Club Nights
Wednesday at the Crowthorne Baptist Church for matches and junior club.
7.30pm onwards (Junior Club from 6.15pm)
Thursday at the Pinewood Centre for casual chess
8:00pm or 8:15pm (third Thursday of the month) onwards
Location
Crowthorne Baptist Church
144 High Street
Crowthorne
Berkshire
RG45 7AT (not for parking – for the Car Park use Lower Broadmoor Road in a SatNav)
The Car Park entrance is in Lower Broadmoor Road opposite the junction with Addiscombe Road.
Detailed Directions
If going by car: we highly recommend using the free car park in Lower Broadmoor Road, from which the Church is a short walk (approx 250m). The car park entrance is opposite the junction with Addiscombe Road. Once parked, take the side road to enter the High Street, turn right and the church is on the left side of the road next to Crowthorne Library.
Note: signs which apparently limit parking to 9:30pm have not applied for a number of years and parking is actually unlimited.
Alternative free parking: There is another car park in Heath Hill Road South. It is also free but is smaller and a little less easy to navigate. We recommend that you do NOT park in either of the supermarket car parks (by Lidl and the Coop) as these are time limited to two hours (and this is enforced).
If going by train: Crowthorne Baptist Church is 1.2 miles from Crowthorne Station and the walking route recommended by google maps is fine. Click “More options” to see the route in full screen, together with detailed instructions for the route and its alternatives:
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Membership
Annual subscription is:
Adult £110 (new members £55 for the first year)
Junior £55
Family £110
Teams 2026/27 Season (Berkshire and Surrey Border Leagues, 4NCL)
Berkshire League (Team, Captain):
Division 1 (A Team), Paul Cooksey
Division 2 (B Team), Jonathan Welton
Division 3 (C Team). Bob Pigeon
Rapidplay, Jonathan Welton
Premier Precision Cup, TBA
Surrey Border League (Team, Captain):
Division 2 (A Team), Derek Johnson
Division 4 (B Team), Tim Chapman
Division 5 (C Team), William Purle
Division 6 (D Team), Christine Coates
Rapidplay Division 2, Jonathan Welton
Haslemere Trophy (Knockout), Jonathan Welton
4NCL (OTB and online):
Starting in the 2017/2018 season, Crowthorne Chess Club has participated in the over-the-board 4NCL (4 Nations Chess League, the national team tournament), usually with two teams.
In the 2026/27 season our A team is playing in Division Three Bishops
Since 2020 we have also participated in the Online 4NCL and/or the Junior Online 4NCL, with one or two teams.
General Info
Crowthorne is a village in Berkshire, adjacent to Wokingham, Sandhurst and Finchampstead.