At least 25 padel clubs opened across the UK in 2026, from Ballymoney to Exeter. This page lists every 2026 opening we could confirm, region by region, so you can see what is new near you and how many courts it has.
We checked each row against the operator’s own page, a council release or a named press report on Wednesday 11 November 2026. Where a date only appears in press coverage, or was announced before the club opened, the table says so. Where we have already written a full opening report or city guide, the last column links to it.
What counts as a new club here
A venue makes the list if it opened to players between 1 January and 11 November 2026 and we could confirm that at a primary source. Single-court community sites and seasonal pop-ups are left out. So are clubs that press reports date to December 2025, such as Ignite Padel Speke in Liverpool and Slazenger Padel Clubs Swindon.
Opening dates slip. Pure Padel said in October 2025 that Solihull would open in March, and press reported it open in June, so clubs that are still “coming soon” sit in a separate section below.
London
| Venue | Where | Opened | Courts | Date source | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Padel Social Club Paddington | 5 Kingdom Street, W2 | Friday 24 July 2026 | 4 (2 covered, 2 outdoor) | Operator’s launch listing | London guide |
| Padel United Redbridge | Forest Road, Redbridge IG6 | Bookings from Wednesday 4 November 2026 | 3 covered | Operator | Opening report |
| PDL Padel United Erith | Erith Sports Centre, DA8 | Launch week from Saturday 21 March 2026 | 2 outdoor | Operator, announced before opening | – |
Redbridge is the newest in the capital. Padel United says its free opening weekend runs from Friday 13 to Sunday 15 November.
South East and South West
| Venue | Where | Opened | Courts | Date source | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pure Padel Lightwater | Lightwater Leisure Centre, Surrey | Wednesday 25 March 2026 | 6 covered | Pure Padel press release, issued before opening | Surrey guide |
| Withdean Sports Complex (Game4Padel) | Brighton | By Monday 13 April 2026 | 3 covered | Brighton & Hove City Council | Brighton guide |
| Slazenger Padel Clubs Exeter | Haven Banks Retail Park, Exeter | Monday 31 August 2026 | 9 indoor, plus 2 pickleball | Press (Retail Gazette) | Exeter guide |
| Padel Quarter | Admiral Park, Portsmouth | Friday 18 September 2026 | 6 indoor | Press (Portsmouth News) | Opening report |
| Foundry Padel Club | Consort Way, Burgess Hill | October 2026 (operator date: Sunday 4 October) | 4 indoor | Operator | Opening report |
| Padel at the Pub | The Black Horse, The Vale, Chesham HP5 3NS | Saturday 19 September 2026 (operator date; a trade report said Saturday 12 September) | 2 (uncovered now, covers planned later in the year per the operator) | Operator | Opening report |
Exeter is the biggest of these, with nine padel courts under one roof. Padel Quarter held a public open day on Saturday 19 September, the day after its official opening.
East of England and the Midlands
| Venue | Where | Opened | Courts | Date source | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PDL Padel United Cambridge | Orchard Park, Cambridge | Early 2026 (operator aimed for February) | 3 doubles, 1 singles | Operator and Matchi listing | Cambridge guide |
| Padelstars Watford | Woodside Leisure Centre, Watford | By Monday 1 June 2026 | 5 (3 covered, 2 outdoor) | Watford Borough Council | Watford guide |
| Pure Padel Solihull | Streetsbrook Road, Shirley | By Monday 8 June 2026 | 4 (3 covered, 1 uncovered) | Press (citybiz) | Solihull guide |
| Atmos Padel Chesterfield | Park Road, Chesterfield | Saturday 29 August 2026 | 4 outdoor, floodlit | Operator | Chesterfield guide |
| UK PADEL Willen Lake | Willen Lake, V10 Brickhill Street, Milton Keynes MK15 0DS | October 2026, date unconfirmed (Willen Lake’s page gives both Saturday 17 and Saturday 31 October) | 6 (4 covered, 2 open-air) | Operator; UK PADEL says “now fully open” | Opening report |
Atmos calls Chesterfield its sixth club. The Cambridge address differs between Padel United’s page (CB24 9PP) and the Matchi listing (CB4 2GR), so check the booking page for directions.
