BIKEPACKING to every Premier League Football Stadium from the 2024/25 Season – Part 1

Football. Love it or hate it, there’s no denying it’s the biggest sport in the UK.
With over 40,000 clubs across the country, that’s more football teams per square mile than anywhere else in the world. So naturally I thought it would be a good little fun challenge to cycle to every Premier League football stadium for the 24/25 season

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Framebag – https://youtu.be/6LM3UJKDOEk
Seatpost bag – https://youtu.be/W1E_iWY6Ajo
Jones Handlebars – https://youtu.be/dhPBSdRros8
Gravel bike – https://youtu.be/Gnd_4LgTyrg
plus bike mtb – https://youtu.be/COTUOzLPbGk
gps device – https://youtu.be/BWeMmx62A9M
mtb shoes – https://youtu.be/OYVEnfXwT0k
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Vest bag – https://youtu.be/01nzgd-t550
Ortleib bar roll https://youtu.be/Uk9fLgS1ioo
Dynamo setup – https://youtu.be/SL7MhjB6Lp0
Questions answered – https://youtu.be/u1q9AEs9flE
Gb divide bike/gear- https://youtu.be/epcZ81wqFCo
Sonder looped bar – https://youtu.be/BqWGTxd2VaQ
Tarpstar tent – https://youtu.be/RcQoBdZSAb8

