UK croquet clubs

UK Croquet Clubs

Bath Croquet Club Lawns 4, Bars 0 A stone's throw from the center of Bath, facilites include several huts, one with kitchenette providing cheap food and (soft) drinks.
Bristol Croquet Club Lawns 3, Bars 0 Residential setting. Well equipped clubhouse but no bar due to covenant on the land. May drink own supply on premises.
Budleigh Salterton Croquet Club Lawns 10, Bars 2, Est 1868 Large bar in clubhouse facing upper lawns. Smaller bar [19] next to lower lawns. Sea views.
Cheltenham Croquet Club Lawns 11, Bars 1, Est 1869 Very attractive self-service bar in wooden pavilion dating from 1913. Draught Tetleys.
Compton Croquet Club Lawns 5, Bars 1 a.k.a The Saffrons/Eastbourne. Attractive wooden pavilion. Lawns flanked by two cricket pitches. Small but adequately stocked bar.
Exchange Square Lawns 1 (undersize), Bars 1 Not a club, but City venue for Corney & Barrow Golf Croquet League. Champagne final with amplified commentary.
Guilford & Godalming Lawns 5, Bars 1.5 Camping tent with soft drinks. Rugby club bar 5 mins walk. Country pub lunch. Notorious Cider House now closed. [4]
Harrow Oak Croquet Club Lawns 3, Bars 1 Self-service tab for crates of beer, Swiss rolls and cup cakes in lawn-side clubhouse. One ice box. [2]
The Hurlingham Club Lawns 10, Bars 3, Est 1869 Large bar in main house. Smaller bar in annex. Tennis bar 2 mins walk (no draught but reputedly opens 10am). [6]
Medway Croquet Club Lawns 3, Bars 1 Fully-stocked bar in main building, 5 mins from lawns. Cans may(?) be available in croquet clubhouse next to lawns during tournaments.
Oxford University Lawns 2-5, Bars 1 Small hut next to two permanent lawns. Use of cricket pavilion and three lawns on cricket pitch for annual open tournament.

Parsons Green Lawns 2, Bars 1, Est 1885 PG or the "Hurlingham waiting room", boasting a clientel of taxi drivers and taxidermists, has a bar near the lawns, adjacent to bowls and tennis.
Ramsgate Croquet Club Lawns 4, Bars 1 Mock-stone finish club house with tiny but fully licenced bar. Close to sea.
Roehampton Club Lawns 4, Bars 1, Est 1901 Large bar in main building, 2 mins from lawns. Canned beer all day from canteen. Mini-fridge in croquet hut (non-alcoholic to date) [1][7]
Sidmouth Lawn Tennis, Hockey & Croquet Club Lawns 4, Bars 1 Lovely old clubhouse and bar shared with other sports. Bottom lawns overlook the promenade.
Southwick Croquet Club Lawns 11, Bars 1 Small clubhouse bar next to lawns . No draught. Staffed by members. Open throughout play. Club also known as Sussex. [16, 17]
Surbiton Croquet Club Lawns 7, Bars 1 Self-service clubhouse bar adjacent to lawns. Full range of beverages, with two bitters and a cider on tap.
Tunbridge Wells Croquet Club Lawns 3, Bars 1 Attractive park setting 5 mins walk from station. No official bar but canned beer in fridge.
Watford Croquet Club Lawns 3, Bars 1 Self-service bar tab for cans and bottles in croquet hut by lawns. Pictured hut rebuilt following arson in 2000. [5]
Winchester Croquet Club Lawns 2, Bars 1 Modest croquet hut belies use of impressive bar/restaurant. (One suspects thanks to ubiquitous tennis and squash courts.)
Woking Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club Lawns 2-4, Bars 1-2 Fully-stocked medium-sized bar in clubhouse next to lawns. Draught bitter and larger.

Foreign clubs

Belgium
Genval Croquet Club Lawns 2, Bars 3 Potent Belgium beers from lawn-side bar in the elegant settings of the hotel Château Du Lac. [12]
Ireland
Carrickmines Croquet & Lawn Tennis Club Lawns 4, Bars 1 Old wooden clubhouse [11] replaced in Le Corbusier-style with elevated lawn-views, modern bar and lift.
Japan
Showa Kinen Park Lawns 2, Bars 0, Est 1985 Located outside Tokyo. One artificial lawn, two half-size grass lawns. Food and drink (including beer) available in park.

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