UPDATE April 2026 Manual Bowls Royce available for 7 working day delivery;
Electric Bowls Royce available for 28 working day delivery
Choose the Bowls Royce option that suits your budget and needs below:
- Bowls Royce Manual (assistant required to push in most cases) £985* Excl Delivery to UK mainland
- Bowls Royce Electric (fully powered for complete independence) £2675* Excl delivery
- * excludes VAT when VAT exemption form signed by customer
Bowls Royce Bowls Wheelchair
- Description
- Specifications
- Customer Reviews (3)
Delivery:
Manual Bowls Royce: 7 days
Electric Bowls Royce: 6-8 weeks (please call 020 8362 1780 for up-to-date lead time)
What stops you from playing bowls? Maybe you have asthma or COPD. Perhaps acute tendonitis. You might be convalescing from and injury or operation.
In all these scenarios it's not the bowling, it's the walking. Eighteen or twenty one ends just aren't possible.
Or maybe you are a wheelchair user already and didn't know that there is a wheelchair approved for use on both indoor and outdoor greens.
The Bowls Royce® wheelchair may be the bowling aid that re-enables the game you thought you had to give up for ever. Or perhaps it will open new possibilities of sport, social conviviality and even competition that you never thought possible.
The Bowls Royce is offered in two models - Manual and Electric (battery powered). Both were designed by Bush Hill Bowls in conjunction with disability sports engineering charity ReMap.
The manual model - requires muscle-power. Outdoors on grass someone on your rink or a fifth member of your team will propel you to each delivery position. It's no different to the batsman who has a runner between the wickets. Indoors every-day wheelchair users with developed upper-body strength may find self-propulsion is possible but again, to avoid tiring after several ends we recommend using colleague-power to transit between ends.
The battery-powered model - gives the bowler complete freedom of movement indoors and outdoors. This independence is highly valued by many wheelchair bowlers because they can roll-up and practice without always having to find a buddy with available time to do the pushing.
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Dimensions
| Depth | 107cm / 42" in use; 80cm / 31.5" with handles folded down |
| Width | 65cm / 25" in use; 43cm / 17" folded (wheels on); 34cm /13.5" folded (wheels off) |
| Height | 89cm /35" |
| Seat height | 52cm / 20" |
| Seat depth | 40cm / 16" |
| Width between arms | 45cm / 18" |
| Seat to footrest | 40-50cm / 16" - 20" |
| Maximum recommended user weight | 110Kgs / 242 lbs |
| Battery (Electric model only) | 24v Lithium ion |
| Motors | 2 x 250W 24v |
| Bowling Green Tyres | 80mm heat-bonded High Density PolyEthylene |
3 Reviews for Bowls Royce Bowls Wheelchair
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Green Motoring - Friday, June 4, 2021Hello, this is just a thank you message to Jerry for coming out to my Club Townsend in St Albans this morning to show me your excellent Bowls Royce Bowls Wheelchair. I agree that it would be far preferable to have the motorised version and to that end I will see if I can obtain a grant to buy one for the Club and will contact you regarding this. You mentioned that you will be demonstrating the Wheelchair at Didcot Bowls Club. If I can I may try and pop along. Once again thank you so much for taking the time to come out and I look forward to contacting you soon. Kind regards, Mike Cowell
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A positive impact for disability bowlers - Friday, July 5, 2019This innovation has the ability to make a positive impact for disability bowls as it gives the disabled bowler the ability to be self-sufficient rather than to rely on others to project them on the green. One of our wheelchair bowlers, Mick Brunt, is now so proficient that he is regularly playing in club matches.
Gary Fagg, MBE New Romney Bowls Club, Kent. -
I'm back in the game! - Friday, July 5, 2019Not being able to walk between ends had killed the game of bowls for me. My Bowls Royce powered wheelchair makes me independent and mobile between ends - I'm back in the game!
Bill Bain, St Andrews Bowls Club, Fife, Scotland
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Bowls Royce BrochureThis Bowls wheelchair may be the bowling aid that re-enables the game you thought you had to give up for ever. Or perhaps it will open new possibilities of sport, social conviviality and even competition that you never thought possible
Bowls Royce wheelchairs can be seen in action at a club near you in Bedfordshire, Devon, Dorset, Hampshire, Hertfordshire, Isle of Wight, Kent, Leicestershire, Middlesex, Northamptonshire, Norfolk, Nottinghamshire, Somerset, Suffolk and West Sussex with more clubs and counties added every month. For a full list of locations where the Bowls Royce can be seen, click HERE
And it’s not just Bowls: see how the Bowls Royce can make croquet accessible!
