of the ground along the Old Dover Road and ensured that the Les Ames Stand was retained on the ground. The development was opened in 2017 and named Freeman House in honour of Kent's leading wicket-taker, Tich Freeman. At the same time, a new electronic scoreboard was installed near to the apartments. Transport The ground is located south-east of the centre of Canterbury on the B2068 Old Dover Road. The Nackington Road runs along the eastern edge of the ground. It is from Canterbury East railway station on the London Victoria to Dover line. Canterbury West railway station, on the other side of the city centre, is away and is on the London Charing Cross to Ramsgate line and High Speed 1 from London St Pancras to Margate. Although it remains possible to park cars on the boundary edge, redevelopment has restricted the number that can be driven onto the ground and parking is now restricted to car-parking season-ticket holders, with a small number of parking spaces reserved for disabled drivers. Car parking is available for some days at Simon Langton Girls' Grammar School, which is adjacent to the ground on the Nackington Road side, while Canterbury City Council's large Old Dover Road park-and-ride facility is within a 10–15 minutes' walk from the ground. Canterbury Park and Ride buses stop immediately outside the ground on their way into the city, and other local bus services serve the ground either from outside it or on the A2050 New Dover Road from the entrance to the ground. Other uses The ground has been used for a number of music concerts, beginning with Elton John who appeared at the ground in 2006. In recent years, concerts, which take place during the summer using a temporary stage at the Nackington Road end of the ground, have featured artists such as Madness, Olly Murs, Bryan Adams, Tom Jones, and Michael Bublé. It has been used as a venue for the Canterbury Festival, an arts festival held in the city each autumn, hosting the Spiegeltent. Rooms at the ground can be hired for a number of purposes and the cafe and cricket shop open throughout the year. A fireworks display is held at the ground annually around Guy Fawkes Night. Records on the ground Over 600 first-class and 350 List A matches have been played on the ground. All records last updated 30 November 2021 First-class