All the sport in West Sussex

Angling clubs

Fishing is the UK's most popular sport, measured by participation. In West Sussex we have fine fishing on the River Arun and the Adur, plus plenty of fishing lakes - and many Angling Societies to join.

Archery

Arundown Archery Club, Bognor Regis Archery Club, Chichester Bowmen and archery clubs across West Sussex.

Athletics

From top level athletics at Crawley A.C. to other fine athletics clubs at Horsham, East Grinstead, Steyning, Worthing and more, plus details of all the Sussex Athletics Associations.

Badminton

Badminton at Crawley, Felbridge, Horsham, Haywards Heath, Littlehampton and throughout West Sussex.

Bar billiards

Sussex Bar Billiards, Worthing & District Bar Billiards League and the Brighton & District Bar Billiards League.

Basketball

Worthing Thunder are the cream of West Sussex basketball, but there are other good basketball clubs in Sussex - Bognor Pirates, Brighton Cougars, Shoreham Sharks, East Grinstead Basketball Club plus the Sussex Wheelchair Basketball Club and more besides.

Bowls

Bowls is a hugely popular sport in West Sussex, with Worthing being something of metaphorical mecca in the bowls world - we have details of bowls clubs across West Sussex, plus the Sussex County Bowling Association and West Sussex Short Mat Bowls Association.

Canoe and kayak

There's river canoeing in Sussex courtesy of the Adur Canoe Club and Arun Canoe Club, plus Canoeing in Chichester on the super-smooth waters of Chichester Canal, kayaking off the south coast plus Sussex kayak clubs who organise trips to more turbulent waters to enjoy their paddling.

Cricket

Sussex has a good claim to be the birthplace of cricket, with Slindon and Goodwood both the location for well documented early cricket matches. And cricket in Sussex is in great shape with Sussex County Cricket Club being three time winners of the county championship recently. Find out more about cricket clubs in Sussex from Aldwick to Worthing and all places in between - alphabetically speaking that is.

Croquet

Sussex County Croquet Club, Crawley Croquet Club, and West Chiltington Croquet Club where "croquet is OK".

Cycling

Time trialling clubs, the many West Sussex branches of the Cyclists Touring Club, cycle roads races, SUSTRANS, plus information about cycle routes and the Sussex cycle network.

Darts

The darts scene in West Sussex.

Equestrian sports including eventing and dressage

As befits a beautiful rural county with such a varied landscape, the pleasures of horse riding are very popular in West Sussex in all their varied forms: carriage driving, cross country courses, dressage, show jumping, plus several excellent studs, racehorse trainers, many excellent stables and livery facilities, and much-loved Riding for the Disabled programmes.

Fencing clubs

Crawley Sword Club, Horsham Fencing Club and the Brighton & Hove Fencing Club. More about fencing in Sussex

Football

Simply hundreds of football clubs across West Sussex. Too many to mention? - No, we give it a damned good go.

Golf

West Sussex is a great place for keen golfers with links golf at Littlehampton, magnificent windswept downland golf at Goodwood, Worthing and many others, plus beautiful inland courses, especially the West Sussex Golf Club at Pulborough.

Goodwood Revival Meeting

The roar of the engines, the smell of the fuel, the excitement, the danger, the beautiful vintage cars. The Goodwood Revival Meeting has become one of the sporting highlights of the Sussex summer.

Gymnastics

Gymnastics clubs in Sussex: Chichester Olympic Gymnastic Club, Hawth Gymnastics, Horsham Gymnastics Club, Uckfield Gymnastic Club and more.

Hockey

East Grinstead Hockey Club, Chichester Hockey Club and all the mens and womens hockey clubs in West Sussex.

Martial arts

There's an incredible number of martial arts clubs in Sussex, teaching Aikido, Taekwon-Do, Karate , Judo, Thai Boxing, Kick Boxing and more exotic martial arts like Choi Kwang-Do.

