Spurs winning trophies and Alasdair Gold's seat - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium behind the scenes

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium is a fabulous venue. You can see that as a visitor for a match - home or away supporter - and you can see it from the TV.

But look behind the curtain and you get a glimpse of the meticulous detail that's gone in to every minute part of the stadium to make it what it is.

When the venue opened in April 2019, it was lauded as the best football stadium in the world. And those plaudits - and awards - have kept on coming since. But when you spend £1billion on something and it's the newest place in town, you should have yourselves the best stadium in world football. Technology changes all the time and the next one to be built should then be the best one, it's the nature of an ever-changing landscape.

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But developers, architects, planners, construction workers all have to deliver and boy did they deliver in N17.

As an avid fan since I was a boy, I've regularly pounded the High Road to White Hart Lane and now . And as I've got older and had children, I've taken my two boys to the grounds too, to share in the experience.

They love a trip to the stadium, sometimes I think more for the stadium itself, than for the football. That's the pull it has.

But despite visiting many times, we had never done the stadium tour until this month. It was a long time coming, but it was worth the wait.

All tours are now done virtually. You don't have a tour guide as such, although there is one actual person to start you off and explain how everything works with your virtual pad and headphones.

The tour starts in the West Atrium, with Spurs' trophies (yes we did win some in our not-too-distant past) on display. And there were some interesting things to note - the actual ball used in the 1961 FA Cup final win when Spurs won the double is in a glass cabinet, while there's a nod to England World Cup-winning manager Sir Alf Ramsey, who many may not have known actually played for .

You also get a little fun fact that pokes fun at those pesky red neighbours. When the stadium was built, Spurs commissioned silver fire extinguishers throughout the stadium to ensure that 'Never Red' motto remains clear for all. A small, yet brilliantly petty touch.

After that introduction and history lesson, you're sent on your way, up to some hospitality suites to see how the rich and famous enjoy the glitz and glamour of watching . We did not get to see James Maddison's box, which has a huge mural on the wall, with all boxes having their own unique look dependent on who buys them, although the virtual guide does let you have a quick peek into Micky van de Ven's box.

Everything remains polished and clean, despite being five years old. There's no sign of wear and tear behind the scenes in the stadium yet. It feels like there's a sense of pride from everyone who works there, they want it to remain spotless and not succumb to time.

From there you go out into the stadium bowl - slightly strange to see empty - then down to where the magic happens. You can wander around the dressing rooms - Spurs' away dressing room is much nicer than many, with perhaps the club treating our visiting teams too nicely. In the away dressing room, Spurs hang a shirt from every other Premier League club on the hooks and whether it was done by the staff, or a previous tour group, there was a second brilliantly petty moment. Every club's shirt shows the front, except one and you can guess which shirt was turned the wrong way round.

Into the large and circular home dressing room, so all players can face the boss and be involved in the discussion, my children got to sit in the dressing room, under the shirts of their favourite players before we walked out into the tunnel and pitchside, sitting in 's seat in the dugout and seeing just what it would be like to be close up and personal with the players on a matchday.

I got to show my children where I work if I'm there on matchdays - most importantly where Alasdair Gold sits for press conferences and matches - as we saw the media cafe, the press conference room and the mixed zone.

There's so much more to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium than football, though, with the venue used for concerts regularly and American football matches, thanks to a 10-year contract with the NFL. You can see inside one of the NFL changing rooms - which doubles up as a hospitality venue that my children and I have also enjoyed once before.

Particularly when you know you can also scale the outside of the stadium and do the Dare Skywalk and also abseil down the outside of it. Then there's the newly-opened F1 Drive track underneath the stadium thanks to a partnership with Formula 1. It is a multi-purpose venue that brings in huge revenue for the club. So while trophies may be top of all fans' agendas, the club is built to be sustainable for years to come on and off the field now.

You can get tickets for the stadium tours, the Dare SkyWalk or do both at the same time by visiting BuyAGift.com.