Barn Elms Sports Trust Padel

Barn Elms Sports Trust Padel sits inside Barn Elms Sports Centre on Queen Elizabeth Walk in Barnes, opened 2024 with a single outdoor padel court added to the wider multi-sport site.

The Centre runs cricket, hockey, athletics and other community sports alongside the new padel facility. Daylight-only with no floodlights installed, so booking is sunrise-to-sunset and varies through the year. Free parking and Centre amenities included.

The courts

One outdoor panoramic court on synthetic grass at Barn Elms Sports Centre. No floodlights, so daylight-only play with booking windows that vary through the year.

Booking and access

Court hire £40 per hour through LTA ClubSpark, with a seven-day advance booking window. Equipment hire £10 per session. Pay-and-play with no membership required. Free on-site parking via the Sports Centre. Closest stations: Barnes (rail) and Hammersmith (Circle, District, Piccadilly, H&C), both around a 10-minute walk or short bus.

Programme and social

Barn Elms Sports Trust runs the wider Centre on a community basis with cricket, hockey and athletics throughout the year. The single padel court is pay-and-play; the Trust handles group bookings and intro sessions through the Centre office.

Best for

Barnes, Hammersmith and Putney players who want a casual local hit during daylight hours, casual walk-on players, and Barn Elms Sports Centre regulars combining padel with the wider site’s facilities. Less suited to evening or year-round play given the daylight-only constraint.

Looking for another court? Our page on padel courts in Barnes lists every club in the area with prices and booking links.