Lord's sits in St John's Wood, in north-west London, and has been the home of the Marylebone Cricket Club since 1814. The MCC owns the Laws of cricket and keeps them here. Players reach the field through the Long Room, down from the pavilion and out past the members. The honours boards above it record every batsman who has scored a Test century at the ground and every bowler who has taken five wickets in an innings. Hospitality is in the pavilion suites, the Mound Stand and the boxes around the ground, with lunch and tea during the intervals. Marylebone is the nearest station, about ten minutes away.
Visitors say this cricket ground offers a thrilling match day experience with excellent views of the pitch, a lively atmosphere, and friendly, helpful staff. They also highlight the historic significance of the venue, its elegant architecture, and the captivating tours that provide insights into the rich history of cricket.
The Oval sits in Kennington, south of the Thames. Surrey have played here since 1845, and the ground staged the first Test match in England, in 1880. The 1882 Test here gave the Ashes their name, and the Oval has closed the English summer ever since: the season's final Test is almost always played here. The gas holders behind the pavilion are listed buildings. Hospitality is in the pavilion and the OCS Stand, with lunch and tea during the intervals. Vauxhall station is a few minutes' walk, and Borough and Bermondsey are close for dinner afterwards.
Visitors say this cricket ground offers excellent views from all seats and a wide variety of food and drink options, including free water refill stations. They also highlight the great atmosphere, especially during matches, and the friendly, helpful staff. Guests mention the venue is easily accessible by public transport and has clean, well-maintained facilities.
Trent Bridge sits on the south bank of the Trent in central Nottingham. Nottinghamshire have played here since 1838, one of the oldest grounds in the game, and it has held Test cricket since 1899. The ground is a short walk from Nottingham station and the city centre. Hospitality is in the suites along the ground. Restaurant Six looks directly over the pitch, and the Radcliffe Road End holds the more modern suites and boxes. England play here most summers, in Tests and white-ball internationals, alongside Nottinghamshire's county season and the Outlaws in the Vitality Blast.
Visitors say this cricket ground offers a wide variety of food and drink options, including fresh pizzas, Greek gyros, and Indian street food, with many finding prices reasonable. They also highlight the friendly and helpful staff and volunteers, noting the clean and well-maintained toilet facilities. Guests mention the great atmosphere and excellent views of the pitch from all stands, making it a top-notch venue for watching live cricket.
The Utilita Bowl is Hampshire's ground, a few miles north of Southampton. It opened in 2001, with the stands banked in a bowl around the pitch. Hampshire play here, and the Southern Brave use it in the Hundred. The 2027 Ashes brings the ground its first men's Ashes Test. The rest of the calendar stays full through the summer: the County Championship, the Vitality Blast and the Hundred. There is a Hilton on site, with a spa and BEEFY'S, the restaurant named after Sir Ian Botham, and an eighteen-hole golf course behind the ground. The Utilita Bowl is fitting more than a thousand solar panels, enough for around a quarter of its power.
Visitors say this stadium offers excellent views of the pitch and a wide variety of food and drink options. They also highlight the well-organized parking, including park-and-ride systems, and the convenient on-site hotel. Guests mention the friendly staff and the family-friendly atmosphere, making it a great venue for cricket matches and other events.
Edgbaston sits a mile south of Birmingham city centre. It has been Warwickshire's ground since the 1880s and an England Test venue since 1902. Behind one set of stumps is the Hollies Stand, known for its fancy dress and singing. England have a strong record against Australia at Edgbaston, and the ground hosts the opening Test of the 2027 series. Hospitality is in the pavilion suites and the boxes around the ground, with lunch and tea during the intervals. New Street station is about fifteen minutes away in the city centre.
People say this cricket ground offers a wide variety of food and drink options, and the facilities are clean and well-maintained. They highlight the electric atmosphere, especially during test matches, and the easy access and well-managed parking. They also like the friendly and helpful staff.
England against Australia, back for 2027. Five Tests across one summer for an urn they have fought over since 1882.
Fri 18 Jun - Thu 29 Jul 2027
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First Test, Trent Bridge
The opening Test of the 2027 Ashes at Trent Bridge, Nottingham. Play runs from 18 to 22 June.
Each 2027 Ashes Test is at a different ground. Pick where you want to be: Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge or the Utilita Bowl.
Historic 1838 cricket ground on the Trent riverside in central Nottingham.
Included as standard
Your choice of Ashes ground
Lord's, The Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge or the Utilita Bowl, one Test at each across the 2027 series.
A reserved seat for the day's play
A guaranteed seat for the cricket at your chosen ground, with the view set by your booking.
Food and drink through the day
Catering at the ground, timed around the lunch and tea intervals. The menu and bar depend on the option you choose.
A space away from the public stands
An indoor area at the ground to eat, drink and watch from, out of the weather and the crowds.
A dedicated host on the day
One contact looking after your group from arrival through to the close of play.
What to expect
England and Australia have played for the Ashes since 1882, an urn barely four inches tall that has sat at Lord's since 1883. Five Tests decide who holds it.
Your group sits in a pavilion suite or a box, with lunch and tea through the day and a host looking after the booking.
