Arsenal Stadium Stadium

Address: Former Arsenal Stadium (Highbury), Avenell Road, London N5 (now Highbury Square); Emirates Stadium, Hornsey Road, London N7 7AJ for club museum

Website: https://www.arsenal.com/stadiumtours

Hours: N/A for the original stadium site (Highbury Square is a residential complex). Arsenal Museum/Emirates tours vary (museum often 10:00-17:00)

Admission: Highbury Square (redeveloped site) entry to private apartments not public; Arsenal Museum at Emirates (for club history) museum adult ticket approx £25

Arsenal Stadium, commonly known as Highbury, was the home ground of Arsenal Football Club in north London from 1913 until 2006 and is noted for its interwar Art Deco East and West stands. The ground had a capacity in the tens of thousands during its final decades and was a prominent London football venue.

Following Arsenal’s move to the Emirates Stadium, the Highbury site was redeveloped for residential use while retaining the historic façades of the main stands and preserving the pitch area as communal gardens. Elements of the original stadium architecture were incorporated into the new development to retain the site’s character.

The stadium was originally built in 1913 and modified in the 1930s with distinctive Art Deco stands that became a defining visual feature before redevelopment.

Highbury sits in the Highbury district of north London within walking distance of local transport links and neighbourhood amenities.

• Dates of use: Arsenal Football Club played at the stadium from 1913 until moving to the Emirates Stadium in 2006; the site has since been redeveloped for residential use.

What to See#

• East and West stands (Art Deco): The former Art Deco East and West stands designed in the 1930s, preserved as listed façades when the site was redeveloped after stadium closure.
• Highbury Square (pitch gardens and residential conversion): The central pitch area was converted into a communal garden and residential courtyard as part of the site’s redevelopment into housing.

Highbury (the old stadium site) is a 15-20 minute walk from Highbury & Islington station (Victoria/Overground). The Emirates Stadium is best reached from Arsenal tube station (Piccadilly line) or Drayton Park rail; both are a short walk to the ground.

• The old Arsenal Stadium (Highbury) was redeveloped into Highbury Square apartments - the façade is preserved; walk the perimeter to admire original brickwork and the memorial plaques.
• For the club's history and memorabilia, visit the Arsenal Museum at the Emirates Stadium - guided tours explain the move from Highbury to the new ground in 2006.
• If hunting for Highbury's nostalgia, seek out the marble memorials relocated to the Emirates concourse and the preserved players' gates.