Every sport has a time when it came of age and for UK Padel that moment was November 2020, when the LTA became the governing national body of Padel officially recognised Padel as a discipline of tennis in the UK.
It’s yet to be seen how that moment becomes a movement as most of the emphasis in the initial phase of developing Padel appears to be on private international operators, and the LTA has tightened it’s grip on loans for Padel courts to be developed in clubs insisting they are not built on Tennis courts, but rather increasing the number of overall tennis and Padel courts.
‘Tennis opened up’ is one of the Key messages from the LTA in recent years and LTA Padel walk the walk as the 3 covered padel courts on Roehampton lane at the National tennis centre are available to anyone to book 7 days in advance, here https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/PadelNTC
The courts host prime position as pretty much the first thing you see as you drive through the entrance gates. LTA Padel hosted the first ever professional Padel event in the UK in August 2022, The FIP RISE LONDON PADEL OPEN, and the UK Padel team were there to produce the filming and live stream for, and you can watch some of the highlights of that on the UK PADEL RECAST channel https://share.recast.app/u/5RBeX?referrer=5RBeX
Or you can take a quick look at the entire last 16 through to the finals coverage in this timelapse video here:
Is it a club? There are lots of players who treat it like a home club as there are regular events, like coaching and event takeovers that players can be part of. Not only is The National Tennis Centre a great place to play padel yourself, you will invariably see someone half decent or from the GB squad training there, and the standard on the court next door to you can be slightly distracting, So perhaps build in an extra 10/15 minutes to enjoy seeing top UK Padel while you are there
The centre also hosts the National championships, and for the second year in a row the home team in the men’s and Women’s competitions were triumphant. Do go to the National Tennis to play Padel and expect fast courts and 364 days a year play, don’t go to the National Tennis centre to run out of the court and hit it back in …. Without running into another court as there isn’t quite enough space for out of court play…
Explore the map feature to easily find Padel clubs accross the UK
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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...
Every sport has a time when it came of age and for UK Padel that moment was November 2020, when the LTA became the governing national body of Padel officially recognised Padel as a discipline of tennis in the UK.
It’s yet to be seen how that moment becomes a movement as most of the emphasis in the initial phase of developing Padel appears to be on private international operators, and the LTA has tightened it’s grip on loans for Padel courts to be developed in clubs insisting they are not built on Tennis courts, but rather increasing the number of overall tennis and Padel courts.
‘Tennis opened up’ is one of the Key messages from the LTA in recent years and LTA Padel walk the walk as the 3 covered padel courts on Roehampton lane at the National tennis centre are available to anyone to book 7 days in advance, here https://clubspark.lta.org.uk/PadelNTC
The courts host prime position as pretty much the first thing you see as you drive through the entrance gates. LTA Padel hosted the first ever professional Padel event in the UK in August 2022, The FIP RISE LONDON PADEL OPEN, and the UK Padel team were there to produce the filming and live stream for, and you can watch some of the highlights of that on the UK PADEL RECAST channel https://share.recast.app/u/5RBeX?referrer=5RBeX
Or you can take a quick look at the entire last 16 through to the finals coverage in this timelapse video here:
Is it a club? There are lots of players who treat it like a home club as there are regular events, like coaching and event takeovers that players can be part of. Not only is The National Tennis Centre a great place to play padel yourself, you will invariably see someone half decent or from the GB squad training there, and the standard on the court next door to you can be slightly distracting, So perhaps build in an extra 10/15 minutes to enjoy seeing top UK Padel while you are there
The centre also hosts the National championships, and for the second year in a row the home team in the men’s and Women’s competitions were triumphant. Do go to the National Tennis to play Padel and expect fast courts and 364 days a year play, don’t go to the National Tennis centre to run out of the court and hit it back in …. Without running into another court as there isn’t quite enough space for out of court play…
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...