Stamford Bridge Tours: Frequently Asked Questions

The standard Stadium & Museum Tour runs about one hour. The extended Museum & Classic Tour runs about 1.5 hours, including a 30-minute museum presentation. Museum entry is untimed on both, so most people spend another forty-five minutes there afterwards.

Guided stadium tours start from $47, and the extended Classic Tour from $57. Match tickets to Chelsea fixtures start from $340.

A guided walk through the players' tunnel, home dressing room, press room and pitchside, plus self-paced admission to the Chelsea FC Museum. The guide is a live one rather than an audio handset, which is what most visitors single out afterwards. Parts of the route can close at short notice for club operations.

Yes. Museum admission is included with the guided tours and can be used before or after your slot.

The ground is on Fulham Road, SW6 1HS. Fulham Broadway station on the District line is about a five-minute walk away.

The standard Stadium & Museum Tour is wheelchair-accessible and the ground has more than twenty wheelchair bays. The private multi-stadium car tour is not accessible.

At the Stadium Tours & Museum Store, at the back corner of the stadium. Staff and signage direct you from there, and it is about five minutes on foot from Fulham Broadway. Arrive fifteen minutes before your slot, because tours leave on time.

No. Stadium tours do not run on matchdays, and this is the single thing that catches most visitors out. A match ticket and a stadium tour are two separate visits, so check the fixture list before you pick a date.

Yes on the standard tour, where under-16s must be with a paying adult aged 18+. The extended Classic Tour is recommended for ages 12 and over.

The two on-site Chelsea tours offer free cancellation up to 24 hours ahead. Match tickets and the multi-stadium sightseeing tour are non-refundable.

Yes. Match tickets to games at Stamford Bridge start from $340 and are non-refundable.

Yes, the venue is cashless. Bring a card for concessions and the megastore.

Guided tours are led in English. The free museum web app offers ten languages, including French, Spanish, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean and Mandarin.

The Classic Tour adds a 30-minute museum presentation, a souvenir lanyard and extra photo opportunities over the standard one-hour tour. It costs about ten dollars more and takes roughly half an hour longer. Both include the tunnel, the dressing rooms and museum entry.

Booking ahead reserves your slot, and popular dates can sell out. Several options let you reserve now and pay later.

It is the home stadium of Chelsea FC in Fulham, west London. The ground opened in 1877 as an athletics arena, nearly three decades before the club existed, and has been Chelsea's home since 1905. It has never moved site.

Chelsea FC, known as The Blues. Both the men's and women's teams play here. Tours run on non-matchdays for either fixture list, so check both before you book.

Around 40,000, as a modern all-seater ground. The record attendance of 82,905 was set in 1935, on terraces that packed standing spectators at densities now rightly illegal. The 1990s conversion to seating roughly halved what the ground can hold.

It opened as an athletics ground on 28 April 1877, making it one of the oldest football grounds in the country. Chelsea have played here since 1905. Very little of the Victorian ground survives above ground, though the site’s awkward footprint still reflects it.

Yes. Walking the tunnel out to pitchside is one of the highlights of the guided stadium tour.

Yes. The Chelsea FC Museum displays the club's silverware and memorabilia.

The museum features interactive displays and, at times, a virtual-reality experience of Chelsea's biggest moments. Availability varies, so treat it as a bonus rather than the reason to book. It is the part younger visitors gravitate to first.

Public parking is very limited. Nine accessible spaces can be pre-booked; otherwise, public transport is strongly recommended.

The District line, at Fulham Broadway station. It is about five minutes on foot from there to the turnstiles. Driving is not a realistic alternative: there is no visitor parking and the surrounding streets are controlled.

The museum is bundled with the tour products shown here. Museum-only access can vary, so check the live listing when you book.

No. The on-site stadium tours do not include meals.

No. The two multi-stadium options are exterior sightseeing that passes several grounds; indoor stadium entry is paid separately.

No. London's Football Stadiums Sightseeing Tour is priced per private group of up to 15 travellers.

Some tours include CGI and match-item photo opportunities. An official trophy photograph may be purchased separately on site. Your own camera and phone are welcome throughout the tour and the museum.

Comfortable shoes, a payment card and your booking confirmation. The venue is cashless throughout, so cash is no use anywhere inside. There is a fair amount of walking and stairs on the tour route.

Yes. Visitors who don't follow football regularly rate the guided tour and museum highly for their storytelling and access.

Fulham Broadway has step-free access nearby. Confirm any specific needs with the operator when you book.