Key facts
Club: Brentford FC | Opened: 2020 | Capacity: 17,250 seats
History and description
Brentford Community Stadium is the recently opened new home of London club Brentford FC.
Brentford had been looking for a replacement for the aged Griffin Park since the early 2000s. Initial plans were discarded in 2010 following the economic crisis but taken up again in 2012 when the club changed ownership.
The project became concrete in June 2012 when Brentford acquired a piece of land on Lionel Road at less than a mile east of Griffin Park. The club submitted for planning permission one year later in July 2013, and the purchase of the land was completed in 2016.
The club initially hoped to move into their new home by the start of the 2016-17 season, but works got delayed with various years.
Brentford Community Stadium hosted its first football match on 1 September 2020, a friendly between Brentford and Oxford United, albeit without crowds due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The stadium received a first limited crowd in December 2020 following a temporary lifting of restrictions during the pandemic.
Brentford Community Stadium is also the home of rugby side London Irish, who used to play their matches at Reading’s Madejski Stadium.
The new stadium forms part of a larger £250-million project that includes residential apartments.
How to get to Brentford Community Stadium
Brentford Community Stadium is located in the west of London just north of the river Thames at about 6 miles from central London.
There are multiple ways to travel to Brentford Community Stadium by public transport. The nearest station is Kew Bridge station, which is on the rail network. Trains depart from Waterloo station roughly every 20-30 minutes on the weekend. The journey takes about half an hour. Kew Bridge station is right next to the stadium.
If you prefer the London Underground, get a District Line train to Gunnersbury, which can be boarded at any of various stop in Central London including Bank, Westminster, Victoria, and South Kensington. The journey takes max. 30 minutes and it is a further 15-minute walk to the stadium.
Gunnersbury is also a station on the Overground network with trains running from Stratford in the east and Richmond in the south. It is particularly useful if coming from various places in North or East London.
Finally, the stadium is also at walking distance from Acton Town underground station (app. 25 minutes), which is on the Piccadilly Line and runs through central London to Heathrow.
Brentford Tickets
Brentford tickets can be bought online, or at the ticket office at Brentford Community Stadium.
Ticket prices depend on the game. Games are split between high-profile Cat A games and regular Cat B games. Tickets for Cat A games range in price from £40.00 to £50.00 and those in Cat B games from £35.00 to £45.00.
Email tickets@brentfordfc.com for more information.
Photos of Brentford Community Stadium
Useful Internet links
Brentfordfc.co.uk – Official website of Brentford FC.
Visitlondon.com – Official London city guide.
Tfl.gov.uk – Website of the London Underground and other London public transport.
Journeyplanner.org – London public transport journey planner.
Nationalrail.co.uk – Check train times and fares.