Read our official visitors guide for Town supporters travelling to the North East for the Tractor Girls' Women's FA Cup fourth round tie against Newcastle United this afternoon.
* Guide courtesy of Elizabeth Edwards - Ipswich Town Supporter Liaison Officer *
INFORMATION FOR TOWN FANS
Town play Newcastle United in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup 4th round at Kingston Park Stadium, home of Newcastle Falcons, on Sunday 30 January 2022. The following guide has been produced for Town fans making the trip.
For any further information, please contact Elizabeth Edwards, Supporter Liaison Officer at slo@itfc.co.uk or (+44) (0)7968 876504 or on Twitter at @ITFC_SLO.
NEWCASTLE UNITED INFORMATION FOR FANS
Address for match: Kingston Park Stadium, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8AF
Email: Lisa.Bell@nufc.co.uk
Phone number: 07580 582372
Twitter: @NUFCWomen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NUWFCOfficial
SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR TOWN FANS
Venue
The game will be played at Kingston Park Stadium, home to the Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club. The stadium has a capacity of 10,200 with a mixture of standing and seating. There are pitch level spaces under cover with good viewing for wheelchair users and companions. Some information for visitors to the ground can be found via the Newcastle Falcons website.
Ticket info
Entry to the game is £3 for adults. U16s and concessions go free. All tickets are available at the gate from 12:30, with contactless payment preferred.
TRAVELLING TO KINGSTON PARK STADIUM
Car
Kingston Park Stadium is just a few minutes from the A1.
From Sheffield
We are aware that a number of Town fans are travelling to Newcastle after the men’s game at Sheffield Wednesday. From Sheffield take the A61 to the M1. Join the M1 signposted Leeds / Barnsley. Stay on the M1 to the junction with the A1(M) where you join the A1(M) towards The North.
*At junction 77, use the left lane to take the A696/A167 slip road to Airport Jedburg / City Centre. At Kenton Bar Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto Ponteland Rd/B6918. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Ponteland Rd/B6918. Turn right onto Brunton Rd. Newcastle Falcons will be on your left.
Note that Kingston Park Stadium is to the north of Newcastle so if you are staying in central Newcastle on the Saturday night, directions from the A1 will differ to those above. The journey time is around 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes.
From Ipswich
For those of you travelling from Ipswich to Newcastle the route is the A14 / A1 / A1(M). From the A1(M) follow the instructions from * above.
www.googlemaps.co.uk indicates a time of 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 40 minutes depending on traffic conditions. We generally recommend allowing at least an hour beyond the AA / Google / Sat Nav suggested journey time.
Train
Note 1: All train services are subject to change or cancellation, as staff shortages due to Covid-19 isolation requirements can impact at very short notice. Please check your planned journey shortly before you travel, and be prepared to be flexible over timings.
Note 2: Engineering works are taking place on the Ipswich to London line with buses replacing trains between Ipswich and Colchester.
Kingston Park is five miles from Newcastle station and a 5-minute walk from Kingston Park and Bank Foot Metro stations.
From Sheffield
There are trains from Sheffield to Newcastle after the game on Saturday. www.greateranglia.co.uk is indicating trains at 17:21 (change at Leeds and Thornaby), 18:21 (change at York) and 19:21 (change at York and Thornaby) arriving into Newcastle at 20:51, 21:51 and 22:50 respectively. Note that it is also possible to travel on the 19:21 to York and change to a rail replacement bus service to Newcastle which arrives in Newcastle at 23:05. All trains from Sheffield after 19:21 involve a bus from York to Newcastle.
After the game on Sunday there is a cross-country option back to Ipswich which leaves Newcastle at 17:59. With changes at Peterborough and Cambridge this arrives back into Ipswich at 00:07. There is also an option via London, leaving Newcastle at 17:02. This connects to the 22:02 from Liverpool Street to Colchester where you pick up a rail replacement bus to Ipswich, arriving into Ipswich at 23:58.
From Ipswich
It is not feasible to travel from Ipswich to Newcastle on the day of the game with the first option given by www.greateranglia.co.uk arriving into Newcastle at 13:40.
If you are travelling to Newcastle on the Saturday from Ipswich there are options available. Note that travel via London will include a bus from Ipswich to Colchester.
Getting to Kingston Park from Newcastle station or Newcastle City Centre
Kingston Park is a 5-minute walk from Kingston Park and Bank Foot Metro stations. Both Metro stations are on the ‘green line’ which runs between Newcastle Airport and South Hylton. The line runs through Newcastle Central which is accessed through Newcastle mainline station.
The journey time from Newcastle Central to Kingston Park is around 17 minutes and to Bank Foot is around 19 minutes.
PUBS & FOOD
There are a number of pubs and food outlets near to the stadium.
These include the Toby Carvery Kenton Bank and the Twin Farms pub in Kenton Bank Foot (NE13 8AB) which opens at 11:30 on a Sunday with food served from 12noon. There is also a McDonalds, Kingston Pizza’s, Subway and Starbucks, whilst Kingston Court Retail Park has a Gregg’s.
AT THE GROUND
Parking
The car park has space for 300 cars.
Food and Drink
The Newcastle Falcons website indicates that a wide range of food, drinks and snacks are available.
We don’t know exactly what will be on offer for this game. However, we are assuming that The Tap & Tackle will be open. This is the Newcastle Falcons' on-site ‘club-house’ bar and coffee shop offering a range of beverages, light bites and a brilliant view of the main pitch.
