How to find us
Buckfastleigh Tennis Courts
Ducksponds Rd
Buckfastleigh
Devon
TQ11 0NL
Important Information
You must type in the * (Asterix) before the numbers in the code for the gate. The code will not work otherwise. The gate will only open at the time of booking. Your code cannot be used other than for your pre booked slot.
Teignbridge District Council reserves the rights to cancel bookings and close the courts.
Duckspond Buckfastleigh
Welcome to Buckfastleigh Tennis Courts. We have 2 refurbished outdoor hardcourts, open all year-round during daylight hours. Courts are bookable on the hour during opening times. Your booking generates a gate access PIN code which is viable for 10 minutes prior to your booking and up to 10 minutes past the hour only.
You can either:
- Purchase a Tennis Pass for £36, the most affordable way to play, OR
- Pay on a Pay to Play basis of 1 hour for £6 per court .
The most affordable way to play across all courts in Teignbridge is the annual Tennis Pass for only £36 per household for up to 10 people.
Please read our Park Courts Booking Terms of Use and either the Tennis Pass Term of Use or for the Pay and Play Terms and Conditions option.
If booking for the first time you will be asked to set up an account with the Lawn Tennis Association (LTA). This is a normal part of the process and will allow you to book the courts.
Book your court by downloading the ClubSpark Booker App for free on both iOS and Android
Limited parking is available at Duckspond. Once you have enjoyed your game of tennis, Ducksponds has a nearby Play Park. There are local cafe's in the town centre nearby.
Volunteering Opportunity. Free Park Tennis Activator. Teignbridge Parks Tennis Courts
Join a community of volunteer Activators for Free Park Tennis sessions, supporting the LTA and Teignbridge District Council in growing tennis across the UK.
Free Park Tennis Activators will access online training, enabling them to deliver on court sessions that are a great fun way to engage with local communities on Saturday or Sunday mornings 10.00-11.00am
Forde Park Newton Abbot & Duckspond Buckfastleigh. Two volunteer activators required for each session each site.
The benefits of being a volunteer activator are:
- Learn new skills through the free online training course providing you with all the knowledge and skills you will need, plus shadowing opportunities to learn from other Activators or coaches.
- Develop your own confidence, boost self-esteem and life satisfaction.
- Opportunity to create healthier and happier people, and to spark a lifelong passion for sport.
- Give back to your local community and become a leader within it, helping develop a strong tennis community in you a local park.
- Increase job prospects and employability.
- Have great fun whilst playing and empowering others to play a sport.
- A great opportunity for the family to play and be active together while you volunteer.
- Increase job prospects and employability.
- Receive a Free Park Tennis hoodie once online training is complete
- Entry into the Wimbledon Ticket ballot.
As an activator, your main roles and responsibilities will be:
- Delivering fun and engaging one-hour session weekly at local parks.
- Each session requires two Free Park Tennis Activators to deliver it, most venues will utilise a team of 4+ activators to deliver sessions each week. You will need to collaborate with other activators and the Teignbridge District Council Green Spaces team to successfully deliver weekly sessions.
- To complete session registers using a booking app that can be downloaded on to your phone or other device.
- To collect tennis equipment in after the session. Facilitate communications with programme participants and encourage others to volunteer.
We encourage applications from:
- Any person with a passion for providing free sporting opportunities in their communities – no tennis skills needed!
- Anyone looking for flexible volunteering opportunities. We believe that our success is based on our people’s efforts, dedication, and hard work.
- People from different backgrounds, with different skills but who will share our values of inclusion, teamwork, integrity, passion, and excellence.
Next steps & how to apply:
To become a Free Park Tennis Activator, please complete the onboarding process, to access to online training at www.lta.org.uk/roles-and-venues/volunteer s/free-park-tennis/