Facilities & Funding Day

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Cricket

The Ageas Bowl is the home of Hampshire Cricket.

The venue played host to a huge summer of cricketing action in 2019, including an ODI run-fest between England and Pakistan, followed by seven ICC Cricket World Cup matches - two warm up matches and five group stage fixtures - before record-breaking crowds arrived for the Vitality Blast.

2020 sees the venue host behind-closed-doors England Men's internationals against West Indies, Ireland, Pakistan and Australia as well as Hampshire fixtures in the Vitality Blast and Southern Vipers matches in the Rachael Heyhoe Flint Trophy.
Spa
Spa

The Ageas Bowl's eforea spa is a place like no other, an oasis of luxury, offering the ultimate relaxation experience.

Boasting a multitude of thermal experiences and luxurious journeys, you’re sure to find yourself emerging brighter, refreshed and re-connected.

Whether you’re wishing for a little ‘me-time’, a pamper day with friends or a weekend away with a loved one, look no further, allow eforea's expert team to take it from here.
BEEFY'S
BEEFY'S

BEEFY'S is a British bar and restaurant inspired by Sir Ian Botham located at the Ageas Bowl resort, Southampton. Enjoy local seasonal British food, alongside an exquisite wine list. Book a table today.
Golf
Golf

Boundary Lakes is the Ageas Bowl's 18-hole golf course.

The par 69 parkland course - opened in July 2017 - set against the iconic background of Hampshire Cricket's home, is complete with USGA standard greens and is sure to provide a stern test for both high and low handicappers alike.

Boundary Lakes offers green fees from £30, society days from £30 and has a limited number of Memberships available.
Hotel
Hotel

Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, the stunning 171-bedroom hotel, located at the home of Hampshire Cricket, boasts a luxury eforea spa, BEEFY’S fine dining restaurant, Lakeview Bar, a gym and extensive meeting and event space as well as the venue's 18-hole golf course, Boundary Lakes.

With all this to keep you busy and a whole host of entertainment right on your doorstep, we're confident you won't be able to stay for long enough.
Hospitality
Hospitality

Discover premium corporate or private hospitality packages for international and domestic cricket, concerts and non-cricket events at the Ageas Bowl.

2020 holds an array of exciting events coming to the Ageas Bowl, from Hampshire's action-packed Vitality Blast to start the summer in style, to pop superstars Little Mix and Westlkife performing huge concerts later in the season - there really is something for everyone.
Wellbeing
Wellbeing

The Hampshire Wellbeing Centre is the Ageas Bowl's bespoke healthcare facility offering a wide selection of services - including physiotherapy, sports massage and exercise classes - to all.

The centre, boasting a well-equipped modern rehabilitation gym, consultation rooms and a vast amount of outside space to cater for almost any rehabilitation, is open to the public with the specialist team able to assess and treat a wide range of conditions in individuals aged eight and upwards.
Christmas & NYE
- 2020 Christmas & NYE Brochure
Christmas & NYE

The Ageas Bowl may be famed for its summer entertainment but when it comes to Christmas, there's nowhere better to celebrate.

Christmas and New Year's Eve might look slightly different this year, but there are still plenty of ways to celebrate at The Ageas Bowl.
Weddings & Events
Weddings & Events

If you’re planning a birthday party, awards ceremony, anniversary celebration or wedding day and reception, the Ageas Bowl and Hilton at the Ageas Bowl’s superb choice of suites and personalised service assure luxury and unsurpassed quality.

With bespoke and tailor-made finest cuisine menus, the capacity to plan the most intimate of gatherings or welcome up to 450 guests, breathtaking on-site facilities including eforea spa, gym, restaurants and of course, luxury rooms and accommodation, the Ageas Bowl truly is the ideal setting in to which to welcome your guests for any special occasion or social event.
Meetings & Conferences
Meetings & Conferences

The Ageas Bowl's, including Hilton at the Ageas Bowl, broad range of stylish and luxurious suites, cutting edge audio-visual capabilities and bespoke catering provision, deem the venue the ideal location for a vast array of meetings and conferences.

Whether it’s a meeting for ten in our boardroom or an exhibition in our expansive Ageas Ballroom, you can be sure that whatever your requirements, we’ll have them covered.
Charity
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Charity

Hampshire Cricket Foundation aims to help deliver a healthier future for people in our community with a focus on reducing risks of cardiac and circulatory diseases.

Explore our sporting and educational provision, community events, local partnerships as well as ways to support us.
What's On

What's On

The Ageas Bowl and Hilton at the Ageas Bowl host a vast array of events and showpiece occasions throughout the year.
Venue
Venue

The Ageas Bowl is home to Hampshire Cricket, the new Hilton at the Ageas Bowl and hosts England Internationals, but the ground's offering doesn’t end there.

The world-class is also home to an elite sports medicine centre, the Hampshire Wellbeing Centre, the rapidly expanding amateur boxing club, Poseidon and the Hedge End Running Club.

Choi Kwang Do martial arts classes are also held at the Ageas Bowl, whilst 2016 saw the Hampshire Cricket College welcome its first students.

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Facilities & Funding Day

Hampshire Cricket Board's 2018 Facilities and Funding Day attracted a wide range of participants to The Ageas Bowl.

Club chairs, groundstaff, secretaries and local authority officers heard from an expert panel on project funding, management, technical guidance, groundsmanship and club case studies.

The event also included a trip to the middle, the nursery square and nets, and to Lord's bound Karl McDermott's impressive equipment haul housed in the groundsman's tunnel.

Join #HantsCGA

#HantsCGA (Hampshire County Groundsmanship Association) membership is free to clubs and organisations affiliating to Hampshire Cricket Board, attracting benefits including big reductions on Institute of Groundsmanship membership and course fees.

Expert Panel

Karl McDermott, Hampshire Cricket Head Groundsman
Rob Chambers, ECB South Central Region Club and Facilities Manager
Darren Symonds and Ian Mather-Brewster, Institute of Groundsmanship
John Coney, Hampshire Playing Fields Association Manager
John Hayes, Fleet Cricket Club
James Stratford-Tuke, Petersfield Cricket Club

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England and Wales Cricket Board
Hampshire Cricket Board
Institute of Groundsmanship
Hampshire Playing Fields Association presentation and annual report
Club Case Studies (Petersfield pavilion, Fleet nets)
Energise Me Top Tips When Applying For Funding

Thanks for yesterday. Excellent, I could listen to Karl all day. He should make some training videos.
Steve Chiverton, Hythe & Dibden Cricket Club / Fawley Parish Council

Thanks for a lovely day once again.
Simon Preston, Totton & Eling Cricket Club

Latest

From The Archive: Hampshire Memorabilia

Friday 4 December

Hampshire Cricket historian Dave Allen looks at items housed within the club's archives with a focus on the great Barry Richards

Southern Vipers Announce Full-Time Professional Contracts For Five Players

Thursday 3 December

Georgia Adams, Tara Norris, Paige Scholfield, Lauren Bell and Maia Bouchier are five of the forty-one female domestic cricketers to sign full-time contracts

Born On This Day: 3rd December

Thursday 3 December

A new series from Hampshire Cricket historian Dave Allen marks the birthdays of notable and fondly remembered Hampshire cricketers

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Latest

From The Archive: Hampshire Memorabilia

Southern Vipers Announce Full-Time Professional Contracts For Five Players

Born On This Day: 3rd December

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