Emirates Stadium - Arsenal FC
Emirates Stadium, Highbury House, 75 Drayton Park N5 1BU
The Emirates Stadium is the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. It is located on Ashburton Grove in Holloway, north London, and is the home of Arsenal Football Club since it opened in July 2006. The stadium can hold upto 60,355, which makes it the second largest stadium in the Premier League after Old Trafford, and the third-largest stadium of any kind in London, after Wembley and Twickenham. It was initially known as Ashburton Grove before a naming rights deal with the airline Emirates was struck in October 2004. It has cost £430 million for the stadium project, which includes the cost of the associated infrastructure as well as the stadium itself. Arsenal allows visitors the chance to see behind the scenes at this magnificent sporting venue, which includes a chance to follow in the footsteps of Arsenal heroes and have the opportunity to see all the areas which are crucial to the team on a matchday - from a walk down the players' tunnel to a seat in the first team dressing room.
Lords Cricket Ground
Marylebone Cricket Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, St John's Wood NW8 8QN
Lord's Cricket Ground, which is known as the Lord’s is a cricket venue in St John's Wood, London. It is named after its founder, Thomas Lord, who was a fine bowler. 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). This cricket ground is often referred to as 'The Home of Cricket'. Thomas Lord was approached to establish a flat and fair ground for the increasingly popular elitist sport of the mid seventeen hundreds. This was due to the fact that the noblemen and aristocracy who played the game got a bit annoyed with the crowds that gathered to watch them play. The first match ever to be played on the ground was between Middlesex and Essex in 1787.
Queens Tennis Club
Palliser Rd West Kensington W14 9EQ
The Queen's Club is a private sporting club in West Kensington, London. It was founded in 1886, the Queen's Club was the world's first multipurpose sports complex. The Club annually hosts the Stella Artois Championships and it is the world’s first multi-sports venue and is named after its first patron- Queen Victoria.
It has 28 outdoor courts (around half of which are reputedly some of the best grass courts in the world) and eight indoor. It hosts the British Open every year and is the national headquarters of real tennis. The Queen's Club also has rackets, and squash courts, of which it now has become the headquarters for these sports due to the Prince's Club closure in 1940.
Even though it is most famous for tennis it has also held events in Rugby, Baseball, Athletics and even Ice Skating. Up to 10,000 spectators gathered to watch the Rugby matches between Oxford and Cambridge in the early twentieth century. All these other sports have been relocated to different arenas in the local area- lawn but tennis stayed and has been the financial support to keep the historic venue going. As well as the Stella Artois Championships, Queens Tennis club is also home to the British Open and the World Rackets Championships. The Queen’s club has an extensive museum documenting the illustrious history and traditions the club is proud to uphold.
Stamford Bridge - Chelsea FC
Chelsea Football Club, Stamford Bridge, Fulham Road, London, SW6 1HS
Stamford Bridge is situated on the Fulham Road in South-west London and the closest tube station is Fulham Broadway District Line. Stamford Bridge is the home of Chelsea FC.
In 2001, there were some renovations done to the ground, which cost £100 million. There are two hotels and five restaurants in the stadium. There is more than 20,000 square metres of shopping in the new retail complex. Built in conjunction with the Science Museum is Chelsea World of Sport- where visitors are given the opportunity to participate in a variety of interactive sports tests and exhibits.
The stadium can now hold more than 42,000 fans and it is home to one of the greatest football teams in the world.
The Boleyn Ground - West Ham FC
West Ham Utd Football Club, Boleyn Ground, Green Street, Upton Park, London, E13 9AZ
The Boleyn Ground is the official name of Upton Park, the football stadium of West Ham United. It has a capacity of more than 35,000. The ground is serviced via Upton Park Underground Station. It was built at the beginning of the last century on a cabbage patch that stood in the grounds of a local Catholic School.
