About the club
More than 125 years
at the heart of Cullen.
Since 1901, bowls has been played at Reidhaven Place - through two world wars, the coming and going of the coastal railway, and more Moray Firth winters than anyone cares to count. The green is still immaculate, and the welcome is still warm.
Who we are
A village club, properly alive
Cullen Bowling Club is a community club in every sense. Our green sits a few streets from the harbour, framed by the granite houses of the new town and the church spire; our clubhouse hosts everything from league nights to birthday parties, quiz nights and community events.
We bowl outdoors from spring to autumn, then move onto four indoor carpets for the winter league - so the club never hibernates. Off the green, the lounge bar (with the best view in the village, straight down the rink) is open to members and social members.
We're proudly forward-looking too: the clubhouse now runs largely on solar power, with two banks of panels and battery storage cutting the club's energy bills by around two thirds - savings that go straight back into the green, the halls and keeping membership affordable.
The essentials
The club at a glance
Est. 1901
Over a century of bowls at Reidhaven Place, Cullen.
Outdoor green
A beautifully kept green in the centre of the village, played April to September.
Four indoor carpets
The hall converts each winter for our October–March indoor league.
Two halls & bar
Function spaces with a licensed bar and kitchen, available to hire year-round.
The story so far
A century and a bit, end by end
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1901
Bowls begins at Reidhaven Place. The pennant from the club's early years still hangs in the clubhouse today.
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1914–45
The green is kept through two world wars - a patch of normality in the hardest of years, tended by those who stayed behind.
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1968
The last train crosses the great Cullen viaduct as the coast line closes. The arches remain, and the old line becomes one of Scotland's finest coastal walks - passing within a stroll of the green.
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2024
Two banks of solar panels and battery storage go in behind the clubhouse, cutting energy bills by around two thirds. A village club, running on Moray sunshine.
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Today
Outdoor bowls all summer, a four-carpet winter league, two halls, a licensed bar - and a warm welcome for anyone who walks through the door.
Cullen & the coast
Skink, sands and sea stacks
Cullen is a former royal burgh on the Moray Firth - famous for Cullen Skink, its grand Victorian railway viaducts, the long sands of Cullen Bay and the Three Kings sea stacks. The old railway line over the viaduct is now a spectacular coastal path, and dolphins are regular visitors to the bay.
The club sits in the middle of it all. If you're visiting the coast - walking the Moray Coast Trail, playing the links, or eating your way through the Skink trail -bring flat shoes and roll a few ends with us.
