Located in the south-west of the city, just south of the River Avon, it currently has an all-seated capacity of 26,462 (usually advertised as 27,000).

Ashton Gate was the home of Bedminster until their 1900 merger with Bristol South End who played at St John's Lane, and the merged club played at St John's Lane until the end of the 1903–04 season, when they moved to Ashton Gate.

It also hosted the 2021 National League play-off final after it was moved from Wembley Stadium to avoid clashes with UEFA Euro 2020 matches.

After their promotion to the Women's Super League for the 2023–24 season it was announced that Bristol City Women would play all of their home games at Ashton Gate, having previously played the majority of their games at the club's High Performance Centre.

The roof is covered in solar panels to provide a renewable energy source to power the entire stadium.

The Lansdown Stand houses the tunnel, team benches and TV gantry, whilst beneath the main seating areas are the changing rooms and offices.

At the time of construction it had a small, flat Family Enclosure in front of it, but during the close-season of 1996 this area which was built up and converted into seating.

Unlike the other stands at Ashton Gate, it is not named after a person who had strong ties with the club.

Following extensive planning and the failed bid to develop a new ground at Ashton Vale, and criticism of the failure of so many major leisure and sporting projects in Bristol,[5] Bristol City finally decided to press ahead with a major redevelopment of the current site at Ashton Gate.

Ashton Gate has also held two international rugby union matches, as follows: In September 2020, it was announced the stadium would host the 2019–20 Heineken Champions Cup final on 17 October,[7] the match was originally scheduled to be held in Marseille but was moved due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

[8] In August 2023, the stadium was confirmed as one of eight host venues for the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup.

[9] Ashton Gate has held one rugby league tour match,[10] as follows: Ashton Gate has played host to concerts, including those of the Arctic Monkeys, The Who, The Rolling Stones, Westlife, Bryan Adams, Neil Diamond, Bon Jovi, The Best, Elton John[11] Meat Loaf, Muse, Spice Girls, Take That, The Killers, and Kings of Leon.