The New Wembley Stadium – a must-see 2012 Olympic venue!

The new Wembley Stadium – usually just shortened to ‘Wembley’ and known as “the Home of English Football” (soccer) – is a must-see Olympic venue.

It’s well worth a visit, either for an event or match or even for a close-up, behind-the-curtain view, which you can get on a Wembley Stadium Tour – great entertainment for both kids and adults.

The new Wembley Stadium was opened in 2007 and replaced the original Wembley Stadium, which opened for the legendary FA CUP final in 1923 (known as ‘the White Horse final’).

While the original stadium was defined by its Twin Towers, the new stadium – one of the most expensive ever built – is famous for its sliding roof and landmark arch, which can be seen for miles around as it reaches 130m into the sky (more than four times the height of the Twin Towers).

The Wembley site has a fascinating history. Once rolling parkland, the Wembley complex (which includes Wembley Stadium and Wembley Arena, another 2012 Olympics venue) has been the site of historic events for almost a century.

The venue is located in north-west London, about six miles from the center of the city, and is easily accessible by public transport.

You can get here easily by train (to Wembley Central station) or by the London Underground (Tube). The nearest Tube station is Wembley Park, which is on both the Metropolitan and Jubilee lines.

On the London Underground map, the Metropolitan line is the purple one and the Jubilee line is colored silver. You can see a map of the London Underground by clicking on the Tube map link below.

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