If you are walking to the football ground from the St. James Park station, the first part of it that you will reach is the western side, which is known as the Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand.
Formerly the Old Grandstand at St. James Park, it is named after Adam Stansfield, the late Devon-born striker who joined Exeter City in June 2006, helping the Grecians to promotion into the Football League in 2008, and scoring 10 goals the following season as Exeter won a second consecutive promotion that took them up into League One.
Stansfield was diagnosed with a form of colorectal cancer in April 2010, and tragically passed away on 10th August 2010 at the age of just 31. His ‘Number 9’ shirt which he wore at Exeter City was retired by the club for nine seasons, and the club have since decided that the number will always be worn by a homegrown player from this day forth.
Because St. James Park is located right next to a bend in the railway tracks, its western side doesn’t have a stand that runs all the way along the side of the pitch.
The Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand covers roughly one half of the pitch’s western side, with the triangular space next to it being made available for toilet and refreshment facilities for those using the football ground’s northern stand. The Adam Stansfield stand itself was closed during the 2017-18 season as part of redevelopment work, and the once tired-looking exterior has been given a fresher feel as a result. Its exterior consists of a corrugated iron forming stripes of either grey, white or red. The stand itself is on hgiher ground than the turnstiles outside of it.
The turnstiles for the Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand (Gate 4) can be found off Well Street, right next to the bridge that passes over the railway tracks. Gate 3 is up a set of stairs immediately to the right of Gate 4 and is for those based in St. James Park's northern side.

The close proximity of the railway tracks means that it is not possible to walk around the entire vicinity of the football ground.
To get from St. James Park Station to the northern end of the ground therefore, you will first need to walk around its western, southern and eastern sides.

The northern end of St. James Park is currently known as the Thatchers' Big Bank, but has previously been known as the Cliff Bastin Stand after the Exeter-born winger who won five First Division Titles and two FA Cups with Arsenal in the 1930s.
The exterior of the Thatchers' Big Bank consists of a brickwork base with corrugated iron higher up and a cantilever roof on top. Immediately behind the stand is Clifford House, student accommodation that is fenced off from the nearby football stadium.
Turnstiles into the Thatchers' Big Bank (Gate 1) can be found on one side of the stand next to the northeast corner. Having gone through these turnstiles, you then either head up staircases on the side of the terrace or along the front of the stand to reach the terraced area inside.
Fans also make use of Gate 3 off Well Street, which is on the other side of St. James Park and next to the Stagecoach Adam Stansfield Stand Turnstiles. Fans follow the Jungle Path round from Gate 3 to the Thatchers' Big Bank.
There is a sign for Gate 2 near to Gate 1, but this normally remains out of use on a matchday.

You can reach the entrances to St. James Park’s northern and eastern sides via Stadium Way off of Old Tiverton Road.
Stadium Way splits off in two directions up by the northeast corner, with one route going past the, Thatchers' Big Bank and the other going alongside the East Stand, which is currently known for sponsorship reasons as the IP Office Main Stand.
The exterior of this stand is split between a brickwork lower section, a silver, corrugated iron upper section and a cantilever roof at the very top.
Heading from north to south along the exterior of the IP Office Main Stand, you will pass The Heritage Lounge (below a large sign saying Ivor Doble), the Supporters Trust, the Junior Grecians Zone, the Exeter City Club Shop, the Main Reception and the VIP Entrance. This part of the football ground’s vicinity also includes Red Square Area that offers a Matchday Bar and Refreshments, with a gate at the far end of the nearby car park that leads out onto St. James Road. On the wall opposite the Main Stand are large pictures taken from throughout the history of Exeter City Football Club.
At the southern end of the IP Office Main Stand is a large brick building called The Park. It has a Ticket Booth portacabin right outside and inside The Park are facilities including the Centre Sport Bar as well as suites and offices.
Turnstiles for the IP Office Main Stand can be found at Gate 7 at the northern end of the stand, next to Gate 1 for the Thatchers' Big Bank. Having gone through Gate 7, you will find on the right a collection of silver plaques which are in memory of Exeter City players and staff who died during World War I and in service during World War II.

Outside of The Park building is the Fountain Centre Car Park, which is strictly for authorised personnel only. The Exeter Community Trust and Fountain Centre are located at the northern end of this car park. I would generally advise not walking through the car park in order to get to St. James Road to the south, especially as there is a narrow footpath right by The Park building that visitors regularly use instead.

The southern side of St. James Park is the St. James Road Terrace, named after the street that runs along outside it.
The clear smallest of the four stands at St. James Park, the exterior consists mostly of grey corrugated iron behind a black metal fence with a set of white portacabins in place for what is considered the stand’s outer concourse.
Turnstiles for the St. James Road Terrace (Gate 5) are found off St. James Road and around the centre of the stand. Head further up the sloped road and you will come past a black Away Ticket Booth right outside The Park. The Turnstiles for the away section of the IP Office Main Stand (Gate 6) us near to this black Away Ticket Booth.