No. We have non-member rates available on all our services. You just need to sign up to our website/app. The benefit of being a member is getting discounted rates (Example: for a peak time match a non-member pays £22, a member pays £15), access to products such as Lesson vouchers, discount on merchandise. We offer five types of membership: Off peak membership, monthly, 6 months, 12 months and annual PLUS. You can find details in the membership section of the website and subscribe directly from the app, under the section Fees > Subscribe to a new fee.

Our trial product is called Launchpad: it’s a 60min group session with a coach where you’ll learn the rules and the fundamentals of padel. You will also get a rating/level for you to join other activities at the club, 30 days of free membership and racket hire free of charge for the first month. Just wear tennis/gym clothes, we’ll take care of the rest! Download the app and book now! Apple Store Link Google Store Link

If you want to join matches/group training and socials at SPC you’ll need an SPC rating based on our Player Level Matrix (LINK). You’ll have to download the app and book a Starter Package: it’s a 30 min group session with a coach, where your skills will be assessed and assigned a level/rating. You will get 30 days of membership included and we will provide a racket free of charge for the session (and for the first month) if you don’t have yours. Please be aware that even if you are in town only for few days/weeks you will have to go through the assessment if you want to play at SPC. Book now!

To join matches, you need to have a player rating from us, ratings are allocated by our coaches (Starter Package or Launchpad sessions) and cannot be based on self-assessment. Once you have your SPC level, please head to the section Open Matches on the app and join the most suitable match for you.

Courts can be booked online via our website, or through the Stratford Padel Club app. Availability is always up to date and bookings open 40 days in advance. Minimum bookings time is 60 min and our booking system adjusts pricing based on the membership status of each player. At least one player will need to register on the app/website. If the other players are registered with us as well, they can be added to the booking. Players on court must reflect names on the booking. Please be aware that padel is played in pairs and our matches are always doubles matches, therefore courts are priced accordingly. However, you can book a court at full price (for 4 people) if you want to just play with one other player. We do not have singles courts.

We offer group training (Learn to Play for beginners, Train and Play for intermediate and advanced players) and 4-week Academies based on SPC rating (NB Academies are reserved for 6 and 12 months members and they are managed manually by SPC. Start date and availability can vary, please enquire via WhatsApp if you already have a SPC rating). We also offer private lessons, and they open to any players, without the need for an SPC rating. Private lessons and Group training sessions can be booked through the app, under the section Activities and Tournaments.

While many of the skills are transferable from tennis or squash, if you have played any of these sports just recreationally and have no experience with Padel at all, we recommend booking a Launchpad session. But, if you reached a very high level in tennis or squash or badminton, then we recommend a Starter Package. In both cases, with some practice and coaching, you’d be able to reach a good padel level to allow you to play competitive matches. To see how we assess levels, please check our Level Guidelines here: https://stratfordpadelclub.org/player-rating/

If you feel ready to move up to a higher level, you may submit a level review request. Please follow the process below:
Ask the duty manager on site to record your match. Please note that we only accept recordings from Courts 2, 3, 6, and 7. Cameras on other courts may only be used to replay your match and cannot be used for level review purposes.
Complete the review form available here: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHXVEdWhVyv3NwdfV0cOsnrsE1LonLDiaMWOh2I9XgOFmxcA/viewform
Review requests can only be submitted on the 1st and 15th of each month.
Two coaches will review your video and provide an outcome, along with feedback, within two weeks. If the review outcome is unsuccessful, you will need to wait at least two months before submitting another request.

Yes, we can rent bats at £3. You are free to take used balls from the baskets next to each court. On site we also have a shop: we sell cans of new balls, rackets and SPC branded t-shirts and shorts. We do not sell padel shoes. If you are planning to buy a new racket, we also have a demo service of selected brands and models. The cost for this service is £5, which will be discounted from the price of the racket is you decide to purchase on site. Please bear in mind that you will get charged if the racket gets damaged.

