LISTINGS

SPORT

FOOTBALL

ARSENAL FC

Emirates Stadium, Ashburton Grove, N7 7AF.

Holloway Road

T: 020 7704 4040.
www.arsenal.com
Many Arsenal supporters shed tears when the club left its old Highbury stadium in 2006. But while the new venue lacks history, it’s a ground worthy of one of the best teams in Europe. The club missed out on the Premier League title in the 2008/09 season, but qualifi ed for UEFA Champions League participation in 2009/10.

CHARLTON ATHLETIC FC

The Valley, Floyd Road, SE7 8BL.
Charlton

T: 020 8333 4000.
www.cafc.co.uk
Charlton fans are among the friendliest in the country and The Valley is one of the more welcoming grounds. After a string of disappointing performances last season, the club were relegated from the Championship, English football’s second level.

CHELSEA FC

Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, Chelsea, SW6 1HS.

Fulham Broadway

T: 0871 984 1955.
www.chelseafc.com
Stamford Bridge is the impressive home of Chelsea. While getting tickets for a game can be tricky, stadium tours run at 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm Monday to Sunday (no tours on home match days or the days before home Champions League games).

CRYSTAL PALACE FC

Selhurst Park, Whitehorse Lane, SE25 6PY.
Norwood Junction

T: 020 8768 6000. www.cpfc.co.uk
Crystal Palace are what is generally known as a yo-yo club. One season they’re promoted, the next they’re relegated — or that’s how it seems. At present, Palace reside in England’s second tier, the Championship, and the
fact they don’t hold top-fl ight status means tickets are easier to come by.

FULHAM FC

Craven Cottage, Stevenage Road, SW6 6HH.
Putney Bridge

T: 0870 442 1234. www.fulhamfc.com Craven Cottage is one of London’s more old-fashioned football grounds. Situated in one of the plushest parts of the capital, the stadium plays host to an exciting, if inconsistent, team and fans who have a healthy rivalry with their over-achieving neighbours in Chelsea. Tickets are often easily available.

QUEENS PARK RANGERS FC

Loftus Road, South Africa Road, W12 7PA.
White City/Shepherds Bush

T: 0870 112 1967. www.qpr.co.uk
QPR are one of the many English teams with a proud, triumphant history now playing at
a lower level. The team currently play in the Championship and, although the standard isn’t quite as high as in the Premier League, games are often all the more exciting for it.

TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR FC

White Hart Lane, Bill Nicholson Way, High Road, N17 0AP.

White Hart Lane/ Seven Sisters

T: 0844 844 0102. www.spurs.co.uk
Spurs are one of the capital’s glamour clubs and the loyal fans of the north London team are purists, enjoying free-fl owing football played on the turf rather than in the air. White Hart Lane is a grand old ground that can be relied upon to generate a great atmosphere.

WATFORD FC

Vicarage Road, Watford, Hertfordshire,

WD18 0ER.
/ Watford

T: 0845 442 1881. www.watfordfc.co.uk Watford are a small club consistently punching above their weight. With very
little money, the team often achieve much more than their wealthy rivals but after a bright start last season they struggled in the Championship after relegation in 2007.

WEST HAM FC

Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, E13 9AZ.

Upton Park

T: 0870 112 2700. www.whufc.com
The Hammers are the best team in London’s East End with some of the country’s most passionate fans. If you can’t make a match day, there’s a museum, the West Ham United Quality Hotel and White Horse Restaurant.

GOLF

RICHMOND PARK

Priory Lane, London, SW15 5JR.
Richmond

T: 020 8876 3205.
www.glendale-golf.com
Covering 2,500 acres, it’s set in London’s largest Royal Park with distant views of
St Paul’s Cathedral. There are two 18-hole courses and a 250-yard practice range.

TRENT PARK GOLF CENTRE

Bramley Road, Southgate, N14 4UW.
Cockfosters

T: 020 8367 4653.
www.trentparkgolf.co.uk
Accessible by Tube, yet located within rolling hills, Trent Park is an 18-hole, picturesque course with a fl oodlit range and a garden.

GREYHOUND RACING

WIMBLEDON DOGS

Plough Lane, Wimbledon, SW17 0BL.
Wimbledon

T: 0870 840 8905.
www.lovethedogs.co.uk
While it might not have the character of the late Walthamstow Dogs, which went out of existence last year, Wimbledon is easier to get to. You can watch from the silver service restaurant, the diner or from behind the glass-fronted air-conditioned grandstand, but the best fun is by the track.

HORSE RACING

ASCOT RACECOURSE

Ascot, Berkshire, SL5 7JX.
Ascot

T: 0870 727 1234.
www.ascot.co.uk
Home to the prestigious fi ve-day Royal Ascot meeting in June — it dates back to 1768 — this famous racecourse hosts 15 other race days throughout the year.

Crystal Palace’s Victor Moses (right)

86 W2L SUMMER 2009