They dont need clackers etc to make noise, but (apart from a small group behind the goal next to the away fans) there wasnt that much chanting either. The game itself was a bit of a let down with Spurs controlling the game but not creating too much in the first half. We arrived at 1pm and aimed for the Vine pub but this already had a queue outside, so instead we ended up in the fanzone near to the ground where we had a choice of food, beer and could watch a match on a big screen or a band on stage. During the first half it began raining. Portsmouth fans didn't want to leave following the final whistle of what can only be described as the best way to win a game of football! The Norwich fans seemed more disappointed with there own performance to worry about a few Spurs fans walking by. Eventually it was decided we could not make the pub stop as we were so delayed. The ground is in an area that has been redeveloped over the last 15 years. This resulted in a lot of taunting from the away fans. The first impression was that the Hawthorns has changed a lot in the last 40 years. It was a pain to have to walk around the stadium to get back to the car and the roads were very congested. When the work will actually start we dont know but at least the planning and design should be significantly easier now. 3. The stewards were fine and I had a chicken balti pie and a coffee which warmed me up on a wet day. We decided to use the clubs official coaches, as they worked out cheaper than the train. Interactive: Pan, zoom, and drill into ticket listings by section and row. There was, as is usual, a large police presence especially around the pubs near the train station, including a few members of West Yorkshires finest. The ground was pretty much as I expected having seen plenty of ground photos before. I parked the car at our friends house and from there it was a ten minute walk to the ground. Not a criticism, just something I noticed! This was helped by the bright sunshine and mild (for January) weather. Norwich is a long way from anywhere though! As I left the away end, there were a couple of Police Officers laughing and joking with some Blues fans, which was good to see. Official Programme; 3.50 We were let out of the stadium to be confronted by a wall of the Norfolk Constabulary, not letting us go anywhere. For details of precisely which roads are closed, visit the Norwich City Council website. This pub which like the Coach and Horses is listed in the CAMRA Good Beer Guide, has a number of real ales available as well as Sky Television. One of the stewards allowed him to stand over the barriers by the players entrance which was kind. A point at West Brom was very welcome. It's a ten minute stroll from there to Carrow Road. In terms of atmosphere, it was pretty good but livened up a lot more when Norwich fans felt that they should have been awarded a penalty. Norwich quickly found a new site though, and in the weeks before the new season built a new stadium. From the southern bypass (A47) take the A146 into the city. So I got to see the Birmingham players and manager arrive which was a nice bonus. It was a good ground and there was a fair old atmosphere brewing. Closer to kick off I went in Bar & Beyond on Prince of Wales Road, which is an away friendly bar and offers half price drinks before 10pm. A five and a half hour drive to get there as I live in South Wales and got home at 03.15 Saturday morning. And Carrow Road doesn't seem any different. Onto the second half and as I was expecting surely Norwich would raise their game. Norwich took 2,700 fans and with a home sell out it turned the match into an event. We had a clear view of the pitch and the leg room was ok but nothing great. This was a scrappy Derby, and like many games this season we had our keeper Bartosz Bialkowski to thank! Leaving the car park took about 15 minutes, before I was on clear roads, so not bad at all. I think 30 for an away ticket though is very steep even for clubs where tickets are in high demand. So we opted for a first visit to the 'Queen of Iceni' instead.a newish Wetherspoons outlet in the Riverside development between the station and the ground. Carrow Road is a football stadium with a capacity of 27,359 and is home to Norwich City football club. He stood by the door with his programme while the Portsmouth players got off the bus the majority of them stopped to sign his programme. The first half hour was good but the match itself was a huge disappointment. A boat out on the Norfolk Broads, a couple of nights in a Riverside hotel in Norwich, just 10 minutes walk from the ground plus some local real ale and a match to watch with our beloved Watford.. We drove to Norwich the day before, as we were going to be staying at hotel for the weekend. Website:www.stadianightclub.co.uk. Not a huge amount of leg room but then we were