The Hawthorns is the home ground of West Bromwich Albion Football Club, known as the Baggies, and it holds a particular distinction: it is the highest football ground above sea level in the entire Football League, sitting at 168 metres. The ground has occupied the same site since 1900 and has seen various redevelopments while retaining its position in a residential area between West Bromwich and Handsworth.
Stadium tours are available on non-matchdays and take in the dressing rooms, the directors' suite, and the pitch-side view. Matchday visits give the best sense of the ground's atmosphere, particularly when the club is in the Championship, when West Midlands derbies against Birmingham City, Wolverhampton Wanderers, or Aston Villa generate a ferocious intensity. The Hawthorns is served by its own Metrolink stop on the West Midlands Metro tram line, making it easy to reach from Birmingham city centre.