Our club opened its gates in 1985 and is set in a beautiful, peaceful area, with the backdrop of the local church (St Michael’s) in the old village of Kingsteignton.  We pride ourselves on being a friendly club, happy to welcome all new members of any age and ability. Wheelchair access is also available and wheelchair users are more than welcome.

We have an excellent outdoor synthetic surface, consisting of four rinks, allowing bowls to be played all year round. Beginners are welcome to come and have a go, using equipment provided by the club before having to buy bowls and shoes for themselves. For use on the bowls green, smooth soled shoes with no heel are required. Traditionally, white tops and grey trousers/skirts are worn on the green but since late 2019, for practice games only (roll ups), casual attire is allowed (relaxed dress code), being optional at our club. 

 N.B: – For those of you that have ventured to view our Application Form, which is a link from the Membership heading, you’ll notice in the notes that it stipulates that white tops & grey bottoms are the order of the day for roll ups. This has now been superseded by the optional wearing of casual clothes as stated above.

 Any tuition given by some of our more experienced bowlers is free of charge to members new to the sport and they will get all the help and encouragement they need. 

There is a thriving programme of bowling to suit all abilities. Informal ‘roll-ups’ (practice) take place most weekday afternoons throughout the year commencing at 1-15 PM (subject to rink space during the Summer) and there are some monthly social evenings in the Winter months. Wednesday mornings, from 9-30 AM, are traditionally the Men’s Over 55’s practice sessions but the ladies are now permitted to join this ‘roll up’ and these sessions have become quite social.

The club would normally run a team in the men’s Mid Devon League (MDL) but back in 2022, due mainly to the high standard the MDL can bring, on a majority vote our members elected not to participate in this competition. A new league has now been formed, namely The South Devon Mixed Bowls league. A few clubs having dropped out of the MDL, similar to us, had signed up for this new league. It transpired that our club dropped out of this league during mid season 2022, owing to lack of numbers for away matches and parking also proved difficult at some venues. Regarding the Men’s MDL, insufficient numbers of players were raised to justify participation for 2024, although our club would have been accepted into this league, numbers permitting.

It transpired that the club elected not to re-register for the Mixed League competition for 2023. It is unknown, at present, regarding plans for this league in 2024. There is no participating list on this at present. It would appear, consequently, that this league is a non starter.

The Men’s Over 55’s league returned as normal for the 2023 season, with our ‘X’ & ‘Y’ divisions  finishing mid-table. Our ladies completed their South Devon Ladies Bowls league (SDLBL) and finished second in Division 5 (well done, ladies).

There are participating lists displayed on the clubhouse notice boards for the ladies SDLBL and the Men’s Over 55’s and there are now satisfacrory numbers for these leagues in 2024.

We played Mixed Friendly matches and internal competitions during the 2023 season. NB: Our bowlers that have featured during this year and previous years playing ‘In House’ competitions can be viewed in the Picture Gallery on this website. Although the In House competitions are a little more serious, The Mixed Friendly matches prove to be great competitive fun against neighbouring clubs.

Presently, early 2024, Winter Friendlies are being played at indoor venues through April 2024 and lists are available in the clubhouse for members to apply for these games.

The club house is equipped with a small kitchen and a social area which hosts the regular fun packed social evenings. The changing rooms have lockers to store bowlers’ equipment and the toilet facilities include a separate disabled toilet.

To conclude, our club offers a very attractive package for all.  Why not come along and give bowls a try?