Bardon Bowls Club

I’ve always generally considered Bardon as the sticks. It’s beautiful, overgrown with lush trees and plants. As you’re heading out from Paddington, the row of boutique stores, pubs and cafes tapers off and all of a sudden you find yourself following a long, winding country like road, driving over quaint little bridges and dipping down into gullies. The Bardon Bowls Club is nestled in one of these said gullies. It’s a well hidden gem.
Bardon Bowls Club is a no frills kind of establishment. The most notable décor feature is the XXXX backing against the beer taps. The drinks are ludicrously cheap. Since when can you get a cider for $ 4.50? You can take a seat inside the club, but I reckon it’s nicer if you head outside to the lawn. The bowls club has a lush backdrop of wilderness that sets the scene for an easy afternoon. If you hand in a $ 20 deposit, you can play bowls for $ 4.
Because it’s well tucked away, the bowls club doesn’t really get a whole lot of business. It’s really a place for the locals. Personally, I like being able to have an entire bowls club to myself whenever I want it.

Ssssh! This place is a secret!!!
Sorry, but sometimes you get a little bit like that when you find a blast from the past like this. This is a proper bowls club, complete with little old men and hilarious bar staff.
Drinks are CHEAP, chips are decent and if you can be bothered bowling it’s also very well priced (where else can you have fun for $ 4?)
Just don’t spread it around too hard please. Oh, and make sure you have a designated driver. It’s at the bottom of Bardon so walking anyway is a long, up hill trek.

Lawn bowls… could there be anything more competitive and relaxing that appeals to all ages? Not quite, sunshine, because as of late bowls has beckoned those with a touch of nostalgia, and perhaps more youth than usual, to try their hand at this game of skill much like the ‘rents of old that found it was their first and foremost competitive sport. One of the spots I love lying down a bowl around Brisbane is the Bardon Bowls Club. This fully-​licensed venue with icy cold bevvies is a classic and fab location to bring family and friends, and it gets foot loose and fancy free seven days a week without the need for shoes and a care in the world — unless you’re out to win! Grab a beer or three and check-​in for a bout of camaraderie that’s lacking at other venues, then crank-​up the radar for a round that will have you bowling at the target like a champ. We love the lackadaisical feel of Bardon Bowls Club and its relaxed nature that will have you coming back for more. After all, lawn bowls should be a rarefied and relaxing sport, played on emerald-​coloured lawns and at a snail’s pace. Escargot anyone?