Despite the big chill continuing, the home of cricket, Lords, is set to host an exclusive industry event to launch a summer of events, hospitality and sport.
Those invited to ‘go into bat’ first for the events industry will get an early experience of the event facilities at Lord’s while attending the opening day of Specsavers County Championship, on 13 April.
The opening day of the cricket season marks the start of a massive year of summer hospitality across the country in 2018, with landmark events such as Silverstone, Royal Ascot, Wimbledon, and Chelsea Flower Show, all underlining the best of British hospitality, as well as some of the most prestigious meeting and events venues in the world.
The ‘Home of Cricket’ offers a taste of its facilities when Middlesex, the County Champions of 2016, will welcome Northamptonshire to Lord’s on 13 April.
Nick Kenton, head of sales for Meetings, Events and Hospitality at MCC, said: “We are thrilled to be able to showcase our facilities in early April as cricket finally returns to the ground after the long winter months.
“Although the ground is associated with cricket first and foremost, we are so much more than a cricket club. Lord’s can offer a full range of flexible venues, from the historic to the modern, and we are eager to present the offering to a wider audience.”
Lord’s offer for events includes the elegance of the Pavilion, the world-famous Long Room, and the modernity of the J.P. Morgan Media Centre, and the venues are all available almost all year round.
After their tour, the guests will have the chance to sample the award-winning cuisine of Lord’s in an exclusive private box. Attendees, weather permitting, will enjoy the afternoon’s play from Pelham’s, the new events area within the rebuilt Warner Stand, which opened to customers in June 2017.
