Two years ago, Nottingham barely registered as a padel city. Today, it has over 20 pay-to-play courts across four venues, two major new facilities in the pipeline for 2026, and a legitimate claim to being one of the most interesting mid-size padel cities in the UK. Here’s what’s open, what’s coming, and how to get a game.
The quick answer
Around 20 courts across four public venues, plus David Lloyd West Bridgford for members. Court hire from roughly £20/hr. Indoor options at Pure Padel and Advantage Padel; covered outdoor at Nottingham Tennis Centre and Meadow Lane. Three significant openings on the way before the end of 2026.
Nottingham padel venues open now
The city’s current padel offering is spread across four distinct venues – all with different court types, pricing models, and atmospheres. Here’s the full picture:
| Venue | Courts | Type | Booking | Approx cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Padel Nottingham | 7 | Indoor | Playtomic | £20–£66/hr |
| Advantage Padel Nottingham | 6 (4 doubles + 2 singles) | Indoor | Padel Mates app | £32–£40/hr |
| Nottingham Tennis Centre (Padel4All) | 3 (expanding to 6) | Covered outdoor | nottinghamtenniscentre.co.uk | £36/hr; £16 social; £9 intro |
| Nottingham Padel Centre | 4 | Outdoor (some covered) | Playtomic | From £20/hr |
| David Lloyd West Bridgford | Not stated | Outdoor | DL members app | Members only |
Pure Padel Nottingham is the biggest indoor venue in the city – seven courts at 1 Iremonger Rd, NG2 3HU, with a bar and café, pro shop, free parking, and coaching available. Book via Playtomic; pricing varies by session time and whether you hold a Pure Padel membership. It’s the venue most players graduate to once they’re past the introduction stage.
Advantage Padel Nottingham is a slightly different proposition. Six courts on Daleside Road (four doubles, two singles), with a bar and café and an annual membership option at £200/year that gives you 20% off court hire. If you’re playing twice a week, the maths works out quickly. Booking is via the Padel Mates app.
Nottingham Tennis Centre (University Boulevard, NG7 2QH) is run under the Padel4All banner and stands out for one unusual quality: it publishes its prices. £36 per hour for court hire, £16 for a two-hour social session (equipment included), £9 for an intro session. In a sector where most venues either bury their pricing or don’t list it at all, that transparency matters. Three covered outdoor courts for now, with expansion to six scheduled for early 2026.
Nottingham Padel Centre occupies a slightly unexpected home – the grounds of Meadow Lane, Nottingham, the football stadium where Notts County FC play. Four courts, some covered, bookable via Playtomic from around £20/hr with free parking. There’s a mild surreal quality to hitting a padel ball through a glass wall with a football pitch in the background, and it makes for a venue unlike anywhere else in the city.
What’s coming in 2026
This is where Nottingham’s story gets interesting. While the current offering is solid, the pipeline is what puts the city in a different category.
SWING is the one everyone is talking about. A £4 million, 30,000 sq ft facility on Electric Avenue, next to the Riverleen House development, backed by ALB Group – the same Carlton-based developer behind several other Nottingham projects. The plans include 8 indoor courts, 3 outdoor covered courts, and 1 show court with arena-style seating. Add a sauna, physiotherapy suite, sports massage, reformer pilates studio, coworking spaces, outdoor events area, and a food and drink offer from the team behind Public and Peter’s Pizza, and you have something that operates more like a destination than a sports venue.
The architects described it as “the best padel centre in Europe” during the planning process. That’s a bold claim – and one that’s worth holding lightly until the doors open. But the ambition is clear, and the planning has been approved. Construction was expected to start promptly, with a roughly seven-month build timeline, pointing to a 2026 opening.
Padelplex is a smaller but equally watched development. Five courts on Redfield Way near the Showcase Cinema, backed by a trio of Nottingham entrepreneurs: hotelier Richard Johal, 200 Degrees Coffee founder Rob Darby, and former England and Nottinghamshire cricketer James Taylor. It would be the first UK venue under the Padelplex brand, with a hospitality pavilion and premium positioning. Planning was pending as of early 2026, with a summer opening targeted.
NTC expansion: Nottingham Tennis Centre is also adding three more covered outdoor courts, taking the total from three to six. That was scheduled for early 2026.
If all three come through as planned, Nottingham will have gone from roughly 20 pay-to-play courts to over 30 in the space of twelve months. Very few cities of its size in the UK can point to that kind of trajectory. By comparison, padel in Derby – 14 miles west – already has 21 courts across two venues, making the East Midlands corridor one of the better-served regions outside London. Padel courts in Sheffield is 50 miles up the M1 if you’re looking at the broader South Yorkshire picture – Club de Padel at Cannon Brewery and Play Padel Abbeydale are both purpose-built indoor venues at similar price points.
Padel near West Bridgford
West Bridgford sits directly south of the city – close to Trent Bridge, popular with families, and home to a reasonable slice of the demographic that has taken to padel. The options are limited but not non-existent.
David Lloyd West Bridgford on Rugby Road has outdoor padel courts (its padel page gives no count), though access is for Platinum members only. For pay-to-play, your nearest options are Nottingham Padel Centre at Meadow Lane (a short drive north, and also near the Trent Bridge area), and Pure Padel at Iremonger Road. Neither is in West Bridgford itself, but both are within reasonable reach.
The good news is that Padelplex on Redfield Way – when it opens – will be one of the closer venues to the West Bridgford side of the city.
Social sessions and how to find a game
Finding four people who all want to play at the same time is the perennial challenge in padel. In Nottingham, the clearest structured route is via Nottingham Tennis Centre’s social sessions.
They run twice weekly: Tuesdays 10am–12pm and Saturdays 2pm–4pm. £16 for two hours, equipment included, no partner required. A coach organises the games, so you’re dropped into rotation with whoever else turns up. It’s a format that works well for finding people to play with when you’re still building a regular group.
Nottingham Trent University has a student padel club – if you’re affiliated with NTU or know someone who is, it’s another route into regular organised play, and one that adds a noticeably younger demographic to the local scene.
Playtomic’s social feature (and Pure Padel’s equivalent) also lets you post an open slot on a booked court and match with other players looking for a game. It works better in cities with a critical mass of active players – Nottingham is getting there.
For the WhatsApp group route: most clubs have informal player communities. If you book a few social sessions at NTC or courts at Pure Padel and introduce yourself, you’ll find your way into local groups quickly. The how to choose a padel club piece covers this in more detail.
How much does padel cost in Nottingham?
Court hire across Nottingham’s pay-to-play venues ranges from around £20/hr (Nottingham Padel Centre, off-peak via Playtomic) to £66/hr (Pure Padel, peak time without membership). Split four ways, that’s £5–£16.50 per person per hour – broadly in line with the national picture for a mid-size UK city.
The clearest value option for new players is Nottingham Tennis Centre’s £9 intro session. Equipment is included, and you’ll get coaching alongside. It’s a low-friction way to find out if padel is for you before committing to regular court hire. Once you start playing regularly, how to find people to play padel with covers the fastest ways to build a consistent group in a city like Nottingham.
Once you’re playing regularly – say, twice a week – Advantage Padel’s £200/year membership starts to pay off. The 20% discount on court hire will cover the membership cost within a few months at that frequency.
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