English Curling History

Curling, as a sport in England, has a long and chequered history with many clubs across the country having outdoor ponds in the 19th and early 20th century where they played regularly. If you want to know more about the history of curling in your area then a very good website is available English Curling Places On that page you will find a map with pins marking all the places where we have, so far, discovered that curling has been played at one time or another. By clicking on a pin, you will get information, including maps and newspaper cuttings, which have been used as evidence in locating the various venues. Some are still in existence; others have long since been redeveloped. As well as ponds, the map shows the location of ice rinks where curling has been played in the past and one of those was the Prince's Skating Club which opened in 1896 in Knightsbridge, London, as a private skating venue. First records of curling there can be found in 1902, when it became home to the Lond...

In this blog I hope to tell you all about the history of curling in England, ancient and modern. Curling in England has a longer history than many might think, especially as there is currently (in 2023) only 1 dedicated curling rink in the whole of England. This will not be a chronological history but will dip in and out of many and varied topics. Hopefully it will inform and entertain and will survive as a lasting record of the many facets of English curling over the years.