Surrey

The Oval

SE11 5SS
Playing area is third largest (behind Melbourne and Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore) of any Test ground . Best views from Pavilion or Peter May Enclosure to east of ground. Used to be cold, damp, decaying concrete but greatly improved for the 1999 World Cup, due for big future investment at both the Pavilion and Vauxhall ends (which will increase capacity from 18,500 to 24,000), The Surrey Tavern pub has now gone and so has the cramped, dingy passage between it and the Pavilion, but the iconic gasometer built in 1847 is now Grade II listed. The Vauxhall and Pavilion ends now have big covered areas with plenty of space for concessions, though these concessions are not usually in use for County Championship matches. Still a cauldron in late August for the final Test of a series. Next to Oval Tube, half a mile from Vauxhall main-line station and Tube.
Tel: 0203 946 0100
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