Garden
Where is Garden Croquet popular?
Croquet
Garden croquet is widely played in the UK. The rules are easy to learn and the game can be played on lawns of almost any size but usually around by . The rules are similar to those described above for Association Croquet with three major differences:  The starting point for all balls is a spot three feet in from the boundary directly in front of hoop1.  If a strikers ball goes off, there is no penalty, it comes back on three feet and the turn continues.  In a croquet stroke the croqueted ball does not have to move when the strikers ball is struck. This version of the game is easy for beginners to learn. The main Garden Croquet Club in the UK is the Bygrave Croquet Club which is a private club with five lawns. Other clubs also use garden croquet as an introduction to the game, notably the Hampstead Heath Croquet Club and the Watford Croquet Club.