I bought a Bowls Royce chair 2 years ago and lovin it. I need to adjust the brake pads, but find the 2 grub screws are super tight and have bent the Allen key trying. Is there a secret in adjustment?
The workshop here uses T-Handle hex keys to get good leverage. This is the particular set. To get additional leverage they use a steel tube on the handle!
Thnx Jerry. The brake pads are just a very tight connection!
I’ve had an incident where I’ve broken the left foot rest. (Just the plate) Am I able to order a new one? Thnx
Yes. Please email sales@bushhillbowls.co.uk with your address details in full
Thank you.
Do you have a second hand electric wheelchair for bowling?
Dear Phyllis,
Thank you for your enquiry.
Unfortunately we do not have any second-hand electric bowls wheelchairs in stock.
However you might apply for a 50% grant for a new one from the British Wheelchair Bowling Association (BWBA)
Kind regards,
Jerry
Height of 35” is a problem.
Can this be reduced by removing the backrest or wheels
Yes, with the attendant handles folded down height reduces to 30.5 inches. Remove the quick-release rear wheels and height reduces to 28 inches.
Hi there. I’m a keen bowler in the Blackburn and Darwen leagues and have COPD with severe breathing difficulties. I can stand up ok to bowl, but it’s the walking between ends that I struggle with, it’s nigh on impossible and very unpleasant. I see mention of a scooter in these mesages. Is there a motorised scooter available (i.e. like a tray for feet and a handle) as this would be much less bulky than a wheelchair and more suitable for my needs?
Yes – see https://bushhillbowls.co.uk/store-3/bowls-scoot/
My name is Jack Hunt and I am President of the Ffrith Indoor Bowls Centre in North Wales. We coach many Stroke Victims,
I would like to know if the Electric Scoot is safe in your opinion. (I know it has been passed by the various bodies in bowling) Do you have any in stock.? Also do you have any used Bradshaw Buggies.( I know they are not made any more)
Thank you.
Safety of the device would have to be assessed on a case-by-case basis by a qualified person, probably a physiotherapist.
Please can you provide a brochure or full details of the lawn bowls wheelchair?
Thanks
Alan Blake
Minster Bowls Club
Hi Alan: All the details are here on the web page you see above. You may have queries that are not answered here, in which case please phone us on 020 8362 1780 and we’ll be happy to help.
Thanks, Jerry
Hi, I have been using a Parahandy Bowls Wheelchair but am now struggling to wheel myself up and down the green and don’t really want to ask for help as I like being independent. My day chair is a Powerchair and am thinking that a Powered Bowls Wheelchair is the best thing for me now. Just wondering how long between placing order to receiving chair. I live in Clackmannanshire, Scotland. I am actually hoping for a fairly quick turnover time as have got quite a few games coming up plus I want to be more involved with my bowling club and be able to go up to the green whenever I want to get some practice without having to rely on someone being there to help me get up and down the green. Thank you
Hi Elizabeth. Just now (May 2023) you are looking at no more than two weeks between placing an order for a Powered Bowls Royce and delivery.
What is the weight of power bowls chair and weight of the scooter. Don’t understand why the scooter has been approved by the powers to be but not the power chairs. Been told it is because of weight
Thank you for checking! Both the Bowls Scoot(15Kg) and the Bowls Royce power wheelchair (21Kg) *ARE* approved for use on indoor and outdoor surfaces. Be wary of ‘being told’ things by people who are making it up as they go along :-)
I have COPD and find walking difficult especially when pushing my bowls trolley. IUs there a motorised trolley that I could use. I play matches at home (where I can leave my woods) but outside games are now out of the question
We have looked around for a motorised trolley, e.g. a shopping trolley, but can’t find one. We suggest you contact REMAP – remap.org.uk – who may be able to engineer a solution for you…. at no cost!
Thanks,
Jerry
Does the bowls Royce electric come with a fitted brake if not is it possible to fit one many thanks.
Hi,
Brakes are not fitted as standard to the electric Bowls Royce. Manual ‘wheel locking’ brakes(one on each wheel) can be supplied as an add-on to provide passive stability.
