Twickenham Stadium, Twickenham, London

i live in twickenham and had the chance to go to a few england rugby games and must say as i am not a huge fan of the sport i really enjoyed the game and the stadium is even bette from the inside. good day out!

Im not a massive rugby fan however i went here to watch England and to be hinest was a great atmosphere and great stadium !

As expected you will pay a fortune for a beer and a burger like anywhere in London but other than that was a good day !

Although I have only been here twice to watch the Rugby and that it was last year, I must say that I was very impressed by the Stadium. The atmosphere was great very competetive yet not aggressive between the fans and the modern lay out made it very cool. Only down side is the usual stadium downfall – the choice and price of beer on tap. Recommend anyone to go once or twice for the experience.

I have actually visited Twickers before & after the rebuilding, to watch Navy/Army matches, which considering are not cup or international games, the attendancy is fantastic, that includes the atmosphere. People travel from all over the country, it is a very long day for some, but well worth it, as you may bump into someone you have not see for quite a while. I am a Scots!

The statue outside the front is awesome, eyecatching.

The ladies toilets are always a problem though, even though extras are put up throughout the car parking areas.

Just such a wonderful place to watch rugby. The atmosphere is electric and the views fantastic, even at friendly internationals when it's not entirely full.

Well organised and lots of good food outlets.

As stadia go, Twickenham is top-notch.

For sports, you'll have to go a long way to find a stadium that can accommodate so many people whilst still giving (almost) everyone a decent view of proceedings. And, of course, for a big rugby match, the atmosphere can be fantastic.

For music, I have never been to a stadium with such good sound (from standing on the 'pitch' area -- I've never sampled the sound from the stands). It knocks the socks off the newer, but acoustically awful, Wembley.

Catering outlets, especially beer-related ones, are plentiful. Sure, there's a bit of a queue sometimes, and of course it's all over-priced, but what do you expect?

So what's the catch? Well, the biggest problem with Twickenham Stadium the colossal unsuitability of the transport options for getting there, or more-significantly, back. At best it's painful, at worst it's just impossible.

The 'main' transport option for Twickenham is the railway station, located 15-30 minutes walk away (depending on which part of the stadium you're in, and how fast you're able to walk through the huge crowds). The station, and train service that serves it, is just not suitable for ferrying 80 to 100 thousand people into London, so expect huge queues to even get within sight of the station after the event.

The 'alternative' option of a fleet of free double-decker buses shuttling to and from Richmond Station can sometimes be a smarter move. However, with local roads invariably gridlocked, it's not a perfect solution.

Bottom-line, go there to enjoy a great match or concert, but don't expect to be able to get back into London within a couple of hours.

I have literally been here at least 30 times i absoloutly love the stadium and for those who share my love for rugby this is a must see. There is also a small rugby museum that is very educational and a shop with a wide veriaty of shirts(from all teams)and other rugy memorabilia. It can be quite manic to get through the crowds on the way home but the atomosphere is friendly and dispite people drinking there is not sense of threat.

Such an impressive stadium!

I went to a concert in here so was actually standing in the middle of the place and looking all around me at the seating was just jaw dropping. I could imagine what it would be like to play on this surface in front of a full house.

Would really love to see a sporting event in here just to take in the atmosphere

this is a great stadium and a good venue for any rugby match, getting in always seems to be fine and there are never that many queues to be checked etc. getting out however is a different story and if you are going by train i would advise leaving five or ten minutes early as otherwise you will have a long wait. even if you go for a drink afterwards the queue can still be very long. apart from this it is a good place with a great atmosphere, especially with the new stand now completed.

Twickenham Stadium you cannot miss, it’s in the heart of Twickenham. It is mainly a Rugby Stadium, but is also used for some concerts.
I work here during events and I like it. It is a 15 min walk if that from the station itself.

You need to be careful if you have never been not to confuse Twickenham Stadium and the Twickenham Stoop Stadium, which is much smaller and is used mainly for Harlequins and teams like them.

