Lawn Bowls – A Much Loved Sport in Spain

Bowls in Spain has risen in popularity since the 1970’s when the country became a major tourist destination. Many hotels offered the chance for holiday makers to play bowls and the sport caught on, particularly among expats who settled in popular tourist resort areas such as Benidorm, Alicante, Valencia and Magaluf.

Whether you enjoy lawn bowls, short mat bowls, or indoor bowls, there are a variety of bowls clubs all over Spain. Many of these clubs are not just open for members only. If you are holidaying in Spain and love bowls, there are various clubs open for visitors including Cabrera Lawn Bowling club in Almeria, which is the only grass bowling green based in the South of Spain.

Most clubs are based in the Alicante area which has 18 clubs and nearly 2,000 members – well over half the total membership of the coastal areas in Spain. The game is played all year round with some of the most important Leagues played in winter, although there are also some staged in summer too.

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About Bowls in Spain

The history of lawn bowls in Spain is said to date right back to the 13th century when an ancient game known as ‘Bocce’ was played by the Romans and spread to the UK and throughout mainland Europe.

2013 was an important year on the bowls calendar as Alicante played host to the Ninth European Team Bowls Championships which ran for six days from September 29 to October 4.

A total of 16 countries took part in the event at the Emerald Isle Bowls Club. Spain came third in the overall team, while England took gold and Scotland silver. The Spanish team was made up of a mixed fours team of Pete Bonsor, Graham Cathcart, Lynn Greenland and Jan Dando. Greenland and Dando also won gold in the ladies’ pairs category.

It was an important day not only because of the results, but it was also announced that the director of lawn bowls in Spain, John Muldoon, had been elected to the post of Junior Vice President of the European Bowls Union.

This means that he will gain the post of President in four years time which could well see a return to the European championships in Spain.

Lawn bowls in Spain is popular among expats and is mainly played on artificial grass, with two exceptions, including the Cabrera Lawn Bowling Club.

For those who would like to combine a holiday with bowls in Spain, there are opportunities for small or large groups to play and beginners are also welcome as some of these clubs offer lessons too.

So, if you are visiting Spain and would like to give bowls a try, it is worth browsing the internet to see if there is a club near your holiday destination. Googling "bowls spain" is a good starting point – alternatively type "bowls" plus the name of your intended resort.)

Whether you are an expat or are visiting the country there are a total of 39 clubs in Spain and Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. As most of these are based in the resort areas, there may well be a club near you.

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