| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground 12:27 - Aug 5 with 3872 views | judespiveyg |
Little lunch break thread... What are the nicest/your favourite sports grounds in Suffolk? (Other than PR obvs). Have played a lot of football and cricket (plus golf if you want to include that), so have seen a lot of what the county has to offer, or at least the eastern part.
My personal favs:
Yoxford Cricket Club - small but lovely on a summer day with the view over the fields (plus its fun to aim for the trees)
Dennington Football Ground - not sure anyone plays there anymore, but has direct access to a pub garden and the village church overlooks the ground.
Woodbridge Cricket Club - Even though its in Campsea Ashe, certainly a nice spot for cricket on Ashe Park.
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 12:51 - Aug 5 with 3296 views | Bobbychase |
Southwold Cricket Club is nice.
Although one too many budgies in their team last time I played there |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:08 - Aug 5 with 3246 views | woodbridge_blue |
Lot of very nice cricket grounds in Suffolk.
Our home ground at Melton St Audry's is decent, near to us Easton, Worlingworth and Sudbourne Hall are all picturesque, but the most "village" ground surely has to be my former ground at Fishpond Meadow, Waldringfield.
Anyone else played there? |  | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:20 - Aug 5 with 3187 views | davblue |
Felixstowe cricket club. Purely because I spent a lot of time there with my cousins growing up, playing cricket, football there whilst my dad was playing. |  | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:24 - Aug 5 with 3151 views | Stenvict |
Culford School Cricket Ground | |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:44 - Aug 5 with 3096 views | homer_123 |
Felixstowe Golf Club - the 6 holes along the coastline are rather good. |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:50 - Aug 5 with 3073 views | catch74 |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 12:51 - Aug 5 by Bobbychase |
Southwold Cricket Club is nice.
Although one too many budgies in their team last time I played there |
The Barbrooks were playing for
Southwold last time I played there! |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 14:25 - Aug 5 with 3014 views | PhilTWTD |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:50 - Aug 5 by catch74 |
The Barbrooks were playing for
Southwold last time I played there! |
Along with their dad! I asked him about it the other day, as it happens.
 Barbrook: I'm Really Proud of the Team 2nd Aug 2024 17:18Town defender Harry Barbrook expressed pride at his team’s performance as the Blues’ U21s fell to a 3-1 defeat to a senior Borussia Mönchengladbach side in pre-season at the ATS Sportpark in Heimstetten.  4
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 14:40 - Aug 5 with 2933 views | catch74 |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 14:25 - Aug 5 by PhilTWTD |
Along with their dad! I asked him about it the other day, as it happens.
Barbrook: I'm Really Proud of the Team 2nd Aug 2024 17:18Town defender Harry Barbrook expressed pride at his team’s performance as the Blues’ U21s fell to a 3-1 defeat to a senior Borussia Mönchengladbach side in pre-season at the ATS Sportpark in Heimstetten. 4
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Thanks Phil, that’s a good read - apologies I missed it at the time. | |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 15:30 - Aug 5 with 2858 views | Bluespeed225 |
If playing in the humble Tuesday evening inter firm league(don’t know if it even exists anymore as companies have dissapeared), then a game at RHS Holbrook was special. Beautifully kept, magnificent views from either end, and a thatched pub on the grounds! Don Topley and a young Reece playing.
The Co-op pitch at Wherstead was rather nice, great view of the bridge. | | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:19 - Aug 5 with 2771 views | jontysnut |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 15:30 - Aug 5 by Bluespeed225 |
If playing in the humble Tuesday evening inter firm league(don’t know if it even exists anymore as companies have dissapeared), then a game at RHS Holbrook was special. Beautifully kept, magnificent views from either end, and a thatched pub on the grounds! Don Topley and a young Reece playing.
The Co-op pitch at Wherstead was rather nice, great view of the bridge. |
I used to enjoy school team matches there - a proper tea afterwards |  | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:31 - Aug 5 with 2734 views | suffolkpoker |
Football related
Woodbridge - old fashioned ground and played a couple of finals tbere
Sudbury has a nice football ground but never played there
Bloomfields is nice and played quite a few times tbere
Halesworth - another old fashioned ground, never played there but managed my sons side tbere
Solebay has a nice new set up now. They have strong sides for small population.
Fox hall stadium - love how it’s plonked in a housing estate |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:34 - Aug 5 with 2718 views | PhilTWTD |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 14:40 - Aug 5 by catch74 |
Thanks Phil, that’s a good read - apologies I missed it at the time. |
No problem. I got the quotes but Kallum Brisset wrote it up, so how it reads wasn't down to me! | | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:50 - Aug 5 with 2632 views | Leutard |
Watched a lot of AFC Sudbury at the Kings Marsh Stadium, nice facilities overall and their academy has been producing at a prodigious rate given the clubs size | | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:51 - Aug 5 with 2623 views | bournemouthblue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 15:30 - Aug 5 by Bluespeed225 |
If playing in the humble Tuesday evening inter firm league(don’t know if it even exists anymore as companies have dissapeared), then a game at RHS Holbrook was special. Beautifully kept, magnificent views from either end, and a thatched pub on the grounds! Don Topley and a young Reece playing.