Motorsport

A mixed bag of motorsport with details of Bognor Regis and Central Sussex Motor Clubs, Golding Barn Raceway, motorbikes and The Regis Rally.

Mountain biking

The South Downs has some great mountain biking routes, with good climbs and speedy, exhilarating descents. Find out more about good mountain biking routes in Sussex plus mountain bike clubs and resources.

Mountain Boarding

Haredown Mountain Boarding near East Dean on the South Downs north of Chichester.

Netball

Sussex Netball and the East Grinstead Junior Netball League.

Orienteering

Running wild through the woodland of West Sussex - it's the Southdowns Orienteers. Slightly further afield, in the east of the county, there's the Saxons Orienteering Club.

Petanque

Adur Petanque Club, Handcross Petanque Club and Petanque in Brighton and Hove.

Polo

Cowdray Park near Midhurst is one of the top places to play high goal polo in the UK - and a highlight of the Midhurst summer. But Cowdray isn't the only place to play polo in Sussex. We'll tell you where else you can swing your mallet.

Rowing

There's good coastal rowing along the Sussex coast, especially from Worthing and Shoreham, plus inland rowing on Ardingly Reservoir.

Rugby

We may not have any superstar rugby clubs in Sussex, but we have a couple of dozen solid thriving clubs where beer is drunk, friendships are made and pain is bravely ignored; all headed at the moment by Worthing Rugby Club.

Running

Joggers, Hash House Harriers, Flyers, Striders - even Sisters. All sorts of running clubs in Sussex.

Running races, marathons and 10k runs

As well as the West Sussex Fun Run League, find out more about road races like the The Brooks Brighton 10k, the Midhurst Milers and their Midhurst 10k race, the immensely popular Chichester 10k race and the Barns Green Half Marathon.

Sailing

The Sussex coastline is an obvious place to sail, so its no surprise to find good sailing right across Sussex, from Bognor to Littlehampton, Shoreham and beyond. But Weir Wood Reservoir, miles inland, is also home to an award winning sailing club. We also have details of marines, places to charter a yacht, sailing associations, tide tables, sailing for the deaf and all sorts of useful sailing information.

Sailing in Chichester Harbour

With over a dozen sailing clubs, Chichester Harbour is one of the country's most popular sailing venues, as well as being one of the most beautiful places to sail in the UK.

Shooting

Clay pigeon shooting, target shooting and other shooting facilities in Sussex.

Squash

Squash clubs throughout Sussex, including the strong squash clubs at Middleton, Horsham and Chichester.

Stoolball

If ever there was a Sussex sport it's stoolball - an ancient sport practiced on village greens for centuries. While both men and women play stoolball, the sport is more popular with women, with Angmering being serial champions of the Sussex Womens Stoolball scene.

Swimming, synchro and diving

Swimming pools and swimming facilities across West Sussex, including the Atlantis and Olympos Marlins Swimming Clubs, plus where to swim in Bognor Regis, Chichester, East Grinstead, Littlehampton, Worthing and all the other West Sussex towns.

Table tennis

Table tennis in Crawley, Horsham, Haywards Heath and Brighton.

Tennis

Anyone for tennis? Tennis and racquet sports clubs in West Sussex from Angmering-on-Sea Tennis Club to West Worthing Tennis Club.

Triathlon

The enduring appeal of the rigours of triathlon may be a mystery to most, but we have plenty of tough men and women in West Sussex who want to swim, cycle and run their way through the pain barrier to glory. We'll tell you where they hang out.

Watersports

Chichester Watersports Centre and Hove Lagoon Watersports provide a mixture of watersports from sailing to canoeing, windsurfing and wakeboarding.

Other sports

American Football
Gridiron Sussex-style

Baseball
Brighton Buccaneers plus Horsham Junior Baseball Club.

Snooker
For those of you watching in black and white, the pink is directly behind the blue....

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