Buildings and facilities surround Portman Road Stadium on two sides and you can only walk right along the outside of two stands.
The larger of these is the Cobbold Stand on the east side of the ground. It is named after the Cobbold Family, who owned a former Brewery called Tolly Cobbold which has deep roots in Suffolk. Several members of the Cobbold family have chaired Ipswich Town Football Club over the years.
The Cobbold Stand runs right along the edge of Portman Road and has a brown brickwork base with white supporters in place along and above it. An Ipswich Town timeline runs along the stand's exterior, and up at the top is a black corrugated iron roof.
Gates 8-15 run along the base of the Cobbold Stand, with the away turnstiles down at the southern end of the exterior and next to the Away Ticket Office. Between Gates 10 and 11 in the centre of the stand is the entrance to the Far Post Bar, which also in turn is the entrance to the Ipswich Hall of Fame and the D Block Entrance.

On the other side of the road from the Cobbold Stand Gate 10 is a statue of Sir Bobby Robson.
Born in Sacriston on 18th February 1933, Robson played as an inside forward before becoming a manager in 1968. Considered an iconic figure for not just Ipswich Town but English football in general, Robson managed the Tractor Boys between 1969 and 1982, winning an FA Cup, a now defunct Texaco Cup, and the 1981 UEFA Cup during his time in Suffolk. Robson would later manage the England National Team for eight years and also top European clubs including PSV Eindhoven in the Netherlands, Sporting Lisbon and FC Porto in Portugal, and FC Barcelona in Spain.
A hugely loved name at the Suffolk club, Robson passed away on 31st July 2009 at the age of 76.
A large NCP Car Park is out beyond the Sir Bobby Robson statue and is regularly used by fans on a matchday.

The other stand which you can walk the entire way along is the Sir Bobby Robson Stand on the north side of the ground. It is named after the former manager whose statue can be found outside the Cobbold Stand.
The Sir Bobby Robson Stand runs along the edge of Sir Alf Ramsey Way and there is a statue of Sir Alf opposite the Planet Blue Superstore.
Sir Alf Ramsey was born in Dagenham on 22nd January 1920. Perhaps best known for guiding the England National Team to the 1966 FIFA World Cup title on home soil, Sir Alf Ramsey spent eight years prior to that as the manager of Ipswich Town, taking over the Tractor Boys when they were in what was then known as the Third Division South.
With Ramsey at the helm, Ipswich won two promotions as the Champions of both the Third Division South and the old Second Division, eventually being crowned Champions of England at the end of the 1961-62 season. He would leave for the England job a year later.
An iconic name in English football management, Sir Alf Ramsey passed away on 28th April 1999 at the age of 79. The Sir Alf Ramsey Way name has been in use since shortly his death, and the statue of Sir Alf Ramsey has been in place at Portman Road since the year 2000.

On the opposite side of Portman Road from the Sir Alf Ramsey statue is a statue of Kevin Beattie.
Born in Carlisle on 18th December 1953, Thomas Kevin Beattie came through the youth team at Ipswich Town and went on to play over 200 times for the club between 1972 and 1981. Playing mostly in defence, he was a major part of the successful side which won the Texaco Cup in 1973, the FA Cup in 1978 and the UEFA Cup in 1981.
Capped nine times by England and regarded as one of Ipswich Town's greatest ever players, Beattie passed away on 16th September 2018 at the age of 64. The statue of him challenging for a header outside Portman Road was officially unveiled on 18t December 2021, what would have been his 68th birthday.

Head round past the two statues and the Planet Blue Superstore and you will come to the Sir Bobby Robson Stand.
It has a white brickwork base with large glass windows, large blue panels and murals of Bobby Robson achievements up above this. The exterior protrudes further outwards towards the top and is made from large panels and a row of glass windows, whilst up above here is the stand's silver panelled roof.
Turnstiles for the Sir Bobby Robson Stand (26-41) run along the stand's brickwork base.

The west side of Portman Road Stadium is known for sponsorship reasons as the Magnus Group West Stand.
The exterior here has a brickwork base with large blue panels and rows of windows higher up and a black corrugated iron roof.
There is a large 3G community pitch and Fanzone outside the stand’s exterior, and as a result the entrances into the stand are out beyond this on the edge of both Sir Alf Ramsey Way and Constantine Road. Fans typically make use of the two turnstile blocks off Sir Alf Ramsey Way for entrance (turnstiles 42-47 and 48-58). The Main Entrance for Portman Road however is around the corner off Constantine Road. Heading down here brings you past Visitors' Parking and up to the stadium's Reception and Players' Lounge.
To the left of the Main Entrance off Constantine Road is a blue and white building which houses the Main Ticket Office, Ticket Collection Point and the Disabled Supporters and Media Entrance.
Ipswich’s Ticket Collection Point can be found near the stand’s entrance on Constantine Road.
A couple of car parks are next to the community pitch which usually offers matchday activities for children before they head into the stadium prior to kick-off.

The South Stand, which is named after Sir Alf Ramsey, is the most difficult of the four to reach.
With major public buildings like Ipswich Borough Council, Suffolk County Council and Ipswich Crown Court located close by, access to the stand's exterior is restricted to just one side. Fans based in this stand have to use the turnstiles at Gate 17 (turnstiles 1-9), which is located off Portman Road on the eastern side of the football ground. If you are on Constantine Road and need to reach Gate 17, there are two routes you can take:
-Head north along Constantine Road, turn right onto Sir Alf Ramsey Way, past the Sir Bobby Robson Stand, turn right onto Portman Road and head all the way past the Cobbold Stand to Gate 17.
-Head south along Constantine Road past the Main Entrance, turn left onto Russell Road, past the Suffolk County Council building, past the Pay and Display car park off Chancery Road (A137), turn left onto Princes Street, then turn left onto Portman Road and continue up to Gate 17.
The Sir Alf Ramsey Stand itself has a brickwork base with large blue panels higher up, followed by blue corrugated iron, white cantilever, and then black corrugated iron at the very top.
This is where team coaches usually park up outside and the space immediately outside the Sir Alf Ramsey Stand's exterior is private parking that is not accessible to the public.