Padel, but make it social.
The walls keep the ball in play, so the rally doesn’t die every time someone misses. That’s the whole secret. Most people are properly rallying inside twenty minutes.
Court 3, Wednesday, 7:40pm. Stratford-upon-Avon, ten minutes from Warwick.
What’s on
Nobody joins for the courts.
They’re fine courts. But what people actually come back for is the regular Wednesday four, the Sunday partner they now text outside of padel, the bench by court two where the second half of the evening happens.
Want the competitive version of the same idea?
See the laddersWednesdays, 7pm
The Wednesday Wobble
Mixed-ability social — we reshuffle the courts every twenty minutes so nobody’s stuck against (or missing) the same player twice. Most of the club’s friendships started on a Wobble court.
Sundays, 10am
Sunday Americano
Rotating doubles, new partner every match. Turn up on your own, leave having played with four strangers and beaten at least one of them.
First Tuesday of the month
First Serve
A free taster night for anyone who’s never picked up a racket. No booking, no kit to bring, no judgement if your first serve clears the fence and lands in the car park.
Stratford-upon-Avon, by the river.
Warwick’s regulars outnumber the locals on a Wednesday.
- From Warwick
- Ten minutes down the A46, no faff.
- From the RSC
- Two minutes off the towpath — the matinee crowd swap their stalls seats for a court most Thursdays.
- Parking
- Free after 6pm, right outside. Nobody has ever circled this car park twice.
- Finding us
- Follow the river until you see swans on the water and the ball machine going on court four.