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While many think of cricket as the British
sport of choice, football (known as soccer in America) gets more of the nation’s
attention, as this most democratic of sports spans all classes.
You can, if you wish, see American football at Wembley Stadium
in March and April and an NFL preseason game in August.
However, if you want to get Brits going on sport, start
to compare Arsenal, Chelsea or the Tottenham Hotspur teams.
The rough
and popular sport of Rugby,
whether it be Rugby Union, the 15-man-a-side amateur game, or Rugby
League, the 13-man professional game, packs spectators into
Wembley Stadium, Twickenham Rugby Ground and elsewhere.
Rowing also
remains incredibly popular with the seasonal Henley Races, the
Oxford Cambridge head-to-head race, and the Doggett
Waterman’s races.
Cricket did
give us “sticky wicket,” if you have lots of time and can
get someone to explain the rules and can get tickets to
Lord’s or the Oval deserves a look.
Golf
isn’t as accessible near London as you might expect, but
it’s possible to fine courses, and rental clubs.
Then
there’s the All England Lawn Tennis Club and Wimbledon where
tickets are as nearly impossible to get as it is for a Brit to
win a final, but it’s still worth a visit for the museum and
such.
TIP:
It’s possible to get in to Wimbledon for afternoon matches
via a usually long waiting line.
Other
options include decent polo, fishing and shooting, lawn
bowling and about anything else. Local specialty shops can arrange trips. |
