IMPORTANT information for Newcastle fans from ADO Den Haag

31 Jul 2012

Ahead of Newcastle’s pre-season match against ADO Den Haag on Saturday, the Dutch club have sent us some important information for Toon fans travelling to South Holland.

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The following statement comes from the ADO press officer Nathalie Nuiten.

Dear Newcastle fans,

Welcome to the city of Den Haag and our club ADO Den Haag. To make your trip here for the match on 4th August as easy as possible, we want to give you some information about our city and the stadium. We hope it will help you.

The City: Den Haag (The Hague)

We are very happy to welcome you as a guest to our beautiful city of Den Haag, the residence of the Dutch Queen, the Royal family, the Government and the city of Peace and Justice.

Our city has a beautiful centre with big public squares full of terraces, shops and nice restaurants. Aside from that, we have the beach only ten minutes away from the Central Station. If you take tram 1 or 9, you’ll be at the beach with the grand boulevard in no time.

Travelling to the stadium: The Kyocera Stadium

The Kyocera Stadium from ADO Den Haag is situated just outside the city, near the highway. Public transportation is the best way to get there.

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HTM (The Hague Tram Company) offers transportation to and from the Kyocera Stadium on days when there is a home game. They will transport you by RandstadRail from the Central Station, a normal tram goes to the train station (Ypenburg) near the stadium.

Randstadrail 3 and 4: Stop at Forepark (12 minute walk)
Tram line 19: Stop at train station The Hague Ypenburg (13 minute walk)

These buses are also an option:

Bus 33: Stop at train station The Hague Ypenburg (13 minute walk)
Bus 60: Stop at Tiber or Dinkel (once per hour)

Tickets for the match

You can buy a ticket for the away area, through Ticketbox in any Primera bookstore in the Netherlands (for further information www.primera.nl).

If you don’t have the opportunity to buy a ticket via Primera, you can buy tickets on the 4th of August in the away team zone that’s reserved for the Newcastle United fans next to stadium, near entrance 22-24.

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Fans from Newcastle can go into the stadium from 15:30 hours, the match will start at 17:00 hours. English fans who will come with a car can park in the away team area at the same place as where they can buy their ticket for the away team area. Tickets costs €14 on the day.

Our Stadium, Kyocera Stadium

We require fans to follow rules in our stadium. Kindly take notice of the following:

Anyone who attends the match must be in possession of a valid ticket and proper ID, which can be shown when asked for.
ADO Den Haag and our security team is responsible for searching all spectators and for checking that they are in possession of a valid ticket. They can also demand to see identification.
The ADO Den Haag stewards are available for any questions. If they give you a command, listen to them, because they look out for your safety.
It is an offence to be under the influence of alcohol and/or drugs during the journey to the stadium, but also around and in the stadium. You could be rejected at the entrance.
Is it an offence to carry fireworks or objects of any kind that can cause injury to others, regardless of the reason for the possession. In the stadium you will be searched and on the stands are cameras who will register everything that happens on the stand. People carrying fireworks will be arrested.
It is an offence to throw anything at all on the pitch. Coming on to the pitch has a fine of €15.000.
It is an offence to use any form of racist of threatening behaviour.

We wish you a safe journey and hope you enjoy the match.