Tennis Regents – Hyde Park

This place has the feel of a true tennis club. Older ladies were serving up interesting rallies, smashing back returns and looking like they knew what they were doing. All of the other courts were filled with young Sharapova and Federer wannabes, slashing and bashing the balls backwards and forwards like pro’s.
The vibe is certainly middle-​class at this tennis club and this shows in the standard and cleanliness of the courts and surroundings. There were no kids messing around, and everyone looked at least relatively invested in improving their game. There was a tennis lesson being taught to a group, so there is certainly the option of learning new skills.
Sarah S and I came down at 8pm one evening and were lucky to snaffle a court as someone had just cancelled. As tennis novices we were lucky enough to get one of the separate courts which meant when we wildly let fly we didn’t disrupt anyone else’s game. I would definitely recommend coming in the off-​peak hours which are between 8am and 5pm. Anything beyond 6pm and you are definitely going to have to book in advance if you want to assure yourself a court.
For a walk-​on court without booking and without being a member, we were charged £10.
P. s. There is a little shop on-​site where you can buy tennis gear such as rackets and balls.