Austwick Tennis Club

Members of Austwick Tennis Club turned out in force to welcome Great British Sewing Bee judge and founder of ethical British clothing brand Community Clothing, Patrick Grant, to the official opening of their recently resurfaced courts. Patrick, who lives locally and says he is ‘keen on a game of tennis’, stayed on to enjoy several sets of men’s and mixed doubles with some of the club’s top players. Before doing so he made a point about his principal interest saying that his tennis kit: sweater, shorts and socks were all made in Britain by companies committed to sustainable and ethical production.

Also present at the event were Fiona Ross of the Yorkshire Dales Millennium Trust (right) and Jenny Thistlethwaite of the Craven Trust (left), two of the charities that helped fund the £32,000 resurfacing project, along with the Tarmac Landfill Communities Fund and club members.

Servings of strawberries and cream, together with Pimm’s, helped create a real summer tennis feeling. The presence of a cricket match and bowls being played elsewhere in the grounds that make up the Austwick Playing Fields completed a great evening.

Your friendly local tennis club in the heart of the Dales

Friendly Austwick tennis club is set in a beautiful location at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales and offers social and competitive tennis for all levels of ability on our two newly refurbished courts.  

There are beginners social sessions at 10am on Monday and Friday mornings and intermediate level social sessions on Thursday afternoons at 1pm and on Sunday mornings at 10am. Please come along. Everyone is welcome.

Visitors may hire a court for £10 per 2 hour session via the Village Shop when not in use by the Club.

During the summer we have three mixed teams in the Wharfedale Tennis League.

Wharfedale Tennis League Website

During the winter we have three teams in the Lancaster, Morecambe & District Tennis League

Lancaster, Morecambe & District Tennis League Website