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Went to this game last season and is one of our closer games (4 hours 30 mins)
Travelled by car and it was very easy to find and drive around the roads of London.
Very easy both times. We parked on an industrial estate which this website recommended and there were lots of spaces on the side of the road. You could even park near the O2 and bus it which is about 20mins on bus or 10mins drive.
We didn’t choose to go to a pub but we drove to the O2 arena which is 10 mins away and, wow, it was stunning and inside was amazing. That’s where we got food and drinks.
We ate at the O2 arena. Lots of restaurants inside from Gordon Ramsey restaurants to pubs and even smaller places like Five Guys. We went for a pizza restaurant which was nice.
Inside the ground the food and drink was okay. Only problem is very long service. If this game was on a weekend it’s hectic.
Away end is massive. Fits around 3,000 people in, brilliant view.
Atmosphere was quiet from the home fans. It was a Tuesday night game which could have effected this but only loud when they score. Away fans were loud as always!
Leaving the ground is awful, you are walking through so many Charlton fans to get back to the car and they are constantly shouting at you and it’s awful.
We stayed 30 mins away in Sevenoaks Premier Inn. Brilliant like always, would recommend Premier Inns for away days. My costs were:
Yes it’s not bad!
Charlton are a big club with a big ground and was a new one to tick off for me.
Drove down, and for a Saturday 3pm kick off in London, the traffic wasn’t too bad.
Parked in the IKEA car park about a 15 min walk away from the ground next to the pub.
The Angerstein Hotel. Decent atmosphere, was a fair few away fans there too. Good beer.
Ate a pie in the ground. Steak and ale I believe. Was pretty decent. 7/10.
Good view with a nice big away end. Easy to create a good atmosphere.
Great!
Was quite slow as there was a large amount of home fans coming out as well. Not the worst though.
Yeah, definitely.
Charlton have a good stadium and London games are easy to get to. I was looking forward to it because the green army had filled the away end.
I got a train to Paddington then a couple of over ground trains to The Valley. Very easy to get to and fairly cheap.
I went to the Anchor and Hope which is on the bank of the Thames, the atmosphere was quality, fans were constantly singing.
Food and drink was fairly standard, nothing special.
Good view and the away end is decent, but a bit crowded in the queues.
The home fans were silent until they scored. Away fans sang for most of the first half.
9/10.
The train station was packed but once on the train all was fine.
Around £200 in total.
Yeah, it’s a nice day out even if your team loses.
