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

11 hours ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
The Great Escape Our opponents were sitting top of the ladder, undefeated.We were on the bottom and hadn't won a game.We were playing away on a synthetic surface that historically hasn't been kind to us.So when we found ourselves 1 shot up at the break...we were quietly confident...and surprised.However after the break we dropped a 6, a 4 and we quickly found ourselves 20 shots down after a handful of ends. Realistically walking away with two rink wins was an achievable result at '3 quarter time'. Then we found that extra something clawing back shots and narrowing the margin over those last ends. The overall result came down to the last bowl of the day.West Coburg 73- PPC 74.Both sides were equally stunned with the final result.And the icing on the cake was that our Seconds also had their first win of the season. PPC 77- StKilda 69Weather wise it was a miserable day...but a terrific day for our club. ... See MoreSee Less
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

3 days ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
"I always enjoy playing against Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club. It's always an enjoyable game."When your opponent greets you this way at roll up. It's pretty hard NOT to enjoy a day out on the green. We wrote a post thanking Moonee Valley for their assistance with subs and for putting on a generous lunch spread for us yesterday. It wasn't something we expected, and it was very much appreciated. As a rule, clubs don't provide refreshments for Mid Week Pennant. We thought we'd show our appreciation on a social media post.However one individual thought it appropriate to comment negatively about the relevancy of our post's appearance on the Bowls Talk Victoria page. As if expressing gratitude to another bowls club was 'inappropriate' on this forum.We suspect he's not someone who'd greet us at roll up with," I always enjoy playing against Princes Park. " ... See MoreSee Less
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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

4 days ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
We nearly had to give a walkover for today's Midweek Pennant.We had an inordinate number of our members unavailable to play. However our opponents Moonee Valley offered a couple of their members as subs.We still played one player short. However we managed to chalk up an overall win.Moonee Valley not only supplied bankers for us. They also put on a generous lunch spread. Something that isn't the norm for Midweek Pennant.A terrific day on the green was had by all.We'd like to thank Moonee Valley for their generous hospitality. ... See MoreSee Less

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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

6 days ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
'The Second Best Chilean Bowler in Melbourne'Our Sandro has deservedly earned the title.However we're regularly asked."Who's the best Chilean bowler in Melbourne ?"That title belongs to Louis Delgadillo from StAlbans.With 9 Club Championships to his name, we reckon he's earned the title.If there's another Chilean bowling in Melbourne who's notched up a record like Louis...we'd love to hear about it. ... See MoreSee Less

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Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club

2 weeks ago

Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club
Tom and Jack are relatively new members here at Princes Park Carlton Bowls Club.They played Night Pennant last season and they made their debut playing Midweek today. And what a debut it was. They both led solidly in our win against Alphington.Well done guys. ... See MoreSee Less

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