Padel Project UK - Lowther Gardens

Padel Project UK - Lowther Gardens sits inside the historic Lowther Gardens park at Lowther Terrace, West Beach, Lytham St Annes, FY8 5QQ. It is just off the A584 coast road and a short walk from Lytham railway station.

Operated by Padel Project UK with the Lowther Gardens Trust, it was the first public padel venue in the North West when it launched. Sister sites include Worthing and Potters Bar.

The venue runs on a pay-and-play model with no membership required. The site combines four floodlit padel courts with a play park, tennis courts and the gardens’ wider community facilities. Live availability and rates show on the Padel Project UK Lowther Gardens page.

The padel courts

The site has four outdoor panoramic-glass courts with full LED floodlighting for evening and winter play. Three are full-size doubles courts (20m x 10m) and one is a singles court (20m x 6m), which is uncommon in the UK.

The surface is artificial turf with silica sand infill, the same finish used at most modern UK venues. The courts are open to the sky so coastal wind is a factor on breezy Fylde days, but the panoramic glass keeps sightlines clean.

Equipment hire is available at around £4 per hour for rackets and balls, so newcomers can turn up without kit. Google reviewers rate the venue 4.6 stars across 29+ ratings, often citing the seaside setting, the floodlit evening atmosphere and the welcoming Club Night programme run by the team on site.

Booking and access for padel

Court hire is £24 per court per hour off-peak (weekdays 08:00-17:00) and £28 per court per hour at peak (weekday evenings and weekends). Per person that is roughly £6 off-peak and £7 at peak for a four-player doubles game. The singles court offers a lower per-court rate for one-on-one bookings.

Booking goes through Playtomic in 60 and 90 minute slots with instant confirmation. Top-up wallet credit is available at £100 for regular players, and a standard 24-hour cancellation policy applies.

The site is open Mon-Fri 08:00-21:00, Sat 08:00-20:00 and Sun 09:00-20:00. Free parking is available within the Lowther Gardens car park, with step-free access to the courts. For direct queries call 07738 239379 or email info@padelprojectuk.com.

Programme and social padel

Padel Project UK runs a busy social calendar at Lytham. Highlights include £5 introductory “Try Padel” sessions (credit returned to your Playtomic wallet), weekly Americano-format Club Nights, Ladies’ Coffee and Padel mornings, and rolling four-week beginner courses.

Manager Sira Valeriano hosts mixed-ability tournaments and the venue fields Fylde Coast teams in the wider Padel Project UK league across its sister sites in Worthing and Potters Bar. Junior coaching runs in school holiday blocks, typically priced at five sessions for £30 for under-16s.

The venue also runs an in-house coaching programme led by the head coach and visiting pros - see the coaching tab for current tiers and pricing. The cafe and snack bar at the gardens pavilion sits steps from the courts, with WiFi, lockers and a small pro shop counter on site for kit storage and ball top-ups.

Best for

Fylde Coast and Blackpool-area players looking for an accessible outdoor pay-and-play option. Families combining a court hire with the gardens and play park. Beginners who want a low-friction first session at £5.

The pricing, no-membership model and structured social mix-ins make Lytham a strong entry point to padel in the North West. For pay-and-play padel in Lytham St Annes itself, this is the only site on the Fylde Coast.

It is less suited to players who need indoor courts year-round - winter coastal weather will close play on the wettest days. The closest indoor cover sits in Greater Manchester, around an hour’s drive south.

To compare Padel Project UK - Lowther Gardens with other venues, see all the padel courts in Lytham St Annes listed on padeli.

Padel Project UK Lytham runs in-house coaching led by club manager Sira Valeriano, including £5 introductory sessions, four-week beginner courses, Ladies' Coffee and Padel mornings, junior blocks and private 1-on-1 lessons.