Hurlingham Club

We are delighted to welcome you to The Hurlingham Club for Round 1 of the 2026 MacRobertson Shield, this being the 5th time Hurlingham has hosted this prestigious event.

Founded in 1869, originally as a pigeon-shooting Club, Hurlingham became renowned as the historic birthplace of modern Polo, having formalised the first rules of the sport in 1875. Croquet was introduced in 1898 and has ever since been the spiritual home of Croquet. This year, we are celebrating the 125th anniversary of The Hurlingham Cup (part of the August Week tournament), an open event first played in 1901.

In 1959 Hurlingham became the home of the Croquet Association (CA), where it was based until 2001. In 1989, Hurlingham hosted the inaugural Association Croquet Singles World Championship and has since hosted a further four editions of this event, most recently in 2023. And next year, Hurlingham will host the AC Opens for the sixth time since 2000.

The Club is set in 42 acres of beautifully landscaped grounds, featuring the magnificent club house overlooking the four front championship lawns, with two further lawns close to the Cricket pitch which itself is converted into four additional lawns when required for major tournaments.

To help make your visit as smooth and enjoyable as possible, we politely ask all players and visitors to follow these conditions and guidance:

  • Club Access: entry to Hurlingham is free of charge to all visitors during the period 24 July to 28 July. Please note carefully these conditions of entry:
    • Players, Managers & Officials: will be pre-registered for all days incl. practice.
    • Croquet England (CqE) members: entry on presentation of their Membership Card (available on the member’s entry in the Subscribers’ Area of the CqE website).
    • Members of WCF organisations: entry on presentation of evidence of membership of an equivalent WCF organisation.
    • All other visitors: all other visitors must be pre-registered prior to entry at least 24hrs ahead of a weekday visit, and by Friday 3pm ahead of a weekend visit. To register, visit https://buytickets.at/thehurlinghamclub2/2257658.
  • Parking: there is limited parking at Hurlingham and all visitors are encouraged to use public transport to the Club. However, Parking for players, managers and officials is free according to availability.
    • All other visitors may use the car park from 9am-7pm if space is available, charged at £15 on weekdays, £20 on weekends.
  • Dress Code: All players must wear flat-soled shoes on all croquet lawns; trainers with ribbed soles/studs and bare feet are not permitted.
    • Players on the championship lawns may wear approved official team uniforms. White rainwear is preferred but exceptions are acceptable if there is no alternative.
    • All visitors to please remove hats & caps when inside all the Club buildings.
  • Food Outlets: visitors may use the food and beverage outlets at the Club. The Club is cashless so credit cards must be used. Sportswear can be worn in these areas (except The Brasserie 1869) although sports equipment should not be taken into the Polo Bar or other Club rooms, except the old Dining Room which is exclusively reserved for players for the tournament.
    • Polo Bar: visitors to the Polo Bar should be accompanied by a Club member.
  • Changing Facilities: for players and officials there are limited changing and showering facilities available in the so-called Dry Changing Rooms accessed from the West Wing Fitness Centre Corridor. Overnight storage lockers may be available. Fitness Centre Reception will guide if necessary.
  • Smoking: smoking, including the use of e-cigarettes, is not permitted within any enclosed Club buildings. Smoking is permitted within the grounds except the Rose Court Terrace, near the entrances to the Gym, Fitness Centre or within the horseshoe approach to the Clubhouse.
  • Mobile phones and other hand-held devices: must be kept silent and not used in the Clubhouse or in ways that may cause nuisance to members. Mobile phone audio & video calls are not permitted in most areas of the Club, except in car parks and at Main Reception (brief audio calls), and discreetly inside or behind the Manager’s tent on the North boundary of the Croquet lawns.
  • Please note that members and visitors may not sit or lie on the ground around the Clubhouse area. Picnics are not allowed. Ample seating is provided in or close to catering areas. Visitors are not permitted to use other sporting facilities while at the Club.

We look forward to welcoming you to Hurlingham and thank you in advance for following these regulations. We hope you enjoy your visit to the Club.

How to Get Here

Hurlingham Club's address is The Hurlingham Club, Ranelagh Gardens, London, SW6 3PR.

BY TUBE

Putney Bridge Tube Station: 5-minute walk
Parsons Green Tube Station: 10-minute walk

BY RAIL

Putney Overground Station: 15-minute walk

BY CAR

If you are driving to the Club, please enter ‘Napier Avenue’ into your Sat Nav. This will direct you to the Main Gate entrance, which has a 7ft width restriction – please ensure your vehicle can safely pass through. But note the following:

Local Road Restrictions - The Clean Air Neighbourhood Programme

The London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham (LBH&F) has now permanently implemented the Fulham Clean Air Neighbourhood Programme.

The scheme does not restrict access to any areas within the borough but regulates traffic to utilise prescribed (arterial) routes, preventing out-of-borough traffic from using residential streets as shortcuts. Policing the program involves a network of five cameras (indicated by camera icons on the map below) and seven monitoring devices (marked with white circles) located west of Wandsworth Bridge Road. Vehicles passing through these cameras may incur fines ranging from £60 to £130, depending on the timing of payment.

Cars registered in the borough can travel freely through cameras without being penalised. You can find out if this is applicable to you by clicking here and entering your postcode.

All non-local traffic heading to the Club must follow camera-free routes, outlined on the maps and described below, to avoid fines. With one exception noted for those crossing Wandsworth Bridge Road (as detailed below), there are no routine exemptions for travel to and from the Club.

The map above indicates the recommended routes for reaching the Club via the Main Gate entrance. Non-local traffic should avoid turning right under the railway arch, and continue along New Kings Road, taking any of the available right turns (Grimston or Foskett Road are the first). Those exiting the Main Gate and needing to return via Putney Bridge or Fulham Palace Road should avoid the Hurlingham Road/New Kings Road junction to bypass the cameras, enter New Kings Road via Grimston or Foskett Road and then turn left towards Putney Bridge.

For those traveling to the Club via Wandsworth Bridge Road, entry should be made through the Back Gate. However, when exiting the Club via the Main Gate, drivers must use the roads north of Broomhouse Lane to reach New Kings Road and beyond.

 

Anyone travelling north over Wandsworth Bridge should turn left onto Carnwarth Road and enter the Club via the Back Gate. If returning home directly after your visit, do so via the Main Gate, travelling along Hurlingham Road, passing the camera on Broomhouse Lane, and heading back south over Wandsworth Bridge. As there is no alternative route without passing a camera, the Club has an exemption for this entry and exit route and no fine will be incurred for this journey. During times when the Back Gate is closed (pre-8am and post-8pm), members and guests can drive through the camera north on Broomhouse Lane and enter via the Main Gate without incurring a fine.

Members using the above route to access the Club but intending to travel elsewhere afterward may do so freely but should avoid passing any of the cameras indicated on the maps above.