Barnet v Palace - Friday 12th July 7.45pm. Pre-season friendly
Barnet v Crystal Palace
Friday 12th July 7.45pm
Friendly game

Ground Name: Underhill Stadium
Capacity: 5,500
Address: Westcombe Drive, Barnet, EN5 2BE
Main Telephone No: 020-8441-6932
Ticket Office: 020-8449-6325

Away fans are housed in the open south part of the East Terrace. Where around 450 supporters can be accommodated. This area is covered

HOW TO GET TO BARNET
By Car
(Directions & parking details courtesy of Barnet Football Club Supporters' Association www.bfcsa.co.uk)

Leave the M25 at Junction 23, the intersection with the A1(M).
If you are coming from the East (ie Essex area, M11, or anti-clockwise) take the first turning off the roundabout, which is the A1081.
If you are coming from the West (i.e. M3, M4, M40, M1, or clockwise) keep in the right hand lane of the slip road as you leave the M25. On the roundabout go past the exits for the A1(M) (North), the services and the M25 (East). Keep to the left lane as you pass under the M25 and take the A1081 on your left.
Follow the A1081 for about two miles until you come to a set of traffic lights. This is the junction with the A1000. Follow the road to the right, which is Barnet High Street. Carry on along the road, which will turn to your left.
At the next set of lights, Barnet Church will be on your right, and Jenny's Burgers on your left. Now see the From the Church instructions, below.
A1(M) South Route (Straightforward)
If you're already on the A1(M), coming south, you can either follow the above directions after turning off at the M25 Junction, or carry on under the M25 until you come to a roundabout with a Shell petrol station on your left.
Turn left onto the A411 up the hill until you come to a set of lights by the Gate Pub. Go straight over and follow the road into Barnet for about two miles until the Church is on your left, and Barnet College is on your right.
From The Church
Go straight on, down the hill. At the next set of lights, (just before High Barnet Underground Station), carry on down the hill. You can either turn left half way down the hill (just past the pelican crossing) and park in the station car park (this is the officially preferred parking place for away support - see the directions from High Barnet tube station (below) to get to the ground from here). Alternatively, follow the road to the next set of lights.
You should be able to see the ground as you come down the hill, on your right, behind the Old Red Lion Pub. Take the right before the Old Red Lion and follow the road round (Underhill, becomes Mays Lane). The roads by the ground are coned-off, so park in a nearby street (to the right) and walk back to the ground (see Street Parking below).
A1(M) South Route (Scenic)
This avoids Barnet Town, but is down a long and winding narrow lane with a couple of very tight bends. There is also a width restriction and stables, so watch out for horses.
Follow the A1(M) South Directions, above. About 50 yards past the Gate Pub turn right into Barnet Gate Lane. Follow it along around the bends and after about one and a half miles you will arrive at the edge of town. Carry straight on for another half mile (it will be called Mays Lane, by now) and you will go through the width restriction. The ground is on the right in another half mile, but it is advisable to park in one of the roads on the left. See Street Parking, below.
There is also a Car Park near the Tube Station, if you prefer - continue along Mays Lane. You will get to a junction with Barnet Hill (The Old Red Lion Pub, will be on your right). Turn left, up Barnet Hill, and the entrance to the Car Park is on your right, just before a Pelican Crossing. To get to the ground from here, see the directions from High Barnet tube station.
Street Parking
If you have opted for Street Parking then you should be in Mays Lane. If you're not in Mays Lane, then ask one of the locals
Depending which route you took, the closest roads to park in will either be on your left or right. They are, Woodfall Avenue, Elton Avenue and Vale Drive. Once parked, walk up the original road (Mays Lane) to Barnet Lane, turn right, then left into Westcombe Drive. Walk past the front of the ground and down the left-hand side for away supporters. If you're going to the main stand the entrance is in Barnet Lane.
Inside the M25 Route
If you're coming from the A406 (North Circular Road) turn off at the A1000 towards North Finchley. Follow it through Finchley, then Whetstone. After one and a half miles from Whetstone, (three and a half from North Circular), you will come to a set of lights with Barnet Odeon on your left.
It will be easier to drive away after the game if you park before the ground. You can either find somewhere to park here in the slip road, or turn right at the lights (Station Road) and park in one of the roads off Station Road. Once parked, walk to the Odeon then head for the bridge (on your right, looking at the Odeon). Once under the bridge you will see The Old Red Lion Pub (where away fans are welcome).
To park nearer the ground, carry on under the bridge in front. You will see The Old Red Lion pub, on your left. You can either take the left just after it (Underhill, then becomes Mays Lane), and see the Street Parking instructions above, or continue up the hill and turn right into the Tube Station Car Park (just before the Pelican Crossing). See the directions from High Barnet tube, below, to walk back to the ground.
The A1000 through Finchley can be very busy, so it could take over half an hour from the North Circular. If you have an A-Z, it might be best to find an alternative route!
If you're coming from elsewhere inside the M25, just head for Barnet and follow the above directions depending on which way you're coming.

By Tube / Train
The nearest tube station is High Barnet which is on the Northern Line. There is only five minutes walk down Barnet Hill to the ground (although it is a fair hike back up the hill after the game!). When you arrive at High Barnet station, turn left out of the exit and walk through the car-park. You will come to a main road. Cross this road (there is a pelican crossing to your right) and walk down the hill. You will see the "Old Red Lion" pub (which welcomes Away Supporters) and Underhill is just behind it.
Check to see if it’s an Edgware or Mill Hill train – if so follow the signs to the "High Barnet" Platform. Once on the High Barnet Branch, check that the train terminates at High Barnet (also check it is not due to terminate at any of the other stations on the Edgware Branch, such as "Golders Green"). If it terminates at "Finchley Central" or "Mill Hill East" then you will need to get off at Finchley Central and wait for a High Barnet Train (Note - if it's very cold and raining, you may want to get off at Highgate, which is the last station that is under ground, and wait for a High Barnet train there.
High Barnet is Zone 5 and does have barriers!

Alternatively you can take a quicker train to New Barnet railway station, which is around fifteen minutes walk away from the ground. This station is served by trains from London Kings Cross and Finsbury Park and is a shorter journey time than the tube. The trains will go to Welwyn Garden City. You can also pick up this service from Moorgate, Old Street and Highbury and Islington stations, but you wont be able to come back this way as the service stops at 9pm
When you arrive at New Barnet Station turn left at the top of the steps and turn right, out of the exit. There is a short hill down to Station Road. Bear left and walk up Station Road (you can get a bus, but it's not that far). At the top of Station Road you will see "The Odeon" cinema opposite. Cross the Main Road (towards the cinema) then turn right. you will see a pub on the left called "The Queens Arms", where away supporters are welcome. However, if you keep walking (under a railway bridge) you will see another pub called "The Old Red Lion", where most away supporters go. Underhill is just behind this pub.
Bus
If you need to get a bus to the ground, then the following go very near it. Get off when you see "The Odeon" cinema and the "Queens Arms" pub, next to it.
34, 84, 107, 234, 263, 307, 326, 384.

PUBS

There are a number of good pubs around Underhill. A favourite with away fans is The Old Red Lion, just behind the north entrance to Underhill. Situated up in the town at the top of Barnet Hill are the Moon Under Water and the King John, and down the bottom of the hill (under the Underground bridge) are the Queen's Arms and The Weaver. Away fans are welcome in all of these pubs on the whole - Barnet fans are generally friendly and welcoming.There is also a Firkin in town, as well as the Green Man plus others/ If you come into New Barnet railway station, then opposite is a Wetherspoons pub called the Railway Bell, which has a good selection of beer.