HURLINGHAM CLUB HOST CLUB SPOTLIGHT
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. 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. 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. Club Access: entry to Hurlingham is free of charge to all visitors during the period 24 July to 28 July. Please carefully note these conditions of entry: Players, Managers & Officials: will be pre-registered for all days including 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.
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