Travel Tips & Resources
Traveling to Watch UK Soccer During the Pandemic
With England’s Premier League season starting in August, here is the latest information for fans who want to make travel plans to watch soccer games. Updated as of June 13, 2022 What are the current restrictions regarding travel to the UK? There are no Covid-related restrictions for travel to the UK. Effective March 18, you…
The Coronavirus and English Soccer: Frequently Asked Questions
*Updated March 13, 2022, to include some other countries* The question of how the coronavirus is affecting the British and European football leagues is obviously on many people’s minds. We have some basic Q&A below, and we're tracking the latest news. Is soccer happening during the pandemic? Yes! The 2021-22 season is running through May.…
Groundhopper Guides Holiday Gift Guide: Top Soccer Gifts
The Groundhopper Guides Holiday Gift Guide features our top soccer gifts for your favorite football fan. Best Inspirational Gift: Groundhopper Guides Holiday Gift Pack If your soccer fan dreams of maybe seeing a game in person someday, you can help them get started. Groundhopper Soccer Guides offers trip consulting, tickets, tours and even personal…
Groundhopper Guide to Travel Insurance
Planning a trip to watch soccer in England or Europe is a lot of fun. What is less enjoyable is thinking about the expense if something unexpected happens that causes you to cancel or interrupt your trip. Groundhopper Guides gives you the information you need to choose the best travel insurance policy. I am not…
Watching Soccer Games in England: FAQ From an American Expert
Watching soccer in England is a truly enjoyable experience. I’ve done quite a lot of it myself, making it to more than 100 games at 60+ different clubs, including every club in the Premier League and all but a few in the Championship. Along the way, I have learned a few things, which I will share here. If…
Planning a Trip to Watch Soccer in England? Here Are Some Starter Tips
The following are Groundhopper Paul's best tips for planning a trip to watch soccer in England. I have seen more than 100 games at more than 60 different stadiums and I have developed something of a system for planning my trips to watch soccer in England. So I thought I would share my process here.…
Groundhopper Guide to Travel Hacking
If you are planning a trip to watch soccer in the UK or Europe, or if you just want to work a game or two into your vacation plans, our Groundhopper Guide to Travel Hacking will help you save money and enjoy some travel-related perks at the same time. First, here are some of the…
Going to a Game at Arsenal?
Go Check Out Their Old Stadium
If you’re going to a game at Arsenal, it’s quite easy and worthwhile to make a visit to their old ground at Highbury. Here’s how. First, if you didn’t know the old place is still there … well, it isn’t entirely. Arsenal Stadium, which everybody just called Highbury (and sometimes “Highbury Library” for being too…
English Soccer Travels:
What to See and Do in Burton-Upon-Trent
I have designated a new rule for my English soccer travels: that if all you know about a place is what Wikipedia or TripAdvisor tell you, then you don’t know anything about it, and you need to go there. I will call it the Huddersfield Rule, after having a defining such experience there on a…
Some Basic London Travel Tips for Soccer Fans
I am not going to attempt a travel guide to London, which may be the most-written-about travel destination on Earth. But if you are watching soccer in England, you will almost certainly be in London at some point, so here are some suggestions for getting into and around England's capital city. Flying In Assuming you…
