St. James' Park — Attraction in Gateshead

We (my young daughter & myself) were lucky enough to be front row of the Gallowgate stand to watch Newcastle go through to the Carabao Cup Final.

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 game was great, if a little bit tense at times, but we knew we would win, which added to the already fantastic atmosphere. We waited along with everyone else to see the players, manager, his assistant's & the background staff, to do their walk around the pitch, & you could see what it meant to them to get to the final for the fans & the city.

I have been a supporter all my life & all through my teenage years I never missed a game home or away (travelled by train, coach, car, or in the back of a van), but sadly do not currently have a season ticket, so I try to get tickets when I can, so as said I was VERY lucky to be there for this game.

St James Park is the Cathedral on the hill & is a great place to go if you love Newcastle United. It has changed a lot since I was taken to my first game back in 1972, when it seemed to hold more supporters, but it needs to be made bigger now, as there are so many supporters who would love to get in to see the team & support them. So we wait to see what plans the new owners com up with to increase capacity & if I'm honest bring it a bit more up to date.

Currently, there are access points for wheelchair & disabled to get inside the ground, should you need it. But disabled parking needs to be booked through the box office, a week before the game, but be quick as it is limited.

I do have a complaint regarding the catering I side the ground, as my daughter is a vegetarian & we had problems getting any vegetarian, or vegan food. I myself have to use a walking stick & we ended up having to walk through the crowds to get to the main Gallowgate stand kitchen, as NON of the other food & drink areas had any vegan food other than potato wedges, which is not what we wanted. In the past the catering included Rollover Vegan Hotdogs (which my daughter's enjoyed), but now they are supposed to have Vegan Cornish sausage rolls, but had no, plus in the past my daughter said they taste weird, & did not like them, so if anyone at the club reads this, Please bring back the Rollover Vegan Hotdogs, or make the Meatless Hero Burger available at all the Food & Drink areas. We did get my daughter the Meatless Hero Burger, with chips & a drink, but I was charged £2 more than what a standard burger meal would cost, even though the signs clearly said ANY Burger, fries & drink for a set price, but not so. My daughter did say that this burger was very tasty & would have it again l, so if your a Vegan or Veggie, try that if you can find it.

Anyway if you just want to go to see the ground they do tours, but I'm not sure of the price, but you do get to see places you don't normally see.

So I hope this...

The Milburn Stand, named after Jackie Milburn, is the main stand at St James' Park. Situated on the west side of the stadium this section hastwo tiers with executive boxes in between.

The Leazes Stand, also known as the Sir John Hall Stand, sits at the northern end of the ground and is the oldest stand at St James' Park. Away fans are seated in the upper tier and, although this section is incredibly steep (with 14 flights of stairs to reach the seating area)there is a terrific view of the pitch.

Located on the southern end of the stadium is the single-tiered Gallowgate End - with a capacity around 9,000 people. The East Stand, meanwhile, is the smallest stand at St James' Park.

Among the other amenities around St James' Park are several statues in recognition of iconic figures of the club. A sculpture of ex-manager Sir Bobby Robson was unveiled in 2012, four years before club-record goalscorer Alan Shearer was commemorated with his own statue outside the ground. There are also statues of former NUFC players Jackie Milburn...

WOW! What a view.

St James' Park sits at the top of Newcastle City Centre like a footballing cathedral overlooking the rest of this magnificent city.

I drove up from Nottingham to watch Newcastle v Brighton and whilst the game was forgettable (last on match of the day tells it's own story!) the stadium is anything but. I was situated in Level 7 with my daughter about 8 rows from the back. We were slightly worried we'd have a poor view being so high up but it was brilliant.

Navigating our way firstly into the stadium and then to our seats was effortless as signs were very clear and the stewards pointed our seats out without any fuss.

A truely great stadium. I would also recommend Grainger Town car park if your travelling from afar and/or unfamiliar with the city as it's really easy to find, inexpensive, very secure and less than a 10 minute walk away (you can see the stadium from the top of the car park as one of the...