Historical version 1 of Kia Oval (view current version)

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The Oval cricket ground has food and drink available inside. I visited on a County Championship day and it was clear that it wasn't all open. The main food available were pies at £3.50. They sell 4 varieties - minced beef, chicken, steak & ale and leek and potato with cheese. When I bought mine they only had beef available, but I saw leek later. The food stall also sells hotdogs for £3, and sandwiches for £2.50. The pie was okay, but I'd suggest bring your own food. I saw a closed Indian takeaway at the back of one of the stands, I suspect this is only open on bigger occasions.

Beer at the Oval was draught - Fosters, Marston's Smooth and Scrumpy Jack cider, all for £3.30 a pint. There were also 4 types of wine available. The beer was sold in plastic cups with a pint line on. I saw a closed bottle bar too.

The Oval has an alcohol policy (http://www.surreycricket.com/tickets/alcohol-policy/) which bans bringing in your own for test matches, one day internationals and Twenty20 matches. For other games you are allowed to bring in 4 cans per person, or a 750 ml plastic bottle of wine. Plenty of people seem to bring in their own and with an unexciting choice of beer it's not really surprising.

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