WALMER LAWN TENNIS
& CROQUET CLUB

Learn & Play in Beautiful, Historic Surroundings

Welcome

Walmer Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club is situated in Archery Square Walmer, a conservation area only two roads back from the seafront. The club has six high quality laser levelled grass courts, two hard courts and two delightful croquet lawns which are all sheltered from the sea breeze by period houses and mature trees.

The old wooden club house and newly built changing rooms provide 350 tennis and croquet members with traditional and suitable facilities for events and entertaining.

This friendly club is the fourth oldest club in the world which still plays grass court tennis and croquet on its original site. Formed in 1883 by Royal Marine officers stationed at military barracks close by it has continued to grow attracting players from all demographics who enjoy competitive and social games.

Tennis

Senior Tennis

Senior Tennis at Walmer fulfils the game’s enjoyment for all standards: beginners, rusty racquets and team tennis. Members have the rare opportunity to play on grass during the summer then move inside during winter.

Junior Tennis

An important section of the club from minis to teenagers with supervised group coaching by qualified LTA coaches. On ‘Friday Evening is Junior Night’ the whole club is taken over by juniors and parents and children can learn to play and improve their tennis in a delightful, safe environment.

Coaching

Coaching at Walmer has become a success story and is available all year round. We are fortunate in having two new hard courts for coaching, which will be re-laid in 2021, as well as the Indoor Tennis Centre in Deal which provides qualified and professional LTA coaches covering all abilities.

Court Bookings

All courts and lawns can be pre booked on this website at least one week prior to play. This gives all our members the chance to play when they like and with whom they like. It allows the club to arrange and advertise group social tennis as well as team tennis and encourages fair usage of the courts and lawns.

Croquet

Croquet is played under the club’s own and peculiar Golf Croquet rules which leads to exciting and entertaining matches. The club has 65 members who meet for social afternoons as well as arranged matches. The soft clunk of mallet to ball mixes well with bird song and whispered tactics.

Membership

Membership gives you a chance to join a well run club with great facilities. It is becoming one of the most popular clubs in town due to friends being made and exciting tennis played at the tranquil hidden secret of Archery Square.

WALMER LAWN TENNIS & CROQUET CLUB