Walk the Roof of the South Stand on The Dare Skywalk
You don't have to wait for a match to get inside. Tottenham Hotspur Stadium runs behind-the-scenes stadium tours, and the one that stays with you is The Dare Skywalk, a rooftop walk that takes you up and out over the South Stand. From up there you look down on the pitch and across the N17 rooftops. If you want more, The Edge adds a further rooftop thrill. On the ground, the club's F1 DRIVE - London puts you in F1-inspired go-karts with DRS technology, engine sounds and an LED steering wheel display, on a 180 m track beneath the South Stand. Tours run with a "Kids Go Free" promotion during October half-term, and there's a 15% discount for booking online.
Stand Where the Crowd Noise Was Engineered
Everything about the place is built to make you feel the game. The stands are angled steeply, and the front row sits just a few metres from the touchline - closer than any comparable-size ground in the UK. The South Stand is a single tier of 17,500 seats, the largest in the country, rising over 34 m with the club's golden cockerel on top, and it includes 5,000 safe-standing seats. Its acoustics were optimised with U2's sound engineers to amplify crowd noise, so the stand is designed to work as a "wall of sound." Look up and you'll see the golden cockerel crowning it. The stadium opened in April 2019, replacing White Hart Lane, and fans still call it New White Hart Lane.
Eat and Drink Your Way Around the Concourse
You won't go hungry between events. There are more than 60 food and drink outlets across the general admission concourse, inspired by London street food and including plant-based options, plus three pub-style feature bars. Head into the South Stand's five-storey Market Place atrium for street-food eateries, an on-site Beavertown microbrewery - the world's first in-stadium microbrewery - and "The Goal Line," a 65 m bar described as the longest in Europe, spanning the goal-line length. If you're here for a premium experience, the stadium also offers private suites, sky lounges, premium lounges and Michelin-star dining, with capacity for up to 8,000 guests on event days.
See the Pitch That Slides Away
This is the first purpose-built NFL home outside the United States, and the reason it works is under your feet: a dividing, retractable synthetic turf pitch that slides under the South Stand in about 25 minutes, revealing an artificial playing surface beneath. That's how NFL games happen here during the Premier League season - two regular-season games a year - alongside boxing, rugby and concerts. The stadium has purpose-built NFL locker rooms and player, staff and media facilities, and the playing surface is lowered relative to the first row for American football sightlines. It's also the European home of the NFL, and it has hosted an Anthony Joshua vs Oleksandr Usyk heavyweight title fight and five sellout Beyoncé concerts. The campus extends beyond the pitch too: the Tottenham Experience visitor centre, a gym, a supermarket, a sixth-form school and cafes all sit within the wider Northumberland Development Project, the regeneration scheme that made the stadium its centrepiece.
Getting There and Making a Day of It
The stadium sits at 782 High Road, London, N17 0BX, in North London, and it's easy to reach by public transport - the club publishes a matchday guide, a visiting supporters guide and getting-to-the-stadium information, and actively promotes public transport. Accessibility is taken seriously here: over 250 elevated wheelchair positions, 66 accessible toilets, hearing loops with audio-descriptive match commentary and a sensory suite. The stadium runs on 100% renewable energy with a zero waste-to-landfill policy and a reusable beer cup scheme. Check the events calendar before you travel, since the programme covers sports and entertainment year-round, and book tours and The Dare Skywalk online to take advantage of the discount.
Start with the events calendar and a stadium tour booking, then build your day around the Market Place and a rooftop walk. Whether you come for a match, an NFL game, a concert or just the view from the South Stand roof, the trip to N17 is worth planning around what's actually on.