Brewery Tap, 47 Catherine Wheel Road, Brentford, Middlesex, TW8 4BD Tel. 020 8568 9290

A traditional Fullers pub about half a mile from Griffin Park. Unlike many Fullers outlets the Brewery Tap has escaped being subject to a pretentious refit and a poncy gastro menu. It remains resolutely a local boozer that keeps its beer well and sells decent bog standard pub grub. For less than a fiver you can by a Tap Grill with enough grease to satisfy even the lardiest amongst us! Originally attached to the William Gomm brewery (hence the name) the Tap dates to Victorian times and has been tied to Fullers since 1908. The only downside to this excellent pub is the fact that aside from the odd guest ale it only sells Fullers beer. Food served 12 – 7.30pm Mon to Fri and 12 – 3pm at weekends.

The land round Brentford FC was once owned by the Griffin Brewery and Brentford has no shortage of pubs. Griffin Park has the unique distinction amongst football grounds in England (and probably the world) of having a pub situated on every corner of the ground. Whether you would want to drink in any of them is another matter. Various members of the London Branch have threatened to do a pre match crawl round all four sometime but haven't as yet gotten round to it. The pubs are: The Royal Oak, The New Inn, The Princess Royal and The Griffin. While all four pubs are reputed to be alright, general consensus seems to be there are better places to drink in the area.

The Coach and Horses, 8 Kew Green, TW9 3BH, Tel: 020 8940 1208

Large Youngs pub a bit further away from Griffin Park just over Kew Bridge. The Coach and Horses is a little more up market than the pubs closer to the ground. That said it affords a warm welcome and well kept Youngs Ales. We used the large function room here in Jan 2010 to celebrate our 35th anniversary and 250th edition of HTB with special guest Stan Bowels.

The Magpie and Crown, 128 High Street, Brentford, TW8 8EW, Tel: 020 8560 5658

A free house with a good selection of real ales. The Magpie is away fan friendly and reasonably close to the ground.

There are a few take-aways along the high road and the usual array of pies and Bovril are available inside the ground.

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Small and compact, Griffin Park has plenty of appeal for those who prefer older style traditional football grounds. The location of the away fans has switched from one end to the other and back again in recent years. Having been housed on an open terrace back in 2007 the Ealing road end has now been covered and given back to home fans. As a result away supporters are now back in the ‘Wendy House’ Brook Road End. The upper tier has space for 600 seats and capacity for around 1250 on the terrace below. As it’s only a quid more to sit down and the number of away fans is unlikely to exceed 1000 you can pay for a seat then decide where you fancy going. Last season those with seated tickets were allowed to wander onto the terrace no problems. On the north side of the ground is the Bill Axbey stand named after a long standing supporter that followed Brentford for 89 years until he passed away in 2007. This is an all seated covered stand with a number of supporting pillars across the front. On the other side of the pitch is the more modern Braemar Road Stand which is also covered seating but with fewer supporting pillars to obstruct the view.

Brentford is well served by public transport with a variety of options available.

Tube:
South Ealing - Piccadilly Line
Gunnersbury - London Overground Line

Train:
Brentford - on the Waterloo to Reading Line, trains depart roughly every 15 mins.

Bus:
The 65 runs from Ealing Broadway to Chessington going right past the ground.
Numbers 237, 267 and the H29 run along Kew Bridge Road.


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There is limited street parking around the ground but no official car parks. Being environmentally friendly types that like to drink, we recommend you take public transport to Griffin Park. If you do want to drive, detailed directions can be found here .