"South of England Championships The South of England Championships is a defunct tennis tournament that was held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom from 1881 until 1972 it survived for a period of ninety one years until 1972. its original name until 1967 also known as the South of England Open Championships until 1973 was an outdoor tennis event held on grass courts at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, England. The competition at Eastbourne, even from its early beginnings, was considered one of the most prestigious tournaments that attracted large entries and matches"
"Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, also referred to as Garon Park, is a sports centre located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The centre was built in March 1996 and expanded in November 2010, adding Southend Swimming and Diving Centre to the site, with a new reception area linking the two centres together with self-swiping turnstiles. The sites main name remained as Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre with the addition of Southend Swimming and Diving Centre. The centre is run by Fusion Lifestyle. The Leisure Centre offers the following facilities: Each year, Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre"
"pitch. At the north of the park is Eastbourne United F.C.. On 21 July 2018, the park hosted the town's second LGBTQ+ Pride event which was attended by over 4,000 people. Devonshire Park, home to the pre-Wimbledon ladies tennis championships, is located just off the seafront in the towns cultural district. Other parks include: Helen Gardens and the Italian Gardens at the western end of the seafront, Sovereign Park between the main seafront and the marina and Motcombe Gardens in Old Town. One feature that has always been heavily promoted is Eastbourne's floral displays, most notably the Carpet Gardens along"
"Jones, and has hosted tournaments including the Benson & Hedges International Open between 1996 and 1999, and the Brabazon Trophy in 2005. The Oxfordshire plays host to golfing events such as the Four Nations Golf Challenge 2011. In July 2010, Leaderboard opened a new luxury Spa and Hotel at The Oxfordshire. The Oxfordshire Golf Club The Oxfordshire Golf, Hotel & Spa is a golf resort in England, that is located Southwest of Thame, Oxfordshire. It is owned by Leaderboard Golf along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including Dale Hill Golf Club, Wadhurst, East Sussex, Sandford Springs"
"even in those days and it was the world's largest tournament in terms of participants at the turn of the twentieth century . The first tournament to be staged at Devonshire Park was a women's event in 1881, known as the ""South of England Championships"", and usually held every September. Winners of the lady's singles championships included Dorothea Chambers, Blanche Bingley Hillyard, and Charlotte Cooper Sterry, May Langrishe. The first overseas non British Isles winner was the American Elizabeth Ryan in collecting 3 consecutive titles (1919–21); after World War One she was followed by the South African Irene Peacock in"
"Eastbourne International The Eastbourne International is a tennis tournament on the Women's Tennis Association Tour and the ATP World Tour held at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club, Eastbourne, United Kingdom. Held since 1974, it is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the WTA Tour and an ATP World Tour 250 series on the ATP World Tour. The tournament is played on outdoor grass courts, and is generally considered a ""warm-up"" for the Wimbledon Grand Slam event, which begins the following week. It was originally just part of the Women's Tennis Association Tour, but since 2009, every year bar"
"facility adjacent to the Congress Theatre, Devonshire Park which opened on 4 April 2009. Princes Park obtained its name during a visit by the Duke of Windsor as Prince of Wales in 1931. Located at the eastern end of the seafront, it has a children's playground with paddling pool, cafe, bowls and a large lake, noted for its swans. The lake is used by a nearby water-sports centre, which offers kayak and windsurfing training. Princes Park lake is also home to Eastbourne Model Powerboat Club and Eastbourne Model Yacht Club. Close by are tennis and basketball courts and a football"
"2018 Eastbourne International The 2018 Eastbourne International (also known as the Nature Valley International for sponsorship reasons) is a combined men's and women's tennis tournament played on outdoor grass courts. It was the 44th edition of the event for the women and the 8th edition for the men. The tournament is classified as a WTA Premier tournament on the 2018 WTA Tour and as an ATP World Tour 250 series on the 2018 ATP World Tour. The event took place at the Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne, United Kingdom 25–30 June 2018. The following players received wildcards into"
