Slazenger Padel: Every UK Club in 2026

Slazenger Padel — backed by Frasers Group — is the most aggressive operator in the UK padel market in 2026. Three clubs are open (Leeds North, Swindon, Blackburn), the Leeds South 14-court site is targeting summer, and at least seven other cities are publicly named. Slazenger leadership has set a target of 150 courts in operation by year-end, which would make them the largest single padel operator in the country.

This page tracks every confirmed Slazenger Padel club, its court count where known, and what to expect when each one opens. Directory pages like this go stale fast — we re-verify quarterly. Last verified May 2026.

Slazenger started its UK rollout in October 2024 with Leeds North and has added one new club roughly every six to seven months since. The Blackburn opening in February 2026 was the third — and is the template the company is now repeating: a converted retail or warehouse unit of around 30,000 sq ft, an indoor multi-court layout, and pickleball courts alongside the padel.

Slazenger has publicly committed to 10+ new club openings in 2026, taking the chain to roughly 150 courts. Some of these are at planning-permission stage, some are in fit-out, and a few have only been named without specifics. The mix below combines the company's official locations page (which lists what's actively in pipeline) with named openings reported in industry press.

Slazenger Padel is owned by Frasers Group, the retail conglomerate (Sports Direct, House of Fraser, Flannels, Game) chaired by Mike Ashley. That gives the chain three structural advantages over independent UK padel operators: a property pipeline of large retail and warehouse units, established retail and event marketing, and balance-sheet capacity to fit out 10+ clubs in parallel.

Stuart Perrin, in Slazenger Padel leadership, told The Padel Paper: "We're positioned to absolutely dominate the sector. Without doubt by the end of the year we will operate the most courts within the sector." The 150-courts-by-year-end target is the operational expression of that ambition — and given Leeds North's reported 90%+ court occupancy, the demand-side case looks credible.

The company also signed as official ball sponsor of the Hexagon Cup 2026 in Madrid — a brand-equity play that connects the chain back to elite-tour padel rather than positioning purely as a leisure operator.

Slazenger has not published a UK-wide pricing list — court rates and membership terms are set per club and are visible on each club's individual booking page. The Slazenger Padel Clubs site routes you to the relevant club via the locations page, where you can either book a single court (typically a 60-minute slot) or sign up to membership to access discounted hourly rates and priority booking windows.

Two structural points to be aware of when comparing rates against independent venues: Slazenger's clubs are large multi-court sites, so peak slots clear faster than at single-court racquet clubs; and the chain leans on bundled padel + pickleball capacity at most new openings, which broadens the booking demographic and tightens peak availability.