… this a complete journey through an entire football planet.

You are leaving Manchester… and entering Etihad.

If you’re a veteran of football stadium tours and are starting to find them a bit snore-inducing, then this exhilarating adventure ride might be the twist you’ve been looking for.

Combining the thrilling experience of a helicopter ride with the mesmerising views of some of the UK’s most iconic stadiums, this football stadium helicopter tour is a winner for both adrenaline junkies and footy fans.

You can choose from 11 locations and 14 stadiums including favourites such as Anfield, Old Trafford and St James’ Park.

The trip itself is a 30 mile round helicopter ride in which your pilot will point out to you various landmarks and points of interest before circling you around to the main event – your favourite footy stadium in all its glory… echoing the iconic stadium visuals often seen on the European and World stage.