A total of 17 tennis courts located across five parks; Barking Park (6), Central Park (4), Greatfields Park (1), Old Dagenham Park (2), and St Chads Park (4) will benefit from £402,817 investment to deliver improvements to the courts and help ensure that the local community has access to quality facilities in the future.
This investment is part of a nationwide project led by the Government and LTA Tennis Foundation to refurbish public tennis courts across Great Britain.
We would like to thank you for your patience and understanding during the court improvement works. In the New Year the Council will be appointing an operator to manage the tennis courts. Until then the following arrangements will apply.
Court access
Gate access controls have been installed at all sites.
Court bookings
You must book a court online before playing.
Court hire charges
Courts are currently free of charge whilst we launch the new booking system. However, affordable court hire fees will be introduced in the New Year.
Tennis courts are available to book online making it far easier to find, book, and pay for a court.
Court terms of use
- you must book a court online before you play.
- cancel any unwanted bookings online (ideally more than 3 hours before your booking)
- you can book up to 2 hours’ worth of tennis per day per site
- courts are bookable 7 days in advance
- the Council has the right to cancel bookings at their discretion
- the Council reserves the right to pre-book the courts for coaching, events, and maintenance
- you must vacate the courts at the end of your booking and ensure you close the court gate
- properly when you leave
Court rules
- players should comply with the principles of Respect and Fair Play, both on and off the courts
- players should wear appropriate sports clothing and footwear when on court
- no playing of music is allowed as it could annoy other users of the courts or general park visitors
- smoking is not allowed on the courts
- no dogs are allowed on the courts
- no bikes are allowed on the courts
- no skating/skateboarding is allowed on the courts
- take off the court everything you take on – including all balls and general litter (please use
- the park bins provided)
- players play tennis at their own risk and are asked to apply common sense in always looking
- out for themselves and other players
- no person may coach others for financial gain on any court without the prior approval of the Council
- report any damage to the Council
Right to Play
You must book a court online before playing. If someone is playing on the court when you arrive, use your booking confirmation as proof or use another court if available.
Project Update (June 2024)
Court Spraying and line marking
The main court improvement works were completed in December 2023. However, we need to temporarily close the tennis courts week commencing Monday 24th June to complete the colour spraying and line marking.
Unfortunately, there will be restricted access to the tennis courts during this work and we apologies for any inconvenience caused.
Programme of work
Subject to the weather conditions it is anticipated that the work will start week commencing Monday 24th June and the courts will reopen week commencing Monday 1st July.
Important note
Once the initial spraying and line marking has been completed there is a curing period of several days. Therefore, during this period the courts will remain closed, and the booking calendars will be suspended.
Please do not enter the courts until the online booking calendars are reopened.
Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.