The Ellesmere Sports Club

Members Sports Club with Function room available to hire for various events i.e - weddings, birthdays, christening, conferences, classrooms, funerals, fundraisers and other events.

Members sports include: Bowls, Cricket, Squash, Tennis, Croquet. In the future we hope to introduce 5 a side football.

Our Members bar has Sky Sports and is hoping to further branch out to BT sport. We show all kinds of sports, so pop in join as a Social Member and enjoy the games!
In 1886 Lord Ellesmere gave the land to be used as a public green and bore the expense of its construction. The cost of a pavilion at a later date was funded by subscription. The green was opened by Lord Mulgrave in the absence of Lord Ellesmere on August 14th 1886.

In 1889 extra land was granted and two tennis courts were opened and later enlarged in 1891. The pavilion was enlarged in 1901 but was burnt down and the present one was erected in the 1930s.

The Cricket club was founded in 1846 by the first Earl of Ellesmere, thus improving the districts facilities for his tenants. The two clubs were amalgamated in 1975 and the Ellesmere Sports Club was born.

Croquet was also introduced as a sport in the 1930s and is still played today.

The introduction of squash as a sport within the club came in 1979.

Finally The Sutherland Suite was added in 1988. The suite is available for hire for functions such as weddings, birthdays and anniversaries.