Lord's, the Oval, Edgbaston, Trent Bridge or the Utilita Bowl. Tell us which Test suits your group and we build the day around it.
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English summer means high teens to low twenties, not heat. Mornings start cool and the odd shower blows through before it clears, so pack a light layer and something waterproof.
Most stands are relaxed, so smart-casual works and shorts are fine in the sun. Some hospitality suites ask for a collared shirt and no sportswear, so check what your booking expects before the day.
A Test can be done in three days or run to a tense fifth evening, and rain can wash out a session or two. Leave a little slack in your plans rather than booking tight around a single day's play.
The five grounds sit across England, all a short walk or hop from a mainline station. Test mornings draw a crowd, so leave more time than the map suggests from the station to your gate.
Whoever wins, the urn stays put. The original lives in the MCC Museum at Lord's and never leaves; what the winning captain lifts is a crystal replica made to match.
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Australia won at the Oval in 1882, their first Test victory in England. The next morning the Sporting Times ran a mock obituary for English cricket: the body would be cremated, it said, and the ashes taken to Australia. There was no urn yet and no trophy. England and Australia have played for the Ashes ever since.
In affectionate remembrance of English cricket, which died at The Oval on 29 August 1882.
We have come to beard the kangaroo in his den and try and recover those ashes.
England fold for 77 chasing 85, and Australia win their first Test in England.
Set 85 to win at the Oval, England were bowled out for 77, Fred Spofforth taking seven wickets in the innings and fourteen in the match. Australia won by seven runs, their first Test victory in England. Days later the Sporting Times ran a mock obituary for English cricket, and the contest had its name.
A small terracotta urn is given to England's captain on the tour of Australia.
On the 1882-83 tour, a group of Melbourne women presented England's captain Ivo Bligh with a terracotta urn about four inches tall, said to hold the ashes of a burnt bail. It was a private gift, never the official trophy. It has been kept in the museum at Lord's ever since, wherever the Ashes are won.
Don Bradman scores 974 runs in one series, a record that still stands.
In 1930 Don Bradman made 974 runs across the five Tests, still the most by any batsman in a Test series. At Headingley he scored 334, reaching 309 not out by the close of the first day, the only time a batsman has passed 300 in a day of Test cricket. Australia took the series 2-1.
England bowl fast at the body to stop Bradman, and a tour becomes a crisis.
On the 1932-33 tour, England's captain Douglas Jardine had his fast bowlers, led by Harold Larwood, aim short and at the body with a packed leg-side field, a plan built to stop Bradman that became known as Bodyline. After Bill Woodfull was struck over the heart and Bert Oldfield's skull was fractured at Adelaide, the two countries' boards traded angry cables. England won the series 4-1.
Bradman's unbeaten side tour England, and he is bowled for nought in his final Test innings.
Bradman's 1948 Australians went through the whole tour of England without losing a match, and were named the Invincibles. In his last Test innings, at the Oval, Bradman was bowled by Eric Hollies for nought, second ball, leaving his career average at 99.94, four runs short of a hundred. Australia won the series 4-0.
England win at the Oval to take the urn back after nineteen years.
England had not held the Ashes since 1934. In the Coronation summer of 1953, Len Hutton's side won the final Test at the Oval by eight wickets to take the series 1-0, the other four Tests drawn, and brought the urn back after nineteen years.
England follow on at Headingley and somehow win.
Made to follow on at Headingley, England were heading for defeat when Ian Botham hit 149 not out to set Australia a target. Bob Willis then took eight wickets for 43, and England won by eighteen runs, only the second side in Test history to win after following on. England took the series 3-1.
Australia win eight Ashes series in a row, sixteen years of it.
From 1989 to 2002-03 Australia won eight Ashes series in a row. Under Allan Border, then Mark Taylor and Steve Waugh, and with Shane Warne and Glenn McGrath taking the wickets, they won twenty-eight of the thirty-five Tests across those years.
Shane Warne's first ball in Ashes cricket bowls Mike Gatting.
In the first Test of 1993 at Old Trafford, Shane Warne bowled his first ball in Ashes cricket to Mike Gatting. It drifted outside leg stump, then turned sharply to clip the top of off, and Gatting was bowled. It has been known as the Ball of the Century ever since.
England win by two runs and swing the series.
England won the second Test of 2005 at Edgbaston by two runs, Steve Harmison having Michael Kasprowicz caught behind on the fourth morning. It turned a series England had looked like losing into the one they finally took, their first Ashes win since 1987.
Australia win every Test of the next series to take the urn straight back.
In the next series, in 2006-07, Australia won all five Tests to take the urn straight back. It was only the second whitewash in Ashes history, after 1920-21.
Australia are bowled out for 60 before lunch on the opening day.
On the first morning of the 2015 Trent Bridge Test, Stuart Broad took eight wickets for fifteen as Australia were bowled out for 60 inside the first session. England won inside three days and took back the urn.
England chase down 359, the last pair adding the final runs.
Chasing 359 at Headingley in 2019, England were nine wickets down and still well short when Ben Stokes took over, finishing 135 not out. He and Jack Leach, the last man, added the runs to win by one wicket. Australia took the next Test to retain the Ashes, the series drawn 2-2.
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