David Lloyd Chigwell is one of a few David Lloyd clubs with Padel courts. As of October 2022, we think there are courts in 5 David Lloyd clubs (Raynes Park, Bicester, Bushey and of course the flagship Chelsea Harbour Club).
Right on the doorstep of the stunning Epping Forest a clump of racket sports. 3 Padel courts are nestled between table tennis, badminton, indoor and outdoor tennis.
Not to be outdone in the Essex Clubs that can list GB padel players, Frankie Langan plays Padel here. Frankie was part of the GB squad in action in the World Team Championships, which you can see here if you didn’t catch any of it
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
LATEST NEWS
Cheshire deny Surrey clean sweep as revamped Over-50s County Championships launch in style
The weekends UK PADEL Over-50s County Championships marked a successful debut for the competition’s new structure, with a three-day format and two-tier system delivering quality competition across all categories. While Surrey underlined their strength with two County...
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!
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...
Four Nations Delivers as Team Padel Takes Centre Stage
The UK PADEL Four Nations returned to Slazenger Padel Leeds on 21–22 March, delivering a weekend that underlined the strength, depth and spirit of padel across the UK and Ireland. Bringing together England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the event continues to grow as a...
RULES
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 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 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...
The Ball – What’s the difference between Tennis balls and Padel balls
The Ball. What’s the difference between Tennis balls and Padel balls? Padel balls and tennis balls have a lot in common. For a start, they are a pretty similar size, and they are both essentially an air-filled rubber bladder with fuzz on the outside, each that same...
David Lloyd Chigwell is one of a few David Lloyd clubs with Padel courts. As of October 2022, we think there are courts in 5 David Lloyd clubs (Raynes Park, Bicester, Bushey and of course the flagship Chelsea Harbour Club).
Right on the doorstep of the stunning Epping Forest a clump of racket sports. 3 Padel courts are nestled between table tennis, badminton, indoor and outdoor tennis.
Not to be outdone in the Essex Clubs that can list GB padel players, Frankie Langan plays Padel here. Frankie was part of the GB squad in action in the World Team Championships, which you can see here if you didn’t catch any of it
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
LATEST NEWS
Cheshire deny Surrey clean sweep as revamped Over-50s County Championships launch in style
The weekends UK PADEL Over-50s County Championships marked a successful debut for the competition’s new structure, with a three-day format and two-tier system delivering quality competition across all categories. While Surrey underlined their strength with two County...
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!
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...
Four Nations Delivers as Team Padel Takes Centre Stage
The UK PADEL Four Nations returned to Slazenger Padel Leeds on 21–22 March, delivering a weekend that underlined the strength, depth and spirit of padel across the UK and Ireland. Bringing together England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, the event continues to grow as a...
RULES
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 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 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...
The Ball – What’s the difference between Tennis balls and Padel balls
The Ball. What’s the difference between Tennis balls and Padel balls? Padel balls and tennis balls have a lot in common. For a start, they are a pretty similar size, and they are both essentially an air-filled rubber bladder with fuzz on the outside, each that same...