How to get to The Den, in one line: take a train from London Bridge to South Bermondsey, a hop of a few minutes, then follow the matchday walkway that Millwall keep for away supporters only. It delivers you to the North Stand turnstiles about five minutes after you step off the platform. Everything else about a trip to Millwall is detail, and this season some of that detail has changed, starting with the stand you'll be sitting in.

The North Stand, and the half of it that's yours

Away fans at The Den go in the North Stand, behind the goal. Until this summer the whole stand was the visitors' end. On 21 August 2026 the club announced it had been split down the middle after a record 15 home sell-outs in 2025/26, and home supporters now take sections 24 to 26 and 52 to 54. You're in sections 21 to 23 and 49 to 51, with nearly 2,000 Millwall fans on the far side of the segregation line.

That changes the sound of the place, because some of the home noise now comes from inside your own stand. Older ground guides quoting a visiting capacity of around 4,000 were written for the whole stand, so treat that number as history and check your own club's allocation for the fixture. The general rules on how allocations get set are in our piece on away end capacity at English grounds.

Buy in advance through your own club where you can. Millwall say prices are lower for advance purchase. On the day, the North Stand Ticket Office sits next to the away turnstiles and sells what's left, subject to availability. It opens at 10am for a 12:30pm kick-off, 12:30pm for a 3pm and 5:30pm for a 7:45pm.

South Bermondsey and the away walkway

The club's own advice is blunt and sensible: come by official supporters' coach or by rail to South Bermondsey. Regular trains run there from London Bridge, and on matchdays a walkway links the station to the stadium for away fans only. It's the shortest, calmest way in.

One practical warning: South Bermondsey has no step-free access. If you need it, Canada Water has disabled access and is the station to plan around.

Other stations, and the buses

If London Bridge doesn't suit, Millwall list these alternatives with their own walking estimates:

  • Surrey Quays (Overground): about 20 minutes on foot
  • Canada Water (Jubilee line and Overground): about 25 minutes
  • New Cross or New Cross Gate (Overground): around 30 minutes

None of those walks use the away walkway. For buses, the 21, 53 and 172 run along Old Kent Road, the P12 stops on Ilderton Road, the 1 and 381 on Rotherhithe New Road, and the 47, 188 and 225 serve Surrey Quays.

Driving to The Den

Millwall have no car parking for supporters and steer visitors onto public transport. The sat nav postcode is SE16 3LN, the club's directions bring you in via Old Kent Road and Ilderton Road, and its site points to JustPark for nearby spaces at £10.

The road name catches people out. Our own venue record and plenty of older guides still say Zampa Road, which was formally renamed John Berylson Way in January 2024 in memory of the club's late chairman. From this season there are also Hostile Vehicle Mitigation barriers at the matchday road closures around the ground, set up three hours before kick-off, so leave yourself time.

Blue Badge holders: there are eight away car park spaces near the stadium, with wheelchair users given priority. Millwall now send the visiting club eight individual booking links, so the request goes through your own club, and booking ahead is essential.

Where to drink before a Millwall away day

The official line comes with a nice touch. Before you go through the turnstiles, the North Stand Bar serves visiting supporters, dressed in your club's colours for the day, and it shuts at kick-off.

Before that, the usual pattern is to drink in town and ride the train out. The Football Ground Guide, updated on 29 August 2026, points away fans towards London Bridge, and three of its picks are a short walk from the station:

  • The Shipwrights Arms, 88 Tooley Street, a Grade II listed Victorian pub
  • The Pommelers Rest, 196 to 198 Tower Bridge Road, a Wetherspoon in the old Tower Bridge Hotel
  • The George Inn, Borough High Street, owned by the National Trust and the last galleried coaching inn left in London

Most guides also suggest keeping colours low-key until you reach the walkway, which is there to make those final minutes easy.

The ground itself

The Den opened in 1993, a quarter of a mile from the Old Den on Cold Blow Lane, and Millwall describe it as the first all-seater stadium built in England after the Taylor Report that followed Hillsborough. The capacity is 20,146 in both our stadium record for The Den and Wikipedia's entry. Wikipedia, citing BBC Sport, also notes that segregation and safety measures have historically held the usable figure nearer 18,100.

Opposite you is the Cold Blow Lane Stand, named after the road that led to the old ground. Along one side runs the Dockers Stand, renamed in 2011 in tribute to the Thames dockers who formed the club's early support. The other side is the Barry Kitchener Stand, after Millwall's longest-serving player. Wikipedia puts the 2025/26 league average at 17,135.

Bags larger than A4 aren't allowed in, everything is searched, and there's no bag drop for visitors. Wheelchair spaces in the away section are in the North Stand Lower behind the goal, and that area is uncovered, so pack for the weather.

Millwall at home this autumn

These come from our fixtures feed on 29 September, converted from UTC. The clocks go back on 25 October, and TV picks move games, so check the Millwall club page before you book.

Swansea arrive top of the Championship table with 17 points from eight games. Millwall are 13th on 11, level with Lincoln, who visit four days later. Home form has swung: 3-0 against Norwich City, 0-3 against Wrexham, 4-0 against Bolton, then a 2-2 draw with West Ham on 19 September. A Tuesday night under the lights against the leaders is the one I'd pick.

Logging The Den on ONTOUR

When you're through the turnstiles, check in at The Den on ONTOUR and it lands in your stadium collection with the actual fixture, score and lineups attached. Your photos and videos from the North Stand attach to that same match. If you're working through the league grounds, The Den ticks off on your 92 Club tracker, and new grounds, away days and derbies each count towards achievements. Keep Millwall or your preferred team on your radar, and you'll receive a pre-match notification, tailored to your local time. The app is free on iOS and Android, carries live scores, fixtures and lineups across 37 competitions in 17 countries, and has nothing to do with the travel or logistics firms that share the name: on tour means following your club.

More trips are collected under away days, and if you're newer to collecting grounds, start with groundhopping for beginners.

Sources: Millwall FC visiting supporters and getting to The Den pages, the club's 21 August 2026 announcement on North Stand changes and its club history page; Southwark News on John Berylson Way; Wikipedia's entry for The Den; the Football Ground Guide; ONTOUR fixtures, venue and standings data, pulled 29 September 2026.

Written with AI assistance and edited by a human before publication.