Welcome to Bath Croquet Club
You will find us in the centre of Bath, in a stunning location, on Bath Recreation Ground.
Croquet is an inclusive sport that people of all ages and skill levels can play. We have four lawns that are open daily and our friendly membership are on hand to welcome visitors and potential new members.
New players can be assured of a great start to their enjoyment of this game. If you are looking for an activity which satisfies your competitive instinct, or just fancy a relaxed game on a Club afternoon please use the contact page to register your interest.
The club are running two free Taster Sessions, lasting 1.5 hours, for you to try the game this year. If you enjoy the Taster Session there will be two further sessions available to learn more about the game and improve your skills. The Taster Sessions are on Saturday 13th April and Saturday 1st June, both in the morning. If you wish to register for a Taster Session or find more information please contact Hester Henebury using the contact form on this website or calling 07470 822444.
“Bath Salts” Nearly Make it a Double at Nailsea Short Croquet
The Bath Salts represented us in Div 2 on the Sunday. The team was spear-headed by Roger Hayes (2P), ably supported by Neil Pinker (2.5) and Nigel Dawson-Cocks (3) who has rejoined the Club this year, after an absence of four years, while he went back to his native Cornwall. He hadn’t played at all
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“Bath Buns” Triumph at Nailsea Short Croquet
It was buns all round for our team last Saturday at the two-day SWF Short Croquet tournament at Nailsea. The team of Pete Miles, Bob Hart, Lynne Passfield and Tony Jackson playing in Division 4, got off to a perfect start winning all four games against Budleigh Salterton. As the day progressed, Pete and Lynne
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Bath Croquet triumphant at Hamptworth
Three Bath members, Martin Alabaster, Margaret Murray and Andy Wagstaff, travelled to the New Forest on Sunday to compete in the Hamptworth one-day Association Croquet tournament. After a chilly start, the weather cleared to leave a beautiful Spring afternoon. The woodland setting offered a lovely environment in which to play and there was a background
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Members Winter Quiz
With nervous anticipation it was heads down and full concentration for members who in teams settled in the Clubhouse to answer questions set by David and Ann for our winter quiz. Questions were answered on the topics of imperial measurements, croquet history, Africa, definitions as given by Nuttalls dictionary, literature and general trivia. Teams eagerly
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Preparing for Summer Season
Lawns 1 and 4 are currently closed for maintenance work. This week they are being scarified, aerated and treated with fertilizer and top dressing as well as being overseeded. Lawns 2 and 3 will be used for the remainder of the Winter season. To this end Lynne and Tony have reset the half lawn hoops
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