Welcome

The Connaught Club was established in 1885 in Chingford, London E4 located within the beautiful surroundings of Epping Forest. The Club has a proud history of providing excellent facilities for playing Tennis, Squash, Racketball and Lawn Bowls. The facilities include 7 outdoor and 2 indoor tennis courts, 4 squash courts, an excellent bowling green with 7 rinks, and a gym. In addition, there is a bar, kitchen and a spacious pavilion and patio that are the hub of the Clubs social activities. The Connaught Club is a registered Community Amateur Sports Club that aims to serve the local community within which we are located to enhance the health and wellbeing of members, guests and visitors.

Our vision is to be the Go-To Club for playing Tennis, Squash, Racketball and Bowls, whilst connecting our local community through sport, friendship and wellbeing. We offer a vibrant coaching set up supporting players at all levels of ability. We encourage members to participate in our thriving programme of internal, local, county, regional and national competitions, both as individuals and representing Team Connaught.

Our mission is to promote an inclusive welcoming environment for members and their guests to: enjoy playing sport, develop their skills, achieve their sporting aims and be the best players they can be!

We are committed to providing the best possible facilities and coaching to enrich the sporting experience of all our Tennis, Squash, Racketball, Bowls, Gym and Social members.

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The Connaught was originally established as a Tennis Club in 1885 and is steeped in a rich and varied history. We have 2 indoor hard courts, 6 outdoor acrylic courts (2 of which are covered during the winter season by an inflatable dome) and 1 clay court.

The club runs a large number of mens, ladies & mixed teams, as well as doubles & single internal leagues. We also run competitions for juniors and adults. Club Afternoons on Tuesdays & Thursdays provide an opportunity for social tennis. Just turn up and play!

The Club has an in-house coaching team that caters for complete beginners to players with ambitions to play on the pro-circuit.

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The Squash section was introduced at the Connaught in 1970. We have four courts, two of which are glass backed. One of the glass backs is an exhibition court with seating for 100 spectators.

We offer both squash & racketball and welcome players of all ages and levels. As well as internal leagues, the club also runs mens & ladies teams throughout the year, and hosts a number of competitions for both adults and juniors.

The Club has an in-house coaching academy that caters for all abilities from complete beginners to international standard.

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Connaught Bowls is a friendly Club and caters for all levels of bowling for its members.  There are casual roll-ups between friends, internal club leagues, friendly games with other clubs and, more competitively, fiercely fought district leagues, internal competitions, and then a variety of very competitive county and national competitions which members compete in, all hoping to reach the National Finals which are held at Leamington Spa in August.

New members of all ages and standards are welcome to join. Beginners are always welcome and free advice and instruction is always available if required. The outdoor bowls season runs from April to September, when we then have ‘short mat’ bowls in the main pavilion twice a week during the winter months.

Bowls Members are also members of the Connaught Club itself and have full access to the Club bar and social events that are held throughout the year.  There are regular quizzes and occasional ‘themed’ events and suppers that are always popular.

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Sunday mornings at the Connaught Club are for toddlers taking their first steps into tennis! 🎾 Join Racket Rascals the perfect class for 1–3-year-olds to learn and have fun!

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Sunday mornings at the Connaught Club are for toddlers taking their first steps into tennis! 🎾 Join Racket Rascals the perfect class for 1–3-year-olds to learn and have fun!

#KidsTennis #TennisForToddlers #ConnaughtClub #ChingfordActivities #SundayTennis #TennisFun #ToddlerTennis #RacketRascals #LearnThroughPlay #ActiveKids #TennisJourney #ChingfordMums #SportsForKids #MiniAthletes
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Junior Inter Counties Event
📅 16 & 17 November

Join us this weekend as the Club hosts the prestigious Junior Inter Counties event! This historic competition showcases the best in county squash, with over 1,000 players competing across 10 age categories.

 #Squash #JuniorInterCounties #CountySquash #SquashLife #JuniorSquash #SquashCompetition #CountyPlayers

Junior Inter Counties Event
📅 16 & 17 November

Join us this weekend as the Club hosts the prestigious Junior Inter Counties event! This historic competition showcases the best in county squash, with over 1,000 players competing across 10 age categories.

#Squash #JuniorInterCounties #CountySquash #SquashLife #JuniorSquash #SquashCompetition #CountyPlayers
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We are excited to host an England Squash Junior Bronze event at The Connaught Club on Saturday, 23rd November. The available categories for entry are Boys and Girls Under 9’s, 11’s, 15’s, and 19’s. The entry deadline is
10th November.
We look forward to welcoming as many participants as possible! If this is your first England Squash-sanctioned event, it’s a great opportunity to earn an England Squash Junior ranking and see how you compare to players already competing and ranked. You can then aim to improve your ranking by entering future events.
Whether you’re already ranked and looking for points and match practice, or you’re new to tournaments and want to experience a friendly junior competition for the first time, this event is suitable for everyone.
For further information, feel free to contact me at Robertthirstsquash@gmail.com or 07919136822.
Rob Thirst
England Squash Level 3 Talent Development Coach

