The Southwark City Tennis League: Courts and Booking

The Burgess Park Tennis Centre

The Southwark City Tennis League is based in the magnificent Burgess Park Tennis Centre in Burgess Hill Park, with an alternative venue available at the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility (see below).

44 Addington Square
London
SE5 7JZ

Buses: 12, 35, 40, 42, 45, 68, 148, 171, 176, 468
Tube: Kennington (northern line) or Elephant and Castle (bakerloo and northern line)

The Southwark City Tennis Club
The Southwark City Tennis Club is based at the tcentre, and this league is run in conjunction with the club. For more information about the City Tennis Club, see www.southwarkcitytennisclub.org.uk

The facilities
There are seven courts in all, two Acrylic, four Macadam (two floodlit) and one practice wall.

Court charges and membership
If you play regularly at the centre, you can save money by becoming a member and paying a discounted rate for your court.

NEW suggestion
Lilian Baylis Old School, Lollard Street, London SE11 6PY. Two newly refurbished courts run by the Lilian Baylis Community Hub. They cost £10 per hour. To book, contact Simon Piechowski on 0208 900 5650, 0772 530 0211 or email spiechowski@reachandteach.co.uk

Court charges
Adults - non members: £4 per hour or £6 per hour for floodlit courts
Adults - members: £2 per hour and £4 per hour for floodlit courts
Juniors - non members: £2 per hour and £3 per hour for floodlit courts
Juniors - members: 50p per hour and £1 per hour for floodlit courts
Concessions - non-members: £2 per hour and £3 per hour for floodlit courts
Concessions - members: 50p per hour and £1 per hour for floodlit courts

Membership fees
Adults: £20 per year; Juniors: £5 per year; Concessions: £5 per year; Family: £30 per year

Opening times
The courts are open from 12pm to 9pm everyday of the year except public holidays.

Reserve your tennis court
You can reserve a court by phoning 020 7703 4275.

Coaching
To arrange tennis coaching, call 020 7703 4275, or 07736 330 542

Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Sports Facility

St Georges Road,
London SE1 6ER

Opening times
Mon-Fri 9am-9pm, Sat/Sun 9am-5pm

This is another excellent tennis facility and also a base for the Southwark City Tennis Club. It has two bookable, floodlit courts.

For more information see the centre's website, or for bookings phone 020 7735 3294

BURGESS PARK
Named after Jessie Burgess, Camberwell's first female mayor Burgess Park was created on land that was once occupied by housing and industry. It is about to undergo a £6 million improvement programme, which will be completed by 2012. A regular venue for film crews such as Spooks, every hosts the largest Latin American Festival in Europe, the Carnaval del Pueblo (www.carnavaldelpueblo.co.uk/) "the event of the year for all Latinos".
There is also a thriving Friends group. For more information, see www.friendsofburgesspark.org.uk/

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