The Premier League (or the Premiership) came into existence in 1992. Featuring the top clubs of the English football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Unfortunately, it is very difficult to get tickets to games featuring Premiership Teams such as Arsenal, Manchester United and Chelsea as demand is extremely high. For more information visit http://www.premierleague.com/
You can expirience the exitment of English football, however, by going to see a match featuring clubs from Football League.The football League consist of 72 professional football clubs in England an Wales and runs the oldest professional football league competition in the wold. It also organized two knockout cup competitions. The official website is http://www.football-leage.co.uk/
If you want to get as close to your team as possible, some grounds have tours you can go on to have a look around. Famouse London Football Grounds are:
Arsenal: Amirates Stadium. Nearest tube: Arsenal or Finsbury Park.
Chelsea: Standford Bridge. Nearest tube: Fulham Broadway
Fulham/QPR: Loftus Road. Nearest tube: White City
West Ham: Upton Park. Nearest tube: Upton Park
Tennis
Wimbledon takes place in June - you cannot pre-order tickets. The best way of getting entry is arriving very early on the morning of the first or second day of the tournament.
If you want to play tennis, there are 19 tennis courts in Battersea Park. You can play Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. for approximately 3.10 Pounds and on weekends from 7.30 a.m. to 7.30 p.m. for appproximately 5.50 Pounds. According to Moscow prices its cheep.
Cricket
The cricket season runs from June to August. The Lord's Cricket ground is located near St. John's Tube Station. International cricket is shown on channel 4 during the summer.
In London you may find alot of beautifful parks. They are well-cared. Some of them you can vist and enjoy nature.
London Biggest Parks are:
Regent's Park. Nearest Tube is Regent's Park.
Hyde Park. Nearest tube is Lancaster Gate.
There are beautifful places along th Thames River, such as:
Richmond. Nearest Tube: Richmond.
Greenwich. Neaest Tube: Cutty Sark DLR
Southbank. Nearest Tube: Waterloo
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