Sport and exercise in Sampford Peverell
This section is about sports clubs in or near the village. For sports facilities see the Sports facilities page which includes information about the leisure centres in Tiverton and Cullompton where many more activities are based.
Badminton
The local clubs are:
Culm Valley, which plays at Uffculme School: www.cullomptonbadminton.co.uk
St Paul's, which plays at Uplowman Village Hall: www.tivertonbadminton.co.uk
Tiverton, which plays at Petroc College in Tiverton: www.badmintontiverton.co.uk
There are also various other groups and private clubs which play at the above locations, and there are courts also at Blundell's School and Cullompton Sports centre: http://www.middevonleisure.org.uk
Culm Valley, which plays at Uffculme School: www.cullomptonbadminton.co.uk
St Paul's, which plays at Uplowman Village Hall: www.tivertonbadminton.co.uk
Tiverton, which plays at Petroc College in Tiverton: www.badmintontiverton.co.uk
There are also various other groups and private clubs which play at the above locations, and there are courts also at Blundell's School and Cullompton Sports centre: http://www.middevonleisure.org.uk
Bowls
The nearest bowls club is just a few miles away at Uffculme. More information can be found on their website: http://www.uffculmebowlingclub.co.uk
Cricket
The new club that plays at the ground in Sampford Peverell is the Sampford Peverell & Tiverton Cricket Club. They say "we have two senior sides and numerous junior teams. Our 1st XI play in the Devon League D East Division, and our 2nd XI play in the F East Division, there is also a midweek T20 friendly team. We are a sociable club, welcoming new players of all ages".
The club website is www.sptcc.uk
They also have a facebook page which is @sptcc17 and also twitter page: @SPTCC17
The club website is www.sptcc.uk
They also have a facebook page which is @sptcc17 and also twitter page: @SPTCC17
Cycling
There are several cycling groups in Sampford Peverell for all ages.
Bikes for cycling along the canal can be hired from the back of the Globe in Lower Town.
Bikes for cycling along the canal can be hired from the back of the Globe in Lower Town.
Fitness workout
Body conditioning Pilates-based fitness workouts for all ages and abilities are held in Sampford Peverell village hall every Monday from 18.30 to 19.30.
Football
Football is played on the sports field off Whitnage Road, and further information can be found at the sports pavilion there. The youth teams, in the Culm Sampford United Youth Football Club, have a facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/pg/CulmSampfordUnited/about/
Multi Use Games Area
There is an all-weather, floodlit, multi-use games area (MUGA) near the sports pavilion on the Whitnage Road sports field. It can be booked by contacting Stuart Brooks at 07712114065, and there is information about it on this facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Sampford-Peverell-MUGA-802152589896494/
Skittles
There are seven skittles teams in the village. Three of them are men's teams, of which two are based in the Merriemeade and one at the Globe, and four of them are women's skittles teams, of which two are based in the Merriemeade and two in the Globe. The teams play weekly from September to April.
For information about the men's teams in the Sampford Peverell and District league see: http://www.spskittles.co.uk
For information about the men's teams in the Sampford Peverell and District league see: http://www.spskittles.co.uk
Table Tennis
Our nearest table tennis club meets in Uplowman Village Hall on most Tuesday evenings from 7pm to 9pm throughout the year. For more information see their website: https://tivertontabletennis.weebly.com
Tai Chi
Gentle exercised to promote fitness and health are held in Uplowman village hall, just 2 miles from Sampford Peverell. For more details see the Uplowman website here: http://www.uplowman.org.uk/?page_id=111
Tennis
The Sampford Peverell Tennis Club is open to players of all ages from 4 to 80+ and of all levels of play. For further information about the club and court hire see:
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/sampfordpeverelltennisclub
or contact Rachel Jasinska on 07741 417801
https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/sampfordpeverelltennisclub
or contact Rachel Jasinska on 07741 417801
Walking
The group meets at 10 am on the first Sunday of the month at the Village Car Park, where we arrange car-sharing to get to the walk start-point. We walk between 5 to 8 miles and take packed lunches. All ages and dogs welcome. Contact Peter or Gill on 01884 820256 for more information.
Yoga
There is now a Core Strength Vinyasa Yoga class in Sampford Peverell Village Hall on Wednesdays at 7:15pm. Alix Coleby also offers private groups & 1-2-1 yoga too. Further details and other local classes are on:
https://www.corestoriesyoga.co.uk
Other yoga classes are available at Uplowman and at the Tiverton and Cullompton leisure centres.
https://www.corestoriesyoga.co.uk
Other yoga classes are available at Uplowman and at the Tiverton and Cullompton leisure centres.