Rockcliffe Bowling & Tennis Club

Rockcliffe Bowling and Tennis Club is a friendly and welcoming club situated on the beautiful Whitley Bay coastline with views of St Mary's Lighthouse and the North Sea.

Founded in 1925 the club offers bowls on a county standard bowling green and 4 all-weather tennis courts.

The clubhouse is equipped with changing rooms, toilets, kitchen, lounge area overlooking both the bowling green and tennis courts.

We offer a varied programme of playing and coaching activities for both children and adults on a weekly basis. Our coaching is delivered by an experienced LTA registered coach, Carlos Caldeira, who also runs childrens courses during the school holidays.

We welcome all ages and abilities, members and non-members.

Rockcliffe joined the LTA in 2024 and have 3 teams entered in the Northumberland & Durham Tennis League. Men 1st team , Men's Vets team and a Mixed Vets team.

Club Play

All members regardless of experience and ability, are welcome to attend the Club sessions on Saturdays. These are open, friendly sessions and a great way of meeting people and playing some tennis. Club sessions are pre-booked via the clubs WhatsApp group. Please contact a committee member or email the club if you'd like to be added to the clubs WhatsApp group.

Men's 1st team Practice :Tuesdays from 5pm

Social Club sessions for all members: Saturdays from 10am

Opening Times:

9:00am - 9:00pm

Safeguarding

We are committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all at Rockcliffe . For any safeguarding concerns or information please contact our Welfare Officer, Kevin Laidler  in strictest confidence on 07802 354566. If Kevin is unavailable please contact Club Secretary, Shaun Lee Brown on 07801 410048 or the LTA safeguarding team on 020 8487 7000. Full details of our safeguarding and all other club policies can be found by following the Policies tab at the top of this page.