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...
Pete Miles triumphs in Bath Short Lawns Tournament
The final internal tournament of the croquet season at Bath was the Short Lawns, held on Sunday 3rd October. A dozen people entered, which made it easy to run on three lawns, kindly set out as half-lawns by Paul Francis and Tony Curson, and the glorious sunshine in the morning was a welcome relief after
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Bath win the inaugural SWF Short Croquet League
As winners of the Southern Block, Bath played the final of the Short Croquet League on Saturday 25th September against Bristol A, who had won the Northern Block. Both teams had lost only one match throughout the summer, so were well matched, and the resulting battle was thrilling. Bristol A took an early two-game lead
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New Members Competition
On Sunday, 12th September, a GC level play tournament was held for new croquet players who joined the club in 2021. 10 people entered the competition and everybody played 5 timed games. It was a friendly event, with most of the games being very closely contested, often with only one point between winner and loser.
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Finals Day 2021
There was a good-sized crowd of supporters for BCC’s Finals Day on Sunday 19th. Five of the internal competitions had already been decided: Miriam Bolger won the GC League and Henriette van Deth won the AC League, Roger Hayes “did the double” this year by winning both the Avon Trophy for AC advanced and the
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Hedge Cutting
A small number of club members gathered yesterday, on a very hot day, to “trim” the overgrown hedge around lawn 1 and other tidying up. As you can see from photos below there was a large amount to trim. Particular thanks are due to Paul Francis who did all the hedge cutting. Thanks also to
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