lawn bowling

The manicured grounds feature lawn bowling courts and art galleries, and string quartets play in the grass outside a stately hotel.

While the majority of events were based in Birmingham, nearby villages hosted sports including lawn bowling and road cycling, while the track cycling was held in London.

The local lawn bowling club has gone underwater every time.

“It almost seemed like lawn bowling to us. Nobody knew what it was,” he said.

Nearby, on the Woodland Park hillside, the count from Durkan’s office was 60 tents and “structures,” near the lawn bowling club and picnic shelters.