Intro
Football. Love   it or hate it, there’s no denying 
it’s the biggest sport in the UK. With over 40,000 clubs across the country, that’s 
more football teams per square mile than anywhere else in the world. And more than 8 million 
people play it regularly—whether it’s 11-a-side, 5-a-side, or just a casual kick-about.
But it’s more than just a game.  It’s everywhere—on the telly, in the pubs, in the 
playground. Whole towns come alive on match days its shaped the culture of this country.
And Today, I’m arriving in Newcastle, where I’ve set myself a little fun 
challenge:
To cycle to every Premier League club’s stadium during the 2024/25 season.
That’s 20 stadiums… and just over 800 miles of pedalling i will be wild camping and finding 
the lesser travelled paths along the way. so I’m starting here in Newcastle—stadium 
number one. St james park home to newcastle football club, with a capacity over 52,000 The 
club was founded in 1881. United since 1892, 132 years ago and has won numerous trophies, including four league titles, six FA Cups, 
and one League Cup, nicknamed the Magpies. Ticking of the first club on this 
challenge it was time to get out   of the city and make my way to the next club 
but Manchester is a little way off so i would be following the river tyne out of Newcastle 
and making my way towards to north Pennines. Id start by following the Derwent Walk a 
route that follows the old railway line of the Derwent Valley Railway that carried 
industrial materials across the region. It was a bit of a late start with the travel 
up to Newcastle however it was a perfect way to start along this old railway line, however 
i was going in the wrong direction if i wanted it to be going downhill, but never the 
less with it being such a beautiful day and plenty of places to stop and enjoys 
the views i made sure to do just that. Im obviously not accustomed to the sun and after 
20 miles or so or gradual up hill pedalling i defiantly could feel it in the legs today. 
I could also tell i was getting ever closer to the north pennines as the landscape was 
starting to feel much more rugged and remote. its a pretty safe bet that when the 
hills get steep you are entering the north pennines and that is what 
i was doing, and with it getting   later in the evening it seemed like i 
was the only one around, well sort off… It really did feel like I had 
the world to myself tonight. I   didn’t see a single soul—just me 
and the fading light as the sun set. But finding a spot to sleep wasn’t 
going to be quite as easy as I’d hoped. At some point during the night, I completely 
lost where the trail I’d been trying to follow actually went. It was mostly just narrow sheep 
tracks, so not exactly easy to stay on. But oh, the sunrise this morning made it all 
worth it—absolutely incredible. I did eventually find my way back on track, 
though I did briefly consider booking   an eye test to make sure I don’t 
lose any more trails on this trip. I still had a long way to my next stadium and 
plenty of hills ahead of me, and quite a few miles to the next shop, and out here there isn’t 
much shelter in the moors so when i first heard that stream of chilled Yorkshire water i would 
defiantly use this chance to fill up and enjoy some cold refreshments, Because from here i 
was heading up hill on these very old roads that were probably paved at some point in 
time but now are just endless gravel tracks. ahhh after a morning of climbing peddling 
up hill what a welcome break to hit these epic roads the perfect roads for 
descending wide open and good visibility, and it was all downhill from here to 
breakfast, well i say its all downhill but the amount of times i have ridden these 
roads i for some reason always forget about one hill maybe my brain just doesn’t record 
it because you know what its a steep one. Cam High Road is a former Roman Road and medieval 
highway, used by packhorse trains and stage coaches between Ingleton and Hawes until the 
mid 18th century. Its a beautiful ride but gets pretty tough going in places, but when the sun 
is shining and the trail is dry its so worth it, and once i got past the rocky hike a bike 
section, the old road levels out and i was greeted to these epic views all around. This 
climb would also be the last real hill i would have to get over before leaving the Yorkshire 
dales and making it closer to my second stadium. After that one final climb it was time 
for me to say goodbye to the dales, leaving the steep hills and swapping 
them for grassy fields is a bit of   a downgrade but it was easier 
going minus all the bloody gates. Today was the day, i had made it across 
the pennines across the dales and with another day with the sun shining i would 
be making my way into the next city, I could see the Manchester skyline 
in the distance and i would be   descending down to the city where id 
be ticking of the next two stadiums, I found my way into the city following 
the canals and some park trails. Before heading through the streets which 
seemed a lot quieter than expected. The first stadium id be visiting 
would be manchester cities stadium   the Etihad Stadium, home to Manchester City. It holds just over 53,000 fans right now, 
but they’re in the middle of expanding it to around 62,000—making it one 
of the biggest in the country. The club was originally founded in 1880 as St. 
Mark’s, and became Manchester City in 1894. They’ve had a historic run in recent 
years—multiple league titles, FA Cups, League Cups, and even a Champions League.
Two down. Eighteen to go.” Just five miles or so through Manchester, I 
made my way to my third stadium—Old Trafford. Home to Manchester United, and the 
biggest club stadium in the UK, with a capacity of over 74,000. And believe 
it or not, this stadium might not be around for much longer. There’s talk of United building 
a brand-new one to replace Old Trafford entirely. The club was founded back in 1878 as Newton 
Heath, before becoming Manchester United in 1902. They’re one of the most successful clubs in 
world football—20 league titles, 12 FA Cups, 6 League Cups, and 3 Champions 
League trophies. But recently,   things haven’t been going so well. it hard to 
believe for a club with this kind of history. As someone who doesn’t really follow football 
nowadays when putting this route together and   checking the teams in the prem it was a shock 
to see them so low. Three down. Seventeen to go. The good thing about this part of the 
country is the abundance of canals,   a great way of getting away from the 
traffic and of course they are nice and flat. So thats how i avoided most of the 
Manchester traffic, i would have to follow   the busy noisy roads into Liverpool but id be 
making good progress towards my 4th stadium. Everton – Goodison Park
Goodison Park has 
been Everton’s home since 1892 and was the first major football stadium ever built in 
England, with a capacity just under 40,000. Although Everton will be leaving this stadium 
for their new home—Everton Stadium—in the   2025/26 season, it was really nice to see 
Goodison while it’s still Everton’s home. They were founding members of the 
Football League and have a proud history:   nine league titles, five FA Cups, 
and a European Cup Winners’ Cup. That’s four down and sixteen to go, and the 
next stadium is just across Stanley Park. Anfield – Liverpool FC
Just a short ride later 
and I’ve made it to Anfield—home of Liverpool Football Club.
With a capacity of over 61,000, 
it’s one of the most iconic stadiums in the world. Liverpool were founded in 1892 and have one of the 
most impressive trophy hauls in English football: 20 league titles, 8 FA Cups, 10 League Cups, and 
6 European Cups—more than any other English club. And this season, they’ve done it again—Liverpool 
are the Premier League champions for 2024/25. I was pretty happy with that 4 stadiums today 
and 5 in total and just a small matter of 15 more to go but since i had turned around 
from Liverpool i was well in the mood to crack on and get the miles in, especially 
now that the wind was now pushing me along.