Wembley Arena (originally the Empire Pool) is an indoor arena, at Wembley, in the London Borough of Brent. It is located right next to Wembley Stadium. It was built for the 1934 British Empire Games, by Arthur Elvin, and originally housed a swimming pool, as reflected by its former name, Empire Pool. The pool itself was last used for the 1948 Summer Olympics. The building is used for music, comedy and family entertainment and for sport. The venue was renovated, along with Wembley Stadium, as part of the early-21st-century regeneration of the Wembley area. The arena refurbishment cost 35m pounds and the new arena opened to the public on 2 April 2006, with a concert by the English electronic-music band Depeche Mode. With 12,500 seats, it is London's second-largest indoor arena after The O2 Arena and third-largest indoor concert venue after the O2 and Earls Court Exhibition Centre, an exhibition hall which regularly stages concerts. For events with no age limit under 14's must be accompanied by a person aged 16 or over, and must arrange to be in the seating area. For events that have standing, no under 14s are allowed in the standing area, 14 and 15 year olds must be accompanied by a person aged 16 or over. If you are lucky enough to look under 25 you will be asked for I.D to purchase alcohol. The venue reserves the right to refuse service. This venue operates bag checks on arrival, please do not bring bags bigger than a standard rucksack (approx 35(W)x17(D)x42(H)cm) size. Please make sure you've got plenty of time to go through the checks at all entrances. Queues are likely, so arrive early to avoid them

By Tube

The closest tube station is Wembley Park. This is in Zone 4 and can be reached on either the Metropolitan or Jubilee Lines. Upon exiting the station via the lift or stairs, pass under the tunnel onto Olympic Way. When reaching Wembley Stadium (do not walk up the ramps), turn right. Wembley Arena is situated across the road. Alternatively, you could travel to nearby Wembley Central. This is in Zone 4 and can be reached via the Bakerloo Line. Turn right at the station exit onto Wembley High Road and follow for approximately 200 yards. At the Wembley Triangle junction turn left onto Wembley Hill Road. Follow until Lakeside Way and turn right.

By Train

Chiltern Railways run a service from London Marylebone to Wembley Stadium.

By Car

Wembley Arena is located just off the A406 North Circular Road within easy reach of central London and the rest of the country, with major motorways connecting nearby. If you're coming from the North, take the M1/A1, then A406, then A404. From the East go M11, M25 (J23), A1, A41, A406 then A404. From the South it's M25 (J8), A217, A240, A24, A3, A306, A205, A406 then A404. From the West go M4, A312, A40, A406 then A404 For Sat-Nav searches please insert the post code HA9 0AA or search 'Engineers Way Wembley'.

By Taxi

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By Bus

The 79, 83, 92, 182 and 224 all regularly run through the Wembley Arena area.

Parking

There are a number of car parks very close to the venue and can be pre-booked to avoid disappointment, to book your spot today please visit http://www.gotocsp.com/bookings/wembleyarena.aspx

General Access Info

For any accessibly bookings or enquiries please contact the venue directly. They can be contacted by calling: 0208 782 5629. You can also email customerservices@ovoarena.co.uk Further information can be found here