We are excited to host an England Squash Junior Bronze event at The Connaught Club on Saturday, 23rd November. The available categories for entry are Boys and Girls Under 9’s, 11’s, 15’s, and 19’s. The entry deadline is
10th November.
We look forward to welcoming as many participants as possible! If this is your first England Squash-sanctioned event, it’s a great opportunity to earn an England Squash Junior ranking and see how you compare to players already competing and ranked. You can then aim to improve your ranking by entering future events.
Whether you’re already ranked and looking for points and match practice, or you’re new to tournaments and want to experience a friendly junior competition for the first time, this event is suitable for everyone.
For further information, feel free to contact me at Robertthirstsquash@gmail.com or 07919136822.
Rob Thirst
England Squash Level 3 Talent Development Coach
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Big congratulations to Keith Lesser for his incredible achievement of reaching World No. 1 in the Over 40s Racketlon rankings! 🏆🌍 Here’s to many more victories! 

#WorldNumberOne #Racketlon #connaughtclub

Big congratulations to Keith Lesser for his incredible achievement of reaching World No. 1 in the Over 40s Racketlon rankings! 🏆🌍 Here’s to many more victories!

#WorldNumberOne #Racketlon #connaughtclub
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🏆 Huge congratulations to the Essex O60s on winning the British National County Cup! Special recognition to our very own Connaught members, Ernie Stoker and Pete Burgess, who, alongside Howard McGuiness, Peter Mott, and Alan Kemp, went unbeaten throughout the tournament. A proud moment for Ernie as captain, leading the team to victory after a challenging season. Well done, team!

🏆 Huge congratulations to the Essex O60s on winning the British National County Cup! Special recognition to our very own Connaught members, Ernie Stoker and Pete Burgess, who, alongside Howard McGuiness, Peter Mott, and Alan Kemp, went unbeaten throughout the tournament. A proud moment for Ernie as captain, leading the team to victory after a challenging season. Well done, team! ...

Improve your tennis skills with private lessons at Club Connaught! 

Our LTA Level 3 Accredited coaches offer sessions for juniors and adults, from beginners to advanced players.

Led by Andrew Foster and Dan Osben, our coaching programme delivers top-quality training. For enquiries, email enquiries@connaughtclub.co.uk

#TennisLessons #PrivateCoaching #ClubConnaught #TennisTraining #LTAAccredited #JuniorTennis #AdultTennis #BeginnerToAdvanced #TennisUK

Improve your tennis skills with private lessons at Club Connaught!

Our LTA Level 3 Accredited coaches offer sessions for juniors and adults, from beginners to advanced players.

Led by Andrew Foster and Dan Osben, our coaching programme delivers top-quality training. For enquiries, email enquiries@connaughtclub.co.uk

#TennisLessons #PrivateCoaching #ClubConnaught #TennisTraining #LTAAccredited #JuniorTennis #AdultTennis #BeginnerToAdvanced #TennisUK
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Location

Our address is Barn Hoppett, Rangers Road, Chingford, E4 7QH

You will find us opposite The Queen Elizabeth’s Hunting Lodge on Rangers Road. Turn on to the gravel road for 50m before taking the left-hand fork onto a tarmac road that leads to the car park.

Please note the car park is owned and maintained by the Corporation of London as part of Epping Forest and there is a charge for using it, although there are concessional rates for Connaught Members. Blue Badge holders and motorcyclists can park for free. There is also the option of parking in the nearby residential streets followed by a 5-to-10-minute walk.

If travelling by public transport we are a 10 to 15 walk from the Chingford train & bus station. Trains arrive every 15 minutes from Liverpool Street and there are numerous buses terminating at Chingford.

If cycling we do have secure bike stands within the complex.

News and Events

Get all the latest news about what is happening at The Connaught Club and look back at some of our past events.

News
Tennis Court Supplies
The Connaught Club have joined the Partner Discount Program with Tennis Court Supplies and now receive a 10% discount on…
Back To School
The Connaught Club recently attended St. Aubyn's School Summer Fete in Woodford to run Taster Sessions for both Tennis and…
Bowls BIG Weekend 2024
The Connaught Club is once again participating the the National Bowls Big Weekend, so why not come along and have…
Connaught Club Platinum Jubilee Celebrations and Events
The Connaught Club held a whole series of events and activities throughout the day on Saturday 4th June to celebrate…
Sunday Roast!
At various times during the year our very own John Simeoni serves up a delicious Sunday Roast dinner at the…
Live Sport
Get your fix of live sport in the Clubhouse Bar. All the big fixtures and multiple sports on SkySports and…
Card Groups– Winter Months
The Club has two active card playing groups during the winter months. Canasta is played on Tuesday mornings, whilst Whist…
Knit & Chat – Winter Months
Taking place every Thursday morning during the winter months, Knit & Chat is open to all members with tuition provided…

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