Type | Sports and social club |
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Location | Petersham Road, Richmond, London, TW10 7AH, England |
Founded | 1926 |
Colours | Burgundy and White |
Activities | Polo, horse riding, restaurant, picnicking |
Chairman | Simon Chamberlain |
Website | hampoloclub.com |
Ham Polo Club is a Hurlingham Polo Association polo club[1] situated in Richmond in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, south-west London, England. It is one of the oldest polo clubs in the United Kingdom and the last surviving club in London. The club occupies a location between Richmond Park and the River Thames overlooked by Ham House, eight miles from Hyde Park Corner.[2] The club's facilities include three polo fields (two boarded), a stick and ball field, an exercise track, livery service, coaching and a members' clubhouse with a restaurant and bar which is managed by Blue Strawberry Group.[3] Polo is played at Ham Polo Club between May and September. The club has around 70 playing members and several hundred social members.