Gtech Community Stadium is the home of Brentford, a compact and modern 17,250-capacity ground on Lionel Road in west London that opened in 2020 and gave the club a Premier League home after more than a century at Griffin Park. Demand for Gtech Community Stadium tickets is driven by a small ground with a big atmosphere, by the visits of the London clubs and the leading Premier League sides such as Chelsea, Liverpool and the rest, and by a fanbase that waited generations for top-flight football. The stadium was known as the Brentford Community Stadium before the naming rights deal, and the tight, steep stands with a safe-standing home end make it one of the better new grounds in England. 1BoxOffice is a verified secondary marketplace established in 2006, with seat-level detail at checkout and a 150% money-back guarantee if a ticket fails to grant entry on matchday.
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This guide is written for the supporter making the trip, not the browser. It covers the short walk from Kew Bridge station and the west London transport, how the four stands are arranged around the South Stand home end, where away fans sit, the bag rules and the entry process, the riverside pubs of Brentford and Chiswick, and the story of a modern ground that ended a long wait for a proper Premier League home. By the end you should know how a Brentford matchday runs.
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Full Name | Gtech Community Stadium, formerly Brentford Community Stadium |
| Location | Lionel Road South, Brentford, west London |
| Capacity | 17,250 |
| Opened | 1 September 2020 |
| Architect | AFL Architects |
| Surface | Desso GrassMaster hybrid pitch |
| Home Club | Brentford |
| Home End | South Stand, the loudest section |
| Record Attendance | 17,224 against Arsenal in 2026 |
| Nearest Station | Kew Bridge, around 100 metres away |
Gtech Community Stadium sits on Lionel Road in Brentford, west London, close to Kew Bridge and the River Thames, in a well-connected corner of the capital between Brentford, Chiswick and Kew. The great advantage of the ground is that it is a very short walk from Kew Bridge railway station, one of the closest station-to-turnstile distances of any Premier League ground, so most supporters arrive by train. It is an easy trip from central London and from the west, with several stations within reach.
Kew Bridge railway station is around 100 metres from the ground, served by South Western Railway trains from London Waterloo, which makes it by far the easiest way in. Trains run frequently and the walk from the platform to the stadium takes only a couple of minutes, so the train to Kew Bridge is the standard approach for home and away supporters alike. For a busy fixture the station is crowded straight after the match, but the short distance means you are quickly on your way.
The nearest Underground station is Gunnersbury on the District line and the London Overground, around a fifteen-minute walk from the ground, though note that Gunnersbury closes for a period after Brentford home matches to manage the crowd, with Chiswick Park a thirty-minute walk as an alternative. South Ealing and Northfields on the Piccadilly line and Acton Town are also within reach for those coming across London. Check which station suits your route, and allow for the post-match closure at Gunnersbury.
Several London bus routes serve Brentford and Kew Bridge along the Chiswick High Road and the surrounding roads, dropping supporters within a short walk of the ground. The stadium is walkable from Chiswick and parts of Brentford, and the riverside setting makes for a pleasant approach on foot from the Kew Bridge area. On matchday the streets around the ground fill with supporters heading in, and the compact site means the final approach is on foot from the station or the bus stop.
Driving to the Gtech Community Stadium is not recommended, as it is an inner-London ground with very limited parking and heavy residential restrictions around Lionel Road. There is no large stadium car park, and street parking near Windmill Road and the surrounding area is controlled on matchday, with limited free parking only outside the usual weekday hours. Matchday parking can be booked in advance at nearby sites, but with Kew Bridge station on the doorstep the train is far easier than driving into this part of west London.
Parking at Gtech Community Stadium is difficult, as at most inner-London grounds, with no large dedicated stadium car park and tight residential parking controls around Lionel Road and Windmill Road on matchday. Some matchday spaces can be booked in advance at nearby car parks, and there is limited free on-street parking outside weekday working hours, but neither is a reliable option for a sell-out. With Kew Bridge station only around 100 metres from the turnstiles and several other stations within reach, the train is overwhelmingly the easier choice, and the club encourages supporters to travel by public transport to a ground with such limited parking. Drivers who must come should book a space in advance and allow time for the restrictions.
