One Day International, Sri Lanka versus England, Lords Cricket Ground, Northwest London

Smartly-attired England fans take their seats in the shaded Grand Stand at Lords. The space age media centre looms over the Edrich and Compton Stands 

Walk from Chartwell to Toys Hill, Kent

A three mile circular walk through a timeless stretch of the North Downs, barely changed from the 1940s, this route takes you from Churchill's former home up to the nearby village of Toys Hill and back again via French Street Farm.  If you park in the National Trust car park at Chartwell, you can follow a footpath through the woods around the east side of the estate and, at the corner of the lake, pick up the bridle path south east. It threads its way between some rolling fields up to Puddledock Lane, which climbs gradually up to Toys Hill. As you enter the village, you get glimpses of the green, green Kent countryside laid out far below you. You then take a footpath off to the left into the oak, beech and birch woods at the top of the hill. Among the trees, you'll pass the odd idyllic glade and footpaths leading off in all directions. Unless you want to explore, stay on the Greensand Way, which heads north west in a straight-line. Unfortunately, the undulating route is mostly enclosed by forest, so you are robbed of what would be fine views.

Toast E.D., Lordship Lane, south London

A stripped-back restaurant and shrine to wine, Toast E.D. puts flavour ahead of comfort. Although it is competing with a dozen or so eateries on East Dulwich's main drag, this new arrival seems to have no trouble filling its tightly-packed tables on a Saturday evening. As the prices are fairly high for south London, Toast E.D.'s popularity reflects the quality of its fare. The menu offers a mix of larger and smaller dishes, but none of them (even the £21 rump steak) is quite big enough to be a main course. Served rare, with a couple of fondant potatoes and glazed shallots in a rich gravy, the steak is delicious. There is enough meat, but the dish is short of carbs. The monk fish (£16), served with artichokes and in prawn broth, is cooked precisely. But the meaty flesh of this fish can be a little rubbery for some tastes. Among the smallish dishes, the moreish seranno ham, which comes with tasty bread and butter, is good value for £5. Another good dish is the asparagus (five spears for about £7.50), which is blanketed in parmesan cheese and enlivened by a sweetish dressing.

Cilantro, Bishopsgate, central London

Although it is surrounded by the gleaming glass and steel towers of the well-heeled financial services industry, Cilantro touts hot food at very low prices. The cafe itself doesn't seem to have a name on its facade, but it is in the base of the Broadgate Tower alongside competing eateries. As well as a selection of standard Italian dishes, you can get an English breakfast with okay coffee for about six quid. While the bacon, sausages and toast are appealing enough, the fried eggs can be over-cooked. You also get baked beans and it is undoubtedly good value. Although Cilantro is clean and the service is friendly, the crass interior could do with a revamp. The dappled table tops and mock wooden panels are out of tune with the bight red walls and pastel furniture. 6/10

Early evening on Albert Bridge, south west London

The view east from Albert Bridge - Battersea Park is on the right and Chelsea Embankment on the left.

Renaissance Impressions, Royal Academy of Arts, Piccadilly, central London

Running until June 8th, the Renaissance Impressions exhibition showcases a groundbreaking 16th century printing technique dubbed Chiaroscuro. Several galleries on the top floor of the Royal Academy are lined with 150 of these intricate, but somewhat repetitive and monochromatic, prints. Without the helpful video explaining the extraordinarily detailed and careful woodcarving behind these works, you might be underwhelmed. However, once you understand the techniques used by the masters of Chiaroscuro, you'll begin to appreciate the craftsmanship on show. Each of the artists has a distinctive style, but the prints lack vibrancy and immediate visual appeal - this exhibition is really aimed at history of art buffs. Still, your £10 entry ticket also gives you access to a gallery showing prints by Norman Stevens, a contemporary of David Hockney at the Bradford College of Art in the 1950s. Stevens' evocative work is far more accessible than that of his Renaissance predecessors. With a photo-realistic 3D quality, his verdant prints of lush formal gardens beautifully capture the way sunlight can play on leaves. Moreover, on the way out, you get to admire the neo-classical grandeur of Burlington House, plus the striking steel sculptures by Lynn Chadwick in the Academy's Annenberg Courtyard. 7/10

Mottisfont, near Romsey, Hampshire

An eighteenth century manor house built on top of an Augustinian priory, Mottisfont is a heavily visited National Trust property in the valley of the River Test

Venus, Broadgate, central London

Office workers mill around the reclining statue of Venus in the Broadgate development above Liverpool Street Station. The voluptuous bronze statue, which weighs five tonnes, is the work of the Colombian Fernando Botero, who, as a teenager, trained as a matador in the provinces of Bogota