Known as the "Home of Cricket," Lord's Cricket Ground is a legendary venue steeped in over 200 years of sporting history, making it a true icon in the world of cricket and beyond. While many know it as the stage for thrilling test matches and prestigious tournaments, there's more to Lord's than meets the eye must-do Someone perfectly described: Lush green field, the slope on the boundary with a small wooden gate to enter the iconic pavilion, railcam on the boundary at times, overcast conditions with the sun peeping out in between and a world-class boat-shaped media house to telecast the action happening on the field. As a typical Indian cricket fan brought up watching numerous historic cricket matches on TV which this ground has witnessed ranging from the 'Ashes' to World Cup encounters to iconic NatWest Final to local county matches, an actual visit to this historic place was no less than a dream come true for me There is no way to visit this unless you don't take a tour. While planning for London, it was on my ' must do' list, and the child inside me was very happy when I exited through Grace Gate. Lord's allows the visitors to take its tour which includes The Pavilion, Dressing rooms, Balcony, Legendary long room, JP Morgan Media center and 'Marylebone Cricket Club' Museum where you can see actual Ashes and World Cup trophies and numerous Wisden books and cricket gear used by greats of the game A visit to the dressing rooms of both "Home" and "Visitors" teams can bring you really close to what happens 'the behind-the-scenes', how a batsman walks to bat from the dressing room to the stairs to the long room to the member's seating area and down to the ground. Not to forget the 'honors board' where you can see the names of cricketers who have scored centuries or taken five-wicket hauls at Lord's in Test cricket. read more

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Great day at an ICC Cricket World Cup game here. Seating is all close to the action. Our seating was all stairs access which was not a problem. Plenty of toilets so no lines when I visited several times. Several food and drink options BUT all had varying lengths of lines. Some took a few minutes and others were 20 people long! There were only a few places to sit and eat and all were taken. The entry into the ground was quick after a 5 minute walk from John Wood Tube Station. The ground was very clean. The only downside there was we were standing eating and several young males walked up drink and then just all started smoking. I suggest they make some very select smoking areas away from everyone else. My 8yr old didn't need to breath all that smoke in nor did I. The Lords museum was great and well worth a visit. We had a quick visit during the game and there is a lot of cricket history in there. All of the staff at Lords were all very polite. I had some pre-arranged business with the cricket team members at the end of the game and the Lords management bent over backwards to help us. In all one of the nicest cricket grounds I've been to around the world. It's not the MCG for sure but for what it is, the home of Cricket its an awesome place. read more

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The home of the MCC and the HQ of British cricket, this venue is guaranteed a Test match each summer, which was a bit of a problem to the England cricket team due to their poor record there. Fortunately, England broke their jinx against Australia here this summer as part of their Ashes-winning performance - their previous win at Lord's had come in 1934!!! Cricket is one of those games with one foot in history and tradition (and not a little chauvinism with ladies only recently being allowed in the Long Room) and the other in the modern TV sporting eye with debates about the use of technology, the spirit of the game and trying to preserve Test cricket in the face of increasingly popular 20Twenty cricket For the spectator, Lord's tends to produce exciting matches with results in a lot of games here rather than draws. There's the famous slope which can flummox inexperienced bowlers To balance the view of old fashioned MCC members dressed up in their suits and ties, there is the stunning media centre. Having watched Men in Black, I do wonder whether like the Space Needle, aliens have hidden their getaway spaceship in plain view! Over! read more

I don't like how, whenever someone catches the ball and gets you out, that person then Lords it over everyone else. But it is a much lauded stadium, and rightly so. My friend Amjad took me with his family to a cricket game here a long time ago. It was absolutely awesome. The ground was a little quiet and polite for my tastes, but we had a lovely day out. I've been back once very recently to show my gf around the place. It is the home of British cricket and the biggest cricket ground in the country. I'm not a cricket fan, and while I do think this is an excellent stadium by any standards, I can't help but think that if this is the crown jewel of cricket, then perhaps cricket is not as much of a big deal as BBC Sports would have you believe. To me cricket is a reminder of the empire and of the rich of England, and so I could never really get into it or give it a 5. read more

