Advice to Visiting Teams

A very warm welcome to all visiting teams!

IMPORTANT: our Club plays its games at two venues, 20 mins drive apart: Ottery Leisure Centre and Sidmouth Leisure Centre. Check the table of home fixtures at the bottom of this page for details of playing venues and teas locations.

We look forward to your team(s) visiting us.

Our home fixtures

We strongly advise that all visiting team captains always consult the GMS or West Hockey website page for up-to-date and accurate information about upcoming league fixtures; it is our responsibility to ensure that the details for SOHC home games are checked and updated as necessary.

General advice to visiting teams/umpires

Venue locations: we use pitches at: two Leisure Centres:

Ottery St Mary (EX11 1QW)

Sidmouth (EX10 9LH)

Please make sure you have the correct venue! It takes about 20 mins to drive from one venue to the other.

Find us. Please check out the car parking info. For Ottery St Mary, avoid using the small fence-enclosed parking area (the first one you reach on the left in Cadhay Lane ) – just continue a further 80m north along Cadhay Lane to the find the main Car Park entrance on the left. 

Our Team Colours: Black shirts with minor green/orange trim, Black shorts, Black socks. In accordance with the West’s League Regulations,  ” if teams’ shirt and/or sockscolours clash then the away team must wear alternative colours”.

Umpires: we will normally provide two (they may occasionally be West Area appointed umpires).

Post-Match refreshments: The Volunteer Inn, Ottery St Mary (EX11 1BZ). The Bowd Inn, Sidmouth (EX10 0ND). Please check with our captain on the day.

See  http://sidmouthandotteryhc.co.uk/facilities/   for details.

IMPORTANT – Post Match Teas: you must tell us if your team opts not to takes teas. The League Regulations state that the Away team must confirm if they do not wish to receive any offered hospitality by 2000 hrs on the Wednesday prior to the match.

Changing Rooms, Toilets & hand-washing facilities will be available , 

(updated 22 Sep 2025)