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, why not join us at one of our regular free taster sessions? In the first instance use the contact page to register your interest...
Success in Sunny Sidmouth
Andrew Willis spent a hugely enjoyable week playing in Sidmouth’s Mid-Summer Tournament. Having been informed by the Tournament Manager that he had a bye and a late start on Day 1, a dash from Bath to Sidmouth ensued on Wednesday morning when the Manager realised that he had an even number for the handicap event
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Narrow Defeat in Longman Cup
In the first competitive match of the season, Bath were narrowly defeated by their visitors East Dorset, 4 games to 3, in the Longman Cup. Bath gave a debut to Martin Alabaster and, his selection was justified when he and his partner (Paul Francis) in the morning doubles game recorded a 26-12 victory. An impressive
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Richard Jelly’s success at One Ball Finals
Following on from the Bath heat on Sunday 5th April, the National One Ball Final was held in warm sunshine at Surbiton on 9th May, where all seven lawns were in full use, triple-banked, and swarming with 42 players dressed in red and white, from all over the country. One had even come down from
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SWF Coaches Course at Bath
Following considerable planning and much anticipation the first SWF Coaches Training Course was held on Lawn 1 on Monday 26th April. The South West Federation Coaching Officer, Roger Mills, has been instrumental in developing the course and had such an encouraging response to his offer of a course that four groups were created and two
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Charity National One Ball
With the resumption of play following the relaxation of Covid restrictions the club held their first competition of the season at the Rec on Sunday 5 April. This was an internal tournament heat of the charity National One Ball Competition, this year in aid of the British Heart Foundation. Twelve players enjoyed a day of
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