![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/only-premier-league-stadium-with-no-pubs-reason-has-nothing-to-do-with-fans/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/view-luton-towns-kenilworth-road-836975870.jpg&description=ONLY a single Premier League stadium has no pubs around it - and the reasons has nothing to do with football fans. Enjoying a drink and sampling the pre-match atmosphere is customary for many football supporters on a Saturday. 5 There are no pubs close to Kenilworth Road Credit: Twitter 5 The football ground will host Premier League football this season Credit: Reuters 5 Two men who run a market stall in the town Credit: Twitter Luton Town's Kenilworth Road will host Premier League football this year after securing promotion from the Championship last season. The new-boys have been forced to spend around £10million on ground improvements in order to move in line with league regulations. But amid all the upgrades, the 188-year-old stadium's nearest pub is more than a mile away. All 19 other Premier League stadiums have at least one venue local to the ground, but Luton differs. Online guides for away supporters recommend The Bricklayers' Arms close to the train station - more than a mile from Kenilworth Road. Other suggestions are based in the town centre, a similar distance away. Repubblica journalist Antonello Guerrera visited Kenilworth Road for the first time this week and detailed his experience. He told of how there are no pubs close to the ground due to its location being in a largely Muslim neighbourhood. Mr Guerrera wrote: "Kenilworth has another unique feature: it's the first stadium I've seen in England that doesn't have any pubs nearby: the closest is over a mile away. "The stadium is in an overwhelmingly Muslim neighborhood, as are the names of the shops. But that's not the only explanation." The latest Census data shows the overall population of Luton increased by 22,000 people between 2011 and 2021, a rise of 11 per cent. Figures taken from Luton Borough Council also shows the number of people identifying as Muslim rose from 49,991 to 74,191 in the last decade - up 48.4 per cent. The town has a non-white majority of 54.8 per cent, the data adds The jour){kind=link}
ONLY a single Premier League stadium has no pubs around it – and the reasons has nothing to do with football fans.
Enjoying a drink and sampling the pre-match atmosphere is customary for many football supporters on a Saturday.
Luton Town’s Kenilworth Road will host Premier League football this year after securing promotion from the Championship last season.
The new-boys have been forced to spend around £10million on ground improvements in order to move in line with league regulations.
But amid all the upgrades, the 188-year-old stadium’s nearest pub is more than a mile away.