I have been a life long Cricket fan. I have played Cricket as a school boy and a college kid. I continue playing it at a local club in my city. As a die hard cricket fan, I had to visit this ground once in my life. Lords is a mecca of cricket. Lords cricket ground management holds ground tour three times a day when there is no game. For tourists, getting there is not easy. The closest underground station is 20-25 minutes away. I was loaded with 40 lb backpack and a laptop- with this load on my back it was a challenging to get there. I recommend others to take taxi after getting off at Baker Street or Marylebone underground especially if you have heavy backpack. The tour is really interesting. It talks about Ashes history and some of the art work in the beginning. It also talks about 'Real Tennis'- tennis+squash mix type game. The tour takes everybody to the MCC members room and then to the cricketers' dressing room- where it becomes really interesting. In the end the tour takes everybody to the stand and media room. We were able to take pictures only from stands. Photography is prohibited at all interiors. read more

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Wow. Loving the architecture in Lords cricket ground. Toilets- not so impressed. I guess only men used to go see cricket, so there are not that many toilets for the girls- and they didn't flush properly. Anyhoe, I have never seen a cricket match, live or telly, so I was a real cricket virgin. From the purchasing of booze and food at the tesco near by; the super duper strict millitary grade bag check (I ran away with my 2 bottles of beer) to the amazingness of the media centre; "posh" sports ground food and about 5 different Lords "paraphernalia" shops, I was blown away before the game even started. Granted, it was very sunny when I went, but I have not had such a chilled afternoon for a long time. My only caveat is that no one told me that you should go to the loo before the interval began- when you come back after game has started, they make you wait for ages before they let you in, so I missed the first 2 (rather unimpressive overs) The boys kept teasing me and told me that there as going to be a bear or something at the interval, but what Lords need is a) mid game cheerleading b) people going around the stands selling inflated price products. Not sure it is something i'd do again as I wasn't so keen on the whole cricket thing, but overall, a quintessentially English experience. Also, it is great to sit underneath the alien ship of a media centre, but it does mean that you get rained on if it starts raining (gee this is england!) as it is the only side of the stands that doesn't have an awning on it. read more

Come experience some real England! While showing an American friend around the area very recently, I was extolling the virtues of how good Lord's was in comparison to other cricket venues. The response that I got? "What is cricket?" After that I spent half an hour trying to explain - The rules. The attire. The traditions. The food and drink that one should consume while this is all happening. The timescale needed to accomplish a full cricket game. Eventually, I distilled it to this - "it's like baseball with flat bats, no commercials and it takes days and days to finish the match". I was even asked if I ever played cricket was at school. I replied that I enjoyed playing cricket until the point that I was forced to share a communal "box" with the other boys. If you do not know what a cricket box is. Look it up. The unique experience of a cricket game should really be attended to be fully understood. Lord's truly is the best place to watch it. Bottom line - go pay it a visit! read more

AWESOME. Well, I was in awe, anyway. And I challenge anyone with even the slightest interest in cricket and its history to go and say they are not impressed. Actually, that's a bit of a weird challenge, now that I think about it. But with three paragraphs written already and another in progress, and with the message still just, 'it's good,' I hope you see just how good it is in my opinion. I'm biased, being an avid follower of the game, but it really is something to behold, Lord's. The atmosphere, the size of it, the drama, the excitement of being at a live match, the facilities, the history. Even the clientele, branded upper class, are pleasant, friendly, and up for a really good day out. Go. Just for a day. It costs no more than a Premiership football match. Go and see what you make of it before you label cricket as a boring game which can be drawn after five whole days. read more

