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.
New GC High Handicap Team Play First Match
This year the club decided to enter a second team in the SWF GC High Handicap League. The newly formed Bath N/W GC High Handicap team had its first debut match hosting Llandaff on June 24th. Many players had not participated in SW Federation League matches before. Under overcast skies, Bath got off to a
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GC All England Handicap
The club held their internal round of the GC All England Handicap tournament on Sunday 20 June. The weather was not kind with light drizzle for parts of the day. However all the participants enjoyed a competitive day. Elaine Morrison won with a 100% record over her 5 matches, which resulted in a handicap reduction
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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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