National Football League in London
The Bears are in London!
Well…not really.
They don’t get here until Friday, so you won’t really get a chance to see or meet them.
Loads of London venues have started to ‘Bear Down’ despite having no idea about the game.
It’s nice to see people get into the spirit of the games, and support either Raider Nation or the Bears.
We were sent these from a venue near London Bridge.
Good to see people getting into the spirit of it all!
Week 4 is here already, and so are the Bears and Raiders.
Which games will you be watching?
Are you lucky enough to be going to the Bears vs Raiders at Tottenham?
If not-come join us at the Princess Alexandra in Crouch End for a great, late night of NFL football.
Sky has the following games locked and loaded for the weekend.
6pm-Bears vs Raiders
It’s a home game for us in the UK! Join the team from Tottenham as they welcome the NFL to the UK.
9pm-Packers vs Cowboys
What a game this will be! A truly great match-up between Dak and Aaron. Who will come out on top in this contest?
1am-Chiefs vs Colts
This AFC match would have been great, had Andrew Luck still been in the game. Will Mahomes get a TD this weekend?
How are you watching the Bears vs Raiders game in London?
Looking for a place that’s cool, close to the stadium and open late?
Great!
Come on down to the Princess Alex in Crouch End, London for our after party.
The Alex is a traditional English pub in the village of Crouch End, less than 10 minutes away from Finsbury Park station.
It has a great selection of Sunday roasts, cask ales, and loads of chicken wings.
Here is some more info to help you for Sunday.
Getting There
The Princess Alexandra is in Crouch End, north London.
The quickest route is via the Piccadilly or Victoria Line to Finsbury Park.
From there grab the W7 bus to the pub. It is the first stop after the Crouch End Broadway.
Once you exit the bus, the pub is on your right side.
You can also grab the W3 bus to Park Road.
The W3 bus is the one that will take you to the stadium.
It is also accessible via Alexandra Palace train station, and Hornsey train station.
To and from the stadium
It takes about 25 minutes to get to the stadium from the pub. We will have signs up on how to get there. But it’s very easy.
Walk out the pub down Park road (400m) and on the left hand side is Park Road bus stop to the stadium. Just hop on, and you’re at the stadium.
Upon leaving the stadium-same thing.
Grab the W3 bus from outside the stadium to Crouch End. Get off at Park Road and walk up the road to the pub. Buses stop running around midnight.
Going late
The Alex has a late license until 4am-so you can party until the wee hours.
It will help to have Uber or an app on your phone, as ALL of London transport shuts down at night.
There is a 91 late night bus that goes to central London every 15 minutes.
Tickets
If you are coming to the after party, you will need tickets.
They are £5 and includes a welcome beer (1 each) upon arrival.
You MUST have a ticket after 9pm to get in.
www.eventbrite.com/o/nfl-in-london-17838428996
Welcome to London!
What do you have planned?
Some sight-seeing? Take in some West End musicals? Get absolutely smashed on pints in a pub?
Why not do it all?
Since you’re just arriving here, we have a few things that you might want to try.
London Cocktail Week
Do you love booze? Great-you came to the right country.
London cocktail week is a chance to savour some tipples from some of the top bartenders in the city.
Hit a few locations and let the booze show you the way.
More info and tickets here:
https://drinkup.london/magazine/22568/what-is-london-cocktail-week
James Bond in Concert
If you haven’t been to Royal Albert Hall, you simply must!
This weekend (Oct 5 & 6th) the orchestra is getting the band back together to play along to a James Bond classic.
This weekend it’s Skyfall, and you can watch the movie all while the orchestra plays along.
Tickets might be tough-but there are loads of LEGITIMATE ticket touts around Covent Garden.
More info here:
royalalberthall.com
BFI Film Festival
Do you love movies?
Well the UK makes some of the best dang movies on the planet!
To celebrate the British Film Institute is hosting its annual film festival across the city this weekend.
Get some tickets, mingle with celebrities, and see some incredible movies before they are released in cinemas.
Tickets here.
bfi.org.uk
Comedy
London has more stand-up comedy in a week than New York, LA, Toronto and Chicago…COMBINED!
That’s a lot of laughs. Most of the established comedy clubs have some great acts, just avoid the flyerers in Leicester Square handing out nebulous claims to crappy shows.
You should probably avoid Leicester Square all together unless you want to lose money and dignity!
Piccadilly Circus has the world famous Comedy Store, which always has great international acts.
Our fave club is the Backyard Comedy Club in Bethal Green.
Great acts, reasonable tickets and you never know who might pop in to do a spot!
backyardcomedyclub.co.uk
Are you ready for the NFL London?
It’s week 5 in the NFL, which means that the Oakland Raiders have landed in rainy London, while the Chicago Bears land on Friday.
Are you going to the game?
Big plans for a great weekend in London?
Why not join us for some NFL fun while you’re in town?
We will be throwing a few parties this weekend-and you’re invited!
We will be working with the Princess Alexandra pub in Crouch End to host some of the games until the wee hours.
Located 10 minutes from Finsbury Park station, this ‘celebrity’ pub has loads of space and TVs so that you can catch all the action.
It’s also a direct bus ride on the W3 bus to Tottenham stadium.
You can catch the W3 or W7 bus from Finsbury Park to the pub-then grab the W3 bus to the stadium in 25 minutes.
The pub has a late license, so that you can party until 4am.
Buses won’t run at that point-so Ubers and taxis will be on hand.
You MUST have tickets for the after party-as we don’t want a huge queue in front of the venue.
Get your tickets here.
See you Sunday.