Why this one made the list
Four outdoor courts inside Battersea Park's Millennium Arena, the newest and largest Playtime site. Groups and socials run alongside pay-and-play, with all kit included, making it one of the most beginner-friendly courts in the park.
Practical
- Address
- Battersea Park Millennium Arena, East Carriage Drive, London SW11 4NJ
- Postcode
- SW11 4NJ
- Setting
- Outdoor
- First visit
- Book via the app — rackets and balls are included, available to rent at reception. Join a Playtime social or group lesson to get on court without a full four.
- Getting started
- Intro / taster session · Coaching available
- Booking
- App booking
- Website
- https://www.playtimepadel.com/battersea/
What you'd want to know
Four outdoor padel courts set within the athletics grounds of the Millennium Arena in Battersea Park, ringed by the running track and the park's mature plane trees. Panoramic glass-walled courts with green astroturf, floodlit for evening play, laid out in a tidy block beside the arena's stand.
The parkland setting is open and green — joggers on the track, the Thames a short walk north — with the arena's changing facilities and a large free car park alongside. No permanent bar; the focus is the courts and the park around them.
Overheard
- newest of the playtime sites, four courts so easier to get on.
- it's in battersea park proper, by the running track — lovely on a clear evening.
- everything's included, just book and turn up.
- groups and socials are the way in if you're solo or new.
- weekday evenings floodlit late; weekends wrap up earlier.