Bramley-Moore Dock · Liverpool waterfront · L3 0AS
Everton: a stadium built into a Victorian dock
Everton left Goodison Park after well over a century and moved to a new stadium built into Bramley-Moore Dock on the Mersey waterfront. It is the newest major ground in England, and everything about arriving there is different from the terraced streets the club left behind.
The stadium sits on the river north of the city centre, in a dock that had been derelict for decades. It is a regeneration project as much as a football ground, and the access was designed rather than inherited.
What a purpose-built waterfront ground changes
Goodison was Victorian terraces. This is the opposite in every respect.
On the Mersey
North of the city centre along the dock road. The river is on one side, which halves the approach directions.
Rather than adapted
The transport arrangements were designed with the stadium. Wide approaches and managed routes.
Walkable, just about
Around a mile and a half from the centre. Many supporters walk it along the waterfront.
It has changed
The ground has carried more than one name. Whatever your ticket says, it is Bramley-Moore Dock.
Kent to the Liverpool waterfront
Times include the rest breaks a journey of this length legally requires.
| Pick-up area | Distance | Each way |
|---|---|---|
| Gravesend & Northfleet | 252 miles | 4h 45m – 6h |
| Dartford & Bluewater | 247 miles | 4h 40m – 5h 55m |
| Bromley & Orpington | 242 miles | 4h 35m – 5h 50m |
| Sevenoaks & Tonbridge | 245 miles | 4h 40m – 5h 55m |
| Rochester & Chatham | 262 miles | 4h 55m – 6h 10m |
| Maidstone & Aylesford | 258 miles | 4h 50m – 6h 5m |
| Canterbury & Ashford | 286 miles | 5h 20m – 6h 35m |
What else is on the waterfront
The stadium sits on a stretch of river that has a good deal else on it, which matters if you are making a weekend of the trip.
| What | Distance from the ground |
|---|---|
| Liverpool city centre | About a mile and a half south. Walkable along the dock road. |
| M&S Bank Arena and ACC | On the same waterfront, further south. |
| Liverpool cruise terminal | Also on this stretch of river. |
| Albert Dock and the museums | South again, and worth an afternoon. |
| Anfield and Goodison | Inland, a couple of miles north east. |
A trip to England's newest ground
The river halves the approach
A stadium with water on one side can only be reached from three directions rather than four, which sounds like a constraint and works in your favour: the crowd disperses along a defined corridor rather than radiating into a residential grid. It makes the exit more orderly than Anfield's, despite a broadly similar capacity.
Walking into the city is realistic
A mile and a half along the waterfront brings you into central Liverpool, and a good number of supporters walk it rather than waiting for transport. If your group is happy to do that, we can collect in the city centre instead of near the ground, which is often quicker and puts you where the pubs and food are.
Make it a weekend, as with Anfield
Two hundred and fifty miles each way is a lot for ninety minutes of football. Liverpool's waterfront has the arena, the convention centre, the museums and the Albert Dock within a walk of each other, and a night in the city turns a punishing day into a proper trip.
The name may not match your ticket
The stadium has carried more than one name since it was announced, and naming rights arrangements change. Whatever it says on your ticket, the location is Bramley-Moore Dock on the north waterfront. We confirm the current position for your date when you book.
Everton stadium questions
A new ground, and where it actually is.
Where exactly is the new Everton stadium?
At Bramley-Moore Dock on the Liverpool waterfront, north of the city centre. It replaced Goodison Park, which was a couple of miles inland in a residential area.
Is it the same as the Hill Dickinson Stadium?
Yes. The ground has carried more than one name since it was announced and naming arrangements change. Whatever your ticket says, the location is Bramley-Moore Dock.
How does the exit compare with Anfield?
More orderly. Water on one side means the crowd disperses along a defined corridor rather than into a residential grid, so it clears more predictably despite a similar capacity.
Can we walk into the city centre?
Yes, about a mile and a half along the waterfront, and many supporters do. If your group is happy to walk it we can collect in the centre instead, which is often quicker.
How far is it from Kent?
Around two hundred and forty to two hundred and eighty-five miles, four and a half to six and a half hours each way including required rest breaks.
Should we stay over?
We would suggest it. The waterfront has the arena, the museums and the Albert Dock within a walk, and a night turns a very long day into a proper trip.
Can you take a supporters' coach?
Yes, up to forty-nine seats. Coach arrangements at a new ground are set by the club, so give us notice and we will confirm the position.
Is the fare fixed?
Yes, agreed before travel and unaffected by motorway delays.
Merseyside grounds and guides
The waterfront, and the city.