Clubs welcome visitors, so pack your mallet when you travel

Many players start at their own club on one morning a week, such as a Tuesday morning. Within five years, many have played croquet in other towns.

Tournaments make a good weekend away. On the Sunshine Coast, Caloundra hosted the AC Caloundra Classic from 28 May to 1 June 2025, and a Toowoomba player won the Bertram trophy. Players also visit clubs in Toowoomba, Noosa and Cairns, and across the Tasman in New Zealand.

Clubs love visitors. Broadbeach welcomes players from the southern states and New Zealand who come north in the cooler months. Headland-Buderim welcomes back regular winter visitors from New Zealand. In June 2025, Sunshine Coast clubs hosted players from the Christchurch and Dunedin regions. At Caloundra they played GC in the morning and AC in the afternoon. During their visit, they also joined two birthday celebrations.

New Zealand returns the favour. Kerikeri Croquet Club in Northland says local and overseas visitors are very welcome on club days, and it has had visitors from Australia. Find more on the Croquet New Zealand Find a Club page.

To visit, look up the local club, send an email and ask to join a social day. Much of the trip is dinners and conversations, and the welcome is the same everywhere. Visit early, and pack your mallet for holidays.