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Micro-club at North Middlesex Cricket Club with on-site café, shop and bar; founder Jon Magnus positions the micro-club model as social padel for the masses, in contrast to the large chain clubs.
Practical
- Postcode
- N8 8RE
- First visit
- Four-court local spot; book via the Padel Mates app and hire a racket for just £3. Pay-as-you-go suits bringing different friends each time — Tuesday 7pm is busiest, Saturday daytime quiet.
- Getting started
- Coaching available
- Booking
- App booking
- Website
- Padel Pod Crouch End
- @thepadelpod
What you'd want to know
Padel Pod Crouch End is a micro-club inside North Middlesex Cricket Club's grounds — founder Jon Magnus's flagship site, opened 2024. A single pop-up padel court and a planned set of four permanent courts on the cricket club's outfield, AFP-rated panoramic walls in tempered glass, mondo turf playing surface.
The on-site cafe, shop and bar are the cricket club's existing pavilion — a traditional brick-and-timber clubhouse with painted white window frames, a viewing balcony and benches outside. The post-match coffee and beer happen in the pavilion.
Mature trees around the perimeter; the cricket pitch alongside; suburban north london quiet. The micro-club model is explicit: small, community-focused, and priced accessibly.
Overheard from locals
- micro-club model — founder jon magnus explicitly designed it as accessible community padel rather than a chain club. the pricing reflects that.
- inside north middlesex cricket club. the cafe, shop and bar are the pavilion — the post-match social is in the cricket clubhouse.
- four permanent courts in development; pop-up court live now. check the schedule before turning up.
- weekend mornings and weekday evenings are when the regulars come. the cricket club has its own rhythm; padel slots into it.
- book on the padel pod site or playtomic. the founder is often around — it's a small operation and you'll see him.