Walking down the Wembley Way (Wembley Stadium (London))

Member Name: x-cupcake-x

Product:	Wembley Stadium (London)
Date:	28/08/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Impressive venue, great views inside

Disadvantages: High food prices

I'm a huge fan of my local football team and at the end of the 2007/2008 season they reached the final of the Johnstone's Paint Trophy (for those who don't know it's like the FA Cup for lower league teams).

Having been to the old Wembley Stadium twice in 1998, I was looking forward to seeing what the new Stadium would be like after being rebuilt for £757million - especially as I had been to Cardiff's Millenium Stadium which cost considerably less to build (only £130m).

As a 15 year old girl visiting Wembley for the first time apart from the match the biggest thing that has implanted in my memory was walking down Wembley Way with the other fans and seeing the twin towers, anyone that has been will tell you what an impressive site it is.
The lack of the towers were always my biggest concern when the rebuild of Wembley was announced. How on Earth could it be Wembley Stadium without this important architectural football history?

So it was with all the excitement, anticipation and nerves a footy fan gets before a match that I began my walk down Wembley Way.

The first thing that hits you is how huge it is, it imposes on the landscape, and your eye is automatically drawn to the arch - it is impressive. In my opinion it is a worthy modern day replacement for the towers. With the mirrored effect on the outside the reflections of the arch look fantastic.

Once you get inside the stadium there are 688 food kiosks, and sadly this is what lets Wembley down in my opinion. The prices are extortionate be prepared to pay almost £10 for a burger meal and close to a fiver for a pie. Eat before you go in!!

As you take to your seat you notice how close you are to the pitch, the seats are also banked high so that most people should be able to see the action. If you can't there are two big screens at each end of the pitch which are attached to the roof, these have a live feed so you can keep an eye on the match.

The old Stadium was in desperate need of renovation and the new Wembley is an impressive replacement. It would have been nice from a historical point of view to have included the Twin Towers, but sadly they just would not have fitted with the new design.

The food costs are the reason why I have only awarded 4 stars.

Summary: Brilliant stadium, but boycott the food