Sports facilities in parks

Sports facilities in parks

There are sports facilities in many of the parks in the borough. The sports facilities are managed by Idverde UK.

For more information or to book please use the contact details below.

Book to play sports

To book sports facilities or for more information:

The Park Office
Holland Park
The Stable Yard
Ilchester Place
London
W8 6LU

Block bookings are available subject to availability.

For bookings and enquiries about St Luke's Church football pitches, telephone Chelsea Sports Centre on 020 7352 6985.

How to book tennis

All tennis courts can be booked online.

You will need to create an account and join one of the free membership packages. This can then be used for all tennis facilities in parks in the borough.

How much it costs

Football (grass pitches) - Holland Park and Kensington Memorial Park

Game is defined as a 2-hour booking (bookings for 10 or more games are exempt from VAT)

  Price (£)
Per pitch - Adult 117.00
Per pitch - Junior 76.00
Sports session per area - please note there are 4 available area in Holland Park and 2 in Kensington Memorial Park 32.00
Commercial rate for sports session per area 45.00
Block booking - adult 110.00
Block booking - junior 71.00

 

5-a-side multi-use games area (MUGA) (astro-turf pitches) - Emslie Horniman Pleasance

Bookings for 10 or more games are exempt from VAT

  Price (£)
Per pitch - Adult 43.00
Per pitch - Junior 22.00
Block booking per pitch - Adult 37.00
Block booking per pitch - Junior 18.00
7-a-side multi-use games area (Muga) (astro-turf pitches) - Emslie Horniman Pleasance and Avondale Park

Bookings for 10 or more games are exempt from VAT

  Price (£)
Per pitch - Adult 69.00
Per pitch - Junior 34.00
Block booking per pitch - Adult 64.00
Block booking per pitch - Junior 32.00
Commercial rate for pitch hire 48.00
Cricket (artificial) - Holland Park and Kensington Memorial Park

Bookings for 10 or more games are exempt from VAT

  Price (£)
Per pitch at Holland Park (one-off booking) 102.00
Per pitch at Holland Park 93.00
Junior practice session at Holland Park (one-off booking) 45.00
Junior practice session at Holland Park 41.00
Per pitch at Kensington Memorial Park (for use for junior games only) (one-off booking) 45.00
Per pitch at Kensington Memorial Park (for use for junior games only) 41.00
Cricket nets - Holland Park
  Price (£)
Per net excluding equipment (one-off booking) 18.00
Per net including equipment (one-off booking) 24.00
Per net excluding (5 credits) 72.00
Per net including (5 credits) 95.00
Commercial rate per net 25.00
Tennis

Off-peak is from 12pm to 3pm Monday to Friday

  Price (£)
Pay and play per court - Adult 10.00
Pay and play per court - Junior 5.00
Off-peak per court - Junior 3.35
Off-peak per court - Adult 7.00
Per court - Leisure Pass 5.00
Leisure tennis session (2 courts for 2 hours) 9.00
Annual tennis registration fee 20.00
Annual coach registration fee - Holland Park 1,645.00
Annual coach registration fee - all other sites 1,144.00
Miscellaneous
  Price (£)
Hire of tennis racket - Adult 6.00
Deposit for tennis racket - Adult 24.00
Sale of tennis balls (tube of 4 balls) 8.35
Hire of golf clubs (any 3 clubs) 5.00
Deposit for golf clubs 24.00
Hire of cricket equipment 6.00
Deposit of cricket equipment 60.00
Floodlights per hour 4.00
Coached tennis activities
  Price (£)
Tennis court fee for coaches (Holland Park) 16.00
Adult individual 66.00
Junior individual 52.00
Group coaching adult - 6 sessions 90.00
Group coaching adult - single session 15.00
Group coaching junior - 6 sessions 61.00
Group Coaching junior - single session 12.00
Average priced coached court fee (all other sites) 11.00
Tennis Activator (Holland Park) 6.00
Tennis Activator (all other sites) 2.35
Cardio tennis local residents (proof of residency required) 11.00
Cardio tennis non-residents 14.00
Netball

Astro-turf 7-a-side charge applies if 3 courts are booked at any one time.

  Price (£)
Adult - Holland Park and Avondale Park 31.00
Junior - Holland Park and Avondale Park 15.00
Adult - Emslie Horniman Pleasance 22.00
Junior - Emslie Horniman Pleasance 12.00
Group fitness licence - annual fee
Group of 3-10 clients Price (£)
- 1 - 6 sessions per week (312 per annum) 1,064.00
- 7+ sessions per week (365+ per annum) 1,253.00
- Sports field hire (per hour) 32.00
 
Group of 11-20 clients Price (£)
- 1 - 6 sessions per week (312 per annum) 1,253.00
- 7+ sessions per week (365+ per annum) 1,503.00
- Sports field hire (per hour) 32.00
Personal fitness licence - annual fee
Group of 2 or less clients  
- 1 - 6 sessions per week (312 per annum) 437.00
- 7+ sessions per week (365+ per annum) 751.00
Group/personal daily fitness licence fees (charges are per trainer, per park)
  Price (£)
Group of 3 or less clients 63.00
Group of more than 4 clients (plus £25.40 for sports field booking) 125.00
Golf practice nets - Holland Park
  Price (£)
Adult 7.00
Junior 3.40
Hire of sports field area (schools and non-charge acitivites) - Holland Park
  Price (£)
Full day (1/2 pitch) 64.00
Half day (1/2 pitch) 33.00
Full day (whole pitch) 128.00
Half day (whole pitch) 65.00
Petanque
  Price (£)
Game 6.00
Equipment deposit 24.00

 

To book any leisure facilities in Kensington and Chelsea please visit the Playfinder website.

Last updated: 13 August 2024