South London’s padel map has grown fast. What began with a few park pop-ups now stretches from Battersea and Bermondsey down through Wandsworth, Roehampton, Kingston, Croydon, Bexley and Bromley — a mix of indoor halls, covered courts and open-air community sites, all geared for year-round play.

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Stratford-side reliability finds a counterpart in the south at Crystal Palace National Sports Centre (Game4Padel), where two indoor courts sit inside the historic complex. Sessions are bookable via MATCHi, coaching runs regularly, and the wider venue facilities make it a straightforward all-weather option.

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On the river at Battersea Power Station, Rocket Padel Battersea places four panoramic courts beneath an 11-metre glass roof, with a clubhouse that includes a bar, bistro, changing rooms and a warm-up zone. Membership provides priority windows, while visitors book through Padel Mates; programming covers group coaching, tournaments and match-play.

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In Bermondsey, Padel Box operates five indoor courts under railway arches. A mezzanine “Social Box” café/bar overlooks the play, there’s a small pro shop on site, and the schedule mixes lessons, leagues and social events. Bookings run through Playtomic.

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Padel People Wimbledon is a compact studio facility off Plough Lane with a single indoor court. It shares café and changing rooms with the broader fitness space and runs group classes and private coaching for local players seeking an indoor slot.

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At Roehampton, National Tennis Centre Padel adds three covered courts with roof shelters inside Britain’s national tennis hub. Courts are bookable via ClubSpark with no membership required; coaching is available, and the high-performance surroundings include gym and support services.

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Open-air play is where the south really scales. Playtime Padel runs three pay-to-play sites — two courts at Furzedown Recreation Centre (Tooting), one at Tolworth Recreation Centre, and one at YMCA Hawker (Kingston) — each with free racket hire, changing facilities and parking, plus regular social sessions and coaching.

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Established racquets clubs have added padel across the patch. David Lloyd Beckenham offers two floodlit outdoor courts for members alongside gym, pool and spa access. Roehampton Club includes one outdoor and one covered court within private grounds. Surbiton Racket & Fitness Club and Crescent LTC each run two member-only outdoor courts, set in leafy surrounds with traditional clubhouses.

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South-east additions are clustered around Bexley and Bromley. Bexley Padel Club has four new floodlit courts at a cricket club, with booking and membership handled via the club app and weekend bar service in season. Bromley Sports Club operates three floodlit outdoor courts with both member and pay-and-play access, plus a roof-terrace bar and full sports facilities. Nearby, Sundridge Park Padel integrates two outdoor courts (a third planned) into a long-standing tennis and squash setting; coaching, tournaments and a busy social calendar run year-round, with limited non-member booking available.

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Hybrid hubs blend access models with social space. The Padel Yard Wandsworth is a six-court site offering a mix of covered and outdoor courts, a juice bar, lounge and pro shop; players join as members or book casual sessions via MATCHi, and events/mix-ins run most weeks. The smaller Padel Yard Vauxhall has three outdoor courts with a café/bar and shop, plus leagues and socials for central-south players.

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Leisure-led sites add flexible capacity. Coldharbour Leisure Centre (Eltham) partners with Game4Padel on two floodlit InstantPadel courts, bookable via MATCHi with coaching and casual access. Instant Courts – Canada Water installs four modular outdoor courts with equipment hire, bar and changing facilities, serving after-work play near the Overground/Jubilee lines.

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Park and rooftop courts round out the picture. Battersea Park Millennium Arena runs four outdoor courts beside a café and hire shop, with both priority membership and casual booking. Battersea Sports Centre offers a single flexible-booking court nearby. Purley Sports Club sits on the Ridge above Croydon with three floodlit courts and a friendly clubhouse. Park Sports King George’s Park (Wandsworth) converted two tennis courts to padel, combining member and pay-to-play access with regular coaching and mix-ins and a café overlooking the courts. At the Padel Social Club – The O2, two rooftop courts face the Greenwich Peninsula, with a clubhouse bar and event programming on site.

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Across the south, access is simple: most venues support app-based booking (Playtomic, MATCHi or ClubSpark), many provide free parking at suburban sites, and the urban locations are tied closely to Tube/rail links. Coaching, socials, leagues and tournaments are widely available, so it’s easy to start as a drop-in and build a regular routine.

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Explore the Clubs

Scroll down to see every padel venue in South London — from indoor halls at Battersea and Bermondsey to park courts in Wandsworth and rooftop play at The O2.