Manton Sports Club

Manton Sports Club is a community sports and social club on Retford Road, Worksop, S80 2PU, that added padel to its multi-sport line-up in 2025. The site sits just south of the A57 and around two miles east of Worksop town centre.

Access is straightforward from the A1 and the M1 via the A57 and A60 corridors, making the club an easy drive for players from Sheffield, Doncaster, Retford and Mansfield, with free on-site parking once you arrive.

The wider club has cricket and football pitches, a table tennis section in the Worksop Table Tennis League, and a busy clubhouse with a Sunday carvery and weekend live entertainment. The padel court is the newest addition to the site.

The court is bookable online by members and non-members via Playtomic. You can reach the club on 01909 478687 or email dazafisher2@gmail.com for padel-specific enquiries, group bookings or coaching requests.

The padel courts

The club has one outdoor padel court, listed on Playtomic as a panoramic double court with a full glass back wall. The artificial turf surface gives the medium-paced, predictable bounce most British clubs use for year-round outdoor play in the East Midlands.

Floodlights cover the court for evening sessions through to the 22:30 closing time, and the open layout means the court catches good natural light during the day. Rackets and balls can be hired at the bar, so first-time players do not need to bring kit.

As a panoramic outdoor court, the playing area is the standard 20m by 10m double size with continuous glass along the back walls and lower side panels, giving the all-glass viewing line that spectators sitting at the patio tables can follow easily on warm evenings.

The court sits within the wider sports ground, so warm-up jogs, post-game stretching and family viewing all work well around it. Changing rooms and showers are in the main clubhouse, a short walk from the court, alongside the bar, restaurant and WiFi for anyone working between sessions.

Booking padel and access

Court rates appear to sit in the £20 to £28 per hour band across off-peak and peak slots, with live rates and current availability shown at the booking step on Playtomic. Slots are bookable in 60 or 90 minute blocks.

The venue accepts both online payment and on-site payment at the bar. Opening hours run from 08:00 to 22:30 every day of the week, giving early commuter sessions, daytime social games and floodlit evening play. The Playtomic 24-hour cancellation policy applies.

For phone bookings, holds or larger group enquiries, the main clubhouse number is 01909 478687, with 07891 579543 listed as an alternative contact for padel questions. The club Facebook page posts last-minute slot drops.

Programme and social

Padel at Manton runs as a pay-and-play offer rather than a formal academy. Regulars use the court for casual fours, friendly group sessions and informal ladders organised through the Facebook page, with the bar and cafeteria as a natural meeting point.

The wider social side is one of the reasons players base their padel here. The restaurant serves food daily, the Sunday carvery is well attended, and weekend evenings often feature live music. Coaching is freelance only and can be arranged by emailing dazafisher2@gmail.com.

Best for

Manton Sports Club suits casual players in north Nottinghamshire and the Sheffield fringe who want a relaxed, social padel session attached to a community clubhouse. The single-court setup works well for fixed groups of four and after-work games with food and drinks afterwards.

It will be less suitable for players who need multiple courts for league fixtures, large tournaments or a structured coaching pathway. For those needs, the Nottingham, Mansfield or Sheffield padel centres in the wider Padeli directory are stronger fits than the single-court Worksop site.

Padel coaching at Manton Sports Club is not run as a structured in-house academy. Freelance lessons can be arranged on request by emailing the club.