Welcome to Bakewell Bakewell Tennis Courts & Pickleball

Bakewell Courts are free to use

Bakewell Tennis Courts Consultation - your feedback matters!

We're consulting on the exciting plans for the tennis courts at Bakewell Recreation Ground. Thanks to £35,000 grant funding from the Lawn Tennis Association, we're looking to bring high-quality, sustainable improvements to Bakewell, similar to the successful refurbishment at our Matlock Hall Leys Park.

Proposed updates include:

  • Refurbished and improved playing surfaces on both courts.
  • A new electronic gated access system integrated with an online booking system for ease of use.
  • A charge, consistent with fees at Matlock, to ensure ongoing maintenance and high standards.

This means easier booking and better facilities for all. Please take a few minutes to share your views via our online survey (closes 18th July): https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/Bakewelltenniscourts

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Bakewell Pickleball is based at the Agricultural Business Centre (ABC) Agricultural Way, Bakewell, DE45 1AH (Indoor Venue Open on Wednesdays only)

Pickleball Court Hire: Normal Hire Rate: £15.60 and includes the hire of 4 paddles and a pickleball. Parking passes are also available on showing your booking confirmation.

SUMMER SAVER £10 per hour court hire from 14th May to 31st August 2025!

Bakewell Recreation Ground

Bakewell Recreation Ground is also known as Rutland Recreation Ground. It provides fun and enjoyment for people of all ages. It is set in 5.25 hectares of land, and has great outdoor sporting facilities.

In the south east corner where the river meanders around the edge of the park a new wildflower meadow has been created, a perfect area to sit and relax.

The park is just a few minutes' walk away from the town centre of Bakewell, so you can buy sandwiches and drinks and have a picnic in the summer.

Facilities include:

  • Children's play area
  • Children's splash pad (open May to end September)
  • A multi-use games area (2 tennis courts - nets are up Summer only - Easter to October Half term)
  • Toilets (April to October)
  • 2 Football pitches
  • 2 Croquet lawns
  • A cricket square
  • Pavilion
  • Ice cream van (seasonal)
  • Shelter
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How to find us

Bakewell Recreation Ground
Haddon Road
BAKEWELL
Derbyshire
DE45 1AW

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