Lord’s cricket ground is located in St John’s Wood, London and is popularly known as Lord’s. It was founded in 1814 by Thomas Lord’s. It is currently the most famous cricket ground in the world and is known as the “Home of Cricket”. It is the home ground of Middlesex County and is owned by MCC (Marylebone Cricket Club). Lord’s is home to the world’s oldest sports museum, the MCC Museum. It has a seating capacity of 28,000. One of the stands that is visible from the ground is the media centre, famous for its aluminium structure. The centre stand is 15 metres above the ground and is supported by two lift shafts. Both international and county cricket are played at the ground. People come from all over the world to watch Test and One-Day International cricket. Four-day county matches, one-day matches and domestic T20 matches are also played at the ground. The ground has hosted over a hundred Test matches. It was also used for the archery competition at the London 2012 Olympics.
What tube station near the Lord’s Cricket Ground?
St John’s Wood tube station is the closest to Lord’s. It is just 500 metres from the ground and takes 6 minutes to reach via Wellington Road, although this may vary on match days as the streets are busy for the ground entrance. Buses 13, 82, 113, N13 and N113 take 8 minutes from the underground station to the ground. Buses run every 4 minutes. Via Wellington Road taxi takes 2 minutes.
Map of the station closest to the Lord’s Cricket Ground London. Click on the map to enlarge it.
St John’s Wood station is located between Swiss Cottage and Baker Street tube stations on the Jubilee line. It is in Travelcard Zone 2.