Raith Rovers - Stark's Park

Hi everyone and welcome back for the final blog!

This time my away trip took to me to Kirkcaldy for a trip to Stark’s Park, the home of Raith Rovers.  To provide a brief overview, Stark’s Park first opened in the late eighteen hundred, however, has been subject to large redevelopment works at each end of the ground in recent years. These renovation works have developed two relatively large stands which are so similar that it appears they have been duplicated, these stands are known as the North & South stand. Raith Rovers’ stadiums maximum capacity currently stands at just over 8,000. 

Moving swiftly on to my matchday experience! Firstly, there was only one option offered by Rovers for the match and that was a pre purchased ticket available online via their website. This isn’t ideal for both parties, this is the case as not everyone is computer savvy and/or comfortable buying online so this could impact the number of away fans attending the match meaning Raith lose out on potential ticket sales. A simple option of pay at the gate could have resolved this issue. I travelled to the game via supporters’ bus as it was the most suitable option for myself due to there being train strikes and it being more cost effective than driving. Although, this is the case, there is a vast amount of street parking near the ground and the nearest train station is within a 20-minute walk of the stadium meaning there are options to either drive or use public transport. There isn’t many nearby places for food and drinks so the best process would be to visit the town centre which is roughly a 15-minute walk from the ground. 

The away fans are accommodated in the single tiered North Stand which is all seated. Within the stand there are various catering stalls as well as multiple toilet facilities to supplement the away crowd. Both the Steak Pie and Bovril were up to a good standard however, the pie can’t compare to the Ayr United pie as raved about in my previous blog! 

Thank you for reading!