Former warehouse near Victoria station to be turned into the north’s first ever indoor padel club

The first indoor padel club in the city centre will open its doors this summer as the sport continues to rise in popularity.

Housed in a former goods and distribution warehouse, situated a ten-minute walk from Victoria station, the state-of-the-art club centre will allow people to learn the ropes of padel, which is described as a mix between tennis and squash, as well as play professionally.

The premium Pure Padel venue will feature six panoramic padel courts, a pro-padel shop and a bistro-style café and bar. There will also be a raised mezzanine viewing platform overlooking a show court for visitors to watch games.

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Operating on a ‘pay to play’ basis, players of all abilities will be able to book slots via the Playtomic app between 7am and 10pm. The app will also allow first timers and solo players to be matched with others of a similar level for a fun and fair game.

The club, which will have no member fees, will also feature fully-equipped changing rooms with showers as well as free onsite parking and Wi-Fi to all customers. The Cheetham Hill venue will follow in the footsteps of Pure Padel’s Alderley Park club, which opened in October last year.

The club has proved to be hugely popular, with more than 4,000 players and a ‘soon-to-be’ status as the first padel club in the North West to operate multi-site facilities. In the next five years, it is anticipated that another 30 padel clubs will be built by Pure Padel, which was set up alongside business partner Fraser Higson, with eight currently in the planning stages.

“Padel has taken the UK by storm,” Sammy Arora, co-founder and head of commercial operations at Pure Padel, said. “The