golf course that is open in winter months. Croquet Hurlingham has been at the centre of world croquet for many years. The Croquet Association had its headquarters in the club from 1959 to 2002. Top-ranking international competitions are regularly held on the lawns, at one time the finest in the country, though the CA headquarters have since relocated to the Cheltenham Croquet Club. Other sports and events Other sports include lawn tennis, cricket, bowls, skittles, squash and swimming (with both indoor and outdoor pools) as well as fitness facilities and a gymnasium. Games such as bridge, backgammon and chess are popular indoor pursuits. The club has also hosted the Grand Prix Ball and the Concours d'Elegance. Membership Members must be proposed and seconded by two current full members of the club. Since 2018, the waitlist for becoming a member has been closed, but children and spouses of current members are given preference when vacancies do arise. The club currently has around 13,000 members – of whom around 6,000 have full voting rights. Notable members Lord Fowler, Lord Temple-Morris, Adam Raphael, novelist and peer Jeffrey Archer, the actor Trevor Eve and his wife Sharon Maughan are all members of the Hurlingham Club. Past members include Walter Buckmaster, the Carry On actress Liz Fraser and Air Vice-Marshal Sir William Cushion. In 2011, Charles Nall-Cain, 3rd Baron Brocket was refused membership owing to his stint in prison. Gallery See also List of London's gentlemen's clubs Bibliography The Hurlingham Club, 1869–1953, by Henry Taprell Dorling (1953) Pigeons, Polo, and Other Pastimes: A History of the Hurlingham Club, by Nigel Miskin (2000) References External links 1869 establishments in England History of the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham Venues of the 1908 Summer Olympics Gentlemen's clubs in London Fulham Olympic polo venues Polo clubs in the United Kingdom Sport in Hammersmith and Fulham Sports clubs established in 1869 Tennis venues in London