Bristol is set to get a huge new indoor padel tennis centre with luxury facilities. Surge Padel, already home to the largest indoor padel centre in the county, is opening a new club in Fishponds in the spring.
Padel is a racket played mostly in doubles on an enclosed indoor court surrounded by glass and three-quarters of the size of a tennis court. It also has a likeness to squash, first originating in Mexico in the 1960s using the same scoring and similar rules to tennis.
Padel tennis has soared in popularity in recent years and is growing in the South West, with one indoor centre in Lockleaze. Director of Surge Padel, Stuart Perrin, believes the interest in the sport is due to its inclusivity. "It's definitely a lot more fun for all ages really."
