The ultimate cricket bat & experience

You choose the design, the weight, the blade size, the handle... & watch it all being made.

Cricket bats waiting to be hand finishedThe ultimate cricket bat and experience for cricketers at any level.

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In an exclusive offer from Lord's, have a hand in the design of your own, personalised cricket bat and then watch a live demonstration, by master craftsmen, of how cricket bats are made - all at the Home of Cricket.

You'll also get a special, behind-the-scenes Tour of the world's most famous cricket ground.

There are limited places available - first come, first served. Each place includes one bat and places for two people to:

  • Come to Lord's, the Home of Cricket
  • Have a special 'behind the scenes' Tour of Lord's
  • Visit the famous MCC Museum for refreshments and a Q&A with Gray-Nicolls' master bat maker Alex Hohenkerk
  • Watch as Hohenkerk crafts a bat from the finest English Willow
  • Receive your customised bat just weeks later, in time for the new English cricket season, after it is professionally finished at Gray-Nicolls’ HQ in Robertsbridge

Where, when and bookings

The 'Bat Making Experience' takes place on Saturday 3 March.

Adult experience vouchers (1 bat; 2 people) start from: £225 for adults.

Junior ‘Bat Making Experience,’ vouchers are also available - the package remains the same only with a junior-sized bat produced.

Each junior experience voucher (1 junior bat; 2 people) start from: £125.