English Football (Soccer) Tour

If you are a soccer fan, this is a must. England is home to some of the greatest club teams in the world and many of the world's greatest player, and then there's the atmosphere. In England, football is a way of life and people follow teams from the small neighborhood club made up of part-timers to the massive Premier League clubs. There is nothing quite like it.

Please Note: Due to the unique nature of this tour, the exact itinerary is dependant on the availability of the match tickets. Also, as a result of the heavy tour load for the coming year it seems that Great Explorations Tours will be unable to run a football tour for the 2009-2010 season. We are planning on running this tour at least once over the fall or winter of 2010-2011, so if you are interested in this tour please click here to contact us or sign up for our newsletter. That way you'll be one of the first to know when this tour is available to book. Please browse our pictures below to see some of the stadiums we've visited in the past.

"You'll Never Walk Alone" is what the top of the famous Shankley Gates read outside of Anfield, the home of Liverpool Football Club.

Old Trafford is the home of Manchester United, possibly the most famous sports team in the world.

The newly redesigned, state-of-the-art Wembley Stadium, where the National Team plays and the home of all major cup finals in England.

Arsenal is known for playing the beautiful game in a beautiful way. The top of the line Emirates stadium is their home field.

To truly get the feel of the English obsession with football you have to sample the lower leagues. That's where you'll find the "real" fans and get to see the players who play because they love the game. Plus you get to see things like the terraces (pictured) that are obsolete in the Premier League. This picture was from a match featuring Altrincham Football Club.

This is truly neighborhood football. This is from a match at the home of Marine Football Club, just outside of the city of Liverpool. Matches like this allow you to see a small field, where you can get very close to the action and should be added to the schedule of any traveling football fan.