If you can't make it to The Brit Oval to see England take on Australia for The Ashes (20th to 24 August) you can always come to Regent's Park and watch the leather-on-wicket action on the big screen. What's more, you can bring the whole family, take a picnic and get some cricket lessons - all for free. The Cricket in the Park day is laid on by the ECB (England and Wales Cricket Board) and Ashes sponsors npower - just one of a series of events taking place across the country to celebrate this very English sporting tradition. Long tea breaks and the leisurely all-day affair make cricket the ideal summer sport. The subject of cake is famously a frequent topic for discussion on Radio 4's coverage. Cricket in the Park has a whole host of other activities going on so while dad keeps up with the innings the kids can get cricketing tips from qualified coaches and play games like large Connect Four. There's also an under 5s play area with toys, ride-ons and a quiet area especially for babies and toddlers. Fancy dress competitions, face painting, workshops and circus skills are all part of the family fun.
Marylebone Christmas Lights
Marylebone High Street, W1U 5HD
18th November 2009 - 2nd January 2010
There's much excitement surrounding the opening ceremony for the Marylebone Christmas Lights... More
Tennis
Regent's Park, Waterlow Park and Battersea Park
With all the Wimbledon mania in June and early July, lots of Londoners take to the courts to serve up... More
Sloane Square to Camden Town
Distance & Difficulty - 7 miles. Long but leisurely.
Highlights - Harrods, Serpentine, Camden Lock Market.
Overview - Starting... More
Victoria Park
Approach Road,
The first public park and the Regent's Park of the East
One of London's best kept secrets, Victoria Park is a fantastic place... More
Every Saturday, Cabbages and Frocks Market makes a welcome return to Marylebone, making a weekend stroll up the pretty high street an even more attractive ...More
There's much excitement surrounding the opening ceremony for the Marylebone Christmas Lights with live bands, fireworks, an open-air market and TV presenter Zoe Salmon officially ...More
In 1835, Marie Tussaud - former sculptor to the court of Louis XVI - established a sideshow of waxworks of famous contemporary and historical figures ... More
Located within the University of Westminster - Marylebone's campus, the vast 14,000 foot P3 exhibition and performance space - a former concrete-testing facility - is ...More
Every Saturday a welcome addition comes to Marylebone, making a weekend stroll up the pretty high street an even more attractive proposition. On Saturdays the ... More
Elvis-themed shop come museum.
London’s Baker Street seems the natural location for a shop selling Sherlock Holmes memorabilia – deer stalkers, pipes, violin cases. Visitors to ... More
Located in a 16th-century coaching inn, this sweet little gastropub offers diners the choice of just nibbling on a little tapas, or going for a ... More
In an era when eating in London seems to be all about wacky ingredients, flashy decor and crazy gimmicks, this wonderfully refined comtemporary Spanish restaurant ... More
Park Office,
Storeyard ( Inner Circle),Marylebone,
London,
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Elegant park designed by John Nash.
Another of London’s spectacular John Nash creations, Regent’s Park is a huge, thriving green expanse in the heart of the ... More
A New York-themed bar, whose location in the dismal backwaters of Euston, and unprepossessing exterior only add to the charm of its speakeasy-style interior. Indian ...More
If you can't make it to 