Thanks, Jerry
Do you manufacture a tyre for the Royce buggy manual version? Our bowler is having troubles indoors. He finds that he can spin the wheels quite easily and we think that a rubber tyre would give that friction.
The original Royce Buggys appear to have a more rubberised tyre fitted.
Yes, this can happen indoors where the bowler is self-propelling a manual Bowls Royce rather than having a colleague pushing.
To overcome this we offer a rubberised overlay that affixes to the tyre. This is only suitable if the Bowls Royce is to be permanently based at an indoor bowls club, as using it outdoors would destroy the foam and leave the tyre in a nasty condition.
Hi, I belong to a bowls club and we are thinking of purchasing a wheelchair to try and help the disabled come and enjoy bowls.
Could you send me a brochure please. Also do you get any second hand chairs for sale?
Regards
Anne
Brochure on its way to you. We occasionally get second-hand chairs, they come and go quickly. Let us know if you are interested in manual or electric and we will let you know if/when we get one in.
Thanks,
Jerry
Please could you send me some information about the second hand wheelechairs for bowling please. Thank you
Hi Alison, we rarely have second-hand wheelchairs available I’m afraid. They generally get donated to clubs when the original user no longer needs it.
Thanks,
Jerry
Please can you send me a brochure for the electric bowls wheel chair, I am an 85 year old who has not been able to bowl for th last five years owing to spinal injury from osteoarthritis, and really miss going bowls matches, many thanks. Jill
Hi Jill,
Brochure on its way, thanks,
Jerry
23/02/2021
Thanks, Ken. Information is on its way to you.
I’m a very keen bowler but at the moment cannot walk more than a few metres without severe pain. The medical experts can’t find out what my problem is. I’d like to carry on bowling, so I’d like to purchase a wheelchair. Could you please send me a brochure and price list.
Thank you.
Hi I spoke to you recently about the Bowls Royce Powered Wheelchair and have now received grants from Disability Bowls England and the Disabled Sports Foundation.
I notice the cost has risen by £50 since I applied for the grants and am able to afford the carriage, but struggling to find the extra £50 as I only get disability benefit.
Is there any chance of a concession?
I am ready to order now.
Thank you.
Hi Virginia, yes, we will honour the price quoted when you first enquired.
Thanks,
Jerry
Please send me details of wheelchairs that can be used on indoor bowls greens
Thanks Peter – brochure now sent by email,
Jerry
Hi Marlene,
We’ll happily bring a demo unit to your club for a few hours. Please supply your postcode and contact details in an email to sales@bushhillbowls.co.uk and we’ll get in touch to arrange it.
Jerry
Where in Norfolk can I see a Bowls Royce wheelchair (powered) and try it out? It is an expensive item to buy without testing its suitability for me.
Marlene Rogers
Thanks Bunty, made contact this morning as you know!
The Atherley Bowling Club, Hill Lane, Southampton, is interested in buying an electrical bowling wheelchair, I would like to speak to someone about this please on Monday the 2nd December between 9 a m and 11 am if possible.
Bunty
Wares
President
Hi I did leave a message yesterday (Sunday)
this is a follow .
I am really interested in the Bowls Royce for my son Jason.
He would need a right sided joystick and be able to bowl right handed.
I have seen the video and it looks really great.
Jason uses a power chair so he is used to moving that well
This would be a great gift for him so tell me more
Ray Page
The Bowls Royce powered bowls wheelchair is now available for purchase.
Hi You said that remap is looking at a way to convert the chair to a power driven model, has this been successful ? and if so what would be the cost to buy one.
Regards Billymac
The engineering for the power-driven model is complete (November 2018), and we are now finalising the electronics for the joystick control. We estimate it will be available for purchase by February 2019. We have not yet determined pricing as this depends on component costs, which in turn depend on volumes. However we are aiming for a sub-£2000 price.
Additional info: the height of the wheels can be adjusted.
Yes, the arms lift off. The wheels and footrests are also easily detachable so that the chair can be placed in a car boot.
Thanks,
Jerry
Would like full details of the bowls wheelchair.
Do the arms lift off to allow transfer from a standard wheelchair?
Can I buy replacement wheel for electric wheelchair?
Yes. You can buy just the black outer tyre on its own, or the complete wheel and tyre together. As prices fluctuate, please call the shop on 020 8362 1780 for current prices.