A few of us came here in the summer to see Bon Jovi and it wasn’t a wholely bad experience.
The walk from the station felt like it took an age (though I guess that may have something to do with how ill I was feeling thanks to huge night out before!). Based on recommendations from friends that had previously attended events here, we chose to get something to eat from a cheap-ish chinese shop about 5 mins away.
When we arrived we had to walk what felt like an additional few miles until we found the gate we had to enter through, only to find that they’d changed where we needed to sit!
Once inside though, I found it to be quite a nice stadium, I’m assuming its great for the purpose of which it was designed (ie to watch rugby) but for watching a gig that starts during sunlight hours its not quite right - you can’t really see anything on the stage if you’re up on the seats whilst the sun is shining and you end up desperately waiting for it to get dark so they can turn the lights on and give you the proper experience.
I had a good look around whilst inside - toilets weren’t too bad - kiosks were overpriced but nothing out of the ordinary for this kind of place.

I visited Twickenham in the summer (one weekend when the weather was actually fantastic!) to see Bon Jovi and had a fantastic time.
We had to park miles away from the venue and walked what felt like forever at the time but it was worth the journey.
The stadium itself is huge and as it was so busy the atmosphere was fantastic. The staff were helpful and friendly and we made use of the mobile drinks sellers that were walking around.
I found the toilets to be ok and not too busy which was good as the toilets at old Wembley were horrendous.
If you wanted to eat and drink in the venue you had a price to pay which was way over the odds, I think chips cost me about £2.50 and they were rubbish.
Bon Jovi were on top form as always and my experience of Twickenham was a good one.

Twickenham Stadium is the home og English rugby, and I recommend a trip to watch a game if you are a rugby fan. When England play you are generally guarenteed a full house, and a great atrmosphere!

I went to Genesis last ever tour here a few years ago, the seats were really good here. The sound at the venue is great

I went to twickenham to see Iron Maiden, the stadium itself is very impressive just by the size of it. Inside the stadium just gets better as you get a good feeling of tradition.
As expected at a concert, the beer/food is expensive. Merchandise stands are found inside and outside the stadium.
The sound quality around the stadium was poor with the wind swirling around the stadium, and spoilt the gig somewhat. I’d imagine the atmosphere would be brilliant for a rugby and would definatly consider going, though i do feel it needs improving for me to go to a gig there again and put it on par with the new Wembley.

Visited Twickenham over the summer to see a Bon Jovi gig, and found it a really horrible experience. As usual, in these sporting grounds, there are 5 male toilets to every female toilet, meaning that long queues of women missed half of the gig if they needed to go. There were no healthy food places inside the ground, only junk food, which was annoying, and even for them, the queues were enormous. I know that’s only to be expected, but the day that a stadium is made female-friendly, would be wonderful indeed! The gig was fantastic, incidentally!

The fortress itself. I visited here recently and each time its still as amazing as it was the first time I went. The seating is well laid out, its easy to get to your relevent seats without causing too much fuss to other people. The car parking is a bit of an issue so i find it best to park in the town and walk to 10 mins or so to the ground. The food inside is dear and I would recommend taking a picnic bag with you as it will also ssave you so much time in queuing on match days when hungry. The shop carries a good range of products which are expensive, but then arent all sporting relicas?

My first time to Twickenham recently, and although England lost - what a great stadium! The atmosphere was fantastic (much better than Wembly) which added enormouslyto the overall enjoyment of the game.
As always with these types of places you know you are going to be paying top price for relatively poor food which is always a shame. I know you dont go to Twickenham specifically to eat but needs must - and the sooner someone comes up with a way of getting the quality & volume i think they would increase their business.
Anyway, back to the stadium - our seats were some of the lower priced ones available but still offered a great viewpoint for the whole game. The only thing to better it …... the win next time!!!

The stadium itself is impressive, although completely lacking atmosphere if only half full (eg. England vs. Pacific Islanders rugby). And yes, food is expensive, but not nearly so much as Wembley. My one gripe would be with the licensing rules - what is the point of closing the bars 30 minutes before kick-off only to open them again immediately afterward? I would like to take a drink with me to my seat and not have to either turn up an hour beforehand and balance pints as the crowd builds or miss half the first half standing in a queue attempting to decipher the sounds of the crowd to work out the scoreline.

The home of English rugby has now been completed and the area around the stadium has been smartened up too. The walk from the station is about 15 minutes and is well patrolled and organsed by the police. There are lots of food stalls that line the route and I would strongly advise that the hungry make use of these as the catering facilities, I would say, are extremely disappointing inside the stadium. I recently took my 11 year old nephew to an international match and he wanted a burger - £5.50 for a burger, no chips and £7.50 if he wanted cheese!

The stadium and facilities are excellent and comfortable and overall it is a very enjoyable stadium to visit.