Gtech Community Stadium is a compact, modern four-stand ground with a single continuous bowl of steep stands built close to the pitch, which gives it an atmosphere out of proportion to its size. The four stands are named by direction, the North, East, South and West stands, with the South Stand along one side the main home area and the West Stand carrying the safe-standing rail seating. As a new ground it has excellent sightlines and modern facilities throughout, with very few poor seats anywhere in a tight, well-designed bowl.
The South Stand runs along the longer side of the pitch and is the main home section, the loudest part of the ground and the heart of the Brentford support. This is where the singing and the noise come from, and it is the area to target for the fullest atmosphere at a Brentford match, generating a volume that surprises visitors to such a small ground. The steep single tier keeps the crowd close to the pitch and drives the sound across the bowl.
The West Stand holds the rail seating that allows safe standing, installed in 2022, with barriers at around elbow height that let supporters stand safely through the match, a popular area for those who want the traditional standing experience within a modern ground. The East Stand along the opposite side is the main stand, holding the hospitality areas, the media positions and the tunnel, with the higher-priced seats and the best central view. Both give clear sightlines in a compact bowl where no seat is far from the action.
The North Stand behind one goal completes the ground, and away supporters are housed in the corner between the North and East stands, with a typical allocation of around 1,600 for league matches and up to about 2,000 for cup ties, so away fans get a decent corner in a tight ground. As a modern stadium it has strong accessibility provision, including wheelchair-user positions with companion spaces and step-free access, helped by the level approach from Kew Bridge station, though supporters with access requirements should contact the club before the match to confirm the arrangements. The table below matches a section to what you want from the day.
| Priority | Recommended Sections |
|---|---|
| Atmosphere | South Stand, the home side |
| Standing experience | West Stand safe-standing rail seating |
| Tactical overview | East Stand, central rows |
| Close to pitch | Front rows of any stand in a compact bowl |
| Budget-friendly | North Stand and the corners |
| Away fans | Corner between the North and East stands |
| Accessibility | Wheelchair-user bays with companion spaces (request at purchase) |
London has a mild, changeable climate, with cool winters, warmer summers and rain possible in any season, so a Brentford matchday can be wet and breezy as easily as bright. The roof of the compact bowl covers the seats well and keeps most of the crowd dry, a benefit of the enclosed modern design, though wind and driving rain can still reach the front rows and the open corners. For an autumn or winter fixture a warm and waterproof layer is sensible, while the summer and early-season matches are usually comfortable under the covered stands.
Like other Premier League grounds, Gtech Community Stadium runs a firm bag policy with searches on entry, so the sensible approach is to travel light. Large bags and rucksacks are best left at your accommodation, since oversized bags are refused and there is no guarantee of a bag store at a compact ground. Standard prohibited items apply, including bottles, cans, outside alcohol, pyrotechnics and flares, and any object judged dangerous. The concourses take card and contactless payment. Check the club's matchday guidance for the current bag size limit before you travel, and arrive early to clear the search on a busy day at a small ground.
Brentford is famous in football for its pubs, a tradition carried over from the old Griffin Park ground that had a pub on each corner, and the area around the Gtech Community Stadium and Kew Bridge has a good choice of traditional and riverside pubs. Chiswick nearby adds a wider range of bars and restaurants, so the matchday build-up is one of the pleasures of a trip to Brentford.
Close to the ground and Kew Bridge are well-known pubs such as the Express Tavern by the station, the Globe, the Steam Packet by the river and the Griffin, which fill with supporters before a match. These range from traditional football pubs to pleasant riverside spots along the Thames, and part of the appeal of a Brentford matchday is the strong pub culture around the ground. Arrive in good time for a busy fixture, as the best-known pubs get full.
A short distance away, Chiswick High Road and the Thames-side stretches around Kew Bridge offer a wider choice of bars, cafes and restaurants, from gastropubs to riverside terraces, making this one of the more pleasant matchday settings in London. Many supporters build the day around a riverside pub or a meal in Chiswick before the short walk or ride to the ground, then return afterwards. The setting between the river and the leafy west London suburbs is a genuine draw.
