Jane Austen Festival at Bath Croquet Club

For a second year, we have had the pleasure of hosting visitors to the Jane Austen Festival at our lawns. Many had travelled from across the globe, with at least 18 countries represented so far, and some will be returning to find croquet courts to continue the sport at home. We also had visitors for a second visit as they had had such a good time in 2023.

Each day we have welcomed our guests to experience the sport of croquet. All received tuition from our enthusiastic and supportive members and thoroughly enjoyed putting their newly learnt skills into practice. We then retired to enjoy refreshments in our comfortable clubhouse.

Many of our visitors were in full Georgian costume and this offered opportunities for magnificent photos, as captured below by Bath member Martin Alabaster.