"in the British Travel Awards and in 2017, global ratings and reviews provider Feefo awarded Park Holidays UK the 2017 Gold Service Award. Feefo's top-level award is made to companies which allow customers to post unedited reviews via its website, and achieved exceptionally high scoring in the previous year. Park Holidays UK operates six Parks in Devon (Riviera Bay, Landscove, Waterside, Dawlish Sands, Golden Sands, Tarka) one in Dorset (Sandhills), one in Hampshire (Solent Breezes), six in Sussex (Beauport, Coghurst Hall, Chichester Lakeside, Winchelsea Sands, Rye Harbour Holiday Park, Pevensey Bay), six in Kent (Marlie, New Beach, Alberta, Seaview, Harts,"
"'surfing capital of Britain', hosting international surfing events on its shores. Torbay in South Devon is known is also known as the English Riviera. Consisting of the towns of Torquay, Paignton with its pier and Brixham, the bay has 20 beaches and coves along its coastline, ranging from small secluded coves to the larger promenade style seafronts of Torquay's Torre Abbey Sands and Paignton Sands. However, British seaside resorts have faced increasingly stiff competition from traditionally sunnier resorts overseas since the 1970s. In 1975, some 9,000 British families holidayed abroad, but by the mid-1980s that figure had risen to some"
"hosts regular users and events: After resurfacing & refurbishment of the athletics track in 2011, the site was proposed to be used as an Olympic Training Ground for the London 2012 Summer Olympics in the following sports: Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre, also referred to as Garon Park, is a sports centre located in Southend-on-Sea, Essex, England. The centre was built in March 1996 and expanded in November 2010, adding Southend Swimming and Diving Centre to the site, with a new reception area linking the two centres together with self-swiping turnstiles. The sites main name"
"Dawlish Warren Dawlish Warren is a small seaside resort near the town of Dawlish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England. Dawlish Warren consists almost entirely of holiday accommodation and facilities for holiday-makers especially caravan sites. Dawlish Warren is located at the mouth of the Exe Estuary opposite Exmouth and has a beach, a National Nature Reserve spanning 506 acres (2 km) and a golf course. The renowned sand spit at Dawlish Warren is the location of both the golf course and the nature reserve which was declared a National Nature Reserve in 2000. This spit has"
"The Oxfordshire Golf Club The Oxfordshire Golf, Hotel & Spa is a golf resort in England, that is located Southwest of Thame, Oxfordshire. It is owned by Leaderboard Golf along with 4 other golfing venues in the South East including Dale Hill Golf Club, Wadhurst, East Sussex, Sandford Springs Golf Club near Basingstoke and Newbury and The Leaderboard Golf Centre in Reading. After Paul Gibbons sold his shares in Hurst Publishing and Auto Trader, he created the Leaderboard brand and negotiated the purchase of The Oxfordshire Hotel and Golf Club. The course was designed by American golf course architect Rees"
"today. The first facilities to be completed were the tennis courts, which hosted a Davis Cup match in 1924. Abbey Park and Meadows Abbey Park and Meadows is a public park located in Torquay, Devon, which stretches from Torre Abbey to the town's seafront. The park has a number of facilities, including tennis courts, bowling greens, crazy golf and a café. It also hosts an Italian garden with a pond and various flower displays. The meadow is a large open space used for picnics and to host events, and also has a pitch and putt course. The local Council, then"
"National Tennis Centre opened by the Lawn Tennis Association in 2007. 6 km W of Dover, is the most likely site for 'St. Elstrith's Bay'. This used to be a popular seaside resort from the early 19th century to WW2, when most of the buildings in the Bay itself were destroyed. The Bay is now also more shallow after erosion of flanking cliffs, but wooden flights of stairs still climb the cliff from the beach, which is still good for swimming. There are caves visible in the white cliff, memories of their smuggling past. Many ships have been stranded here"
"reliance on central government block grants. In June 2017, Tutt attended the official opening of a two-storey player's village building, for tennis players at Eastbourne's Devonshire Park tennis grounds. The grounds are host to an annual international tennis tournament. Local council taxes and the Lawn Tennis Association jointly funded the construction of the building, at the direction of Eastbourne Borough Council led by Tutt. Steve Cresswell, a director of contractors Kier, said of the redevelopment project: ""This fantastic project, delivered through the Scape Minor Works framework, will play a key role in the wider £44m Devonshire Quarter scheme to provide"
