Amesbury Bowls Club

Amesbury Bowls Club is a private Lawn Bowls Club, founded in 1925, situated in the grounds of Antrobus House, a Grade II listed building, close to Stonehenge and only eight miles from the historic City of Salisbury.

The club is a Registered Community Amateur Sports Club and aims to develop and promote the Game of Lawn Bowls at all levels, providing the Community the opportunity to enjoy the sport and to develop individual skills in competitive and recreational bowls.

Our facilities include a comfortable Clubhouse with a well-stocked Bar and Catering Facilities, and a large Car Park adjacent to the full-size bowling green. There is easy access to the club from the main A345 and the A303 trunk road.

History of Amesbury Bowls Club

The building contract for the construction of Antrobus House was awarded to a local builder, Mr HC James. Harry James was interested in the Sport of Bowls and he obtained a lease on the Bowling Green area and laid the green. He became the first President of the Club, a position he held for nearly 40 years.

His photograph adorns the clubhouse to this day. The Club was formed early in 1925, the membership drawn mostly from the employees of HC James. The Club became affiliated to the Wiltshire Bowls Association on the 18th April 1925. Harry James became the President of Wiltshire Bowls Association in 1938.

In 1928 a bowls club was formed in Durrington. There was constant rivalry between the two clubs, but interest in bowls in Durrington waned and the club closed in 1976 with a majority of its remaining members joining Amesbury, strengthening the club considerably.