I may (fingers crossed) be acquiring two tickets for England v Wales on the 10th Feb. Watching a six nation's game at Twickenham is always something I've wanted to do but never managed, so I've no idea what the best options for travel are. Coming from derby. Open to options, drive down stop somewhere close in a hotel, can't imagine them being cheap though. Train from derby to st Pancras or Lichfield to Euston, then is it trains or tubes or what from there. Genuinely no idea which is best and I'm sure there's a few regular visitors on here who may know a few tips to slightly avoid the mayhem of 80000 folk all going to one place.
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Getting to Twickenham, help please.
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Twickers is a bugger to get to so get train from waterloo, then post game go to a pub for an hour or two, as you will either queue outside station, or be in a warm pub for ages. I recommend the Barmy arms by the river.
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Would it work if you took a train into Reading, then changed there for Twickenham? That is what I have done coming from Cardiff.
But I don't know if you can easily get to Reading from Derby, so you may just want to ignore me.
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never been but drive past quite regularly, its right at the end of the M3.
PoP to get to by car, but its a fair way out of London, probably take an hour from Euston or KC. you will probably get a tube down to Waterloo then a SW train out towards Richmond...?Posted 2 hours ago # -
Train into Euston, then Victoria Line to Vauxhall and a train to Twickenham from there. If you drive, parking nearby will be expensive and it'll take an age to be able to leave.
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Will it be those shysters at sw trains providing those services and are they liable to call one of their cheeky strikes that day?
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Reading-Derby is on a direct XC service*, went through there on my way up north recently. There aren't many trains though, so would need planning rather than turn up and get on.
Reading to Twickenham is fairly regular, then not a long walk, several pubs on the way and also residents rent out their gardens for impromptu food stops, etc. (not toilets, make note), but the station is rammed on the way back so be prepared for a queue or find a pub and wait it out.
* I mean CrossCountry is the operator, not that the trains have 29" wheels and the conductors are in full lycra.
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wrightyson - Member
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Free parking, Hotel for less than £40 and 20 mins to Stadium....
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Will it be those shysters at sw trains providing those services and are they liable to call one of their cheeky strikes that day?
Probably. If I was you I'd drive.Posted 2 hours ago # -
If driving the best (only?!) option is one of the "Park in my drive" things - usually offices renting out their car parks for the rugby weekend. Traffic is horrible leaving though.
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I live South of London so would either drive to a quiet residential road about a mile from the stadium (Twickenham Green, free parking or play £10 to school PTA) or train from Waterloo (many rugby specials, buses to/from Richmond).
If you do train it in plan to stay around the stadium / town for a couple of hours after the game as trying to leave immediately on the train is a major headache
If you get in early you can book a lunch somewhere (e.g. places on Church St), pub wise if you train it then I like the White Swan on the river (about 500yds from Barmy Arms) if the weather is decent. It's a shortish walk to/from station and there is footbridge to go direct towards the stadium (20-ish min stroll)
Enjoy. England Wales is a great fixture and there will be a cracking atmosphere in/around the town / stadium
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Whenever I've been I tend to drive from the North West. Park up at Hounslow station and take the train in from there.
TBH the last few times have included hospitality, so usually there for lunch before the game and food afterwards.
Limits the drinking, if that's your thing (suits me fine - don't like booing at sports matches).
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I live in Twickenham- fastest train from Waterloo is about 22 mins. Slowest, about 35.
It’s less than a mile to the stadium, everybody is walking in the same direction, it’s really not that bad before the game.
If you’re going for lunch beforehand, I recommend The Crown in St Margaret’s- it’s a longer walk, but really good food.
For afters, stick around for a couple in the West Car Park (they are making a thing of it now) then head down to the White Swan on the river via The Fox on Church street.
If you decide to drive, park near the green and go to the Sussex Arms for lunch.
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Been a few times and its a pain in the arse to get to and even worse to get home.
I favour the train personally and take my time leaving the stadium to wait for the worst of the queues to go down.
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A few travelodges within a couple of miles radius.
Friday and Saturday night stay for fairly reasonable rate ** not sure if it acceptable for STWr's to stay at Travelodge
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I've gone with tigers suggestion and yes booked a travel lodge in Egham. It ticks all the boxes we need.
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After the match, trains into London have a much bigger queue than trains outbound, so you are sorted with Egham.
Pre match, it’s about a 20 min stroll to the ground, lots of Braii’s in gardens on the way, plus a lot of burger vans.
It gets cold in the stands if windy - the sun doesn’t hit you in the winter.
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Egham is a reasonable location, I was going to suggest parking within a mile and walking in - there are plenty of places further up the A316 near Whitton/Fulwell.
Then you have a half decent 30-45min walk to Twickers within one of the most densely populated pub areas in the world.
The White Swan on the Thames is a good shout for pre-match drinks, although it'll be packed to the rafters (as are most decent pubs in Twickenham) - lots of ex-pro's drink there.
Richmond riverside is also a great place for drinking, and an easy* couple of stops on the train away.
The beer is good at the stadium, as is the atmosphere.
Before they redeveloped the stadium I used to be able to climb onto the roof of my house and watch the game! Still have a couple of great billboard posters from the 1991 world cup (Where Theres a Will!).*match days on trains are not much fun within a couple of hours either side of KO
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