Bath Friends

All you have to do is throw high density rubber balls (4.5" diameter) at wooden pins and try to miss the gaps. Skittle alleys can vary considerably in length but are usually around 10 metres. Arrive by 7.00pm for a 7.15pm prompt start. The Harington Club is also now requesting payment for drinks in cash to save costs.

The Harington Club is a Private Members Club so everyone who is not a Member is effectively an invited guest. A 'House Rule' is that coats should not be worn in the bar so please leave them in the cloakroom on arrival.

Due to the nature of the venue, total numbers on the alley is limited to 20.

EVERYONE ATTENDS AT THEIR OWN RISK OF WHATEVER

A monthly book club - meet and chat to talk about the book of the month, with the option to stay on after for a drink and general chat if people would like to 🙂.

BOOK TO BE DISCUSSED IN SEPTEMBER 2025 IS:

"Gabriel's Moon" by William Boyd

"An accidental spy. A web of betrayals. A mystery that will take you around the world . . .

Gabriel Dax is a young man haunted by the memories of a tragedy: every night, when sleep finally comes, he dreams about his childhood home in flames. His days are spent on the move as an acclaimed travel writer, capturing changing landscapes in the grip of the Cold War. When he’s offered the chance to interview a political figure, his ambition leads him unwittingly into the shadows of espionage.

As Gabriel’s reluctant initiation takes hold, he is drawn deeper into duplicity. Falling under the spell of Faith Green, an enigmatic and ruthless MI6 handler, he becomes ‘her spy’, unable to resist her demands. But amid the peril, paranoia and passion consuming Gabriel’s new covert life, it will be the revelations closer to home that change the rest of his story . ."

We will meet in the lobby seated area of The Architect in central Bath to discuss the book and our thoughts , alcoholic and non alcoholic drinks are available for purchase.

IMPORTANT: Please only sign up for this event if you are intending to come along, please do not "place hold" just in case! 😮

If you do find for any reason that you have to withdraw please change your RSVP to No straight away, in order to allow other people to book on and to ensure that attendees have a genuine idea of how many people will be participating.

Thank You and see you there! 🙂

BOOK CLUB GUIDELINES:-

1. Book Group is a friendly informal gathering. Different viewpoints are welcome but please do treat others, and their opinions with respect.

2. Books to be discussed will be 21st century novels (published 2000 onwards) which are available for purchase in paperback and kindle form. In most cases, the book should not be too long (i.e. approx 400 pages or less).

3. There is no expectation that participants attend every monthly session of the Book Club. You can sign up for as few or as many of them as you like.

4. If you are only part way through the book by the time of the meeting you are still welcome to attend but bear in mind there may be spoilers! Whilst you do not have to have finished the book to attend, it is expected that you will have read enough of it to be able to make some contribution to the discussion - as the event is a book discussion group as well as a social gathering