INFORMATION FOR TOWN FANS
Town play Newcastle United in the Vitality Women’s FA Cup 4th round at Kingston Park Stadium, home of Newcastle Falcons, on Sunday 30 January 2022. The following guide has been produced for Town fans making the trip.
For any further information, please contact Elizabeth Edwards, Supporter Liaison Officer at slo@itfc.co.uk or (+44) (0)7968 876504 or on Twitter at @ITFC_SLO.
NEWCASTLE UNITED INFORMATION FOR FANS
Address for match: Kingston Park Stadium, Brunton Road, Kenton Bank Foot, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE13 8AF
Email: Lisa.Bell@nufc.co.uk
Phone number: 07580 582372
Twitter: @NUFCWomen
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NUWFCOfficial
SPECIFIC INFORMATION FOR TOWN FANS
Venue
The game will be played at Kingston Park Stadium, home to the Newcastle Falcons Rugby Club. The stadium has a capacity of 10,200 with a mixture of standing and seating. There are pitch level spaces under cover with good viewing for wheelchair users and companions. Some information for visitors to the ground can be found via the Newcastle Falcons website.
Ticket info
Entry to the game is £3 for adults. U16s and concessions go free. All tickets are available at the gate from 12:30, with contactless payment preferred.
TRAVELLING TO KINGSTON PARK STADIUM
Car
Kingston Park Stadium is just a few minutes from the A1.
From Sheffield
We are aware that a number of Town fans are travelling to Newcastle after the men’s game at Sheffield Wednesday. From Sheffield take the A61 to the M1. Join the M1 signposted Leeds / Barnsley. Stay on the M1 to the junction with the A1(M) where you join the A1(M) towards The North.
*At junction 77, use the left lane to take the A696/A167 slip road to Airport Jedburg / City Centre. At Kenton Bar Interchange, take the 2nd exit onto Ponteland Rd/B6918. At the roundabout, take the 1st exit and stay on Ponteland Rd/B6918. Turn right onto Brunton Rd. Newcastle Falcons will be on your left.
Note that Kingston Park Stadium is to the north of Newcastle so if you are staying in central Newcastle on the Saturday night, directions from the A1 will differ to those above. The journey time is around 2 hours 10 minutes to 2 hours 50 minutes.
From Ipswich
For those of you travelling from Ipswich to Newcastle the route is the A14 / A1 / A1(M). From the A1(M) follow the instructions from * above.
www.googlemaps.co.uk indicates a time of 4 hours 30 minutes to 5 hours 40 minutes depending on traffic conditions. We generally recommend allowing at least an hour beyond the AA / Google / Sat Nav suggested journey time.
Train
Note 1: All train services are subject to change or cancellation, as staff shortages due to Covid-19 isolation requirements can impact at very short notice. Please check your planned journey shortly before you travel, and be prepared to be flexible over timings.
Note 2: Engineering works are taking place on the Ipswich to London line with buses replacing trains between Ipswich and Colchester.
Kingston Park is five miles from Newcastle station and a 5-minute walk from Kingston Park and Bank Foot Metro stations.
From Sheffield
There are trains from Sheffield to Newcastle after the game on Saturday. www.greateranglia.co.uk is indicating trains at 17:21 (change at Leeds and Thornaby), 18:21 (change at York) and 19:21 (change at York and Thornaby) arriving into Newcastle at 20:51, 21:51 and 22:50 respectively. Note that it is also possible to travel on the 19:21 to York and change to a rail replacement bus service to Newcastle which arrives in Newcastle at 23:05. All trains from Sheffield after 19:21 involve a bus from York to Newcastle.
After the game on Sunday there is a cross-country option back to Ipswich which leaves Newcastle at 17:59. With changes at Peterborough and Cambridge this arrives back into Ipswich at 00:07. There is also an option via London, leaving Newcastle at 17:02. This connects to the 22:02 from Liverpool Street to Colchester where you pick up a rail replacement bus to Ipswich, arriving into Ipswich at 23:58.
From Ipswich
It is not feasible to travel from Ipswich to Newcastle on the day of the game with the first option given by www.greateranglia.co.uk arriving into Newcastle at 13:40.
If you are travelling to Newcastle on the Saturday from Ipswich there are options available. Note that travel via London will include a bus from Ipswich to Colchester.
Getting to Kingston Park from Newcastle station or Newcastle City Centre
Kingston Park is a 5-minute walk from Kingston Park and Bank Foot Metro stations. Both Metro stations are on the ‘green line’ which runs between Newcastle Airport and South Hylton. The line runs through Newcastle Central which is accessed through Newcastle mainline station.
The journey time from Newcastle Central to Kingston Park is around 17 minutes and to Bank Foot is around 19 minutes.
PUBS & FOOD
There are a number of pubs and food outlets near to the stadium.
These include the Toby Carvery Kenton Bank and the Twin Farms pub in Kenton Bank Foot (NE13 8AB) which opens at 11:30 on a Sunday with food served from 12noon. There is also a McDonalds, Kingston Pizza’s, Subway and Starbucks, whilst Kingston Court Retail Park has a Gregg’s.
AT THE GROUND
Parking
The car park has space for 300 cars.
Food and Drink
The Newcastle Falcons website indicates that a wide range of food, drinks and snacks are available.
We don’t know exactly what will be on offer for this game. However, we are assuming that The Tap & Tackle will be open. This is the Newcastle Falcons' on-site ‘club-house’ bar and coffee shop offering a range of beverages, light bites and a brilliant view of the main pitch.