standing throughout the match. I went up bysupporters coach with a close friend. All of the Norwich fans seemed very, very friendly. Capacity: Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated! It's a shame Delia doesn't do the catering anymore. All Grey. It was a good day out and a good game to watch. After about 20 minutes we began to take control with some neat passing and a few shots on target but all to no avail. There seems to be plenty of car parks around, all seemingly charging 6. The stewards were helping in helping me find my seat. We left the ground and as you can imagine we were pretty down and to be fair to Norwich fans they agreed they were lucky and most would have been happy with a point. Goal of the day: Sargent's astonishing finish, On this day - 8 Dec 2012: Swansea 3-4 Norwich, PL30: Norwich honour local leader with Community Captain award, Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Standard. One fantastic thing which happened before the game was the club welcomed a special guest onto the pitch to deliver the match ball. Those changes came about off the back of the Ibrox disaster, which had occurred at the start of the decade. It was about a 10-15 minute stroll from the car park to Carrow Road. As the players departed the ground many of them stopped for photographs with fans and engaged in brief conversation. The rest of the ground is also all seated and all stands are covered. Towards the end, Jimenez scored the winner to send the away fans mental. Having read the football ground guide, we went for the Compleat Angler, a short walk away from where the coaches were parked. It was a similar sort of routine to how we had arrived, only it took a bit longer as the locals were waiting to give us a bit of abuse as we left. The steel grey, cantilevered Jarrold Stand was an impressive sight from the train, as were the four large floodlight pylons. Carrow Road is one of the better away trips. FA Cup 6th Round, 30th March 1963. The away end was a partitioned section of a stand running parallel to the field the detached Barclay end stand behind the goal to our right seemed to hold the singing section. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Excellent. We were staying for the weekend so it was a walk into the city centre post-match amongst home fans starting to fear the worst for their survival hopes. three big stands dwarfing the one left over League 2 sized stand. Two seats in row, very near exit, safety rail blocks view slightly. The first half was awful where Norwich took the lead through Cantwell. Really frustrating!! Great for my hunger, probably not great for my figure though. We arrived at the ground at about 1:30pm. Being shoved up one corner of the Jarrold Stand means as away fans you are competing directly with the Barclay End, a particularly raucous section of which never stopped singing all game. We pressed forward throwing the kitchen sink at Norwich and they then scored on the break with a well taken goal. I left the city about 6pm and joined a long queue of traffic still trying to get away. Het e-mailadres wordt niet gepubliceerd. The away section of the ground was very good, much better than some of the horrors that were endured during the stint in League One. Norwich had made a good start to their return to the top flight and Spurs were in 3rd place heading into the fixture. It was a very nice pub, away fan friendly, with a wide choice of drinks, and food available. Carrow Road is a nice ground and well modernised. Smooth journey in to the car park near to the ground and then we had a police escort right down to the away section. Yes Shirt Sponsors: I went to the Tombstone part of town near the cathedral. Two Norwich fans were selected to play crossbar challenge. Great Yarmouth is not far away on the coast so why not make a weekend of it? No issues with the stewards. It came to the cost of 80 for me and my Dad (which is extremely dear for a day trip) so after splitting the tickets like Nuneaton to Peterborough, Peterborough To Norwich the price came down to 40! Didn't get any food inside as I got a burger outside just before I went in. Comment on the game itself, atmosphere, stewards, pies, facilities etc.. After the game it was a quick trip to a nearby Morrisons to stock up on food for the journey home. My journey, by car, took just over four hours with a pit stop on my way via the A1/A17/A47 and A146 . 