Sports
The residents of Badshot Lea enjoy a broad range of local sporting facilities. These include a pavilion, two tennis courts, a cricket club, cricket nets, indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, a riding school, an equestrian centre, a dog agility club, two fishing ponds, a model car club with outdoor racing track, Badshot Lea Football Club, four geocaches, and a children's playground. An extensive leisure centre and Farnham RFU club sit just outside of the village border, close to Weybourne. The village is also surrounded by picturesque countryside that is ideal for walking, cycling, and running.
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