Typical tennis/gym gear. However, we recommend using padel tennis shoes, rather than regular running shoes. Padel tennis shoes are closer to clay court shoes in grip and design.

We run SPC tournaments (Bronze, Silver and Gold based on level, Mixed and Women’s open to all levels). Registrations are open on the app 40 days before and you can find our upcoming events on the “Tournaments” page of the website. We also run LTA tournaments Grade 1, Grade 2 and 3 and FIP international tournaments: registrations on the LTA website and FIP website.

Yes, we have junior sessions based on skills and age group twice a week. We have drop-in sessions or we can block book 6 sessions in a row, please get in touch if interested. If you want to arrange a private lesson parent and kids, we can also do that, please contact us via email or on WhatsApp to arrange. Min age limit is 4 years, there is no upper age limit, we have players in their late 60s and 70s playing at the club on a weekly basis.

Yes, we have concession prices for students, pensioners, nurses, police, firemen. • Players under the age of 18 & full-time students get free membership (but no free off peak match included) • Over 60s, Newham residents, firefighters, police and NHS get free off peak membership and 50% off if they sign up for a 6 or 12 months membership Please get in touch with the club if you fall in any of those categories.

You can cancel any booking free of charge with more than 24h notice. However, we will charge you the price of your booking for any cancellations within 24h. In case of lesson, Group training and socials, you can cancel the booking directly through the app, in the section My Bookings (more than 24h in advance). For Academies we do not accept cancellations or replacements through the app, please get in touch if you cannot attend one or more sessions. Cancellation policy for tournaments is 96h and we do not accept replacements links through the app after the draw has been published. In case of matches, you can cancel your participation in the section My matches: choose the match you want to withdraw from, click on the 3 dots next to your avatar, click “cancel participation”. If you cancel and qualify for a full refund, the refund is automatic on the balance on the app. If you’d like us to refund to the original card, there will be a £2 administration fee.

If the 24h deadline has passed, you won’t be able to cancel your booking anymore: you will have to find a substitute able to take your spot (allowed for Open Matches, Socials, Lessons and Group Training). For Open Matches, the process is the following: go into My Matches, click on the 3 dots next to your avatar, choose “other options”, create a link, send it in the WhatsApp group you belong to. In case of Lessons, Group Training and Socials, the process is the following: go into My Bookings, click Find Substitute > Share > send to the WhatsApp group you belong to. Please remember that if nobody takes your spot in the match/group session/social, you are still required to show up and play or you will get charged a £50 penalty fee (the money will be taken from your balance or you can request a payment link. Refusing to pay the fee may lead to suspension from the club). Late cancellations and no shows to tournaments will also be charged a penalty fee.

Our club has 8 indoor courts and 1 roofed outdoor court. We have toilets, changing rooms and showers (we do rent towels in case needed), open gym area for members, lockers for temporary use, table tennis, free wi-fi, bar, beer garden and kitchen open over the weekends, free limited parking for blue badges holders. We also offer physio and massage services upon request.

We are open every day from 8am and we close at 11:30pm Monday to Saturday, on Sunday we close at 10pm. Prices are different for bookings peak time and off peak: peak time is Mon-Fri 5pm 9.30pm and Sat and Sun 8am-6.30pm. Do you have any bookings restrictions? Do members and non-members have access to the same sessions? From time to time the club can decide to apply booking restrictions to coaching sessions to ensure all players get the opportunity to train. Members and non-members have access to the same sessions and are able to book matches and lessons 40 days in advance.

Please fill the form you can find on our website (follow this link https://stratfordpadelclub.org/private-event/) and provide all the info needed. We’ll get back to you with a quote.

If you want to record matches and sessions with your own phone or camera, please inform the desk and ensure all players (and coaches) on court are aware and have agreed to being recorded.

Yes. Everyone playing on court must match the booking — both their names and their rating level. The booking should accurately reflect all players using the court, so please make sure each person’s name and rating level is included in your booking. This applies to open matches too — the names and rating levels of everyone playing must match those listed on the booking.