Like the rest of the nation, Gloucestershire has been gripped with the padel bug, with the world's fastest-growing sport proving popular with players across the county and new clubs springing up in recent years.
With an increasing number of places to play padel in Gloucestershire and the Cotswolds, SoGlos rounds up some of our favourite sporty spots to pick up a padel racket.
East Glos Club in Cheltenham
LTA National Club of the Year 2026, East Glos Club in Cheltenham has seven all-weather, floodlit padel courts, with six doubles and one single court for enjoying this sociable sport.
The club offers community pay-and-play sessions from just £4 per hour, as well as subscriptions, coaching sessions, and competitions for players looking for a challenge.
The Padel Club in Cheltenham and Gloucester
The Padel Club has two Gloucestershire locations – one in Cheltenham with four courts, and a bigger venue at Gloucester Quays with nine courts, plus a club shop and gear rental on-site.
The Padel Club's indoor courts provide year-round play, with plenty of facilities for players of all abilities, as well as dedicated beginner sessions, group classes, and community mixers for players to get to know each other.
Padel Shift at Elkstone Studios and Daylesford Farm
Padel Shift has two venues in the county, at Elkstone Studios on the outskirts of Cheltenham and Daylesford Organic Farm in Kingham, both offering top-of-the-range outdoor courts surrounded by Cotswolds countryside.
Padel shift's courts are open seven days a week with pay-and-play sessions available, alongside private coaching, group activities and regular events, plus its own club leagues for competitive players.
Cotswold Padel Club in Northleach
Located at Far Peak camping, wellness and adventure activity centre in Northleach, Cotswold Padel Club offers indoor courts with an 11-metre-high roof and viewing balcony with an impressive vantage point.
Court rental costs from £24 per court, plus there's a ball vending machine, racket rental, showers and changing rooms, and easy booking up to 14 days in advance. The club also offers coaching starting from £50 per hour.
Riverside Sports and Leisure Club in Gloucester
Riverside Sports and Leisure Club in Gloucester has four outdoor padel courts open to members and non-members.
Play costs from just £4 per court for members, or £28 per court for non-members – and it also offers rackets to hire and balls to buy at the club, too.
