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Can You Bring a Camera Into UK Venues? Rules at Each Venue

Of the 13 UK venues we have verified for cameras, 11 allow them with limits, 1 bans them and 1 does not say. Rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date too. Each venue below shows its own rule, the official page it comes from and the date we read it.

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UK Venues compared
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Last check
Oct 7, 2026

How the verified UK venues treat cameras

Allowed with limits: Old Trafford, Allianz Stadium Twickenham, Principality Stadium, Hampden Park, Etihad Stadium, Murrayfield Stadium, Anfield, Villa Park, Wembley Stadium, The O2 and Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.

Not allowed: Celtic Park.

Not mentioned on the pages we read: Emirates Stadium. We do not guess for these, so ask the venue or check the event page.

A verdict here is a summary of the venue's own wording, and the rows below give that wording. Rules can change by event, so a game and a concert at the same venue can differ. See the cameras guide for how every kind of venue treats them.

What each of the 13 UK venues says

Each row is the venue's own rule, with the official page it came from and the date we read it.

Camera

  • Allianz Stadium TwickenhamConditional

    Mobile phones, tablets and cameras, including SLRs, are allowed for personal and private use only. Professional recording equipment is prohibited.

    Allianz Stadium Twickenham FAQ page, checked

  • AnfieldConditional

    Small compact cameras are allowed. Video recording equipment and large-bodied cameras are banned.

    Anfield what can I bring graphic, season 2024-25, checked

  • Celtic ParkNot allowed

    Taking photographs or filming any match inside the stadium is prohibited, except for accredited media. The regulations do not carve out personal photos.

    Celtic Park ground regulations PDF, checked

  • Emirates StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention cameras.

    Arsenal Emirates Stadium matchday guide, checked

  • Etihad StadiumConditional

    Professional cameras and recording devices are on the prohibited list. The list does not name small personal cameras.

    Etihad Stadium prohibited items help article, checked

  • Hampden ParkConditional

    Professional cameras are on the Scottish FA prohibited items list. The list does not mention ordinary phone or compact cameras.

    Scottish FA prohibited items list, checked

  • Murrayfield StadiumConditional

    Cameras with a lens of more than 3 inches in length, or with a detachable lens, are prohibited.

    Murrayfield prohibited items article, checked

  • Old TraffordConditional

    Mobile phones that fit in a pocket are allowed. Large bodied cameras and image or sound recording devices are not.

    Manchester United prohibited items page, checked

  • Principality StadiumConditional

    Recording equipment is not allowed, except photographs taken for personal non-commercial purposes.

    Principality Stadium ground rules page, checked

  • The O2Conditional

    Small personal cameras are fine with the flash off. Larger SLR and SLR-like cameras and GoPros are not allowed, at the promoter's request, and some events ban cameras altogether, phones included.

    The O2 arena help centre guide, checked

  • Tottenham Hotspur StadiumConditional

    Professional cameras, including cameras with interchangeable lenses, and recording devices are prohibited. A small camera or phone is not named as banned.

    Tottenham Hotspur bag policy and prohibited items page, checked

  • Villa ParkConditional

    Small compact cameras that fit in a pocket are allowed. Large-bodied cameras and video recording equipment are not.

    Villa Park prohibited items and restricted bag policy graphic, checked

  • Wembley StadiumConditional

    A phone or small camera can come in, but not in its own bag. Large-bodied and professional cameras, recording devices and cameras with interchangeable lenses are restricted, and some events allow phone cameras only.

    Wembley Stadium restricted bag policy page, checked

Detachable lens

  • Allianz Stadium TwickenhamNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Allianz Stadium Twickenham FAQ page, checked

  • AnfieldNot allowed

    Large-bodied cameras are on the banned list.

    Anfield what can I bring graphic, season 2024-25, checked

  • Celtic ParkNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Celtic Park ground regulations PDF, checked

  • Emirates StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Arsenal Emirates Stadium matchday guide, checked

  • Etihad StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Etihad Stadium matchday page, checked

  • Hampden ParkNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Hampden Park security page, checked

  • Murrayfield StadiumConditional

    Cameras with a lens of more than 3 inches in length, or with a detachable lens, are prohibited.

    Murrayfield prohibited items article, checked

  • Old TraffordNot allowed

    Large bodied cameras are on the list of items not permitted.

    Manchester United prohibited items page, checked

  • Principality StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention camera lenses.

    Principality Stadium security page, checked

  • The O2Not allowed

    Professional camera equipment with a detachable lens is prohibited.

    The O2 keeping you safe page, checked

  • Tottenham Hotspur StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with interchangeable lenses count as professional cameras and are prohibited.

    Tottenham Hotspur bag policy and prohibited items page, checked

  • Villa ParkNot allowed

    Large-bodied cameras are not allowed.

    Villa Park prohibited items and restricted bag policy graphic, checked

  • Wembley StadiumNot allowed

    Cameras with interchangeable lenses count as professional cameras and are restricted.

    Wembley Stadium prohibited items page, checked

Tripod

  • Allianz Stadium TwickenhamNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Allianz Stadium Twickenham FAQ page, checked

  • AnfieldNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Anfield what can I bring graphic, season 2024-25, checked

  • Celtic ParkNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Celtic Park ground regulations PDF, checked

  • Emirates StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Arsenal Emirates Stadium matchday guide, checked

  • Etihad StadiumNot stated

    The list does not name tripods. It bans selfie sticks, poles and sticks.

    Etihad Stadium prohibited items help article, checked

  • Hampden ParkNot allowed

    Tripods and selfie sticks are on the Scottish FA prohibited items list.

    Scottish FA prohibited items list, checked

  • Murrayfield StadiumNot allowed

    Tripods, selfie sticks, iPads and drones are prohibited.

    Murrayfield prohibited items article, checked

  • Old TraffordNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Manchester United prohibited items page, checked

  • Principality StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Principality Stadium security page, checked

  • Tottenham Hotspur StadiumNot stated

    The page does not mention tripods. It bans professional cameras and recording devices.

    Tottenham Hotspur bag policy and prohibited items page, checked

  • Villa ParkNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods.

    Villa Park prohibited items and restricted bag policy graphic, checked

  • Wembley StadiumNot stated

    The pages do not mention tripods. They do restrict professional cameras and recording devices, and poles.

    Wembley Stadium prohibited items page, checked

Selfie stick

  • The O2Not allowed

    Selfie sticks are on the list of tech gadgets that are not allowed into the arena.

    The O2 arena help centre guide, checked

  • Wembley StadiumNot allowed

    Selfie sticks are on the restricted items list.

    Wembley Stadium prohibited items page, checked

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Questions about cameras at UK venues

  1. It depends on the venue. Of the 13 UK venues we have verified, 12 state a rule for cameras, and the rows above show each one with its source.

  2. Celtic Park bans them, according to the official pages we read.

  3. Often. The venues we have verified say rules can change by event, so check the event page for your date and the venue page linked above.

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