Castle Rushen Tennis Club Farrants Way, Castletown, IM9 1NR Castletown has had tennis courts since 1875. In 1971 Wimbledon finalist Mark Ferrell played here. There are now three tarmac courts offering Club sessions, Ladies tennis, Junior tennis, League Matches, Tournaments and Events including an Open Play Day to encourage newcomers and those who wish to have a go. The courts are next to the […] Read More
Castletown Abbey Badminton Club Castle Rushen Sports Hall, Arbory Road, Castletown, IM9 1RE Rushen Badminton Club including the Hotshots. Read More
Castletown Bowling Club The Crofts, Castletown, IM9 1LW The oldest-surviving known bowling green for target style bowling was built in 1299. Master’s Close (now the Old Bowling Green of the Southampton Bowling Club) in Southampton, England, which is still in use. In 1325, laws were passed in Berlin and Cologne that limited bets on lawn bowling to five shillings.In 1455, lawn bowling lanes […] Read More
Castletown Golf Links Fort Island Road, Derbyhaven, IM9 1UA The original Castletown Club was formed in 1892 and holes were laid out on the present site in the early 1900s by Tom Morris of St Andrews. It was then redesigned to its present condition in the late 1920s by Mackenzie Ross. The course is surrounded by sea on three sides giving panoramic views while […] Read More
Castletown Hockey Club Castle Rushen High School, Arbory Road, Castletown, IM9 1RE The roots of hockey are buried deep in antiquity. Historical records show that a crude form of the game was played in Egypt 4,000 years ago and in Ethiopia around 1,000BC, whilst an ancient form of the game was also played in Iran in around 2,000BC. Read More
Castletown Lawn Tennis Club Malew Street, Castletown, IM9 1AE The invention of vulcanized rubber in 1890 meant that tennis could be played outdoors on grass. In 1873, Major Walter Wingfield, invented a game called Sphairistike on an hourglass shaped court, with the net in the middle. The game was adopted by Croquet Clubs, and in 1877 the All England Croquet Club, held its first […] Read More
