Links to other croquet web sites – Chester Croquet Club

If you’re interested in more aspects of the game, here are some links to other croquet web sites:

Croquet England

Croquet England (CqE) is the national governing body for croquet in England. Its web site has a wealth of useful information on association and golf croquet. There is also a shop where books, equipment and clothing can be purchased. Details and results of national competitions can be found at the following links:

Mary Rose

North West Federation of Croquet Clubs

Our regional federation organising coaching, development and leagues. The website contains a rolling calendar of events together with latest news and results.

Advanced B Level	Weekend handicap	Mid-week handicap
Short lawn	Golf handicap	Level play golf

There is also a useful list of croquet clubs in the north west together with contact details of club officers and match organisers and of mallet suppliers. Clubs and links to their websites are listed below.

Bowdon	Culcheth – closed	Keswick	Penrith & North Lakes
Bury	Ellesmere	Liverpool – closed	Salford
Chester	Flixton	Llanfairfechan	Southport & Birkdale
Crake Valley	Fylde	Nannerch	Tattenhall
Craig-y-Don	Isle of Man	Pendle & Craven	Westmorland

Oxford Croquet

An independent and impressively comprehensive source of coaching tips and in depth technical information run by Dr Ian Plummer of Balliol College, Oxford.

ClarkeCroquet

An excellent website run by Chris and Jenny Clarke covering a wealth of croquet topics including laws training, stroke play, tactical coaching for both association and golf croquet, equipment and chosing the right mallet, lawn care and some fun stuff such as croquet trivia quizzes. Access to the website is free but full access requires enrolment and log-in.

Northern Croquet Academy

Launched in 2017 as a centre of excellence for croquet coaching and development in the north of England and now running a full programme of courses. Based at the grounds of York Croquet Club near the centre of the city and within a few minutes’ walk of the station.

Croquet Academy

Founded in 2007 as a centre of excellence for croquet tuition and runs a comprehensive programme of courses. Located at Sussex County Croquet Club in Southwick near Brighton.

Croquet on Film

A website dedicated to collecting and showing good croquet videos and photographs. Contains some excellent video clips of top quality games but, sadly, the site is not being kept up to date.

Croquet World Online

A US-based online magazine featuring all aspects of the game.

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Following intensive autumn lawn maintenance, the croquet lawns remain closed until the start of the 2025 season.

A summary of the main topics at the Planning Meeting on Friday, 10 January, is available in the Members only area. More

Spaces still available for a film night plus supper at Chez Jules on Monday, 10 February. Please reply by Wednesday, 15 January. More

Off to a good start at the New Year’s Day social get together. More

If the lawns are wet and soft after heavy rain check before playing. Try the ‘squelch test’ ─ don’t play if water appears when a foot is pressed into the lawns !

2024 NW League rules and scoresheets to download and print.

Beware of scam e-mails purporting to come from club members. Usual give-aways are an unusual or unlikely request and an unfamiliar e-mail address. Do not reply, do not open attachments, do not click on any links, and delete.

Please remember to record names in attendance book and check everything is safe and secure, including the key safe, during and after play and particularly when you are the last to leave and are locking up.

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