It was a revelation when I attended my first baseball game in the States this summer and found myself being proffered beer, pretzels and other snacks on the concourse behind where the action takes place. Odd too to discover I wasn't, as in a British football ground, confined to my seat. There was space to roam free, do the conga, whatever. So imagine my amazement when I discovered soon afterwards that all of these pleasures had been available right on my doorstep. Lords, billed as the home of cricket, is criticised by some for only allowing punters in with suitable dress and drink strictly wine inside. I, however, found this to be a liberating cultural experience, a million miles from the stale and anonymous chain-store feel that Premiership football has taken on for fans. Then there is the architecture. The media centre, built on the side of Lords in 1999 by Norman Foster, has been rightly lauded as a triumph of combining a modern approach with an existing traditional building. Its not like Foster was subtle - the bulbous white creation looks like some globule-shaped flying saucer attempting to touch down on the hallowed Lords turf. Its all part of the fun. I can't recommend a match day visit to Lords enough, particularly if you are a) non-English or b) unaccustomed to the many vagaries of the mysterious game of cricket. The possibilities for anthropological comment (and wine quaffing) are endless. read more

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Reminiscent of a spaceship, the Lord's Cricket Ground stands out from a distance due to it's expansive media center. However, this futuristic cricket club is also well known for much much more! It was host to the 1999 Cricket World Cup and has been a playing ground for the best cricket players. There's a Marylebone Cricket Club or MCC Museum on site that pays homage to the history of the sport. I went here for a tour and was surprised by the expansive size of the grounds and the playing field. You'll want to dress smartly as the club is very sophisticated, yet affordable! read more

What can I say? Lord's is clearly not some unknown cafe that deems a Yelp! Review to help others find out about it. Quite simply, Lord's is THE home of cricket, and comes as close to an epicentre of quintessential Englishness that it's possible to get. Whilst international test matches capture the best atmosphere of Lord's, it's well worth coming for a day of county cricket, with Middlesex the home side. £15 (summer 2010) gets you into the home of cricket for the day and able to sit anywhere you like. For those who want to experience a great day of cricket and one of the most iconic emblems of English cultural identity, you'd be hard pushed to do better than come and visit this grand old lady. read more

I play indoor cricket at the practice facility and it's one of my favourite things to do in London. The comps generally have a charity focus, raising funds type thing but there is no charity on the pitch. That said the game is played in a tough but fair spirit and all ranges of talent levels can be seen having a go. If you ever get the chance to have a game there I would wholeheartedly recommend it. read more

Just another example of great sports venue. Wonderful cricket here, great staff and prices that can be afforded. Nice day out!!!!! read more

Lord's Cricket Ground, generally known as Lord's, is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. Named after its founder, Thomas Lord, it is owned by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) and is the home of Middlesex County Cricket Club, the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB), the European Cricket Council (ECC) and, until August 2005, the International Cricket Council (ICC). Lord's is widely referred to as the "Home of Cricket" and is home to the world's oldest sporting museum. Monday's visit made even better by a £20 admission fee for the final day of the first test against NZ read more

It is one off if not the best cricket grounds I have been at. The views are spectacular the range of food from fine dinning to fish and chips it has something for everyone. The history is great. Not only cricket , but also a tennis court , museum past players Every thing for the cricket and gourmet fan would recommend. read more

A fantastic cricket ground, If you like watching cricket on TV, you'll love watching it live here ! An amazing experience, great fun !! The staff were excellent but found the shop a bit to expensive, £15 for a cap, Really ???, read more

I've never been to a cricket game here but I have been to an event at the bar which was all rather lovely. I'm not exactly a fan of cricket but if I was invited along to came this is here I'd want to see it, obviously. read more

Quite simply the very best sports venue I have ever visited. I've been going there regularly and often since childhood, but nowadays (even though charming bits like the old printer's window and sweet shop behind the Mound Stand have gone) it has become a world-class venue with world-class staff and facilities. It could have rested on its laurels as the home of cricket but keeps improving while retaining its character. And of course, it stages the biggest games in the best sport that God or man have ever invented. read more