Tours
Information for touring clubs
With two excellent greens and a well-equipped clubhouse, we take pride in hosting visiting bowls clubs. Above all, you will experience a welcoming and friendly atmosphere among enthusiastic bowlers and friends. Hampden Park is always delighted to receive touring teams. For further details, such as available dates, green fees, refreshments, and more, please contact our Fixture Secretary at fixtures@hpbowls.com.
Eastbourne, recognised as the UK’s sunniest resort, benefits from its strategic location at the base of the South Downs. This setting provides the town with a distinct microclimate, often shielding it from adverse weather experienced elsewhere. The surrounding Downs are designated as an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Additionally, the dramatic cliffs of Beachy Head, rising 530 feet, offer impressive views over Eastbourne and the English Channel.
Eastbourne is famous for its Victorian buildings, fabulous seafront promenade and pier, Eastbourne also has some excellent shopping. With a mix of high street names and small independent boutiques along with miles of wonderful beaches. The town is blessed with a range of quality accommodation, from luxury seafront hotels to the humble B&B, almost all of which welcome bowls tours. If you are wanting advice on where to stay we can always put you in touch with hotels recommended by previous tourists.
The town of Eastbourne has seven bowling clubs, four of which support two greens, so a tour to Eastbourne means you need not venture far from your base. That said, there are several bowling clubs within 30 minutes’ drive that are keen to welcome tourists. In the unlikely event of inclement weather, Eastbourne has two full sized indoor rinks, either of which I’m sure would welcome a few frustrated bowlers on almost any wet summer afternoon.
After bowling, Eastbourne offers the perfect place to relax. You can take in a show at one of the town's theatres, enjoy a bandstand concert or just take a stroll on the seafront and pier. The Sovereign Harbour Marina is always worth a visit should you want to dream and pick out your new luxury boat in time for your lottery win.
Alternatively, if you crave a bit of culture there is the Towner Art Gallery. And we must not forget the Redoubt Fortress and Military Museum, built on the seafront to keep Napoleon at bay and now housing 200 years of history and the largest military collection in the South East. The county of Sussex offers a wide range of country and seaside scenery including Beachy Head and Seven Sisters Country Park. Brighton, Hastings, Rye and Battle are all just a car ride away.
Other sources of local information can be found here:
Visit Eastbourne - Official Tourist Website