Football (soccer, if you must) fanatics are everywhere: the queen is an Arsenal fan, and the police run a national hooligan hotline. In London, become a gunner for a day at Highbury, chant for the Spurs at White Hart Lane, or don the Chelsea blue. Pay homage at Old Trafford , Manchester United’s hallowed turf on Sir Matt Busby Way, or move west to the stadiums of bitter rivals Everton and Liverpool . Rugby scrums are tangled in gaping Millennium Stadium in Cardiff . Tree-trunk throwers and kilt wearers reach their own rowdy heights annually at the Highland Games in Braemar and other Scottish towns. Cricket is more refined—the men in white play (and play, and play) their interminable games at London’s Lords grounds. The world’s longest cricket marathon was played by the Cheriton Fitzpaine Club in Devon for 27hr. and 34min. At the hallowed grounds of Wimbledon, huge crowds and fiercely competitive tennis are set against a garden-party backdrop. The Royal Ascot horse races and the Henley regatta draw Britain’s bluebloods, but the revered coastal “links” golf courses of Saint Andrews attract enthusiasts from all over. Surfers catch Atlantic waves at alternative Newquay , secluded Rhossili Beach , and hard-core Lewis . Go canyoning or whitewater rafting at Fort William or try more tranquil punting in Oxford or Cambridge . Snowdonia National Park and the Cairngorm Mountains challenge hikers and bikers. Any town will offer spontaneous kick-abouts: go forth and seek your game.
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