Brent Attractions – Going Down Wembley Way

Brent is home to the ‘new’ Wembley Stadium. The stadium in Brent is the largest football stadium in the world that can boast about the fact that every seat is covered, just as well, considering that Brent is hardly a sunny tropical paradise! With 90,000 unrestricted seats offering shelter in the rain, Wembley Stadium really is something that Brent can be proud of. Regardless of the escalated cost in construction and delayed completion, it all seems worth it now.

Before the new stadium was built, Wembley’s twin towers were the icon of English football. You could even say that Wembley was the capital of world football. With a global reputation, somebody in Australia or China would know what you mean if you say ‘Wembley’ to them and for a small town in Brent which cannot boast much else except for the stadium, that’s not bad going!

Wembley Stadium offers tours of the stadium including team changing rooms, manager dugouts, executive boxes and pitch side experiences. Imagine the feeling of standing where the greats of English football will earn their living for decades to come, Beckham, Rooney, Lampard, Terry who are today’s football heroes and the young youth players who aspire to one day walk down the famous Wembley tunnel and set the ground alight for 90,000 spectators.

Wembley Stadium really has put Brent on the map! On a clear night, the Wembley Stadium arch can be seen from 13 miles away. As I travel on the London Underground going past Wembley Park and Northwick Park, the gorgeous lit-up arch of Wembley stands out and I find myself staring at it each day as my train goes past. What a sight!

The new stadium has embedded itself as an icon for tourists and local residents alike.

The old twin-towers were much loved icons of Wembley and soon after they were demolished, left a void in the Wembley skyline. It just wasn’t the same anymore, but many years on the new arch has firmly taken the twin-towers’ place with a modern and attractive presence. It has since become a symbol & image of pride for local residents.

The new Wembley Stadium has some amazing facts. It has over 2,000 toilets (that works out at 45 people per toilet when the stadium is at 90,000 capacity!), 35 miles of power cables, the London Eye could fit under the arch, the arch is 4 times higher than the old twin-towers, the arch weighs as much as 10 jumbo jets, plus many more!

Attending Wembley Market which is placed just outside the stadium and is held on Sunday’s, feels just as authentic as it did 10 years ago, except now instead of seeing the overlooking twin towers, the towering arch of the new stadium provides a magnificent and enchanting view.

Walking down Wembley Way in recent times has been as satisfying as walking down Wembley Way 10 years ago, maybe more. The London Borough of Brent has Wembley Stadium to thank for putting us on the map!