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Boston Area Private Badminton Clubs

This page briefly presents information about private clubs, where players must be either members or invited guests.

Gut 'N Feathers Club is in Marblehead, MA; they play year-round in their own building. There is a waiting list to join this club. The contact persons are Beth Sopka at 781-631-4879, and Sheila McManus at 781-639-1994 (H).

The Maugus Club is in Wellesley, MA. They play year-round in their own building. Visit the club's web site or call the club at 781-235-8151 for further information.

As far as I know, there are some badminton facilities at HealthPoint Fitness Center just off Route 128 in Walthem, MA. This was the home to a public club from July, 1999 through the end of 2000. However, starting in 2001, players could still use the Healthpoint facilities, either as a member or at the full rate for a guest, which is $20 per day. This is exhorbitant for a badminton session of a couple of hours, and so HealthPoint effectively reverted this to a private club.

Badminton used to be played at Cedardale, the large health club in Haverhill, MA. When I called them in February, 1998, they said they had no current dedicated badminton playing, but one could set up a net in one of their gyms. When I contacted them by e-mail in September, 2002, I was told some members indeed play there.