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Best/Worst Ground You've Been To

Beau Peep said:
Lovely idea for a thread. Off the top of my head, I've done:

Riverside (and various DCCC outgrounds including the gorgeous University ground before CLS was built)

Canterbury - including the day we won our first County Championship :cool:
Lords - both days of the one day final 2007
Scarborough
Trent Bridge
Grace Road
Derby
Edgbaston
Rose Bowl
Chelmsford

And the MCG - on the first day of my honeymoon, drinking XXXX Gold watching Shield cricket with the wife, who doesn't really like cricket. I had spent the first night of my honeymoon, the night before, getting drunk with a load of Mackems at 1 in the morning watching us lose to Man City in the League Cup final!

Favourite - Canterbury. Special memories, gorgeous city and pretty ground, and the remoteness of it makes it feel a real expedition to get there, love leaving Victoria on a half empty early morning train to the coast, sun shining, beer in hand, the essence of a cricket day out for me.

Favourite test ground - Trent Bridge. Managed to retain a charm despite, lovely sensitive redevelopment, nice seating high up in the Hound stand.

Least favourite - Edgbaston. That big ugly main stand overshadows the whole place, gloomy, too big, no character at all, ugly surrounding area and a long grim walk from the nearest railway station.

Rose Bowl - yeah it's ok, just soulless. Not unpleasant and good facilities, but charmless despite the leafy environs. Hedge End is the arse end of nowhere, and the Rose Bowl is in the arse end of that.

I do like traditional grounds, not much to choose between the rest really but I like Chelmsford, decent array of stands including upper tiers, usually well attended, knowledgeable crowd that have always been good banter despite being from Essex, nice town, interesting museum and bookshop to peruse in the ground too.

Top of the wish list, Worcester.
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Just visited Worcester and thought I’d check out the ground - I was amazed that I could just walk in next to the Pavillion and take some photos whilst the players were in nets.


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Nice little ground.
 

At Grace Road today for the first time.

I like it. It feels quite similar to Northants in terms of size, style and facilities and both a couple of miles out from the centre of the town/city and surrounded by Victorian terraces.
 
I'm at Trent Bridge for the first time today.

Its ok. Good crowd in and mixed age. Plenty of kids. Nice that they let you on the pitch at lunch. View from the top tier is excellent. Nice setting by the Trent and I took a walk along the river before the game. Food options are awful in the ground and seems unnecessary to charge £1 for a scorecard.
 
Love Trent Bridge. Homely. Soulful. Also New Road. Idylic.
Of outgrounds, Stanley Park is hard to beat - Stokesy and Bedders taking on Nathan Lyon there with Blackpool Tower as a backdrop two years ago was sheer bliss. Love Scarborough too but at £33 a ticket for the Metro Bank Cup you would think you were going to Lord's. Full of Yorkies too - boorishly ungracious lot. Never knowingly applaud the opposition. Unlike at our place, another class venue.
Worst outground: South North, Gosforth: too packed and no chance of an elevated view. Also happens to be on the dark side (of the toon).
 
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Turner the Cat said:
Well today was my first time at Derby.

I don't recognise the negativity. I liked it. An exciting game probably helped but there was a good atmosphere. Facilities were good.
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I liked Derby as well. Objectively it's a bit of a dump, bit of a mish mash but better that than a bland bowl, I thought it was charming enough because of it.

Next month I am planning a Sunday at Hove, another new one. Primarily because it's the only active ground I can actually get to on the train before 11am on the day I'm free, but also because the other options Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton would cost at least £70 from Cambridge, whereas Hove is only £25 for the three and a half hour trip on a Super Off Peak Day Return with Network Railcard!
 
Beau Peep said:
I liked Derby as well. Objectively it's a bit of a dump, bit of a mish mash but better that than a bland bowl, I thought it was charming enough because of it.

Next month I am planning a Sunday at Hove, another new one. Primarily because it's the only active ground I can actually get to on the train before 11am on the day I'm free, but also because the other options Leicester, Nottingham and Northampton would cost at least £70 from Cambridge, whereas Hove is only £25 for the three and a half hour trip on a Super Off Peak Day Return with Network Railcard!
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Hove is one of my favourites. Have a great time.
 
Hoping to get to Northampton and Old Trafford at the end of the season, never been to Northampton but have been to OT plenty - it’s a really good ground with plenty of old fashioned charm in with the modernity. Also very accessible from road and rail so will see nearer the time if it’s feasible to not have to drive.

Fixture list wasn’t kind to Durham from an away travel perspective though.
 
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