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Hampshire chalk streams rich in
freshwater fish, try The Rod Box
outside Winchester. For fishing
holidays in Devon get in touch
with Anglers Paradise.

Spectator Sports
The football (soccer) season
runs from August to May. The
top clubs belong to the Premier
League, run by the Football
Association. Rugby, adminis-
tered by the Rugby Football
The English and Welsh national rugby teams at Twickenham Stadium in London Union, also has a loyal following.
Cricket, the national game, is
and powerboat courses in professional coaching catering played at different levels in all
the Fal Estuary. For the more to a range of abilities, from counties. Top-level test cricket is
adventurous, sea kayaking is novices to advanced surfers. played at Lord’s, the Ageas Bowl
offered by Sea Kayak Devon. and at Kia Oval. The main tennis
event, Wimbledon, is held in
Fishing
Surfing One of England’s most popular July at the All England Lawn
Tennis Club (AELTC). Horse
The best surfing is in the West participatory sports is sea and racing is very popular too. Of
Country. Tuition is available in river fishing. Regulations, though, the South Coast’s many race-
many resorts, and equipment are strict. Check for restrictions at courses, Goodwood is the best
can be hired. Devon-based the Angling Trust. Southern known. It hosts several days of
Surfing Great Britain has England has good game fishing flat racing in July known as
accredited surf schools with (trout, seatrout and salmon). For Glorious Goodwood (see p87).
DIRECTORY
Walking Sustrans Surfing All England Lawn
∑ sustrans.org.uk Tennis Club (AELTC)
The Ramblers Surfing Great Britain Church Rd, Wimbledon,
Camelford House, 87–90 Horse Riding and The Yard, Caen St, London, SW19 5AE.
Albert Embankment, Pony Trekking Braunton, Devon, EX33
London, SE1 7TW. 1AA. ∑ wimbledon.com
∑ ramblers.org.uk British Horse Society ∑ surfinggb.com Football Association
∑ bhs.org.uk
Ramblers’ Worldwide Fishing Wembley Stadium, PO
Holidays Golf Box 1966, London, SW1P
∑ ramblers Golf Club Great Britain Anglers Paradise 9EQ. ∑ thefa.com
holidays.co.uk ∑ golfclubgb.co.uk The Gables, Winsford Goodwood
Sherpa Expeditions Golf Vacations UK Lane, Beaworthy, Devon, Goodwood, Chichester,
1B Osiers Rd, London, ∑ golfvacationsuk.com EX21 5XT. West Sussex, PO18 0PS.
SW18 1NL. ∑ sherpa ∑ anglers-paradise. ∑ goodwood.com
expeditions.co.uk Boating and co.uk
Sailing Kia Oval
South West Coast Path Angling Trust Surrey County Cricket
∑ southwestcoastpath. Falmouth School ∑ anglingtrust.net Ground, Kennington,
org.uk of Sailing The Rod Box London, SE11 5SS.
Grove Place Boat Park,
Cycling Falmouth, Cornwall, TR11 London Rd, Kings Worthy, ∑ kiaoval.com
Winchester, Hampshire,
4AU. ∑ falmouth- Lord’s
Compass Holidays school-of-sailing.co.uk SO23 7QN. Marylebone Cricket Club,
∑ compass-holidays. Royal Yachting ∑ rodbox.com St John’s Wood, London,
com Association Spectator Sports NW8 8QN.
Cycling UK RYA House, Ensign Way, ∑ lords.org
∑ cyclinguk.org Hamble, Hampshire, SO31 Ageas Bowl
4YA. ∑ rya.org.uk Hampshire County Rugby Football Union
Headwater Cricket Ground, Botley Rd, 200 Whitton Rd,
∑ headwater.com Sea Kayak Devon
16B Duke St, Dartmouth, West End, Southampton, Twickenham,
HFH Cycling Holidays Devon, TQ6 9PZ. SO30 3XH. Middlesex, TW2 7BA.
∑ hfhcycling.co.uk ∑ seakayakdevon.co.uk ∑ ageasbowl.com ∑ englandrugby.com

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