Cricket Grounds visited where does it lead?

Until retirement 2 years ago my work during the summer months took me all around England, and to all the County Cricket grounds.

There were such a variety of these from the austere Derby and Leicester, to the beautiful grounds of Worcester and Arundel.

Trips to the seaside included Hove, home of Sussex CCC, Bournemouth where Hampshire (my team) played, Southend (Essex), Swansea, Colwyn Bay (Glamorgan), Folkestone (Kent), Blackpool (Lancashire), Weston-super-Mare (Somerset) and Scarborough (Yorkshire).

Over 30 years the road systems changed and motorways came more to the fore, but if I had a day to get to my destination, I would make a point of diversifying somewhere for lunch. Stratford on Avon was a favorite, best Thai restaurant I've been too. Off the beaten track get lost and find myself again, before finally ending up in the hotel.

I once stopped on my way to a match in Manchester at Matlock Bath for lunch, lovely Old English restaurant there, the place was pretty full, and being on my own, the waitress asked if I mind sharing a table with this smart looking young lady.  Well we got got chatting about the countryside then onto my work in cricket. Well she was a cricket lover, well to cut a long story short, we have been married 28 years and have two wonderful children.

So the moral is, don't just stick to the bland motorways, get off the beaten track, I cannot promise you will find a wife :), but you will discover the better parts of this wonderful country.

Anyone else got some cricket grounds visited?