The Giant Axe is a 3500 capacity ground, 513 of which is covered seating. To the left of this from the perspective of being sat in the stand is the catering ("The Dolly Diner"). The stand behind the goal next to this is also covered, the other two stands aren't.
A big attraction for visiting fans is how close this ground is to the train station - you just exit the station from platform 3, turn right on the road you see and follow West Road downhill for 1-2 mins and the ground's on your right. You can see the station and all the trains going past when at the ground as well as Lancaster Castle which is also just a few minutes walk from the ground.
It's also 5 mins walk from the city centre which is full of a variety of pubs, making it also ideal for those who like going to the pubs before a game. Only one I'd say to avoid "The Victoria" which is just further down West Road - from living in this area for a while a couple of years ago I heard nothing but negatives about this. Personally would recommend The Merchants which is just next to the Castle on Castle Hill and is kind of a series of bunker-style cellars. Or for cheaper pints there are 2 Wetherspoons to choose from.
If getting there by car there is a car park at the ground but I'm not sure if this is available to everyone, another option is to carry on down West Road and take the next left - Salisbury Road, Meadow Street and other nearby streets tend to have a fair bit of parking space.
Admission at the ground is £7, concessions £5, under 16s £1, under 12s accompanied by an adult free. Programmes are £1.50 (impressed as the norm seems to be £2 this season!) and they're a good read.
Food and drink - I had a cheese and onion pie and chips, chips at around £1.50 were good, pie was a similar price and was impressively big but didn't have much flavour to it I thought. I've heard good things about the meat ones though. Cans are 85p and tea and coffee similar.
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