Address: Barrack Rd, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4ST, United Kingdom
Rating: 4.6
based on 404 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"Getting to the game is easy."
"Parking at the ground is non existent at least as far as I could tell but there are plenty of places nearby."
"Parked at the Gate shopping centre. 5 mins walk from the stadium and plenty of places to eat in there too."
"The Stadium is well sign posted and easy to get to on foot from the city."
"Easy to find and easy to get to via public transport."
"Very easy to get to as a metro stops 10 minutes walk from the ground."
"The ground is in the city centre and anyone coming will find that you could see Newcastle in a day with the train station about 15min walk away and the airport by metro straight into the city centre in about 30min."
Cons:
"It was also a really long walk for anyone not used to much exercise."
"Up countless sets of steps and then an additional 20+ steps up to row W."
"Great stadium but far too many stairs especially when you have problems with joints."
"Away fans are up in the God’s! I counted around 7 flights of stairs to climb from the bottom and then more up to your seats."
"14 flights of stairs to get to the top tier for away fans and then a terrible view from that height."
"Lots of stairs for an away fan to walk up/down."
"Parking wise not great on match days because the stadium is I'm town. Best of getting public transport."
Stadium Atmosphere
Pros:
"The atmosphere was tremendous, there's a great view out across the city."
"The ambience at St James Park is nothing short of enchanting."
"The atmosphere before the game was unbelievable."
"The atmosphere on match day is insane, and the layout of the stadium makes it easy to move around."
"The atmosphere was fantastic with the whole ground buzzing, which is now a common thing inside St James Park, since the take over & under Eddie Howe's management."
"The atmosphere was the best inside the stadium Aiden will cherish his experience forever."
"Special place to watch a football match, home fans create an excellent atmosphere."
Cons:
"Crippled with the fact the famous atmosphere seems to be missing leaves it as a very average ground to visit."
"Very loud Music before the Teams come onto the pitch and some colourful flag waving but after that the Home crowd was very quiet."
"Great looking stadium but lacking atmosphere due to teams performance I presume Lots of steps 140 to climb to get into visitors section But offering great views of the city if game isn't worth watching."
"Sound quality on the gig was terrible, the big screen nearest us wasn't on which was a shame."
"Everything felt remote. All a bit soulless. We really weren't part of the occasion."
"Shame the life has been sucked out of the home fans by ownership, imagine it'd be a fearsome atmosphere with a decent team and an owner who wasn't just interested in the bottom line."
"Game was woeful, current team is awful."
Facilities and Services
Pros:
"The facilities once you get to level 7 are good."
"The stadium offers excellent refreshments and boasts an outstanding club shop."
"The concourse is spacious and there’s a decent selection of reasonably priced food and drink."
"Stewards are very willing to point us in the right direction of our seats so it is very easy to find our way around."
"The official club store has a huge variety of items that you can buy."
"Reception staff were very friendly and helpful when directions were needed."
"Plenty of bars for food and drink and not too expensive."
Cons:
"Cramped seats. Hard plastic flip downs. Steep terracing with no side hand rails in my view is dangerous."
"Great iconic stadium! However, some parts look a little run down, and it could do with a bit of a deep clean."
"Rubbish food though but less pricey than many grounds."
"However, saw a promotion for a pie and pint at 9.90, however it wasn’t stated that Guinness was not part of the deal and neatly had to fork out £25 for 2 pies and 2 pints."
"The only issue a had was trying to get printing done first day over 3 HR wait that's ridiculous."
"Paid extra this time for Hospitality suite. Very Disappointed 😞 Not enough chairs for us to sit on."
"Food and drinks are expensive, and I do mean expensive."