Test Valley Croquet Club play from April to September at Hunts Farm Sports Ground, Timsbury.

Founded over 10 years ago the club is thriving, informal and friendly. All the club's facilities and equipment are available to members and their guests every day between April and September.

"Mix-ins" are held on Tuesday afternoons for those wishing to play Association Croquet, ('real croquet' to its aficionados!) and on Monday afternoons for Golf Croquet, a less demanding game, but played with equal fervour and enjoyment by its own enthusiats.

What is Croquet?
Just knocking a ball thro' hoops! Sounds easy! But there is a little more to croquet than meets the eye.
Sounds simple; except that your opponent will be trying his/her best to stop your progress by striking his ball to cannon yours as far away from the next hoop as possible.
Skill? Compare the hoop with a golf hole, the hole is over twice the size of a golf ball. The hoop is only 3 - 6mm wider than the croquet ball.
A croquet player's strike to successfully score a hoop from 20 meters is just as satisfying as the golfer's drive from tee to green or a 20 meter putt!

There are two games the one with the easiest rules is Golf Croquet, the other is Association Croquet.

Association Croquet
This is tactical, like snooker on grass, except that your two balls must be passed through all 6 hoops in order, then back again, to finish at peg.
For more information on Association Croquet, click here

Golf Croquet
Like golf? Not quite, the game is played with 4 balls.
For more information on Golf Croquet, click here

Are you interested?
New members of any age or experience are always welcome. Go along to a "mix-in" at 2pm on either afternoon to "have a go" or to watch, or make contact with Julie Gale, Secretary 01794 501043 or the John Smith, Captain 01794 340341 if you are only able to play in the evenings and at weekends.