Barnet is north-west London, midway between London and Watford.  You’ll be close enough to the capital to catch a glimpse of Wembley’s arch.

By road, it’s a distance of 100 to 110 miles that is likely to take 2-3 hours depending on your route and traffic.

By Supporters Club Coach.  For full details of Away Travel including pick up times: – look at FGR Away Travel – Forest Green Rovers Supporters Club (fgrsc.com)

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These pages are in the process of being updated at the moment – bear with us!  For further information, including pickup point locations see Away travel arrangements 24/25 – Forest Green Rovers Supporters Club (fgrsc.com)

Book your coach ticket with your match ticket from FGR (a discount for FGR Supporters Club members) but note that you need to call FGR Reception to get the coach discount (phone 0333 123 1889 Monday to Friday, between 9am and 3pm).  Please try to book early.

By Car – The Hive address is Camrose Avenue, Edgware, postcode for satnavs HA8 6AG.  There is a good amount of parking at the ground (500 spaces) and another 150 spaces at nearby Canon’s Park tube station.  You may also find nearby street parking.

By Train – As this is a 19.45 kick-off, same day return travel by train isn’t possible.  If you do decide to overnight, then the rail route is via Paddington, then tube to Canon’s Park (a 10-minute walk away).  The journey time is pretty quick (slightly over 2 hours if you’re lucky) and return adult fares with a Travelcard for the tube will probably cost about £70.

The home of the Bees is The Hive (you can see what they did there!).  It’s a modern stadium (built in 2013) with a capacity of 6,500 (all but 1,000 seated).  Away fans are housed in the all-seater Stand 66, behind one of the goals.  The views are very good and the away bar below the stand is also very good.

Disabled Supporters – Barnet Football Club say they have first-class facilities available to disabled supporters. In the West Stand there are 28 wheelchair bays and in the East Stand there are 14. All disabled access tickets will include access for one plus carer. Please contact the club on 020 8381 3800 for further information.

Admission prices – Away fan tickets in Stand 66 are £24 for adults, £15 concessions (under 21 or over 65), & £5 for under 17’s.  Barnet recommend buying from FGR but say you can usually buy admission on the day.

Barnet’s Stand 66 (for away fans) and the view from this stand.

Barnet are the bookies favourite to win the National League this year.

Last season the Bees finished 2nd in the league, they had the 2nd best home record, and the 2nd best offence (with 91 goals scored).  In all cases they lost out to promoted Chesterfield.  They faced Solihull Moors in the play-off semi-final and were thumped 4-0 at home.

The Bees are going through quite a bit of change in the close season.  8 players have been released, while no fewer than 12 players have been signed so far.  The incomers are;

Rhys Browne (from Woking)
Jermaine Francis (Chelmsford City)
Nik Tavares (Dagenham & Redbridge)
Joe Grimwood (Braintree Town)
Finley Wilkinson (Hitchin Town)
Nick Hayes (Ipswich Town)
Joe Kizzi (Sutton United)
Joe Rye (Worthing)
Mark Shelton (Oldham Athletic)
Myles Kenlock (Ebbsfleet United)
Billy Clifford (Ebbsfleet United)
Anthony Hartigan (Mansfield Town)

Barnet began their campaign this year away at Halifax.  It wasn’t the best start for them, losing 2-1.  Benjamin Coker’s 55th minute equaliser for Barnet was sandwiched between 2 Halifax goals in the 50th and 60th minutes of the game. In their second outing Barnet did better away at Ebbsfleet winning 2-1, both goals scored by Callum Stead, with Ebbsfleet only getting their consolation goal deep in injury time. So after 2 matches Barnet are in 12th place with 3 points.

Dutch international Edgar Davids is one of Barnet’s list of famous former managers.  This list also includes names like Ray Clemence, Alan Mullery, Mark McGhee, & Lawrie Sanchez.

Current manager, Dean Brennan, has been in charge since 2021.

Barnet have been around in one form or another since 1888.  They played at Underhill, in Chipping Barnet, from 1907 to 2013.  The move to The Hive in 2013 meant the club moving several miles from Chipping Barnet.  This put the club in the London Borough of Harrow, near Edgware.  The facilities at The Hive are great, but it hasn’t felt like the club’s spiritual home for many fans, and it is a bit in the middle of nowhere.  There are hopeful moves to relocate the club back to Chipping Barnet if possible.

Barnet were first promoted to the Football League in 1991, and they stayed there for 10 years.  However, it was back to The Conference between 2001 -2005 before another promotion earned them 8 more years in the EFL.  Between 2013 -2015, it was back to The Conference for another couple of seasons.  Promoted again in 2015 Barnet lasted 3 seasons in the EFL before, again, finding themselves back in The National League where they have been since 2018.  They have suffered defeat in the National League play-offs in each of the last 2 seasons.

In short, there isn’t one!  High Barnet or Chipping Barnet is an old market town that used to be a coaching stop on the Great North Road.  However, The Hive is quite some way from any charms of Chipping Barnet.  The only walkable local attractions are a shopping centre and the M1 motorway!