St James' Park

Perched on a hill above the city centre, its Gallowgate End is visible from most of Newcastle on a matchday.

St James' Park has been the home of Newcastle United since 1892, and holds 52,305 spectators for football. The playing surface is grass, and the record attendance of 68,386 was set in a fixture that still gets talked about in Newcastle upon Tyne.

For a matchday, the ground sits in Newcastle upon Tyne and is served by local rail and bus routes; arriving 45 minutes before kick-off is the difference between a queue and a seat. Away supporters are usually housed in one corner block, and the atmosphere is loudest behind the goal at the home end.