From the Berskhire A-Z, click to enlarge it. (389 KB)
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A new venue for most, for the 2005/2006 season. Brakenhale, the club we were playing against, had been there just five weeks.

Where is it?
Find it on [multimap.com] or [streetmap.co.uk].

Aerial view of Lambrook School, click to enlarge it,
and see how to get to the sports hall.

A mile or two north east of the centre of Bracknell. From Earley it might be easier to head through Bracknell on the A329 and then head north on the B3017 (Priory Road, eventually becoming Winkfield Row), unless you know a speedy short cut. Lambrook School is then off on the left, once you cross Forest Road (B3034).

The BDBA 2005/2006 official list of Badminton Match Venues states that:

Lambrook School, Winkfield Row - there's a one-way system through the school grounds. Turn in, then left at the sign for Sports Hall. Park in a large gravelled area. Sports Hall is dark green building down a path to the left of a large old building. This path gets very dark.

Yes, I can now confirm, park in the first gravelled area you get to, in front of the large old building. You can then walk through to the large oblong of a building that is the sports hall. This is to the left of the old building, and yes, it is very dark! There is no obvious light emitting from the sports hall. Although the old building is lit up.

When you get to the gravelled area, the road/track does continue and eventually loops round to the sports hall itself. You can park here, but it is really no closer than if you parked on the gravel area and walked through, and is alot darker!

The school's own website doesn't have any more information as to its whereabouts, than what you can see here. Although there's some phone numbers if you need to contact them!

The map on the right has been painfully spliced together from four pages of the Berkshire A-Z. Click it, for a larger version to print. Click the link below the map for an even larger, more detailed version, if you have broadband or you don't mind waiting.

What's it like?
It appears to be a relatively new building, three badminton courts, although sticky orange juice had previously been spilt on one of them when we were there! However, a very good floor - a green solid/mat like surface provided excellent grip. Lighting, although well lit, did however make shuttle visibility a bit problematic at times. Oh, and there's no toilets! There's no toilets in the building itself, and with it being a private boarding school, you're not allowed to venture into the other buildings since the kids are in bed! Ok, the blokes can go pee outside in the bushes; it is dark afterall. Ladies?! We had a problem with people simply wanting tissues to blow their nose! Sn*ff! Brakenhale, the club whose venue it is, are still in negotiations as to the toilet situation.

 Nearest Pub
Is there one in Winkfield Row?! Soz, don't know!

Clubs who play here