Eagles Road Trip Guide: London – Week 5

If you’re planning to make the trip to London to watch the Eagles take on the Jaguars in Week 5, but have no idea what to do when you get there, you’ve come to the right place.

This is the comprehensive Eagles Road Trip Guide: London edition.

Of course, if you want to skip the planning and let the professionals handle everything, you’d be silly not to book with Phans of Philly. They handle flights, hotels, game tickets, and even have an all-inclusive tailgate. Plus, they always put on an event or two to keep the vibes rolling through the weekend into gameday.

This was the No. 1 trip on my 2026 rankings and it wasn’t a debate. It’s an international destination to watch football, that’s better than the usual stops.

What I didn’t account for back in May was that the offensive line would be on fire by the time the planes took off. Lane Johnson retired on Tuesday after 14 years. Cam Jurgens got shipped to Baltimore on Wednesday. Landon Dickerson is still on IR. Of the five guys who lined up together in Week 1, Jordan Mailata and Tyler Steen are what’s left.

Brian is already over there. He filed his Lane Johnson piece from the plane, four drinks deep, on a flight packed with hundreds of people in Eagles gear crossing an ocean to watch a 2-2 football team. Drew’s on his way too, fresh off watching Stephen A. Smith mock a man’s mental health on national television. So TLL has boots on the ground, and the fire-sale crowd posting rebuild takes from their couches can sit this one out.

Worth noting the Jaguars are 3-1 and I owe them a partial apology. I wrote in May that Jacksonville had no business being anyone’s international representative. They’ve been better than we have through four weeks, so that one’s on me.

The hotels are the Leonardo Royal Tower Bridge and the Leonardo Royal London City, which puts you at Tower Hill on the eastern edge of the City. That’s a genuinely great spot to be, and it’s not where most American guides send you. Everything below is built around that neighborhood instead of dragging you across town to Soho every night.

One housekeeping note. Kickoff is 9:30 a.m. Eastern, which is 2:30 in the afternoon over there. You will be day drinking on a Sunday in a foreign country by lunchtime. Prepare accordingly.

I’ve compiled seven spots to check out in London as well as a few pro tips so you can maximize your enjoyment before watching the Birds on Sunday.

The Hung Drawn & Quartered – Great Tower Street, EC3

Coincidentally, this bar was my nickname in college. Your closest option and a legitimately good one, a few minutes from the Leonardo Royal London City and about ten from the Tower of London. Traditional pub with real character, a proper pie menu, and enough room for a group. This is where you land on night one when nobody has the energy to figure out the Tube yet.

The Kings Arms – Tooley Street, SE1

Cross Tower Bridge and it’s right there. This is about as close to the platonic English pub as you’re going to find without leaving the city, with a Sunday roast worth planning around and ribs that people cross London for. Friendly staff, fair prices for the area, and the walk over the bridge to get there is half the appeal.

The Market Porter – Borough Market, SE1

A Borough Market institution that opens at 6 a.m. on weekdays, a licensing quirk left over from the days when market porters finished their shift at dawn. Cask ales, a huge Sunday roast, and the market itself right outside for the best food shopping in the city. About 25 minutes on foot along the river or two stops on the Tube.

The Rake – Borough Market, SE1

Tiny, tucked behind the market, and carrying the best beer list in the area by a distance. There’s almost no indoor space, so you’ll be out on the patio with everyone else, and they’ll let you bring in food from the market stalls. Perfect for an hour between other things.

Goldwood – Old Jewry, EC2

When you need a big room with big screens, this is it. Multiple floors, HD screens everywhere, and an actual food menu instead of crisps. About 15 minutes’ walk into the City from the hotels and the best place in the area to catch whatever else is on that weekend.

Prospect of Whitby – Wapping, E1W

The one worth the walk. It’s the oldest riverside pub in London, roughly 25 minutes east along the Thames from Tower Bridge, with a terrace right over the water and a replica gallows out back commemorating the hanging judges who drank there. Go in the late afternoon, get a pint, and watch the river. It’s the best hour of the trip.

Getting up to Tottenham is its own operation, fortunately Phans of Philly will handle that for you. But if you stick around the stadium postgame, here are some spots:

The Bricklayers – 803 High Rd, Tottenham

Burgers, chips, loud music, and a crowd that treats matchday like a religious observance. Not much seating, so expect to drink standing up, which by that point in the day is probably better for you anyway.

The Bluecoats Pub – 614 High Rd, Tottenham

Closer to a proper sit-down option and an easy walk to the stadium. Better food than it has any business having, a good outdoor area, and staff who won’t blink at a group of Americans in Eagles jerseys asking which way the stadium is.

Pro Tips:

• Your credit card works as your Tube ticket. Just tap in and out at the gates. Skip the Oyster card entirely, what the fuck kind of name is that anyway?
• Pubs close earlier than you’d expect, often 11 p.m. If you want a late night, you need a bar rather than a pub, and you’ll have to go west to find one.

Even if you’ve already booked your tickets, hotel, and travel, you’ve still gotta tailgate before the Eagles game, right? That’s what I thought. You can still book tailgate only or tailgate and game ticket options with Phans, too.

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