Inside the arena the concourses are modern and serve the usual English matchday fare of pies, burgers and drinks, with card and contactless payment throughout, and the club has put effort into the catering for a new ground. As a compact stadium the concourses can be busy at half-time, so timing your visit helps. For a fuller meal, eat in one of the pubs or restaurants around Kew Bridge or in Chiswick beforehand, then head to the ground.
Brentford use digital ticketing, so for most fixtures the ticket sits in your phone wallet or the club's app and is scanned at the turnstile. Load the ticket, charge your phone and turn the screen brightness up before you reach the entrance, since a saved screenshot can fail to scan when a barcode refreshes. Gates open ahead of kick-off to let the crowd in, and with a bag search and a crowd arriving from Kew Bridge station at once, the entrances at a compact ground get busy in the last half hour. Aim to be at the ground in good time rather than joining the final rush from the station, particularly for a big Premier League fixture.
Leaving a compact ground next to a station is quick once the immediate crowd has moved, with the train the obvious way out.
Most supporters walk the short distance back to Kew Bridge for the train to Waterloo, which is busy immediately after the match but clears quickly given the frequent service. Those using the Underground should remember that Gunnersbury closes for a period after home matches, so Chiswick Park is the alternative on foot, or the train from Kew Bridge is simpler. The short station distance is one of the ground's best features for getting away.
Drivers who parked away from the residential streets should expect the roads around this part of west London to be busy after a match, so a patient exit is the usual pattern, but few supporters drive to a ground with such limited parking. Walking back towards Chiswick or along the riverside is a pleasant option for those in no hurry, ending up in a pub or restaurant away from the immediate post-match crowd.
The natural way to end a Brentford matchday is to settle into one of the riverside pubs by Kew Bridge or head into Chiswick for the evening, in one of the more attractive corners of west London. The simplest way to beat any post-match crowd is to let the first wave clear before heading off, and with Kew Bridge station so close there is no rush. The pubs and the river make for an easy, relaxed end to the day.
Gtech Community Stadium opened on 1 September 2020 as the new home of Brentford, ending the club's 116-year stay at Griffin Park, the old ground famous for having a pub on each of its four corners but which had become too small and outdated for the club's ambitions. The new stadium was built on a tight 7.6-acre site at Lionel Road, close to Kew Bridge and the Thames, to a design by AFL Architects at a cost of around 71 million pounds, giving Brentford a modern 17,250-capacity ground squeezed neatly into a corner of west London. Its first months were played behind closed doors during the coronavirus pandemic, so supporters did not fill the ground until 2021.
The timing proved remarkable, because in 2021 Brentford won promotion to the Premier League for the first time, reaching the top flight for the first time since 1947 just as they moved into their new home. The club had risen under an analytical, data-driven approach to recruitment that made them one of the most admired smaller clubs in England, and the new ground gave that story a fitting stage, with the compact bowl generating an atmosphere that belied its size. The stadium quickly became known as a difficult place to visit, where the leading Premier League clubs have often struggled.
The ground was also home to the rugby union side London Irish, who moved in for the 2020 season, but the rugby club entered administration in 2023 and dropped out of the game, leaving Brentford as the main tenant. In 2022 the West Stand was converted to rail seating for safe standing, one of the first Premier League grounds to adopt it, and the naming rights deal with Grey Technology gave the ground its current name. For a club that spent decades in the lower divisions, the modern stadium and the Premier League football within it marked a transformation.
As a ground opened in 2020, the Gtech Community Stadium has a short but eventful history, verified by contemporary records. Its early highlights have come in the Premier League, where Brentford marked their arrival among the elite with wins over some of the biggest clubs in the country, and the compact ground has produced a string of memorable results against the leading sides. The stadium set its record attendance of 17,224 for the visit of Arsenal in 2026, a mark limited only by the ground's modest capacity, and the London derbies and the visits of the traditional powers remain the fixtures that fill it and generate the loudest nights in the South Stand.
