Most visited Tourism Destinations places in Sri Lanka - Colombo Gymkhana Club

 

  Colombo Gymkhana Club

The Colombo Gymkhana Club is a social club for men in ColomboSri Lanka. It also owns and administers the CC Club, the CH & FClub and the Queen's Club, as well as the Colombo Cricket Club Ground.

Established in 1863, it was a successor to the original Colombo Club (established in the early 1800s), and by 1899 administered five different sports via their ownership/establishment of the CC Club (established informally in 1832; formally in 1863), the CH & FClub (established in 1892), and the Queen's Club (squash and tennis; established in 1899).

Until 1964, the social club was exclusive to Europeans (the cricket club having had a similar policy until 1962)

 

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