Planned since 2006 and opened in 2021, the LNER Community Stadium is a state of the art, 8,500 capacity facility built to Championship standards. Owned by the City of York Council, the stadium is home to York City FC and York RLFC Knights. The Stadium itself is comprised of four stand alone stands of similar size and it works perfectly for a club at this level. There is expansion room around the stadium if needed in the future.
Up to 1,000 away supporters can be accommodated here and they are allocated the North stand. This is situated behind one of the goals and is a great place to view the game from as the slant of the stand is steep enough that you always get a good view.
LNER Stadium seating plan:
Ideally located on the edge of a retail estate, there are plenty of places to eat and drink before the game. If you're after a proper pub, York City Centre isn't too far and there are numerous pubs to take your choice from including the 'most haunted pub' in the whole of the UK. The Golden Fleece is situated right at the end of the famous Shambles walkway and is defintely worth taking in.
A dedicated area within the Monks Cross P&R site has 400 spaces for match day users. Tickets need to be purchased in advance from the club’s ticketing website. As previously mentioned, the stadium is located on a retail estate (Vangarde Shopping Centre) and as such there is a huge car park and you are allowed to use it if you're going to the game. However, there are time limits based on which day the game is. They've recently changed the rules so I advise looking into the latest updates before leaving your car there.
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The main station is York Station, which is situated in the centre of York, around three miles from the LNER Community Stadium. Bus services are available directly from outside the station. The Monks Cross area is served by a number of bus routes, providing regular services from the city centre and surrounding areas. Please see a map of all routes above. The most frequent, First York Park and Ride service 9, departs every 12 minutes from York City Centre. At night games additional bus services will be provided by First York and the bus company have confirmed that a bus will be available after the full time whistle on night games. The final bus scheduled is 10pm leaving Monks Cross Park and Ride.
Alternatively, jump in a cab. This will set you back around £10.
Rivals - Darlington, Doncaster
Travel: Parking was easy as we just left the car in the Vangarde Leisure Centre car park and because it was an evening game, parking regulations sauggested that anything after 6 was fine for at least 4 hours.
Refreshments: We weanted to make use of the restaurants on the retail estate before the game but as we'd already been to see Bradford earlier in the day, it was all a bit of a rush and so we ended up just grabbing a hotdog and a cup of hot chocolate in the concourse.
Impressions: Very impressive stadium for this level. It's nothing overly special but everything they need and there's a really good atmosphere around the LNER. Fans seemed really friendly and the view was good. What more can you ask for?
Atmosphere: The accoustics of the stadium were very good. When York equalised in the last minute the roof nearly came off and the sound really travelled around. Unusual to hear the noise boom back at you at this level because the stadiums aren't normally big enough to do so.
Anything Else: Inside the leisure centre in the main stand is a little cafe opposite the swimming pool. Really unusual to see something like that and if you're peckish but not starving, they looked to have some nice cakes on the go!
Enjoy: Really enjoyed it. York is a brilliant city, so any away day cant really be spoiled, no matter how bad the weather is! Love the ground as well though, definitely a big non league feel, but then with that comes a kind of intimacy with the players on the pitch you don't get at bigger grounds.
Ground Name: LNER Stadium
Capacity: 8,005 (All Seated)
Address: LNER Stadium, Huntington, York YO32 9AF
Main Tel No.: 01904 624447
Team Nickname: The Minstermen
Year Ground Opened: 2021
Site: www.yorkcityfootballclub.co.uk
