Game4Padel have now opened the new tennis facilities we have recently completed at Hove Beach Park.
There are six new tennis courts, which form part of the overall upgrade to racket facilities at Hove Beach Park. Four new padel courts opened in December 2024.
As well as tennis and padel, there will also be table tennis and pickleball available at Hove Beach Park, making this one of the premier destinations in Sussex for racket sports.
The tennis, padel and pickleball will be operated by Game4Padel and its experienced coaching team. The courts are now open for bookings to the general public via Game4Padel.com.
Game4Padel will be facilitating bookings, running coaching sessions for all ages and abilities, and ensuring the tennis and padel facilities are well used. An open day with Game4Padel coaches is planned for this spring – with free sessions for all.
The table tennis will be free to use by anyone in the park.
The tennis courts will also be home to the long-established King Alfred Tennis Club, who will once again play their Parks League matches and host their club sessions here.
Our Kingsway to the Sea regeneration project is reinvigorating the underused facilities and green spaces on the seafront in West Hove by creating Hove Beach Park, a new park stretching from the King Alfred Leisure Centre to Hove Lagoon. Predominantly funded by the UK government, the park will be formally opened later this spring.
Councillor Julie Cattell, Lead Member for Major Projects, said: “I’m delighted that tennis is returning to Hove Beach Park now that the new courts are open.
“The racket sports offered by Game4Padel will join bowls, croquet, skating, skateboarding, BMX and sand sports, ensuring the new park offers sports and leisure facilities for all ages and abilities.”
“The range of sports facilities, gardens and cafes in Hove Beach Park are transforming the area. I hope that the superb reception these new facilities are receiving from users will inspire the work of the new Seafront Development Board to transform other parts of our seafront.”
Game4Padel CEO Michael Gradon added: “The padel courts have been really busy since we opened in December, with a high number of bookings in January and February, despite the weather. The tennis facilities have been eagerly awaited and we are sure, with the help of our excellent coaching team, they will be equally popular in the coming months.
“The investment in these facilities should be celebrated, as well as the council’s foresight to work with external partners like Game4Padel to use our expertise in building thriving racket sport communities.”
