Ignite Padel to open new centre in Speke

A brand-new padel centre with both indoor and outdoor courts will open later this year in Speke.

Ignite Padel, a Liverpool-based company, opened its first site in Liverpool in April 2025 on Queens Drive, with six floodlit outdoor courts. They then opened another site in Ellesmere Port in Cheshire Oaks in September this year, which has five indoor and two outdoor courts.

Their third opening, in Speke, was due to be the largest padel centre in the UK, but the owners of Ignite Padel have instead dropped 2 padel courts off the original plans for good reasons!. The reasoning behind this was to instead create more spectator space and room for academy and local community hub activities.

The latest Ignite Padel site will now consist of 6 indoor courts and 4 outdoor covered courts – so the game can be played the way it was intended. Each site gets bigger than the last one.

Now the fastest growing racquet sport in the world, padel – which is a cross between tennis and squash – has become hugely popular in the UK.

Thomas Lawton – Partner in Ignite Padel said:

“We initially looked at building 12 courts in total but had a change of heart for several reasons. Firstly we wanted to be able to offer more viewing spaces for big tournaments with the FIP. FIP stands for the International Padel Federation, which is the global governing body for the sport of padel. They can now hold world level events at this site due to the mix of courts and spectator space.

We also want the local community to be able to use the centre as a hub for a range of different services. From community events to academy training. Our aim for this Speke site is for it to be a 24 hour site also. Initially when we first open it would operate from 6am to midnight everyday.”

Like the Cheshire Oaks site there will be a licensed bar and a specialised coffee shop for a relaxing drink after a game showing all of the Sky Sports and TNT Sports action.

Ignite Padel Speke will also contain a retail store where players can shop for racquets, balls and clothing in person rather than online and find exactly the right fit.

Like the other sites Ignite Padel Speke, will offer expert coaching from beginner to more experienced level.

With the social side of the game so important, players can join Ignite Padel’s exclusive What’s App community – the largest padel group chat in the North West – making it easy to instantly pair, and to find other people who’ve got open matches and join them.

Stephen Broad – Partner at Ignite Padel says:

“We have imported all the courts from Spain and they are championship standard quality and LTA approved, meaning they meet the standards set by the Lawn Tennis Association. It’s not just about being able to play in all weathers, the indoor game tends to attract more elite players because it is seen as a more pure form. It is a different experience to playing outdoors because there’s no wind so you get a truer trajectory on the ball.”

Ignite Padel Speke will be the company’s third site and they are aiming to open a total of five across the North West within 12 months.

Chris Watson – Partner at Ignite Padel concludes:

“By the time this site opens in December 2025 we will have also created around 40 full and part-time jobs since opening our first site on Queens Drive in Stoneycroft in April this year. This is something all three partners are very proud of as a new local company from the city creating jobs in padel tennis.”

Ignite Padel Speke will open in December 2025 with an exact date to be confirmed very soon.