The North
| Venue | Where | Opened | Courts | Date source | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Slazenger Padel Clubs Blackburn | Haslingden Road, Blackburn | Weekend of 31 January and 1 February 2026 | 9 indoor, plus 2 pickleball | Press (Lancashire Business View) | Blackburn guide |
| Pure Padel York | Clifton Moor Retail Park, York | VIP launch Thursday 23 July 2026 | 5 (4 covered, 1 uncovered) | Operator | York guide |
| Vibora Liverpool Waters | Princes Dock, Liverpool | Saturday 26 September 2026 | 2 floating outdoor courts | Landowner release (Peel Waters) | Opening report |
| Powerleague Bolton | Leverhulme Park, Bolton | Autumn 2026 | 4 canopied | Operator | Bolton guide |
| Powerleague Gateshead | Gateshead | Autumn 2026 | 5 | Operator | Gateshead guide |
| Play Padel Meadowhall | 12 Vulcan Road, Sheffield | November 2026 | 8 indoor (7 doubles, 1 singles) | Operator; The Star reported it open on Thursday 5 November | Sheffield guide |
Blackburn and Meadowhall are the largest new indoor clubs in the North this year, with nine and eight padel courts. Play Padel is offering half-price court bookings through November, according to its venue page.
Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
| Venue | Where | Opened | Courts | Date source | Our coverage |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Let’s Go Padel Ballymoney | 10A Riada Avenue, Ballymoney | Saturday 7 March 2026 | 1 indoor doubles, 1 indoor singles | Press (Cool FM) | NI expansion report |
| Padium Cardiff | Cardiff Bay Retail Park | Saturday 14 March 2026 (date announced before opening) | Indoor; operator gives no number, press says 8 | Press (Nation.Cymru) | Opening report |
| Glasgow Club Scotstoun | Scotstoun, Glasgow | Officially opened Monday 20 April 2026 | 3 indoor, inside an existing leisure centre | Glasgow Life | Glasgow guide |
| Unbound Padel | Llantrisant Business Park | May 2026 | 4 indoor (3 doubles, 1 singles) | Rhondda Cynon Taf Council | – |
| Court de Padel Prestatyn | Prestatyn Business Park | Saturday 22 August 2026 | 4 doubles, 2 singles | Press (Business News Wales) | – |
Prestatyn is the only new north Wales club on the list, with four doubles and two singles courts. Unbound Padel says it may have the highest ceiling of any indoor club in the UK, at 15 metres, which matters if you like to lob.
What is opening next?
Seven clubs have an operator-stated opening window by early 2027, led by Pure Padel in Coulsdon and Powerleague in Liverpool and Peterborough.
- Pure Padel Croydon (called Pure Padel Coulsdon in its news post), 397 Brighton Road, Coulsdon: 6 indoor courts. Pure Padel said in August it would open “this November”, and its club page still read “coming soon” on 11 November. See our Croydon guide.
- Powerleague Liverpool and Peterborough: 4 courts each. Powerleague’s blog says both open in November; both venue pages still say “coming soon”.
- M Club Newcastle, Parklands, Stoke-on-Trent: 5 covered panoramic courts, “opening Autumn 2026” per the operator. A September target has already slipped. See our Stoke guide.
- Pure Padel Gosforth, Newcastle: due “Winter 2026”. The club page gives 10 indoor courts in its headline and 7 in its FAQ.
- Padel Social Club at The O2, Greenwich: 5 courts, opening January 2027 per the operator (no day given), with founding memberships on sale. See our O2 opening report.
- Club Padel, Fishermans Wharf, Shoreham-by-Sea: 6 indoor courts, “opening early 2027”.
Several more are announced with no date at all: Rocket Padel Croydon, Vida Del Padel Wakefield (5 indoor courts), Slazenger Padel Clubs Leeds South (14), Hull (9), Cardiff and Milton Keynes, and Pure Padel Birmingham, Liverpool, Royal Wootton Bassett and Glasgow. Pure Padel first said Glasgow would open in January 2026, and we found nothing to show it has.
Openings we could not confirm
Powerleague Enfield is not in the tables. It is reported to be adding 4 courts in December, but Powerleague’s site blocked our checks, so we could not confirm it at a primary source.
How do you find a new club near you?
Start with our courts directory, which links to our town guides, then check the club’s own booking app for live slots before you go.
New clubs often open on Playtomic before their website catches up, and some book through Matchi, Padel Mates or their own system. If a club is listed with courts but shows no slots for several days, treat it as not yet open. If you are new to the sport, our guide to finding people to play with helps you fill a court at a club where you know nobody.
How many padel courts does Britain have?
The LTA said on Tuesday 20 October 2026 that Britain has 2,445 padel courts at 682 venues, with 1.5 million adults and juniors playing.
In May 2026 the LTA’s figure was 1,825 courts at 551 venues, so its count rose by 620 courts and 131 venues in about five months. The LTA runs padel in Britain, so these figures leave out Northern Ireland. Our UK padel growth report covers what is driving the numbers.
We will add a row to this page each time we publish a new opening report. Last checked: Thursday 12 November 2026.