Pickleball at Bamford Tennis Club is up and running: Spring 2026!

We’re delighted to let you know the two new pickleball courts at Bamford Tennis Club are open and available for booking from Monday 27 April: courts 4.1 and 4.2! 

You can read more about the practical set-up of pickleball at Bamford Tennis Club on the pickleball page on our website, including: 

• Booking
• Cost
• Kit
• Social drop-ins
• Our club pickle social WhatsApp group
• Resources to learn more about pickleball

If you haven't already, you can join as a pickle-only member for just £50.40 until end-April 2027 (or £4.20 a month)!

And, if you've come to this page because you're keen to get on court...

Two free, facilitated, introduction to pickleball sessions, Sunday afternoons

Come and learn a bit out how pickle is played, as well as the set up at BTC. Stay to play a few games and meet other pickle-players! 

• Free
• Led by two club volunteers
• Each groups will be capped at 10 players
• Please only book yourselves onto one of these intro sessions

These will run: 

• Sunday May 31st, 2-3.30pm: run by Paul and Marie Dickinson
• Sunday 7th June, 2-3.30pm: run by Paul Dickinson and Claire Smart

Follow this link to reserve a space on one of these sessions. NB Everyone has to create/register for an LTA account to be able to book. This is free to do. (This is not the same as becoming a member, but in the process of becoming a member people also have to create an LTA account.) Look for the green 'register' button on the session booking page and set up an account with the LTA. This is the same account you can use to then book courts to 'Pay and Play' in future, should you want to. 

Three coached sessions, Thursday evenings

Learn more about the key aspects of playing pickleball with Paul Dickinson, Pickleball leader and level 1 coach. These sessions are suitable for beginners or those fairly new to the game.

• £5 per session
• Led by Paul Dickinson, pickleball leader and level 1 coach
• Each group will be need a minimum of 3 players to run, and will be capped at 8 players

These will run: 

• Thursday, 4 June, 6-7.30pm: The serve and return
• Thursday, 11 June, 6-7.30pm: Volleying and the non-volley zone
• Thursday, 25 June, 6-7.30pm: Dinking

Follow this link to book your place on these sessions. NB Everyone has to create/register for an LTA account to be able to book. This is free to do. (This is not the same as becoming a member, but in the process of becoming a member people also have to create an LTA account.) Look for the green 'register' button on the session booking page and set up an account with the LTA. This is the same account you can use to then book courts to 'Pay and Play' in future, should you want to.