Hello, everyone. I'm told Thailand is the second largest Petanque playing nation, right behind France. However, I'm having a helluva time finding a place to play. If anyone can give me SPECIFIC, verifiable information, I'd be very appreciative. I live in Banglamphu so the closer to that area (around Khao San Road), the better.

Thanks heaps!

I also have been looking into this. I live in Pattaya. I found this link:

http://www.egat.co.th/petanquethailand

And this info:

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The "BOWLING GREEN" Pattaya is found on "Soi Fuengfa" the Soi that runs along side the Xzyite Discoteque between Pattaya 3rd Road and Soi Boukhao- Pattaya:

Telephone: 083-128-2824, 083-128-2824

website: www.lawnbowlsasia.com

Telephone: 038 720741, 038 720741

Fax - 038 720742

The "Bowling Green" Pattaya, Thailand was opened in late 1999 by three English men who wanted to build a club for ex-pats where they could go and relax away from all the bright lights of Pattaya's many bars and nightclubs and entertainment complexes. Due to the amount of people retiring in Pattaya being on the increase year by year, it was decided to build the club from scratch on some spare land big enough to accommodate a full size international lawn bowling green. Since that time the area around the green has boomed and hotels and shops have been built all round, leaving the Bowling green to be an oasis in the centre of a large city. The ownership of the club changed hands in Nov 2005 and under that new ownership the green has undergone a complete reseeding and refurbishment. A new external bar was added and an extension to the kitchens was also made The club offers you the full facilities of any lawn bowls club found throughout the world with all the equipment that you require to play made available. It has full waitress service, full dining and bar facilities, pool table, and darts. Large screen TV (for sport events) and a private meeting room.Internet access is available (bht20 per hour - members free.)

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But the link is not working. This one is also not working:

http://www.pattaya-allinone.com/

So...can't help you with Bangkok, but apparently, there are courts here in Pattaya...

Try the Thai Japanese Stadium (Din Daeng area), I remember seing a few players there in the late afternoon.

You could try any Government Office, pretty sure they would have a dedicated place for it ... and I'm only half-joking here.