With Craven Cottage surrounded to the north and south by parks and to the west by the River Thames, there is a limited part of the stadium’s exterior that you can actually walk right alongside. Fans will approach the ground from Stevenage Road on its eastern side, and the stand running alongside this road is named after Johnny Haynes.
Born in Kentish Town on 17th October 1934, Haynes was an inside forward who signed for Fulham as a 15-year-old and would go on to play almost 600 times for the Cottagers, scoring almost 150 goals between 1952 and 1970. A former England captain who earned 56 caps and played at two FIFA World Cups, Haynes is widely regarded as Fulham’s greatest ever player.
He passed away on 18th October 2005 at the age of 71, and the eastern side of Craven Cottage, which was originally known as the Stevenage Road Stand, became known as the Johnny Haynes Stand soon afterwards.
The Johnny Haynes Stand is the oldest remaining stand in professional football, dating back to 1905.
Designed by famous Scottish architect Archibald Leitch, it is considered a Grade II listed building.
The exterior here is one of the grandest looking around. It consists mostly of brickwork with large black doors and three rows of different-shaped windows higher up. Truth be told, it looks more like the outside of a public building than it does the stand of a football ground.
Beginning at the northern end of the Johnny Haynes Stand, you will first come past the Fulham FC Stadium Store, followed by Turnstile 29 for access inside. The Craven Cottage Reception is next, followed by Turnstiles 28, 27 and 26 which are all separate from one another. To the left of Turnstile 26 is the Flag, a fan-inspired bar which is based in what was the former press room at Craven Cottage.
Continuing past Turnstile 25 and Turnstile 24 will bring you to the Fulham FC Ticket Office and Guest Ticket Collections. Turnstiles 23, 22 and 21 follow, and between Turnstile 21 and Turnstile 20 is a Pre-Ordered Ticket Collection booth. Between Turnstiles 20 and 19 at the southern end of the stand is a large statue of Johnny Haynes.
The Matchday Media Office is immediately left of Turnstile 19, with black gates (the Cottage Gates) at the southern end of the stand and a matchday board displaying Fulham's upcoming fixture.

At either end of the Johnny Haynes Stand’s exterior are two large sets of turnstiles, these are the entrances for the other three sides of Craven Cottage.

When you head in a clockwise direction from the Johnny Haynes Stand, the exterior of the Pavilion comes into view. It is the other Grade II listed building at Craven Cottage, also built by Archibald Leitch in 1905.
The Cottage is also known as the Clubhouse and holds not just the changing rooms, being traditionally used by the families and friends of supporters who sit on the balcony to watch the game.
The upper parts of the Pavilion can be seen from outside the stadium on Stevenage Road, but immediately in front of there is the set of turnstiles for the southern side.

The South Stand at Craven Cottage is known as the Putney End after the area of London out beyond it.
Backing onto Bishops Park, there is a footpath that passes along outside both the stand and a fenced-off area of blue office buildings. The footpath passes right by the green perimeter wall and leaves the outer exterior of the Putney End viewable rather than reachable. The Putney End's exterior mostly contains white corrugated iron higher up, with its lower parts open as part of the stand's outer concourse.
Turnstiles for the Putney End (1-17) are based outside the pavilion off Stevenage Road. They are grouped in pairs of 2 with Turnstile 17 on its own.

Craven Cottage’s West Stand backs onto the River Thames and is known as the Riverside Stand.
During the 2019-20, 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons, the stand has been demolished and rebuilt, gradually reopening during the 2022-23 season. The closure of this stand led to a notable decrease in Craven Cottage’s capacity whilst Fulham continued to play there, and the club’s matchday camera has become based on this side of the stadium during matches.
The Riverside Stand is best observed from the bank opposite. Now the clear tallest stand at Craven Cottage, it has a beautiful, modern design dominating by large glass windows and sleek dark-coloured panels.
For those accessing the Riverside Stand, you will need to approach the stand from its northern end. Road restrictions means that it is not as simple as just walking around the north side of the stadium in order to reach the stand's turnstiles. You are instide guided by signs to head away from Craven Cottage, and round the far side of a Nuffield Health Fitness and Wellbeing Centre. The road you turn onto from off Stevenage Road is called Eternit Walk. Head along Eternit Walk and through the narrow path that passes between houses. You will emerge onto Thames Path, at which point you turn left and continue down south to the Riverside Stand.
The Riverside Turnstiles (51-55) are part of a grey brick wall outside the stand's northern end, and there is a Riverside Stand Ticket Office immediately to the left of them. If you need to get back to Stevenage Road from here, you are permitted to walk along the narrow footpath immediately outside Craven Cottage's North Stand. This footpath is very aged though, with graffitied concrete walls to your right and metal spines above to stop people climbing over. Stewards at the end of the path usually enforce a one-way system on this narrow route.

Craven Cottage’s North Stand is known as the Hammersmith End after the area of London out beyond it.
With buildings and Stevenage Park right outside of it, you are limited as to how much of its corrugated iron exterior you can both reach and see. The stand's roof is visible though, and it was famously paid for by the transfer of Alan Mullery to Tottenham Hotspur back in 1964.
Turnstiles for the Hammersmith End are based off Stevenage Road, at the northern end of the Johnny Haynes Stand. They are numbered 32-47 and a split into sets of two. Turnstiles 44-47 may be signed as being for both the Hammersmith End and Riverside Stand, but are now just Hammersmith turnstiles following the Riverside Stand's redevelopment.