Why play padel
with us?
We offer premium courts and facilities, introductory sessions, social play and competitions, private lessons and a great atmosphere where you can quickly pick up the basics, have a great time playing and socialise with friends.
Everyone’s
welcome
Join our friendly community of padel enthusiasts – you’ll feel right at home.
Dynamic &
stimulating
Strategic elements of the game and working together as a team make padel a great mind and body workout.
Challenging
but fun
A fun and fast-paced sport that will challenge your reflexes, agility and endurance.
Improve your
game
As with any sport, practice makes perfect. Learn and improve your padel skills one game at a time.
Leadership Team
Jamie Brooke
Jamie is Chair and co-founder of PadelStars. Jamie has spent his career in finance, investing in and working with companies. He also claims that he is a better padel player than Andy.
Andy Knee
Andy is CEO and co-founder of PadelStars. Andy has held senior positions at IMG, Football League and XiX Entertainment. A padel enthusiast for many years, Andy is now looking to share his love of the sport through PadelStars.
Jeevan Gill
Jeevan joined the team in 2023 as Head of Operations and brings over 15 years of operational experience across the hospitality industry. She has extensive knowledge of site design and build.
Tristram Mayhew
Tris co-founded and is Chief Gorilla of Go-Ape, the UK’s number 1 Outdoors Activities company with 34 adventure parks. Tris is a Director of PadelStars.
Department Leads
Jess Gee
Marketing and PR Manager
Samantha Warman
Finance Lead
Maria Lawless
HR Lead Consultant
Andy’s Story
I came across padel 20 years ago in Barcelona. I’d relocated there for work, first time in the city, barely spoke the language, didn’t know a soul. In my third week I found myself on what I was told was a padel tennis court with a work colleague named Bruno and two guys I’d never met. They were good, I was not. They spoke Catalan, I looked confused. But I took to it far quicker than I expected, we had a brilliant game, some great points, a few outrageous shots and pretty much non-stop laughter. By the end of that first match I had my first 3 friends in the city. My love for padel (and Barcelona) was born.
On my way back that night I remember thinking ‘padel would be so popular in England, I’m taking it home with me’. But a couple of years later I moved to France, life took over – work, marriage, family, friends – and thoughts of creating UK padel centres took a distant back seat.
Fast-forward a couple of decades and I was working with the football World Cup in Qatar. Padel was booming there yet still in its infancy in the UK. Whilst loving my career in sport that Barcelona feeling was still strong – and the desire to start a business focussed on getting people active and having fun was too good to delay a second time. It was time to take the plunge…
Jamie and I joined forces and, with the support of many wonderful friends, we’re building padel centres and putting exactly what I so enjoyed in Barcelona all those years ago – fun, camaraderie, great exercise – at the heart of them. Our courts are welcoming to all, young and old, novice or expert, social player or competitive demon, and everyone in between.
Our aim is that every time you play padel you’ll come off our courts having had a great time, heart pumping, face beaming, a life-affirming experience shared with friends, old and new.
Partners
