Tollygunge Club
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The Tollygunge Club, popularly called the Tolly, is a country club
with, among other facilities, a 18-hole course located in Tollygunge
in South Kolkata
. The course has a yardage of 6520/5686 and Par: 71.
Sir William Cruikshank
established the club as an equestrian sports facility in the year 1895 to "promote all manner of sports". It is spread over a 100 acres (404,686 m²) with a club house that is over 200 years old.
Plantation laid out in 1781 by the Johnson family who were amongst the pioneers of the plantation industry in India.
Later the grounds were to become a Royal Park at the heart of the princely estate established by the exiled family of Tipu Sultan
, the deposed ruler of Mysore and the house which the Johnsons had built as their home became the Garden House of the new Mysore Estate.
In 1895, the entire property was acquired from the Mysore family by the Tollygunge Club Limited and the old Johnson home is today the Tollygunge Club House.
Other facilities
Country club
A country club is a private club, often with a closed membership, that typically offers a variety of recreational sports facilities and is located in city outskirts or rural areas. Activities may include, for example, any of golf, tennis, swimming or polo...
with, among other facilities, a 18-hole course located in Tollygunge
Tollygunge
Tollygunge is a locality of South Kolkata. It is flanked by the Eastern Railway south suburban line to the north, Lake Gardens and Golf Green in the east, the Pashchim & Purba Putiaries in the south, and Behala in the west.-History:...
in South Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata , formerly known as Calcutta, is the capital of the Indian state of West Bengal. Located on the east bank of the Hooghly River, it was the commercial capital of East India...
. The course has a yardage of 6520/5686 and Par: 71.
Sir William Cruikshank
William Cruikshank
William Cruikshank may refer to:*William Cumberland Cruikshank, English anatomist*William Cruikshank , Scottish painter*William Cruickshank , chemist...
established the club as an equestrian sports facility in the year 1895 to "promote all manner of sports". It is spread over a 100 acres (404,686 m²) with a club house that is over 200 years old.
History
The extensive grounds of the Club were originally an IndigoIndigo
Indigo is a color named after the purple dye derived from the plant Indigofera tinctoria and related species. The color is placed on the electromagnetic spectrum between about 420 and 450 nm in wavelength, placing it between blue and violet...
Plantation laid out in 1781 by the Johnson family who were amongst the pioneers of the plantation industry in India.
Later the grounds were to become a Royal Park at the heart of the princely estate established by the exiled family of Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan , also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore. He was the son of Hyder Ali, at that time an officer in the Mysorean army, and his second wife, Fatima or Fakhr-un-Nissa...
, the deposed ruler of Mysore and the house which the Johnsons had built as their home became the Garden House of the new Mysore Estate.
In 1895, the entire property was acquired from the Mysore family by the Tollygunge Club Limited and the old Johnson home is today the Tollygunge Club House.
Natural surroundings
The Club grounds boast an enviable collection of flowering trees and tropical plants, many of which have been brought from far afield as Australia and South America. These provide a natural sanctuary for a variety of exotic birds. Birds & Trees of Tolly, written by Kushal Mookherjee, explores these in greater detailFacilities
Sporting Facilities- GolfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
- 18 Holes 71 par 6628 yards (6,060.6 m). - TennisTennisTennis is a sport usually played between two players or between two teams of two players each . Each player uses a racket that is strung to strike a hollow rubber ball covered with felt over a net into the opponent's court. Tennis is an Olympic sport and is played at all levels of society at all...
- 6 Hard Courts. - SwimmingSwimming (sport)Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
- Covered PoolSwimming poolA swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, or simply a pool, is a container filled with water intended for swimming or water-based recreation. There are many standard sizes; the largest is the Olympic-size swimming pool...
and Outdoor Pool. - RidingEquestrianismEquestrianism more often known as riding, horseback riding or horse riding refers to the skill of riding, driving, or vaulting with horses...
- Horses and Children's ponies available. Riding classes are conducted twice a day. - SquashSquash (sport)Squash is a high-speed racquet sport played by two players in a four-walled court with a small, hollow rubber ball...
- 4 glass backed courts. - BilliardsBilliardsCue sports , also known as billiard sports, are a wide variety of games of skill generally played with a cue stick which is used to strike billiard balls, moving them around a cloth-covered billiards table bounded by rubber .Historically, the umbrella term was billiards...
- 2 Tables. - Health Club - Health and fitness centre with Sauna and Steam Bath.
Other facilities
- BarBar (establishment)A bar is a business establishment that serves alcoholic drinks — beer, wine, liquor, and cocktails — for consumption on the premises.Bars provide stools or chairs that are placed at tables or counters for their patrons. Some bars have entertainment on a stage, such as a live band, comedians, go-go...
& Catering - Airconditioned and Outdoor Bars. Indian, Oriental and Western Cuisine. - BridgeContract bridgeContract bridge, usually known simply as bridge, is a trick-taking card game using a standard deck of 52 playing cards played by four players in two competing partnerships with partners sitting opposite each other around a small table...
- Regular Bridge sessions in Bridge Room. - Cyber Cafe, Conferencing and Banqueting facilities.
- Transcend at the Tolly - A salon in collaboration with L'OréalL'OréalThe L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics...
Professional, Paris. - Ayurvedic SpaDay spaA day spa is a business establishment which people visit for professionally administered personal care treatments such as massages and facials. It is similar to a beauty salon in that it is only visited for the duration of the treatment. Day spas sited in airport terminals are often called airport...
- Accommodation - 70 Air-conditioned Double Suites in Grand Stand, Tolly Towers & Tolly Terrace.
- Food & Beverages - 4 Restaurants, 5 Bars, Wills Lounge, 3 Banquet Halls, Kwality Walls Ice-cream Parlour.