Prior to 1994, New Britain franchise games were played at Beehive Field, a rickety wood-and-metal ballpark. While Beehive Field was state-of-the art for a minor league ballpark of the early 1980s, it was unable to keep up with newer ballparks of the 1990s. Concessions were sold at carnival-style booths far from the playing fields, most fans sat on hard metal seats without backs, dugouts and clubhouses were small and cramped, and the press box was little more than a restroom-less trailer behind the third base seats. The restrooms were small, and women in particular were faced with long lines for the facilities. Beehive Field had a capacity of 4,700 fans. Pictures of Beehive Field

When new regulations were set for minor league ballparks, New Britain Stadium was the result. The stadium has a roofed, attached concourse, an air-conditioned, large press box with a restroom, large restrooms for men and women, and a full-sized, indoor souvenir store. Both teams have spacious clubhouses and training rooms, and the Rock Cats have an exercise facility. Unlike Beehive, where bullpens were a dirt and gravel area in front of the outfield general admission seating, New Britain Stadium's bullpens are fenced-in areas to the side of the lower-tier reserve seating. Twelve skyboxes provide an elegant ballpark experience, and New Britain Stadium also features comfortable box and reserve seating. General admission seats are still bleachers, but the bleachers are made of a hard, durable plastic with metal backrests. Pictures of New Britain Stadium