Plan looking down, north at the top. Pitch 103 by 64 metres. The west goal faces the covered Town End. The east goal faces the open Approach End. The Main Stand covers about half the railway side. The Coo Shed opposite is shorter.
Stair Park sits inside the public park of the same name on London Road, Stranraer, DG9 8BS, a short walk from the harbour and about fifteen minutes on foot from the railway station. Home to Stranraer Football Club, the Blues, since 1907, it still feels like a ground set in a park rather than a stadium on the edge of town. Trees, open grass and the old bandstand are part of the walk in. On a clear afternoon you can pick out Loch Ryan beyond the floodlights. On a typical one, the wind comes straight off the water.
For visiting supporters the journey is usually half the day. Most coaches and cars come down the A77 from Ayrshire, then follow the football signs or London Road into the park. Parking is free on the grass around the ground, often only a short stroll from the turnstiles, so leave a little spare time if the field is soft. From the station, walk towards the harbour front, along Stair Drive and onto London Road. The ground is on the right, inside the park.
Cash turnstiles normally open from 2pm and admission is pay at the gate. Away supporters use the turnstile opposite the Main Stand, on the Coo Shed side. Segregation is unusual. When the clubs do split the crowd, visiting fans are given the Coo Shed and the East Terrace, also called the Approach End, with room for about 2,000. Even on an ordinary Saturday most away followings drift to the Coo Shed, the low covered stand opposite the Main Stand, because the noise carries and you are close to the touchline.
The Main Stand, long sponsored as the McLean’s Taxis Stand, is the 1990s all-seater block beside the railway, with about 1,500 seats, the club shop and the office. Across the pitch, the Lactalis Stand is the old Shed of 1955, known to everyone as the Coo Shed: a smaller covered enclosure, reseated in club colours, and the natural away base. The Pavilion Bar sits behind it. Behind the west goal, the Town End is a covered terrace used mainly by home fans. Behind the east goal, the Approach End is open terracing, backed by trees and bushes, with no roof between you and the weather. Along either side you are practically on the pitch.
The Pavilion Bar, opposite the Main Stand, is open to home and away supporters from about 1pm. Food comes from the van at a corner of the ground, with extra kiosks if a bigger crowd is expected. Teamsheets and a 50/50 draw are sold near the entrances. The town centre, five minutes back towards the harbour, has the usual pubs if you want a longer pre-match.
The pitch measures 103 by 64 metres. The listed capacity is 4,178, of which 1,830 are seated. Stair Park was the last league ground in Britain to get floodlights, in 1981, and the record crowd remains the 6,500 who watched Rangers in the Scottish Cup in 1948. Sponsor names and prices change, so check stranraerfc.org before you travel. Bring a layer. The welcome is friendly, and on a still afternoon the Coo Shed is as good a place as any in the division to watch a match.