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? 

I just found this post by Victor (gotta love the avatar).

I am in such agreement with Victors recommendation  don't just stick to the bland motorways, get off the beaten track.

Sometimes we are so set on getting somewhere, and so scared of 'getting lost' that we plug in our TomToms (no idea how to spell it) and get from A to B as quickly as possible.

I've learned that we can never really be lost, especially in England, as all roads lead to home, eventually.

What an adventure it might be if we got lost now and again.

My Dad always took us up farm tracks Sue back in the 70's! The one time we were being followed by friends in another car and we had to turn round in a farm yard - a poor old lady was sitting on her bench while these cars turned around in her front yard!

That is a lovely story from Victor - I'm a great believer in fate! 

Just following up on this story, Brenda and I still love to get off the beaten track and often refer to our chance meeting at Matlock Bath, when we sit down for lunch.

As a follow up we were presented with a beautiful grandson on 5th August, Nathan. 

Oh, condratulations Victor! 

   To you, your wife, your children and your grandson.