Lord’s Tour and MCC Musueum
London is one of the most celebrated cities in the world and a favourite European tourist destination. Millions of tourist every year enjoys the famous London attractions and sightseeing.
Lord's has long been seen as the 'Home of Cricket' and the game's spiritual 'headquarters'. But its importance is not merely historical. In practice it remains, to this day, perhaps the most important single place in world cricket. Tours of Lord's give visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes at MCC's historic ground, where they can see many of the most famous sights in world cricket. Each visitor will get approximately 100 minutes being shown around 'The Home of Cricket', one of the sport's most iconic locations, by an expert guide.
Its owner, Marylebone Cricket Club, remains the guardian of both the Laws and the Spirit of Cricket, and MCC sides (which play around 500 games a year) perform a key role in promoting cricket - in Britain and elsewhere.
Above all, Lord's is the setting for some of the best cricket in the world. It hosts npower Test matches and NatWest-sponsored one-day internationals plus most of Middlesex's home games, some historic fixtures (such as Oxford v Cambridge) and the village and club finals.
On a Lord's Tour a dedicated Guide will show you around one of the most famous sporting venues in the world.
Lasting approximately 1 hour 40 minutes the tour starts in the MCC Museum, home of the famous Ashes urn. The museum brings the fascinating story of cricket to life. Paintings, photographs and artefacts, covering 400 years of cricket history, reveal the game's development from a rural pastime to a modern, increasingly international sport and much more .As the tour goes on you will walk through the heart of the Pavilion to the famed Long Room, both a cricket-watching room and a cricket art gallery - with portraits of the game's best-known figures, including WG Grace. The Tour also gives visitors a chance to admire some outstanding architecture. As well as its great history, Lord's can also boast some of the most innovative modern architecture in London. In addition to the famous Grand Stand and the award-winning Mound Stand, Lord's has the futuristic Investec Media Centre, which was acclaimed in 2001 as one of 'The Fifty Best Buildings in Britain'. The tour takes in all these great buildings. Admire the unrivalled view from the Media Centre, enjoyed by our guests from Sky Sports and Test Match Special to The Daily Telegraph - and many more! London day tour has many of the options like London Open Top Bus Tours, London Walking Tour.
MCC Musueum
Welcome to the Marylebone Cricket Club - better known, throughout the cricketing world, as MCC. Founded in 1787, MCC is the world's most famous cricket club.
Today, MCC's role remains as relevant as ever. From guarding the game's Laws to safeguarding its Spirit, and from promoting cricket to young people to looking after Lord's, MCC is committed to the good of the game.
MCC's teams play around 500 matches a year. They set off for overseas tours to destinations as diverse as Tanzania and Cyprus to help increase cricket's international appeal; and its women's side have more and more matches too.
It is always busy at the famous old ground too. Lord's hosts: npower Test matches; one day internationals; Middlesex's Twenty20, County Championship and Pro40 matches; as well as the showpiece finals for the Friends Provident Trophy, Minor Counties Cup and Cockspur Cup too.
Moreover, Lord's stages many events off the field including the annual Cowdrey Lecture - part of the Club's worldwide campaign to ensure that a great game is always played in a truly sportsmanlike way.
Looking to the future, MCC is investing heavily in Lord's to ensure that the ground remains world-class, as well as world-famous. For example, the Club is developing three portable pitches on its Nursery Ground and has installed a video analysis suite (including 'HawkEye' technology) in its Indoor Cricket School.
Such projects follow MCC's completion, at the start of the 2005 season, of a multi-million pound project to restore its famous Pavilion (a listed building) to pristine condition.
MCC is delighted that the Pavilion will provide the backdrop to the archery event when, in 2012, London hosts the Olympic Games.
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Visitor Information:
Specialist tours
Educational groups can tailor their tour to meet curricular needs.
Architectural tours can be arranged for groups with a particular interest in the buildings at Lord's.
Tour times
Mon-Sun: 10am; 12pm & 2pm
No tours on major match days & preparation days.