The Co-op pitch at Wherstead was rather nice, great view of the bridge. |
The Inter-firm very much still exists but as you say, features very few firms now
Suffolk County Council are there, BT are ARCS Phoenix and RHS Staff still enter a team, the rest are local clubs or part-time teams essentially [Post edited 5 Aug 2024 16:52]
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:09 - Aug 5 with 2573 views | hoppy |
I've popped along to a football club based on Humber Doucy Lane a few times. Ipswich Wanderers I believe they're called... quite a quaint little ground, which has improved no end since the first time I went there... Might pop along again tomorrow night for an FA Cup replay against Thetford Town. 7.45pm kickoff... |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:10 - Aug 5 with 2565 views | Perublue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 16:51 - Aug 5 by bournemouthblue |
The Inter-firm very much still exists but as you say, features very few firms now
Suffolk County Council are there, BT are ARCS Phoenix and RHS Staff still enter a team, the rest are local clubs or part-time teams essentially [Post edited 5 Aug 2024 16:52]
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Loved the inter firm league … I must have played for at least 4 of the teams over the 80s and 90s.. the Hollies closing was a death knell for a few teams. |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:21 - Aug 5 with 2482 views | bournemouthblue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:10 - Aug 5 by Perublue |
Loved the inter firm league … I must have played for at least 4 of the teams over the 80s and 90s.. the Hollies closing was a death knell for a few teams. |
A few team's play up at Ipswich Cricket Club now with their two pitches | |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:27 - Aug 5 with 2458 views | judespiveyg |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 13:08 - Aug 5 by woodbridge_blue |
Lot of very nice cricket grounds in Suffolk.
Our home ground at Melton St Audry's is decent, near to us Easton, Worlingworth and Sudbourne Hall are all picturesque, but the most "village" ground surely has to be my former ground at Fishpond Meadow, Waldringfield.
Anyone else played there? |
Have played a lot of entertaining matches at St. Audry's over the years, both football and cricket (nice little 9 hole golf course as well), smart clubhouse too. Last time I played there I got some terrific bruises on my shins by running straight into the covers while trying to make a boundary catch. Missed our game there this year sadly. | |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:32 - Aug 5 with 2417 views | bournemouthblue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:27 - Aug 5 by judespiveyg |
Have played a lot of entertaining matches at St. Audry's over the years, both football and cricket (nice little 9 hole golf course as well), smart clubhouse too. Last time I played there I got some terrific bruises on my shins by running straight into the covers while trying to make a boundary catch. Missed our game there this year sadly. |
It's improved a lot over the years, it wasn't that long ago they didn't have a roller from memory [Post edited 5 Aug 2024 17:37]
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:45 - Aug 5 with 2341 views | hjerman |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:21 - Aug 5 by bournemouthblue |
A few team's play up at Ipswich Cricket Club now with their two pitches |
Still 10 teams, in two leagues, in the inter firm, but as mentioned not so much in terms of firms these days. Always a good Tuesday night out although the weather this year was a bit of a disaster. I remember playing the Topleys at RHS and on a nice evening it is a stunning setting, and also hosted ‘It’s a knockout’ in the early 2000s.
I am sure a TWTDs team would be most welcome in the league next season if they fancied a ‘Nipper Lawrence’ / ‘Billy Dane’ summer football break for a bit of cricket. | | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:48 - Aug 5 with 2318 views | woodbridge_blue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:32 - Aug 5 by bournemouthblue |
It's improved a lot over the years, it wasn't that long ago they didn't have a roller from memory [Post edited 5 Aug 2024 17:37]
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You're right....now a ride on roller, electronic scoreboard and covers....Still can't get promotion though!! | | | |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 21:32 - Aug 5 with 2081 views | bournemouthblue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 17:48 - Aug 5 by woodbridge_blue |
You're right....now a ride on roller, electronic scoreboard and covers....Still can't get promotion though!! |
They seem to be eternally stuck in Div 6? | |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 22:03 - Aug 5 with 1993 views | Fenland_Blue |
Woolpit by miles, lovely ground with normally a great cricket wicket.
Other nice grounds are Sudbury, Bury, Worlington, Exning, Hadleigh, East Bergholt and Copdock.
We are lucky to have so many lovely grounds in Suffolk, unlike the Essex grounds we have to travel to like Clacton, god knows what you will find on the outfield. |  |
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| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 23:12 - Aug 5 with 1938 views | woodbridge_blue |
| Favourite Suffolk Sports ground on 21:32 - Aug 5 by bournemouthblue |
They seem to be eternally stuck in Div 6? |
Yes, there's usually a team that starts in division nine that cruises through every division until they get to at least division three....this year it's Brightlingsea. Makes promotion quite a challenge.
We usually lose the odd game unexpectedly as well, but even at division six level there are enough decent individuals to be match winners and makes winning enough games to achieve promotion very difficult.
We'll keep trying though. | | | |
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