2. Norwich is a nice City too. It's an attractive ground inside and out and still looks fresh and very well looked after. Norwich is a lovely city, Carrow Road us a cracking stadium and the Norwich fans were welcoming, friendly and de finitely helped make the whole day a thoroughly enjoyable experience. As well as the official one at the ground, we passed plenty enroute into the city centre. There was always something about Carrow Road which made me want to visit. The stadium initially consisted of one covered seating stand and open terraces on earth banking on the other three sides. The other stands all looked smart and well designed. After 4 years in the N\u0026P, I've moved with my mate Chris into the Barclay. The Norwich fans must be among the most welcoming and friendly fans in the country and are a credit to their club. Expect to pay around30.00 for a ticket. It was extremely noisy from the Leicester end after that. The city centre is quite old fashioned and charming, especially when compared to a lot of bigger cities. Canaries.co.uk Official website of Norwich City FC.Visitnorwich.co.uk Official guide to Norwich.Nationalrail.co.uk Check train times and fares. Whilst waiting for the bus it started to rain the bus eventually arrived at 6.45am. The home fans aren't particularly vocal here, but on the whole seemed knowledgeable and certainly not at all hostile. By the time we had walked back to our friends house and had a quick cuppa we got away rather quickly, and on their advice went east towards Great Yarmouth before cutting back on the A46 bypass rather than trying to get past the ground or through the city centre. To be honest, we never got going. A pleasant away trip I have to say. You dont get the greatest view, but you can get a bit of noise going. I was going to Norwich with AFCB Community Sports Trust. Yellow and Green Away Kit: You are reasonably close to the pitch, but being in the far corner makes it difficult to see the other end of the pitch without craning your neck to see past everyone else. Huge numbers of us got the train from Suffolk designated for football fans although you could tell a few people making the trip were not there for the footy and were regretting their choice of travel. 5. We went for a drink in a Wetherspoons which over looked the river on Wherry Road. RL section A row 64 seat calica Carrow Road Many of the seat numbers had been erased meaning that I had to work out our seats from checking the adjacent numbers. Ground is easy to access and seats offer good view of game. Average ground, smart but nothing special. Also, Norwich were the table toppers and appeared to be in good form, so I was expecting a decent game. Parking seemed plentiful in the area and we were parked next to a car park between the railway lines and the Royal Mail sorting office. We'll earn a small commission. One grumpy one did try several times to get the entire away section to sit down. Email ticket@ncfc-canaries.co.ukfor more information. Red With Yellow Trim Third Kit: Aside from the result, it was a really terrific day out. If you are located at the very back of this stand then you can enjoy some fine views across the city, including Norwich Cathedral. There is a real feeling of it being a family-friendly club. A decade passed with no alterations but then two in fairly quick succession followed. I overhead a local constable remark to a West Yorkshire counterpart that he was trying to listen to the accents. Norwich Bus Station is located approximately one mile from Carrow Road on Surrey Street (NR1 3NX). The atmosphere was okay and I had no problem with the stewards etc. Carrow Road is a proper football ground in a city well worth visiting. Special thanks to Owen Pavey for providing the photos of Carrow Road Norwich City. Sections with photos at Carrow Road Carrow Road, AU Carrow Road, B Carrow Road, Barclay E Carrow Road, Block E Carrow Road, BU Carrow Road, Community stand lower tier Carrow Road, D Carrow Road, F Carrow Road, G Carrow Road, Geoffrey Watling City Stand Carrow Road, H Carrow Road, J Carrow Road, K Carrow Road, L Carrow Road, M Carrow Road, N It blends in pretty well to its surroundings, but the floodlights are a reassuring presence amongst the immediate skyline. Then the train to Norwich on the match day but needed to stay in a hotel overnight as no trains back to London that late. Our seats were on the second row in line with the penalty spot, and with both goals being scored at the other end of the ground my view of both wasn't good. What it was I am not sure but seeing that Sky tv had changed the fixture to a 12:45 kick off was not enough to put me off visiting the lovely city of Norwich. With Carrow Road having such a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to it, then there were no problems with that. German Canaries Norwich City Stadium Guide Stadium Facts Carrow Road History Nothing to do, if you been to Ely railway station you would see what I mean. I didn't speak to any of the home fans but they kept themselves to themselves. As you would expect from a modern stand the facilities and view of the playing action are good. An easy walk for us back to the hotel, but previous visits have used the City Hall car park which is convenient for getting out of Norwich but can take a while to