Welcome to the Princes Park Lawn Bowls Club
Located at the northern end of Princes Park, between the Carlton Football Ground and the lake, the Princes Park Bowling Club has been a Melbourne institution for over one hundred and twenty five years.
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Princes Park Bowls is available for function hire, from weddings to Christmas parties, make your function a winner in one of Melbourne’s most beautiful surrounds with a fully licensed bar in a park.
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Barefoot Bowling
Let the grass grow under your feet! Barefoot bowling has arrived at the Princes Park Bowls Club in Carlton. We supply the bowls, and the basic coaching you need to have a fun afternoon on the grass. You supply the bare feet.
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Princes Park Bowls Club. A fully licensed bar in a park

Book a Function

Princes Park Bowls is available for function hire, from weddings to Christmas parties, make your function a winner in one of Melbourne’s most beautiful surrounds with a fully licensed bar in a park.

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Barefoot Bowls

Let the grass grow under your feet! Barefoot bowling has arrived at the Princes Park Bowls Club in Carlton. We supply the bowls, and the basic coaching you need to have a fun afternoon on the grass. You supply the bare feet.

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Our History

With more than 130 years doing what we do here at Princes Park Bowls Club you can be sure we have it down to a fine art. Our rich history includes many pennants and other championship wins.

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Welcome to Princes Park Bowls Club

We love our lawn bowls and would like to encourage you to join us and try the game in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere. Our club is open to everyone: pennant players, social and barefoot bowlers, as well as being available for your next function hire. And, of course, our club is licensed, with a great range of drinks for your next party.

What our clients say about us

Adam Dewberry

Google Review - Local Guide
Good day out for friends/family in the sun. BBQ's and benches for your lunch with a bar in the main building.

Fraser Smith

Google Review - Local Guide
Lovely Space, Lovely Atmosphere, cheap beers on Friday, and great staff! Not much more you can ask for.

RobsterTheFox

Google Review - Local Guide
Best place to have a game of lawn bowls in Melbourne! Perfect spot in the middle of Princes Park, great range of beers and very friendly staff! Great for birthdays, work events or just a for some bevs on a Friday afternoon

Sumay Ng

Google Review - Local Guide
Went down for their open day. It was a great atmosphere. It's open for functions or if you want to play a game. For the more serious people, you can sign up as a social member for a very reasonable fee. The committee and people were really friendly. And they show you the basic rules of the game with some technique to get you started. Loads of fun for all ages!

Nethra N

Google Review - Local Guide
Nice layout for office parties with good amount of indoor space incase weather is unkind. Place is split into 2 sections so can accommodate 2 different crowds at the sametime. Very few picnic tables had umbrellas which was disappointing. Well maintained bowling areas.

Michael Angelico

Google Review - Local Guide
I'm not a bowler but I was there using the function room. It's a good size, there's plenty of furniture, and it's nice and warm in cold weather. The car park is just gravel, and could do with a bit of resurfacing work.

Frank S

Google Review - Local Guide
Princes Park Bowls Club is located at the Northern tip of Princes Park. Surrounded by parks and gardens and a small, beautiful ornamental lake. There is parking on a gravel area behind the club, accessed from Bowen Crescent near the old railway crossing.
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

Situated in Princes Park Carlton we offer fun and good times to all!

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

2 days ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
We started the season slowly however we've managed to chalk up two very impressive wins recently. Last Saturday we beat the ladder leader Moonee Ponds and today we walked away with a win at Yarravlle Footscray who were sitting second on the table.PPC 83 YF 62.Now we just need to rally the troops and get our Seconds to 'fire up'. ... See MoreSee Less
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

6 days ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
We had a few pull out this morning so we ended up playing 2 short .However it was another one of those spirited Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club performances which saw us 'nearly' pull off an improbable win playing ten against twelve. Keilor 54- PPC 53To just fall short by ONE shot.A valiant effort indeed. ... See MoreSee Less

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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

1 week ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
Our Firsts had an impressive win against top of table Moonee Ponds. Our opponents nearly 'pipped us' at the end' however we managed to hold on for a 3 rink overall win.PPC 83 MP 79.A terrific day for Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club ... See MoreSee Less

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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

2 weeks ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
Our Night Pennant teams are putting in some impressive performances.Our Division 3 side had an impressive 17 shot win against ACBC. And a few of our new recruits are raising eyebrows, we can't wait to see them in contention for Saturday pennant selection.Stay tuned for this weekend's teams. ... See MoreSee Less
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

2 weeks ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
This pennant season sees us returning to Section 2, a section where we've historically played ( in the North Western Suburbs ).We've been playing in Section 3 these last 3 or 4 seasons and we've been travelling to a few out of the way destinations.One of the pleasing aspects is reacquainting and catching up with clubs with whom we've developed friendly rivalries over the years. One such club is Broadmeadows. We travelled out there for a Midweek Pennant game today.One of our former members had a habit of bragging about his wins and suffering amnesia when it came to his bad losses. We would regularly remind him of the 30 shot flogging he received against Kevin Lucas ( a Broadmeadows stalwart )." Rubbish, there's no way Kevin Bloody Lucas beat me by 30 shots."This bloke had a very selective memory. We'd hear about the wins 'on repeat' regularly, so we'd invariably bring him back to earth. As Kevin memorably did on a few occasions. However today Kevin was up against our Paul Jenkins ( a somewhat more grounded bowler )Today's result saw us come up trumps,PPC 72 vs Broadmeadows 54. ... See MoreSee Less

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