"1974. The Devonshire Park Lawn Tennis Club in Eastbourne first opened in 1874 and its centre court has a capacity of 8,000, making it one of the largest tennis stadiums in the world and the second largest sports stadium in Sussex. Withdean Stadium in Brighton is the largest athletics stadium in Sussex. Home to Brighton and Hove Albion between 1999 and 2011 it once had a capacity of 8,850 people, although this capacity has now been reduced. Below is a list of international sporting events that have been held in Sussex at various venues Sport in Sussex Sport in Sussex"
"holiday parks in Dawlish Warren, Devon: Golden Sands Holiday Park and Peppermint Holiday Park. These were later amalgamated in 2013 to a single park location. In November 2013, Caledonia Investments became the owners which facilitated continued investment and further acquisitions. In December 2015, Park Holidays UK relocated its head office from Coghurst Hall, Hastings, to Glovers House, Bexhill-on-Sea with approximately 90 staff members, the first development to be completed in the newly built Bexhill Enterprise Park. Keeping with the company’s growing ambition Glovers House is a modern, low-energy building with panoramic views over the surrounding Sussex countryside, housing a three-floor,"
"the ""David Bellamy Gold Award"" and the Hoseasons 'Best lodge park in Britain' accolade. Darwin Forest Country Park Darwin Forest Country Park is a holiday resort in Derbyshire, England, operated by Pinelodge Holidays Limited. The resort contains a large number of Scandinavian Redwood lodges produced by Pinelog (an independent holiday home manufacturer), a swimming pool and gym, a pub, an onsite convenience store (Woodland Store) and the Little Monkey's children's play centre. Nearby in Ashbourne is the smaller sister resort Sandybrook Country Park. The resort is located off the B5057 on Darley Moor, near Darley Dale, in the Derbyshire Dales"
"The Vale Resort The Vale Resort is a golf, spa and leisure hotel and resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It consists of a hotel, spa, restaurant, two championship golf courses, golf clubhouse and a conference centre. The resort is located near Hensol Castle, in the Vale of Glamorgan, around 10 miles outside Cardiff city centre. Leekes, a retailer owned by Gerald Leeke, purchased the site, which at the time consisted of a 9-hole golf course, in 1994. Around this course, a golf clubhouse was opened, followed by a health club and spa facility in 1998, designed for"
"cycle race, featuring a peloton of riders including reigning and former Tour de France champions Geraint Thomas and Chris Froome. Beach Break Live is a music festival which was first held at the park in 2010, having been held at other venues previously. The festival is aimed at a student audience. The event is organised by a pair of entrepreneurs who secured backing from Peter Jones on TV show Dragon's Den. About 12,500 students attended the first event at Pembrey Country Park in 2010. Pembrey Country Park Pembrey Country Park is a country park on the coast of South Wales,"
"Edgbaston Priory Club The Edgbaston Priory Club is a private members' tennis, squash and leisure club in Birmingham, England. The club is the host of the annual WTA Tour stop, the Nature Valley Classic. The stadium court has a capacity of 2,500 people (1,000 permanent and 1,500 temporary). The club has a fitness suite and class studio, a bar and bistro area, indoor and outdoor pools, 30+ tennis courts and 10 squash courts. It is considered one of the premier racquets clubs in the UK. The Edgbaston Priory was formed by the merger in 1964 of two of the earliest"
"(Russia), Borussia Mönchengladbach (Germany), BSC Young Boys (Switzerland), Heracles Almelo (the Netherlands), Bohemian (Ireland) and FC Fyn Odense (Denmark). The resort also welcomed the England U-21 squad ahead of the 2009 European Championships and Porto FC (Portugal) and Atlante FC (Mexico), who played in the 2009 Peace Cup. In September 2008 the resort hosted the Ladbrokescasino.com Masters, one of the biggest events in the Ivobank EuroPro Tour. It was won by John Parry (Harrowgate GC, England), Matthew Ford (Marriott Tudor Park, England) was second and Colin Roope (England), third. The main shareholder in the resort is the Irish insurance company,"
"noise suffered from 1998 to the present. Alton Towers Alton Towers Resort, often shortened to Alton Towers, is a theme park resort located in Staffordshire, England. It is near the village of Alton, in the parishes of Denstone and Farley. The resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group, incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate, Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds for the estate. In the late 20th century, it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from"
"and played marginally longer at in 2015. Citations Sources Turnberry (golf course) Turnberry is a golf resort located on the coast of the Firth of Clyde in South Ayrshire, southwestern Scotland. It comprises three links golf courses, a golf academy, a five-star James Miller-designed hotel from 1906, along with lodge and cottage accommodations. The prominent rock island Ailsa Craig is visible to the southwest. Turnberry was designed as a popular golf course and resort from its inception, and was made accessible because of the Maidens and Dunure Light Railway. It was closed during both World Wars for military use, and"
