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Ground Like? Looking Towards The South Stand (photo) What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? Where To Drink? Layout Of The Ground How To Get There By Car & Where To Park By Train Local Rivals Admission Prices Programme Price Fixtures 2012-2013 Record & Average Attendance Hotel Accommodation Feedback |
| What's The Ground Like? |
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The ground has benefited greatly with the re-development of both ends. These stands, the North & South Stands, are virtually identical. Both are good sized, single tiered stands with windshields on either side and unusual floodlights protruding from their roofs. The North Stand is given to away supporters. On one side of the pitch is the Railway Stand, a small covered, all seated stand, which is currently unused. Opposite, must be one of the most unusual Main Stands in Scotland. It is a classic looking old stand, that only runs for less then half the length of the pitch, but extends around one corner of the ground. It is a covered seated stand, the seating area of which is raised above pitch level and has a number of supporting pillars. Even so, the stand oozes character, complete with a 'RRFC' gable on it's roof. It is just unfortunate that the rest of this side of the ground, is empty. |
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| What Is It Like For Visiting Supporters? |
| Away fans are normally
housed in the North Stand at one end of the ground.
The angle of the stand is quite steep, ensuring a good
view of the playing action. The facilities in this
stand are also quite good. If there is only a
small visiting support expected, then the South side
of the Main Stand is allocated instead of the North
End. Andy Turner adds; 'The staff at the ground are welcoming and friendly. The folk who run the supporters shop, located in the south stand, personify the welcoming nature of the Club as a whole. I recently took a friend, a Plymouth fan for his first Scottish game and the lads at the shop gave him a commemorative programme as a souvenir. |
| Where To Drink? |
| Martin Hart informs me; 'The Starks Bar is the nearest bar to the ground and is popular with both home and away supporters. However, it can get very busy on matchdays'. Andy Turner adds; 'Raith's support usually congregate at the Novar Bar in Nicol Street. In my opinion though, the best boozer in the town is the Harbour Bar. A regular CAMRA award winner whose landlord brews his own excellent ale as well as having wonderfully kept guest beers from around the UK. The pub is on the seafront by the harbour area (hence the name) next to Fife College Priory Campus. Its a fair distance to the ground, but for those who fancy a "bracing walk" its a matter of a hike the length of the seafront. You can still see the floodlights of the "San Starko" in the distance.' |
| Ground Layout |
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| How To Get There By Car & Where To Park |
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Take the A921 into
Kirkcaldy. Turn onto the B9157 (Pratt Street) for
the ground. The ground is well sign posted (football
traffic) on entering the town. Street Parking. |
| By Train |
| Kirkcaldy railway
station is around a 15 minute walk away from the
ground. Exit
the station via the door at the top of the stairs on
platform 2, then turn left down the hill. Go right
under the railway bridge and at the mini roundabout
turn left into Abbotshall Road.
This road (keeping the
railway to your left)
eventually leads into Pratt Street and to
the ground. Thanks to Andy Turner an exiled Chesterfield fan & Martin Hart for providing the directions. |
| Local Rivals |
| Dunfermline, Falkirk, Cowdenbeath & East Fife. |
| Admission Prices |
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Adults
£17 |
| Programme Price |
| Official Programme £2. |
| Fixtures 2012-2013 |
| Raith Rovers FC fixture list (takes you to the BBC Sports Website). |
| Record & Average Attendance |
| Record Attendance: 31,306 v Hearts (1953). Average Attendance: 2011-2012: 1,932 (Division One) 2010-2011: 2,718 (Division One) 2009-2010: 2,258 (Division One) |
| Hotel Accommodation |
| If you require hotel
accommodation in the area then first try a hotel
booking service provided by Late Rooms. They offer
all types of accommodation to suit all tastes and
pockets from; Budget Hotels, Traditional Bed &
Breakfast establishments to Five Star Hotels and
Serviced Apartments. Plus their booking system is
straightforward and easy to use. Yes this site
will earn a small commission if you book through
them, but it will go to help with the running
costs of keeping the Guide going. Access their Kirkcaldy Hotels and Guest Houses page. Remember that you can use the above link or panel below to book any other hotels that you may need for business or leisure, either in the UK or abroad. |
| Feedback |
| If anything is incorrect
or you have something to add, please e-mail
me and I'll update the guide.
* Although Raith Rovers took up residence in
1891, the ground had been used for some years
previously for football matches. |
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