Widnes Padel Club

Widnes Padel Club is a two-court outdoor padel facility at Widnes Tennis Club, Highfield Road, Widnes WA8 7DW. The site sits next to St Peter and Paul’s School in the Halton borough of historic Cheshire.

The club is a few minutes from the A562 and the Mersey Gateway Bridge. The M62 is a short drive north for players travelling from Liverpool, Warrington, Runcorn and St Helens to play padel in WA8.

The padel courts opened in 2025 as a new sport addition to a tennis club celebrating its 150th year. Bookings run through Playtomic, with the wider Widnes Tennis Club community providing the welcome, cafe and changing facilities.

The padel courts

Two full-size padel courts sit on the Highfield Road site, branded as Padel 1 and Padel 2 inside the Playtomic booking system. Both are uncovered outdoor courts with floodlights, which keeps play running through long English summer evenings and the dark winter months.

The courts are standard 20m by 10m enclosed panoramic glass-back boxes, suited to doubles play across all levels. Junior and adult bats are kept in the on-court box and are free to borrow for anyone who turns up without their own kit.

Padel balls are not free on site but can be purchased at the club if you arrive empty-handed. A spare tube in your bag is always a sensible move for outdoor padel play in north west England.

Booking and access for padel at Widnes

Court bookings run through Playtomic, where live rates and slot availability show at the booking step. Sessions are typically 60 or 90 minutes and are priced per court, with all four players splitting the cost between them.

The Playtomic app handles cancellations and refunds inside its standard window. Opening hours run from 07:00 to 22:00 every day of the week, giving players a full early-morning and evening window around the working day.

Free on-site parking is available in the Widnes Tennis Club car park, and the clubhouse Cafe Deuce, changing rooms and showers are shared with the tennis members. The site has WiFi throughout the clubhouse and gym facilities open to club members.

Tennis Club membership is also offered for padel regulars who want member discounts and a longer advance booking window than the standard pay-and-play slots. To ask about membership, holiday camps or club tours, message Bez on +44 7539 085095 or email widnestennisclub@outlook.com.

Programme and social padel

As a newer arrival, the padel programme at Widnes is built around pay-and-play court hire and informal social games organised inside the Playtomic Match feed. Players can post open matches, join mixed-level games and meet new partners in the local Halton padel community without needing to be a member.

The wider Widnes Tennis Club site runs popular school holiday camps that include padel alongside tennis, football and other activities, with details posted on the club news feed. Coaching slots and beginner taster sessions are typically arranged on request through the club office rather than a fixed weekly timetable.

Best for

Widnes Padel Club is a good fit for residents of Widnes, Runcorn, Warrington and south Liverpool who want quick, affordable access to outdoor padel courts without travelling into Manchester or Liverpool city centre. The shared tennis club setting suits families, juniors and beginners who appreciate a friendly community atmosphere.

Players who prefer fully indoor courts, panoramic glass viewing galleries or a dedicated padel-only venue may prefer Velocity Padel Widnes at Easter Park or one of the larger Manchester sites with bigger weekly social calendars.

For anyone living locally to WA8 in Halton, the combination of two outdoor padel courts, free parking, free bat hire, a friendly clubhouse cafe and 7am to 10pm daily access makes Widnes Padel Club an easy yes for casual hits and weekly socials.

Widnes Padel Club is one of the venues on our padel clubs in Cheshire page, where you can compare courts, prices and how to book.

Padel coaching at Widnes Padel Club is arranged on request through the Widnes Tennis Club office rather than running on a fixed weekly timetable. The club is happy to set up beginner taster sessions and group blocks for new players who want to learn the rules, the basic strokes and the use of the back glass before booking their first social game.

Junior padel is welcomed and bats in junior sizes are available free to borrow at the courts. School holiday camps run by the wider tennis club regularly include padel alongside tennis and football activities. To enquire about a coaching slot, a taster session or a holiday camp place, email widnestennisclub@outlook.com or message Bez on +44 7539 085095.