exit from. Play The magic of the FA Cup and taking my over-excited five-year-old son. We were eventually escorted back to the station where we got on the train back down to Suffolk. What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of the ground? With some time to waste before kick off, the Norwich fans showed me the WAGS and players car park, which is located opposite the Jarrold Stand. The stadium definitely feels like it's had the Midas touch of the Premier League about it. Comment on getting away from the ground after the game: This was (apart from the way their goal was scored) the only sour note of the day. Booking train tickets in advance will normally save you money! The Norwich City stewards and security were superb and very kind to a young fan wanting to see his idols. It is never a quick journey to Norwich, as there is little motorway. +(91)-9821210096 | paula deen meatloaf with brown gravy. Our aim is provide an accurate Carrow Road seating plan which will give a good layout of the stadium. And so it's back to the drawing board for the Reds. We only partner with safe websites so that you can be guaranteed tickets. Carrow Road is quite closed in, away fans are housed in the corner like many others. My son stood on the back of the seats in front of us so he could see and I held him up throughout. Never realised Ely was so far from Norwich! The game was over as a real competitive contest and Norwich went on to win the game comfortably 3-0. I had a good view from my seat of the both the game itself and Norwich as a City from behind the opposite stand to me. The home fans were surprisingly quiet considering the score and a good attendance on the day. 1. It makes the ground seem a lot smaller than it probably is. Mainly we had our pre match beer in city centre the Wetherspoons in town was packed with yellow and green shirts. Its 80 years since Norwich moved to Carrow Road, and the gentleman on the pitch has been a season ticket holder there the entire time. Essentially, there are plans to add further tiering to the nearby stands, however, under building legislation the club wouldnt be able to develop an overhang above ground they dont own thus explaining the relatively minor investment. When we did leave we walked back round to the players entrance where the team bus was waiting. By the mid-eighties further works were needed on Norwichs stadium with fire destroying a stand; it had to be rebuilt and took several years to complete the safely executed demolition and rebuild. Toilets were bog standard. I used the toilet on the way out which was clean and pleasant. Under 18s 20 Quite simply, i've never been to Carrow Road before. A similar scoreline would be a huge boost to our slim play-off chances. Input your search keywords and press Enter. Good mix of home and away fans, excellent ales and efficient service. The home fans were disappointed on going out of the cup, but many of them said that Premier League survival is more important I dont think there was any trouble from any sets of fans. SeatPick has the best Carrow Road Seating plan page online. I'm pretty sure I had read about the stewards being strict on standing and was expecting, for a change, to be seated throughout, however, they weren't going to get the Portsmouth fans sitting down today as the 3000+ travelling support were in fine voice. It was a poor image and spoiled the atmosphere as well as the reputation of a family club. We walked back to the city centre and were back on the A11 in good time, with no problems. Decent advanced fares are often available on this line although given the vintage of much of the rolling stock used you might easily end-up thinking you've ended up on a 'heritage' service. After the match the car park is well marshalled with two streams of cars exiting it, so normally you are not held up for too long. I would recommend this ground to visit nothing to dislike. The game was certainly a classic, a splendid atmosphere from both sets of fans, though to be honest I think Leicester sang the most songs. The Norwich City ground remained as it was with the exception of things like floodlights all the way through to enforced changes in 1979. Aside from a couple of half chances for Benik Afobe, we created very little all afternoon, and but for some excellent goalkeeping from Tomasz Kuszczak, it could have been worse, the stand-in keeper denying Grabban and Gary Hooper with smart saves. For more information, please see our What you thought on seeing the ground, first impressions of away end then other sides of Carrow Road? There was a bit of a queue on the A146 but once onto the A47 it flowed fine. This was to be one of my few matches for the year and Id never been to Norwich, so thought Id take in the city as well as the match. With 20mins to go Aarons headed City into the lead. I got there around midday