Gtech Community Stadium is a modern ground only a few years old, so there is no question of a rebuild, and its future lies in continuing to serve Brentford in the Premier League and hosting community and other events on its tight west London site. The compact capacity means the club has explored ways to make the most of the ground rather than expand it significantly, given the constraints of the site, and the safe-standing West Stand shows the willingness to keep improving the matchday experience. The ground gives Brentford a stable, modern home for the long term, admired as a model of a smaller club building a Premier League stadium that fits its city setting.
As a stadium opened in 2020, Gtech Community Stadium has strong accessibility provision designed into a modern ground, including wheelchair-user positions with companion spaces, accessible facilities and step-free access, helped by the short, level approach from Kew Bridge station. The exact number and location of accessible spaces are not widely published, so supporters with access requirements should contact the club well before the match to confirm the available seating, arrange any companion ticket and check the route into the ground. The very short distance from Kew Bridge station makes reaching the ground more manageable than at many older London stadiums, and the club can advise on the most suitable arrangement for a given fixture.
The fixtures that move Gtech Community Stadium tickets fastest are the visits of the biggest Premier League clubs and the London derbies, all crammed into a ground of only 17,250. The west London derby against Chelsea is one of the standout draws, and you can follow it on the Brentford vs Chelsea tickets page, with the visitors' listings on the Chelsea tickets page. The visit of Liverpool is another huge occasion, covered on the Brentford vs Liverpool tickets page and the Liverpool tickets listings, alongside the visits of the other leading sides. The full home programme sits on the Brentford tickets and Premier League tickets pages. Because the ground is so small, demand far outstrips supply for the marquee games, so these are among the harder Premier League tickets to find. Early-season fixtures against mid-table sides are the most accessible and sometimes available closer to kick-off. Secondary-market prices move with demand, so treat any figure as indicative rather than fixed and buy early for the big matches.
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Brentford makes an easy and rewarding football trip, set in a pleasant riverside corner of west London within reach of Kew Gardens, Chiswick and the Thames, and simple to get to from central London. Fly into Heathrow, only a short distance to the west, or one of the other London airports, and use the train to Kew Bridge, right by the ground, from Waterloo. Base yourself anywhere in London with a route to Waterloo or the District line, since the ground is well connected, and remember that this is a small stadium where tickets for the big games are scarce, so plan ahead. Kew Bridge station on the doorstep makes the matchday itself very straightforward, and the pubs and riverside around the ground are part of the appeal.
With London offering so much to see, many supporters build a longer trip around the match. If you are lining up other fixtures, the football tickets hub, the wider football tournaments calendar and the venues tickets directory show what else is on, while tournament travellers follow the World Cup tickets hub. In and around Brentford, the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew, the riverside walks along the Thames, the shops and restaurants of Chiswick and the wider sights of west London all reward a matchday trip to this part of the capital.
Gtech Community Stadium holds 17,250, one of the smallest grounds in the Premier League, which is why tickets for the big fixtures are so scarce. Opened in 2020, it is a compact modern bowl with steep stands close to the pitch, excellent sightlines and a safe-standing West Stand, generating an atmosphere out of proportion to its size.
Take the train to Kew Bridge station, around 100 metres from the ground, served by South Western Railway from London Waterloo, which is by far the easiest way in. The nearest Underground is Gunnersbury on the District line and Overground, a fifteen-minute walk, though it closes for a period after home matches, with Chiswick Park as an alternative.
Yes. Kew Bridge railway station is around 100 metres from the turnstiles, one of the shortest station-to-ground distances in the Premier League, with trains running to and from London Waterloo. The very short walk makes the train the obvious way in and out, and getting away after the match is quick despite the crowd.
Parking is very limited, with no large stadium car park and tight residential restrictions around Lionel Road and Windmill Road on matchday. Some spaces can be booked in advance nearby, and there is limited free on-street parking outside weekday hours, but with Kew Bridge station on the doorstep the train is far easier than driving.
It is hard, because the ground is so small that members and season-ticket holders take most tickets, and the biggest fixtures sell out fast. Public sales for remaining tickets are very limited, which is why a verified secondary marketplace is often the realistic route for visitors, with seat detail shown before you pay.
