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Clubs in Scotland

Barnton Park

Barnton Park

Barnton Park was one of the first clubs in the Scotland Padel scene in September 2019 and we think the first in Edinburgh. The court is nestled in around 5 artificial grass tennis courts, with a practice area and great clubhouse. With options of pay to play and...

Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan Padel opened in September 2015. This charming place at the  at the foot of the Ochil Hills, located just north of Stirling is set amongst a tennis paradise with some of the best clay courts in the land. That’s it, we aren’t going to say any more. Just...

Edinburgh Sports Club

Edinburgh Sports Club

Edinburgh Sports club is a thriving rackets club in the heart of Edinburgh's West End just a short brisk walk from Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle. Having set up courts in 2014, they rightly pride themselves on being “The Home of Scottish Padel”.The setting is...

Hatton Sports Club

Hatton Sports Club

Padel arrived at Hatton in 2016, becoming the 3rd club in Scotland to construct a Padel court. Alongside the one outdoor court are 3 astro based tennis courts and two squash courts, and a thriving 200+ junior membership. There's some history behind the club, being the...

Thistle Padel Club

Thistle Padel Club

Thistle Padel Club has two covered courts at the Thistle Tennis club in Edinburgh.Thistle Padel Club has two covered courts at the Thistle Tennis club in Edinburgh.  The Canopy arrived here in November 2019 and since then it’s grown the game in the area with events...

West of Scotland Padel Club

West of Scotland Padel Club

West of Scotland Padel Club are a member run, not-for-profit charitable status club run entirely by volunteers who work hard to develop the game of Padel for everyone in our local communities. They are continually looking at the most creative ways to bring the...

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LATEST NEWS

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

New O50 Championships Format Delivers It’s been a busy period for our competitions and the decision to revamp the Over‑50s County Championships has proved a success. Tournament organiser Mark Ayers said: “The move to a three-day format has made a real difference. It’s...

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

NUPL Finals Day Coming to Bristol on Wednesday UK PADEL is proud to serve as title sponsor of the National Universities Padel League (NUPL) Finals Day coming up next Wednesday at Rocket Padel, Bristol. It’s a high-intensity knockout competition starting promptly at...

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

The Unstoppable Rise of Padel in Numbers British padel has just hit a major milestone - and it’s great news for the whole UK PADEL community. New LTA figures show a remarkable DOUBLING in participation in one year, with 860,000 players in 2025, some 1,553 courts...

RULES

What Is a Padel Court?

What Is a Padel Court?

What Is a Padel Court? A Padel court sits somewhere between a tennis court and a squash court. The ground-markings are similar to those of tennis with two service boxes on each side of a tennis-like net, and another zone at the back of the court. This zone is,...

Who and what is a Bandeja?

Who and what is a Bandeja?

Who or what is a Bandeja? I hear you ask… Bandeja is the Spanish translation for the word ‘tray’.  I know confusing, right? Well, actually it’s not, you see in Padel terms Bandeja means a sliced volley. In Padel, a player's aim is to keep their opponent at the back of...

The Racket

The Racket

The Racket Almost uniquely among racket sports, the Padel racket has no strings. Instead, the impact surface is generally made of fiberglass or carbon fiber, resting above a rubber core in a carbon or fiberglass frame. But, as with most sport equipment, there is quite...

Barnton Park

Barnton Park

Barnton Park was one of the first clubs in the Scotland Padel scene in September 2019 and we think the first in Edinburgh. The court is nestled in around 5 artificial grass tennis courts, with a practice area and great clubhouse. With options of pay to play and...

Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan

Bridge of Allan Padel opened in September 2015. This charming place at the  at the foot of the Ochil Hills, located just north of Stirling is set amongst a tennis paradise with some of the best clay courts in the land. That’s it, we aren’t going to say any more. Just...

Edinburgh Sports Club

Edinburgh Sports Club

Edinburgh Sports club is a thriving rackets club in the heart of Edinburgh's West End just a short brisk walk from Princes Street and Edinburgh Castle. Having set up courts in 2014, they rightly pride themselves on being “The Home of Scottish Padel”.The setting is...

Hatton Sports Club

Hatton Sports Club

Padel arrived at Hatton in 2016, becoming the 3rd club in Scotland to construct a Padel court. Alongside the one outdoor court are 3 astro based tennis courts and two squash courts, and a thriving 200+ junior membership. There's some history behind the club, being the...

Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK

LATEST NEWS

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

New O50 Championships Format Delivers It’s been a busy period for our competitions and the decision to revamp the Over‑50s County Championships has proved a success. Tournament organiser Mark Ayers said: “The move to a three-day format has made a real difference. It’s...

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

NUPL Finals Day Coming to Bristol on Wednesday UK PADEL is proud to serve as title sponsor of the National Universities Padel League (NUPL) Finals Day coming up next Wednesday at Rocket Padel, Bristol. It’s a high-intensity knockout competition starting promptly at...

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

UK PADEL: Your 15:30 Newsletter is Here!

The Unstoppable Rise of Padel in Numbers British padel has just hit a major milestone - and it’s great news for the whole UK PADEL community. New LTA figures show a remarkable DOUBLING in participation in one year, with 860,000 players in 2025, some 1,553 courts...

RULES

What Is a Padel Court?

What Is a Padel Court?

What Is a Padel Court? A Padel court sits somewhere between a tennis court and a squash court. The ground-markings are similar to those of tennis with two service boxes on each side of a tennis-like net, and another zone at the back of the court. This zone is,...

Who and what is a Bandeja?

Who and what is a Bandeja?

Who or what is a Bandeja? I hear you ask… Bandeja is the Spanish translation for the word ‘tray’.  I know confusing, right? Well, actually it’s not, you see in Padel terms Bandeja means a sliced volley. In Padel, a player's aim is to keep their opponent at the back of...

The Racket

The Racket

The Racket Almost uniquely among racket sports, the Padel racket has no strings. Instead, the impact surface is generally made of fiberglass or carbon fiber, resting above a rubber core in a carbon or fiberglass frame. But, as with most sport equipment, there is quite...