Nailsea and District Croquet Club
All you need to get started is a pair of flat-soled shoes. We can provide you with a mallet, encouragement and the necessary skills. Croquet is a skilful and challenging game which takes a short time time to learn but a few years to master. It is a game which offers a challenge to those who enjoy tactics and love to hit a target be it another ball or a hoop to run through. Please pay us a visit, visitors and members welcome at any time, or ring 01275 852023 for more information. Nailsea & District Croquet Club was started in 1981 and is now well-established, It is the only club in the area with four full-size lawns and good facilities. Club competitions and leagues matches are held throughout the season and the Club hosts tournaments for the Croquet Association and the South West Federation. In 2005 NDCC was one of the host venues for the World Croquet Championships and in 2021 we hosted the Golf Croquet Home Internationals. In 2023 we will welcome the third Eight players in the country to play in the Spencer Ell Cup. Over the years, many junior members have learned to play at nine or ten years old and progressed to compete at International Level.
Tuition, in the form of 6-lesson courses, is given free to members, but otherwise a small charge is made to non-members (£60). This sum is deducted from membership should you join the club. Players of all ages (10 to 110) are welcome, and physical fitness is not a criterion