Which tennis courts in Hackney are free to book?

Clissold Park and Hackney Downs are both free, run by Hackney Tennis and booked through their ClubSpark pages. Clissold Park has eight tarmac courts and Hackney Downs has four. Springfield Park is free too but works differently: the operator states there is no booking system there at all, so its five porous macadam courts are turn up and play. The two Better sites, Haggerston Park and Britannia Leisure Centre, are paid.

Are there rooftop tennis courts in Hackney?

Yes. Britannia Leisure Centre has two hard courts on its roof, run by Better, and Shoreditch Park court bookings go through the same centre. The other Better site, Haggerston Park, has three macadam courts on a multi-use games area.

Can you play tennis in Hackney after dark?

Some courts carry lighting and some do not. The operator's own court listings show lighting on six of the eight at Clissold Park and on two of the four at Hackney Downs, with the rest listed without it, so check the booking page for the slot you want.

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Tennis in Hackney

No clubs on Courting here yet, and nine public court venues across the borough.

Hackney runs its park tennis on two tracks. Hackney Tennis looks after most of it, nine sites in all: Clissold Park and Hackney Downs are the big ones at twelve tarmac courts between them, with smaller porous macadam courts at Millfields, Spring Hill, London Fields, Joe White Gardens and Springfield Park. Better handles the rest, three macadam courts at Haggerston Park and two more on the roof at Britannia Leisure Centre.

So court time is not what Hackney is short of. The game itself is the awkward part: four players, the same evening, sides that stay even once you start. Courting is where Hackney clubs run both halves of that, the booking and the play. It fills doubles fairly, keeps the queue turning over on a club night, and offers you games on the evenings you have marked yourself free.

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Public and park courts in Hackney

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Clissold Park and Hackney Downs are free and book through Hackney Tennis on ClubSpark; Haggerston Park and Britannia Leisure Centre are paid Better bookings.

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Public and park tennis courts, with court counts, surfaces and how to book
	Venue	Courts	Surface	Access	Book
1	Haggerston Park	3	Macadam	Paid	Book , Haggerston Park, opens in a new tab
2	Britannia Leisure Centre RooftopBritannia Leisure Centre / Shoreditch Park	2	Hard	Paid	Book , Britannia Leisure Centre Rooftop, opens in a new tab
3	Clissold Park	8	Tarmac	Free	Book , Clissold Park, opens in a new tab
4	Hackney DownsHackney Downs Park	4	Tarmac	Free	Book , Hackney Downs, opens in a new tab
5	Springfield Park	5	Porous macadam	Free	Details , Springfield Park, opens in a new tab
6	London Fields	2	Porous macadam	Paid	Book , London Fields, opens in a new tab
7	Millfields Park	4	Porous macadam	Paid	Book , Millfields Park, opens in a new tab
8	Joe White Gardens	1	Porous macadam	Paid	Book , Joe White Gardens, opens in a new tab
9	Spring Hill Recreation Ground	3	Porous macadam	Paid	Book , Spring Hill Recreation Ground, opens in a new tab

1Haggerston Park
Book , Haggerston Park, opens in a new tab
3 courtsMacadamPaid
2Britannia Leisure Centre RooftopBritannia Leisure Centre / Shoreditch Park
Book , Britannia Leisure Centre Rooftop, opens in a new tab
2 courtsHardPaid
3Clissold Park
Book , Clissold Park, opens in a new tab
8 courtsTarmacFree
4Hackney DownsHackney Downs Park
Book , Hackney Downs, opens in a new tab
4 courtsTarmacFree
5Springfield Park
Details , Springfield Park, opens in a new tab
5 courtsPorous macadamFree
6London Fields
Book , London Fields, opens in a new tab
2 courtsPorous macadamPaid
7Millfields Park
Book , Millfields Park, opens in a new tab
4 courtsPorous macadamPaid
8Joe White Gardens
Book , Joe White Gardens, opens in a new tab
1 courtsPorous macadamPaid
9Spring Hill Recreation Ground
Book , Spring Hill Recreation Ground, opens in a new tab
3 courtsPorous macadamPaid

Venues, access and locations come from council and local-authority pages. Court counts, surfaces and floodlights come from each venue operator's own booking page on ClubSpark and Hackney Tennis. A blank means no approved source states it. Last checked 28 July 2026.

Court locations come from OpenStreetMap. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL).

Tennis in Hackney: common questions

Which tennis courts in Hackney are free to book?: Clissold Park and Hackney Downs are both free, run by Hackney Tennis and booked through their ClubSpark pages. Clissold Park has eight tarmac courts and Hackney Downs has four. Springfield Park is free too but works differently: the operator states there is no booking system there at all, so its five porous macadam courts are turn up and play. The two Better sites, Haggerston Park and Britannia Leisure Centre, are paid.
Are there rooftop tennis courts in Hackney?: Yes. Britannia Leisure Centre has two hard courts on its roof, run by Better, and Shoreditch Park court bookings go through the same centre. The other Better site, Haggerston Park, has three macadam courts on a multi-use games area.
Can you play tennis in Hackney after dark?: Some courts carry lighting and some do not. The operator's own court listings show lighting on six of the eight at Clissold Park and on two of the four at Hackney Downs, with the rest listed without it, so check the booking page for the slot you want.

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