Cuppa, Cake and Croquet

Overview

Only a few decades ago, Queenslanders loved a spot of croquet. In fact, if you were a sports-playing adult living around the state up until the 1970s, the only thing you were more likely to swing than a mallet was a cricket bat.

That explains why more than a few croquet clubs still exist around Brisbane, even if the pastime isn't quite as popular at the moment. Of course, old trends come back into favour all the time — and if any occasion could inspire a revival of the game featured in everything from Alice in Wonderland to Heathers, it's the aptly named World Croquet Day.

Yeronga's Stephens Croquet Club is celebrating with Cuppa, Cake and Croquet, which is exactly what it sounds like. Try the sport you've always wanted to test out, then enjoy afternoon tea afterwards. Wearing '80s attire and pretending that you're Winona Ryder or Christian Slater is completely optional.