Grounds worth the walk

Graham Ashworth

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A list compiled chiefly for my own reference, as I seem forever to be mislaying it before the season starts. These are the London venues I still think worth the bus fare, the queue, and the inevitable overpriced half of bitter. I make no claims to objectivity, having kept a scorebook at Lord's since before some of these stadiums had sponsors' names bolted to them, but what do I know.

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Grounds worth the walk — 4 items
Name	Sport	Address	City	My take
1Lord's Cricket Ground	Cricket	St John's Wood Road, London	London	The Pavilion still insists on a tie and jacket, which I consider entirely correct. A proper way to spend a summer afternoon, assuming the weather cooperates, which it rarely does.
2The Kia Oval	Cricket	Kennington Oval, London	London	South of the river, which some of my neighbours treat as a foreign expedition. The gasholder view has rather more character than most modern stands manage.
3Wimbledon (All England Club)	Tennis	Church Road, Wimbledon, London	London	The strawberries are overpriced and the queue is a national institution in its own right. I attend rarely, but always leave feeling the better for it.
4Wembley Stadium	Football	Wembley, London	London	Vast, loud, and not entirely my temperament, though the arch does make for a handsome skyline. I go when duty or a grandson insists.