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The Best Public Tennis Courts in London
Over the years i have constantly battled to find good, public tennis courts (particularly in south London). This guide is my compilation of the "better" public courts in our nations capital. I'm not going to rant about the general quality of public courts in London (in a word - crap). Instead i will do my best to pick out the golden nuggets where you can play for less than a fiver and not have to worry about "tramps being sick in bins" or "the San Andreas Fault running across your service line"
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distantbiscuit wrote on 23-05-2009 “The Brook Green Hotel is a great spot for a drink or two in the evening in opulent surroundings. The décor is lovely: in the public bar upstairs there are big wooden tables, squishy sofas, and blue and white chandeliers, while the garden area is pleasantly leafy and decked out with fairy lights. It...” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009
Andrew Hunter wrote on 14-05-2009 “Man it's a royal pain to book a tennis court on Clapham Common. Given the demand for the tennis courts in the summer, you would have thought that the lambeth council would make it easier to book a court. So, for the benefit of the people of Clapham, here is how to book a court (it's £5 per hour by...” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009
Sport » Sports Clubs in Regents Park
Frankie10 wrote on 24-08-2010 “Good facilities...however terrible front desk personnel - why is service so bad in this country???” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009
Sport » Tennis in West Kensington
omnivore wrote on 01-03-2010 “This place is so much more than a tennis club; it’s my second home. Tennis clubs – and I have known a few – can be elitist, cold places, full of cliques and rules. Take Hurlingham, where if you’re not wearing 87% white, some haughty octogenarian will shuffle over and delight in ticking you...” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009
blv wrote on 27-11-2008 “This is a brilliant tennis club with two grass courts and three hard courts. The membership is relatively cheap and the clubhouse is comfortable and there are some fun events over the year including fireworks displays and BBQs in the summer. A added bonus is that they enter the ballot for Wimbledon...” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009
Sheen Lawn Tennis and Squash Club
kathi6815 wrote on 19-04-2008 “Nice, relatively small, local tennis club. The 10 hard surface courts are well maintained and there are almost always some available to play on, apart from on the sunniest weekend days when the club gets quite busy. You can have group or private professional coaching and in the school holidays there...” more...
Added by Andrew Hunter on 12-05-2009