Ted Lasso's London: 8 places you can visit from the show in time for season 4
A whistle-stop tour around the Greyhound's haunts
The fourth season of Ted Lasso just launched on Apple TV, marking the return of one of the most popular shows on the service.
Across three seasons, and against all expectations (having started out life as an annoying NBC Sports commercial), Jason Sudeikis’s endlessly optimistic coach has won over a huge global viewership.
In the unlikely event that you have no clue what it’s all about, the show follows the travails of a clueless American sports coach airlifted in to manage a struggling English football team. Our bumbling hero doesn’t only need to learn the customs of a strange new land, he also needs to learn the rules of a sport for which he has no working understanding.
It’s classic fish-out-of-water stuff, delivered in a decidedly non-confrontational tone. You could even say that it’s a little cheesy from time to time. OK, a lot of the time.
But there’s a certain well-meaning spirit – an unabashed sense of positivity and empathy – that makes the show feel weirdly revolutionary. Or it did, at least, during its first two seasons.
After a slightly rocky season three, we’ve got all our appendages crossed that the series can return to form.
The show’s popularity and its rose-tined vision of a particularly affluent slice of London has led to a huge uptick in Ted Lasso tourism. Sure enough, you can visit many of the locations that have formed the backdrop of Lasso’s gently amusing misadventures.
Thankfully, there’s no need to sign up to an oversubscribed Ted tour. Check out the following places you can visit from the show, and form your own Lasso itinerary.
1. Selhurst Park stadium
Lasso’s AFC Richmond play at Nelson Road Stadium (aka "The Dog Track") – a fictitious stadium for a fictitious team. Apologies if that’s shattered the illusions of any of our American readers not totally clued up on UK football. The good news is that the stadium used to stand in for Nelson Road in the show is very much real and open to visits, albeit located an hour or so away from Richmond in South London. Selhurst Park is where Premier League stalwarts and 2025 FA Cup winners Crystal Palace play their home games.
- Holmesdale Road, London, SE25 6PU
2. Paved Court
That cobbled alley leading to Ted’s apartment is just too darned quaint to be real. Surely it’s a set, you might be thinking?
Nope.
Type ‘Paved Court, Richmond’ into Google Maps, and you’ll be taken to a delightfully narrow street in a wealthy South West London suburb, flanked by art galleries, perfumeries, delis, and other delightful independent shops catering to the monied middle classes. Rather conveniently, it also leads you to two of the other iconic locations from the show...
- 1 Paved Ct, Richmond, London, TW9 1LZ
3. Richmond Green
You know those scenes where Ted and Coach Beard sit on a bench in a picturesque English park? Or where Ted wanders through said park, conversing amiably with another cast member or interacting with a member of the Great British public? That’s generally Richmond Green – a park right in the middle of Ted’s neighbourhood, right around the corner from his apartment (in real life as in fiction). Richmond Park is technically owned by the British monarchy, and has been a going concern ever since the Middle Ages, when it used to play host to jousting tournaments.
- The Green, Richmond, London, TW9 1LX
4. The Prince's Head pub
The name of this pub probably isn’t ringing any bells, but it’s the 300-year-old watering hole used for the exterior shots of Ted’s local pub, The Crown & Anchor. And yes, it really is situated right next to Ted’s apartment, as well as his local green.
By all means, head in and sup a pint of London Pride – it’s a Fullers pub after all – but do bear in mind that the interior is not used in the show. They switch over to a set built at West London Film Studios when the action heads indoors. Talking of which...
- 28 The Green, Richmond, London, TW9 1LX
5. The SkyEX Community Stadium
AFC Richmond’s training ground turns out to be yet another real working football location. Ted’s chaotic training scenes are put together at The SkyEX Community Stadium, which is the 3,000-seater home ground of Hayes & Yeading United Football Club.
As you’d expect from these more humble surroundings, it belongs to a team situated much lower in the football pyramid than AFC Richmond, plugging away in the eighth tier of English football. It’s also right next to West London Film Studios, where many of the show’s interior scenes are shot.
- Beaconsfield Rd, Hayes, London, UB4 0SL
6. Richmond riverside
From Ted’s Richmond Green hub, head south-west towards the Thames river. At this point, turn left along the river and you’ll find yourself encountering many of the locations and background elements used in the show, including the Gaucho Argentinian steakhouse and Richmond Bridge.
Keep walking for 40 minutes or so and you’ll eventually come to Eel Pie Island and the Twickenham Rowing Club, where a scene with Roy, his niece Phoebe, and Keeley was shot in season two.
- Richmond, London, TW9 1EP
7. Rivoli Ballroom
Remember the scene in the first season where the team attended a charity gala and aired out their grievances at the dinner table? That was shot in Rivoli Ballroom, a Grade II listed building and the last remaining 1950s ballroom of its kind in the capital.
You’ll need to head over to the South East of the city to see it, but it’s a real slice of history and a frequent cinematic prop. The venue has been used in numerous TV shows and movies besides Ted Lasso, including Killing Eve, Wonka, and Avengers: Age of Ultron.
- 350 Brockley Rd, London, SE4 2BY
8. Wembley Stadium
Two thirds of the way through season two of the show, AFC Richmond play Manchester City in the FA Cup final. Which venue is used to fill in for the prestigious home of football, you might wonder? Well, there isn’t one. That really is Wembley Stadium that the team steps out onto ahead of the game.
It's home of the England national team, host to pretty much every major cup and promotion playoff final in the country’s professional club game, and the go-to stadium stop for any travelling megastar. Hallowed turf, in other words, and well worth a visit regardless of the Ted Lasso link.
- South Way, Wembley, London, HA9 0WS
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