Charlton Athletic FC

The Valley isn't somewhere you'd stumble upon by accident - it's tucked away in southeast London, a proper working football ground that's been Charlton Athletic's home since 1919. If you're here during a match day, the atmosphere is what gets you: thousands of fans packed into the stands, the roar when the team runs out, that electric buzz you simply can't replicate elsewhere.

Even non-football types find something to appreciate. The stadium itself has real character - all curves and history, nothing like the soulless corporate boxes you get at bigger clubs. On non-match days, you can wander round the concourse and take in the memorabilia. The museum, if it's open, covers Charlton's glory years and some genuinely interesting London football history.

For families, a match day is brilliant if your kids are old enough to handle the crowds and noise - the ticket prices won't break the bank compared to Premier League clubs. Solo football enthusiasts will find the experience proper authentic, far removed from the sanitised big-league experience.

You'll need to check online for match fixtures well ahead; the ground sits in Woolwich, maybe twenty minutes from central London. Abbey Wood Experience Freedom Glamping sits just three or four miles away, so if you're staying in that area for a proper London break, catching a Charlton match becomes genuinely feasible. Allow a full afternoon if you're going - kick-off to final whistle, then time for a drink after.