Encourt Padel & Wellness

Encourt Padel & Wellness is a premium indoor club at Ventura Park near Radlett and St Albans, combining sport with recovery under one roof. It has seven super-panoramic, climate-controlled padel courts playable all year, open from 6am to 11pm daily and booked through Playtomic. Pay-to-play visitors are welcome and a range of padel and padel-plus-wellness memberships is available, with academy coaching and social sessions on offer. Beyond the courts, members can use a fully equipped gym, a luxury spa with sauna, steam room, jacuzzi and ice plunge pools, a reformer Pilates studio, a pro shop and the in-house restaurant. Free parking and changing facilities complete the venue.

New to padel? What you need for your first session

Most UK padel venues hire rackets by the hour, so you do not need to buy anything before your first game. Check this club’s booking page for hire availability and prices.

Once you have played a few times and want your own kit, this is the order we would buy in.

• Court shoes first. Clubs hire rackets, they do not hire shoes, and running trainers slide on padel courts. This is the single purchase that most improves your first month. See our best padel shoes for UK players.
• Then a racket. Once your technique has settled you will know whether you want control or power. Start with our best beginner padel rackets, or read how to choose your first padel racket.
• Balls last. Most clubs provide balls for casual sessions. When you start playing regularly, see our best padel balls for UK courts.

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Never played before? Read the rules of padel and how padel differs from tennis before you turn up.

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