Alexandra Palace / London Help

[RavenLG]

Hi All,

Myself and DP got tickets last minute to a gig at Alexandra Palace tomorrow. Found cheap coach tickets, sorted. I do not know London at all, and have no clue about the buses and tubes. So after a bit of help please.

Coach drops us off at Golders Green. I understand we can get 2 tubes to Wood Green then walk to AP (or get the W3 bus). Way there is fine, loads of time to mooch there and get lost. Coach back home departs Golders Green at 00.30. So we have one and a half hours to get from AP to GG (if the gig finishes at 11.00pm, can't find stage times anywhere).

I emailed and tweeted AP but no reply so wondering if London savvy MNetters can help me with some questions?

If myself and DP we're to get tube from Golders Green to Wood Green, how much would this cost? We don't have oyster cards so do we need to get a ticket? And can we get a 'day ticket' of such to get a return? Can we buy a pass that lets us use the W3 bus? Or can we pay the bus with just a contactless card? Or can we just pay everywhere contactless? And will it be impossible to get on the bus on the way back? We we're thinking of just getting an uber but not sure how crazy it will be?

Any info would be grand while I spend several hours trawling the internet for info.

Don’t be afraid of Wood Green, particularly not the Ally Pally side, which is the ‘naice’ bit (snort).

If you get the 102 bus from Golders Green and get off on Alexandra Park Road outside the Maid of Muswell pub. That little stretch of Alexandra Park Road has several places you can eat if you want to, including the pub. You can then walk up Grove Avenue and come out right at the gates to the park next to the car parks. It is a 5 minute walk up Grove Ave and then about 3 minutes up to the Palace once you’re in the park. Grove Ave is a very gentle uphill slope, so an easy walk and is a very nice and safe area. Keep your eyes peeled for the celebs that live around there in the massive houses.

You can do the reverse journey back to Golders Green but the route from Alexandra Park Station via Finsbury Park is probably quicker if you’re worried about timing as the bus journey is lengthy.