"inland from the picturesque seaside town of Aldeburgh. In August 2017, the company bought Martello Beach Holiday Park (renamed as Pevensey Bay Holiday Park) near Eastbourne, East Sussex. In May 2018 they purchased another park named Martello Beach Holiday Park (keeping the original name) which is next to their St Osyth Beach resort, currently making it the 29th holiday park to join the group. Over the last 5-10 years Park Holidays UK have carried out major refurbishments to its holiday parks, in particular focusing on infrastructure, clubhouses, new swimming pools, additional facilities, and upgraded holiday accommodation, with a strong focus"
"Davis Cup team in the late 1950s. Winners of the Rose Bowl include tennis legends such as Rod Laver and Pat Cash. In recent years, the club has produced professional top 10 tennis players such as Samantha Stosur and Bernard Tomic. Sports facilities located just outside the CBD boundaries include Owen Park, the Southport Surf Life Saving Club and the Southport Yacht Club. Owen Park is located just beyond the western tip of the CBD boundary on Queen Street. In 1883, the Southport Cricket Club, then known as the Wharehouse Cricket Association, was established and set up base at Owen"
"20-acre lake at the site. The Vale Resort The Vale Resort is a golf, spa and leisure hotel and resort in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. It consists of a hotel, spa, restaurant, two championship golf courses, golf clubhouse and a conference centre. The resort is located near Hensol Castle, in the Vale of Glamorgan, around 10 miles outside Cardiff city centre. Leekes, a retailer owned by Gerald Leeke, purchased the site, which at the time consisted of a 9-hole golf course, in 1994. Around this course, a golf clubhouse was opened, followed by a health club and spa"
"Alton Towers Alton Towers Resort, often shortened to Alton Towers, is a theme park resort located in Staffordshire, England. It is near the village of Alton, in the parishes of Denstone and Farley. The resort, which is operated by Merlin Entertainments Group, incorporates a theme park, water park, spa, mini golf and hotel complex. Originally a private estate, Alton Towers grounds opened to the public in 1860 to raise funds for the estate. In the late 20th century, it was transformed into a theme park and opened a number of new rides from 1980 onwards. In 2017, it was the"
"South Shore, Blackpool South Shore is the southern coastal area of Blackpool, an English seaside resort in the county of Lancashire. It has a large local community and a number of tourist attractions. Blackpool Pleasure Beach is in the heart of South Shore. Developed from a gypsy camp, the amusement park's first building was constructed in 1904. The area is also home to South Pier. The Blackpool Tramway runs along the seaward side of the promenade to its terminus at Starr Gate. There is a variety of tourist attractions, stalls and fast food outlets along South Promenade and also a"
"bowls clubs and badminton, running, squash, and Taekwondo martial arts clubs. The town has a sports centre, ""Culm Valley Sports Centre"", which is currently run by Mid Devon District Council. It was opened in 1985 and facilities include a fitness studio, an all-weather pitch, a sports hall, squash courts and a sauna. The town is also home to ""Padbrook Park"" – a golf course and sporting and recreational centre which first opened in March 1992. The facilities include a Parkland Golf Course, a Golf School, a 40-bedroom hotel, conference suites, health & fitness centre, indoor bowls, fishing lake, beauty salon,"
"is occupied by Living Coasts, a coastal zoo. Torquay Marine Spa The Torquay Marine Spa was a spa and entertainment complex situated on a promontory overlooking Beacon Cove in the town of Torquay, Devon, England. The buildings included a ballroom, concert hall, sunlit conservatory and private bathing facilities. There was also a large public swimming bath open to the sea below these. The Marine Spa baths were opened in 1857 after four years of construction. The complex was demolished, beginning on the 27th of December 1971. The site was subsequently redeveloped as the Coral Island complex, a leisure resort which"
"festival was held at Chalkwell Park and most recently Southchurch Park, but it has now moved to Garons Park next to the Southend Leisure & Tennis Centre. The only other cricket is local. The Old Southendians Hockey Club is based at Warner's Bridge in Southend. The eight-lane, floodlit, synthetic athletics track at Southend Leisure and Tennis Centre is home to Southend-on-Sea Athletic Club. The facilities cover all track and field events. The centre has a 25m swimming pool and a world championship level diving pool with 1, 3, 5, 7 and 10m boards, plus springboards with the only 1.3m in"