We rather like Padel clubs that emerge out of cricket and squash clubs and that is how Harborough Padel Club came to be in September 2020.
Of course, the combination of the underarm serve, the enclosed walls the social nature of the game have gone down a storm with the cricket and squash section.
They have also cleverly maximised the space available, with the two padel courts at right angles to the nets. We are sure the cricketers and the padel players have some fun with that!
The first Padel courts in the East Midlands at a club with a long and rich history for sport, the Market Harborough Cricket Club was formed over 175 years while the squash club reports to have over 200 members and been in existence for 50 years.
It’s great to hear the partnership between squash and padel at the club laying on an extensive programme for juniors and new players to get involved with the sport. And they also do club nights with a difference, all sports nights, with table tennis, squash, padel, petanque and Racket ball.
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
LATEST NEWS
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...
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...
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...
We rather like Padel clubs that emerge out of cricket and squash clubs and that is how Harborough Padel Club came to be in September 2020.
Of course, the combination of the underarm serve, the enclosed walls the social nature of the game have gone down a storm with the cricket and squash section.
They have also cleverly maximised the space available, with the two padel courts at right angles to the nets. We are sure the cricketers and the padel players have some fun with that!
The first Padel courts in the East Midlands at a club with a long and rich history for sport, the Market Harborough Cricket Club was formed over 175 years while the squash club reports to have over 200 members and been in existence for 50 years.
It’s great to hear the partnership between squash and padel at the club laying on an extensive programme for juniors and new players to get involved with the sport. And they also do club nights with a difference, all sports nights, with table tennis, squash, padel, petanque and Racket ball.
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
LATEST NEWS
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...
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...
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...