and met some relatives in the centre. The second half exploded into life however. (Although it did mean getting up at 6:30 on a Saturday and I am not a morning person!). This was made more challenging by my oversleeping. The journey from where I live just north of Nottingham wasn't to bad considering the distance, takes longer than you'd think due to a lot of the A17 not being a dual carriage way if you get stuck behind something slow moving then you are limited to their speed! The Council open their large car park at County Hall. As is always the case with this type of game they come down to our end having been defending for the best part of an hour we fail to clear our lines they put a speculative cross into the box and Ash Williams one of our best players knocks it past Devries for an own goal. Stadia BarLocation Map. I took the A47 ring road to the A146 and then parked next to others at the side of the road near the junction with the A1054. The full seating capacity of Carrow Road is 27,244 How much are Carrow Road tickets? During the interval I went to the toilet to found the concourse packed it was incredible tight. The second half we reverted back to our standard performance and Norwich deservedly won 2-1. First Group provide city and countywide bus services into Norwich. I have no real complaints to make about Carrow Road at all and with Norwich looking in a good position to stay in the Premier League it looks like another trip to Carrow Road could well be on the cards for 2012/13. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: Norwich is probably one of the best away trips Ive been too, I could possible say it was the best one! Our main attacking threats, wingers Rajiv Van La Parra and Bakary Sako, were hardly in the game. The game itself didn't go according to plan from the Barnsley point of view. The other benefit of arriving early as that you can park near the entrance which helps for a quicker getaway after the match. However, just before the break Hoolahan, playing his last home game took a shot which deflected off our defender, looped over the keeper, and then hit both posts before going in. Provided the ticket price is kept at a sensible level, I would certainly re-visit and perhaps look to spend a couple of days in the region next time. We had booked on the last train back to London of the night at 10pm. home fans friendly? What you did before the game pub/chippy. Why were you looking forward to this game and visiting Carrow Road itself? I spent the afternoon exploring the city centre. We had a little wander around the ground, found the players entrance, spoke to a couple of stewards and went into the club shop. It was the FA Cup 3rd Round and we were playing a team in the division above us. I also had a hot dog when I went into the ground which was quite nice too. There was ample leg room and I had a good view of the pitch which was from one end of the South Stand towards the corner flag. So on the day we left early, in fact it was still pitch black when we got up as it was 7oclock in the morning! Away fans are housed on one side of the South Stand, on one side of the ground. I would've liked to have got the train there but as it was a last-minute trip for me, it was cheaper to drive. I had a very pleasant walk around the atmospheric city centre, and then sought out suitable licensed premises from the myriad options available. Summary of overall thoughts of the day out: It was a record all-seater crowd at Carrow Road, so of course the Youre only here, to watch the Leeds and We filled your ground for you chants got a good run, but in reality it would have been a decent crowd had any other club been the visitors. 27,244 (all seated) Address: We parked in a car park near the train station. Not long after Norwich earn a pen wasnt sure if it was one, but never mind the ref is the boss, Hoolahan took then pen only for Kasper to save it and then Hoolahan got the rebound to make it 1-1! A nice day out with the Community Trust. We decided to leave the car for a bit and walk into the town centre for a bite to eat, this is not a short walk! What you did before the game pub/chippy etc, and were the home fans friendly? It was fine until we got to Cambridge, but after that the motorway just stops. The club shop is quite small and to be fair theres isnt much in there as some others, not even an programme selection. Great noise from the Ipswich fans, even being 4-1 down. We got slightly better and got more into the game and on 63 minutes, we took a shock lead. We have the largest inventory available in one place. A long old trek. I would definitely avoid it if you can. Penalty given, but the ref gives only a yellow card. This is an impressive looking cantilever, single tier, all seated stand, that can house up to 8,000 supporters.

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