The ground is next to the River Avon and also located next to the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, on Swans Nest Lane.

The first recorded match on the ground was in 1880, when Stratford-upon-Avon played a United South of England Eleven.

The final first-class match held at the ground to date came in the Stratford Festival of Cricket in 2005, when Warwickshire played Hampshire;[2] a Hampshire team which featured such names as Shane Warne and Kevin Pietersen.

[3] It also holds several high profile fixtures throughout the year including County Second XI Cricket, Summer Solstice Cricket and in June 2010 it hosted a match featuring the Lord's Taverners.

In local domestic cricket, the ground is the home venue of Stratford-upon-Avon Cricket Club[4] who used to play in the Birmingham and District Premier League Division One and now play in the Warwickshire League Premier Division.