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The Kia Oval - Overview Guide

Kennington Oval, London, SE11 5SS

Access Guide

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Stadium Overview

  • Stadium View
    • The Oval is home to Surrey County Cricket Club and has a capacity of 25,000.
    • The Oval has 4 main stands.
    • The hospitality and event facilities are in the JM Finn Stand, SSE Energy Solutions Stand and Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion.
    • There are designated wheelchair spaces in JM Finn Stand Blocks 1 to 12, 13 to 20 and the SSE Energy Solutions Stand.
    • There are also hospitality designated wheelchair spaces in the JM Finn Stand, Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion and SSE Energy Solutions Stand.
  • Match Day Parking View
    • Please note that no match-day parking is available at, or in the vicinity of the ground, and we advise all customers to use public transport.
    • We only offer parking to Blue Badge holders, which is situated off-site on major match-days (Internationals and Vitality Blast). However, this is very limited and is distributed on a first-come-first-served basis.
    • Match-day Blue Badge Car Parking booking is open four weeks prior to a fixture. To book, please contact Theresa Peters on [email protected]. If you are a Blue Badge holder in the London Borough of Lambeth, you are entitled to park free of charge on the side streets near The Kia Oval.
    • Please be aware that for major match-days there are road closures in place around Kennington and Oval which may affect access to some side streets around the ground.
    • The email address for parking enquiries is [email protected].
    • View information on The Kia Oval - Parking, Getting In and Getting Around (opens new tab) .
  • Non Match Day Parking View
  • Public Transport View
  • Toilet and Changing Facilities View
    • Changing Places facilities are located at the rear of the SSE Solutions Stand and on the first floor of JM Finn Hospitality.
    • There are toilet with adaptations at the rear of the stands on the walkways.
    • There are toilets with adaptations on all floors of JM Finn hospitality, the SSE Solutions Stand Hospitality, the Bedser Stand Hospitality and in the Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion.
    • There are ambulant cubicles located within some of the standard toilets.
  • Getting Help and Assistance View
    • The email address for disabled visitors is [email protected].
    • View the web page for disabled visitors (opens new tab).
    • There are hearing assistance systems.
    • There is a designated safe space which can be used by people with dementia, autism or learning disabilities.
    • The designated safe space is located on the ground floor of the Bedser Stand in the Chill Room.
    • Audio description commentary is available at this stadium.
    • The headsets are collected from the pavilion.
    • There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
    • There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.

Toilet and Changing Facilities

  • Toilet Facilities View
    • The toilets with adaptations are located at the rear of the stands on the walkways and on all floors of JM Finn Stand hospitality, within the SSE Energy Solutions Stand Hospitality, within the Bedser Stand Hospitality and in the Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion.
    • The transfer space varies between left and right in the toilets with adaptations.
    • Ambulant toilet facilities are located within some standard toilets.
    • Female and male step-free standard toilet facilities are located along the walkways at the rear of the stands and within the hospitality areas.
  • Changing Places Facilities View
    • Changing Places facilities are located on the walkway at the rear of the SSE Energy Solutions Stand and in the JM Finn Stand Reception.

Stands and Designated Viewing Areas

Hospitality and Conference Facilities

  • There are hospitality suites with access for wheelchair users.
  • Hospitality suites with access for wheelchair users are in the Bedser Stand, JM Finn Stand, Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion and the SSE Energy Solutions Stand.
  • Some of these hospitality suites have toilets with adaptations inside or nearby.
  • There are hospitality suites with designated viewing areas for wheelchair users.
  • There are designated viewing areas for wheelchair users on the ground floor of the Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion, in the Peter May Garden, The Laker Balcony, The Lock Balcony of the SSE Energy Solutions Stand and on the second floor of the JM Finn Stand.
  • There is step-free level access to the designated viewing area in the Peter May Garden, The Laker Balcony, The Lock Balcony and on the second floor of the JM Finn Stand Hospitality.
  • There is step-free access via slope to the designated viewing area on the ground floor of the Mickey Stewart Members' Pavilion.

Links to Hospitality and Conference Facilities

Links to Hospitality and Conference Facilities

Shop and Ticket Office