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Croquet is a sport that can be enjoyed by all. It can be played very simply or can involve lots of tactics and complicated shots.
If you would like to give it a try contact us here to book a date and time for a taster session.
Welcome
Swanage Croquet Club was founded in 2005 and plays on two lawns at the Bon Accord Road playing field.
We play seven days a week throughout the year. If you would like to give it a try complete the Contact form
Latest News
(For older news and events please visit the separate Past News page here)
Winter Games Mornings
Winter indoor games start again on Wednesday 15th October at 10:00 at Chococo.
See you there!
Swanage Wins South West Federation of Croquet Clubs
League Handicap Trophy
Congratulations to our handicap team who beat their counterparts from Glamorgan 12-8 to win the South West Federation of Croquet Clubs Handicap League Trophy at Nailsea on 21st September. Although Swanage’s strong start in the doubles meant they had their noses in front many of the matches went to the final hoop in a close battle played out over 7 hours.
The victory represents a fitting end to a long season involving matches against Taunton, Budleigh Salterton, Dowlish Wake, Bude and Abbey. It also adds to the tally of honours after winning the same trophy in 2016 and 2022 (runner up in 2024) and the High Handicap equivalent in 2024 (runner up in 2023). It also means Swanage potentially qualify for the 2026 National Championships.
Pictures from the days events can be found here.
Bob Oliver Day
Congratulations go to Pearl for winning the Bob Oliver competition that was held on 14th August. A very special day for Pearl.
Tear and Share
Photographs from the “Tear and Share” picnic, held on Saturday 9th August are available from the above Gallery link . Many thanks to Nancy, Viv and Francis for arranging the event and to all those who provided food and drink and helped to make it such an enjoyable social day.
Advantage Golf Croquet
Advantage Golf Croquet has recently been adopted by South West Federation and so will be used in league matches and our own club competitions in 2025. To help make this change guidance on playing Advantage Golf Croquet, including starting tables and how to score etc, is now available from the navigation bar via the heading 'Play'.
Also now available is an expanded guidance note on the more general rules of playing Golf Croquet which includes foul shots, the penalties arising and how best to avoid them in specific situations."