Travel light, as large bags and rucksacks are refused and there is no guarantee of a bag store at a compact ground. Expect a search at the entrance. Bottles, cans, outside alcohol, pyrotechnics and flares are prohibited. The concourses take card and contactless payment. Check the club's matchday guidance for the current bag size limit before you travel.
The South Stand, running along the longer side of the pitch, is the main home section and the loudest part of the ground, the area to target for the fullest atmosphere. The West Stand offers safe standing on rail seating for those who want to stand, while the East Stand is calmer and better for a clear tactical view.
Visiting supporters are housed in the corner between the North and East stands, with a typical allocation of around 1,600 for league matches and up to about 2,000 for cup ties. The allocation can vary by fixture, so away fans should check the details for their specific game and follow the guidance issued with the ticket.
Yes. As a ground opened in 2020 it has strong accessibility provision designed in, including wheelchair-user positions with companion spaces and step-free access, helped by the short, level walk from Kew Bridge station. The exact number of spaces is not widely published, so contact the club before the match to confirm the seating and arrange it in advance.
Gates open ahead of kick-off to let the crowd in, typically around an hour and a half before a Premier League match. With a bag search and a crowd arriving from Kew Bridge station at once, the entrances at a compact ground get busy in the last half hour, so aim to arrive in good time. The precise opening time is confirmed with your ticket.
The concourses are cashless and serve the usual English matchday fare of pies, burgers and drinks. The real draw is the pub culture around the ground, a Brentford tradition, with the Express Tavern, the Globe, the Steam Packet and the Griffin near Kew Bridge, plus the bars and restaurants of nearby Chiswick and the riverside.
Brentford moved to the ground in 2020, from the old Griffin Park after 116 years, though the first months were played behind closed doors during the pandemic and supporters did not fill it until 2021. The move coincided with the club's promotion to the Premier League in 2021, their first top-flight football since 1947.
The ground was known as the Brentford Community Stadium when it opened, and took the Gtech name from a naming rights deal with Grey Technology, a home appliance company, announced in 2022. Both names refer to the same ground on Lionel Road, and many supporters still use the original Brentford Community Stadium name.
Face-value Premier League prices at Brentford are moderate by top-flight standards, but the tiny capacity means resale prices for the big fixtures can be high, with Chelsea, Liverpool and the other leading clubs the most expensive. Secondary-market prices move with demand, so treat any figure as indicative rather than a promise, and buy early for the marquee games.
Anywhere in London with a route to Waterloo or the District line works, since the ground is well connected. Staying in west London around Chiswick, Richmond or Kew puts you close to the ground and the riverside, while central London is a straightforward train ride from Waterloo to Kew Bridge for the short walk to the stadium.
Brentford issue tickets digitally, so the barcode sits in your phone wallet or the club's app and is scanned at the turnstile. Charge your phone, turn up the screen brightness and load the ticket before you arrive. A saved screenshot can fail to scan when a barcode refreshes, so rely on the live ticket in the app.
It is known as one of the best small grounds in the Premier League, a compact modern stadium with a big atmosphere, a safe-standing West Stand and a station on the doorstep. It is the home of Brentford, whose rise from the lower divisions to the top flight made the ground a symbol of a well-run smaller club punching above its weight.
The ground is in a pleasant part of west London by the Thames. The Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew are close by, along with riverside walks along the river, the shops and restaurants of Chiswick, and the wider sights of London a short train ride away, making it easy to build a fuller day around the match.
Gtech Community Stadium opened on 1 September 2020 as the home of Brentford, replacing Griffin Park. It is the home of Brentford in the Premier League, a modern 17,250-capacity ground on Lionel Road. The rugby side London Irish also played there from 2020 until 2023, when the rugby club dropped out of the game.
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Sources: Brentford (brentfordfc.com), club matchday guidance, South Western Railway and Transport for London information, football ground guides, and Premier League and stadium reference records. Information was gathered in July 2026 and may change; check sources for the latest details. 1BoxOffice is not affiliated with Brentford or the Gtech Community Stadium. All trademarks belong to their respective owners.