Our friends at the Arsenal Independent Supporters Association have sent us their guide for supporters visiting the Emirates on Saturday, this has literally all the information you will need for the stadium including food and drink options and prices.

1) Getting into the stadium. Turnstiles will open ninety minutes before kick-off.
There is a longer process to get into the Emirates these days, so the message is try to
arrive early (60+ minutes?). It can sometimes get very chaotic in the last 15 minutes
before kick-off.

Holloway Road*, Finsbury Park and Arsenal (all Piccadilly line) and Highbury and
Islington (Victoria) are all close enough to walk to the ground within about ten
minutes or less. *If you come from Holloway Road, you’ll not be able to use it after.
It’s closed for two hours following the end of the game. Supporters coming by car,
see (6) below.

2) Bag size. There is a limit of nothing bigger than A4. So a small rucksack or
handbag. But travel with as little as possible. And usual rules on no bottles - there's
an official list of prohibited items below. All bags are searched and tagged prior to
entry. We suggest using a clear or string bag - it speeds up entry as they can see
what you have and avoids their emptying out the contents on a table.

3) There's no 'away' pub nearby. The Drayton (the one people used to use) has reopned but it’s now Arsenal supporters only. Alcohol is not allowed to be sold in the
nearest shops, and it's not allowed to be brought into the stadium. If you want
alcohol, it needs to be bought once inside the stadium . . . at Arsenal rates, I'm
afraid (see below). You can bring in snacks and soft drinks that are in small plastic
bottles or flasks (so long as they fit into that small bag!). Your best pub bet is near
the main line stations.

4) The Emirates is CASHLESS so if you want to buy anything inside, you'll need
plastic or your mobile to pay.

5) Food is available inside the Emirates. It’s not bad but it’s not cheap.
Immediately outside, on the concourse around the stadium, there’s virtually nothing,
aside from programmes and toilets. But there are brilliant little cafes on the streets
surrounding the concourse where you can sit down to eat (a really good café is in
line of sight of the ‘away’ entrance - ‘Wagon Café’ - and it welcomes all supporters).

Loads of other cafes and restaurants are slightly further afield (left or right out of
Holloway Road tube, or left from Arsenal tube, along Gillespie Road, Blackstock
Road, Finsbury Park, if you have your mobile maps). Plus the usual quota of burger
vans on the roads surrounding the stadium.

6) If you come by car.
The usual parking issues (generally, no parking available) have been exacerbated by Low Traffic Neighbourhoods. Roads around the stadium have been closed, but not physically - by barely visible signs, with camera enforcement (and £130 fines). If drivers see a low flying motorbike over a car sign (left) don't go past it.

7) The club tells us, 'For any ticketing enquiries on matchday, the Box Office is
situated next to the Armoury Store on the west side of the Stadium.' That's the
Holloway Road Tube station side, not the Arsenal tube side, so if you come from the
latter, you have cross bridges to the pedestrianised exterior of the stadium and
down steps to the 'west' side.

8) There are public toilets in the area immediately surrounding the outside of
stadium. So no matter how desperate, please don’t use people’s gardens. (It’s hard
to believe but some fans do.)

9) There is a Foodbank donation point opposite turnstile entrances F and G (along
the side of the stadium from the Away entrances - to your right as you look at the
clock on the stadium exterior). It takes cash and card donations as well as canned
food, if you’re feeling philanthropic and generous before the match!

Below is a menu from inside the stadium. There's also a whole load of bumph that
our club sends yours, and we've put in links to that at the end. (Some computers
need you need to copy and paste to make them come alive.)

FOOD
Willy's beef mince & Westcombe cheddar cheese pie 352kcal Grass fed British beef mince, braised with Henderson's relish, root vegetables and rosemary. Finished with mustard and Westcombe Cheddar. £6.75

Uncle Wrighty’s roast chicken, sage & onion pie 428kcal Arsenal legend Ian Wright's take on a classic. Free range roast chicken, in a rich white sauce, alongside the ever reliable front three of softened onions, mustard and sage. £6.75

Willy's Bombay potato & pea pie plant based 632kcal A fragrant spice blend mixed through root vegetables, peas, garlic and ginger. Finished with fresh coriander and mango
chutney. £6.75

Jumbo sausage roll 467kcal £4.65 – single £7.30 – double £13.50 –quadruple
Mom's bad boy hot dog with onions 672kcal £7.50
Plant based hot dog with onions 442kcal – VE £7.50
The Gunner dog 768kcal
Fajita chicken, caramelised onions, cheese sauce & spring onions £9.25
Hot dog & beer Choose a hot dog & Camden Hells/Pale Ale (Gunner Dog not included)
£12.35.

Hot dog & soft drinks 768kcalChoose a hot dog & any hot/soft drink(Prime Hydration and Gunner Dog not included)£10.20

ALCOHOLIC DRINKS
Budweiser pint £3.50 / £6.85
Camden Hells lager pint £3.65 / £7.00
Camden Pale Ale pint £3.65 / £7.00
Athletic Brewing Run Wild IPA 355ml 0.5% ABV 65kcal £5.90
Wine PET 250ml; red 13.5%, white 12%, rose 11.5% £8.95
2 bottles of wine Choose from red, white or rose £15.00
4 pints of Camden Hells £25.00

SOFT DRINKS
Soft drink 500ml; Pepsi max 2kcal, 7Up free 10kcal £4.45
Soft drink pint Tango 6kcal, Pepsi Max 2kcal, 7UP Free 12kcal £4.85
Water 500ml 0kcal £2.99
Prime Hydration Blue Raspberry 500ml 25kcal
(seasonal flavours available throughout the year)£5.05
Lavazza black coffee 0kcal £3.25
Bovril 22kcal £3.25
Cadbury hot chocolate 96kcal £3.25
Tea 1kcal £3.25

SNACKS
Grab bags; twirl bites 109g 578kcal, giant buttons 119g 637kcal, wine gums 165g 605kcal
£4.85
Joe & Seph's toffee gourmet popcorn sharing bag 60g 267kcal £5.00
Arsenal Pick & Mix 200g 688kcal(plant based option available on request VE) £5.95
Cadbury bar duo 54.4g:
Dairy Milk 290kcal £2.40
Pipers crisps 40g: salt & vinegar 231kcal, salted 234kcal, cheese & onion 231kcal
£2.40

Disabled access
https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/documents/gun__1487945159_Arsenal_FC

Full stadium guide:
https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/documents/Arsenal%20Visiting%20Suppo

Safety and security:
https://www.arsenal.com/emirates-stadium/matchday-safety-and-security
The full ground regs:

https://www.arsenal.com/sites/default/files/documents/17.06.22%20-
%20Ground%20Regulations%20%282017-2018%29%20%28FINAL%29_0.pd

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