A tennis centre just off the A38 near Plymouth, with four indoor and four outdoor courts and a thriving pickleball programme that has given the place, in its own words, renewed energy.
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Pickleball courts in Devon
Devon has more places to play than most people realise. There are twelve courts at Plymouth Life Centre, a busy school-hall club in Brixham and community-run courts at Kilmington. Parkwood leisure centres in Totnes, Dartmouth, Barnstaple and Okehampton have courts too, and Mid Devon's centres lend paddles free. Exeter has its own guide; here's everywhere else, verified.
Prices verified October 2026.
- Verified venues
- 17
- Courts at 2 venues
- 16
- Indoor / outdoor
- 14 / 2
- Price range
- Varies
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City guides in Devon
These cities have their own full guides, so their venues are listed there rather than repeated here.
Venues across Devon
Ivybridge
Ivybridge's leisure centre, on the edge of Dartmoor, with pickleball in the sports hall. A second option in a town that already has a busy tennis centre.
Torquay
A historic club just off Torquay seafront, with nine outdoor and three indoor tennis courts and pickleball alongside. The English Riviera's best-equipped racket club.
Bideford
A volunteer-led community racquet centre in Bideford with more than twenty courts across its sports, pickleball among them. North Devon is lucky to have it.
Coaching
Brixham
Brixham Picklers, founded in 2025 by a local qualified coach, have four courts in Brixham College's main hall and keep adding sessions to cope with demand. A fishing town hooked on a new catch.
Beginner friendly Coaching
Kilmington, Axminster
A community-run club at the edge of Kilmington's cricket field, just off the A35, with permanent pickleball lines. East Devon village sport as it should be.
Dartmouth
Dartmouth's leisure centre, with a four-court sports hall where pickleball is now on offer. South Devon's riverside town, nicely provided for.
Okehampton
Okehampton's leisure centre in Simmons Park, with pickleball on the sports hall programme. Dartmoor's northern gateway has its own courts.
Barnstaple
Barnstaple's leisure centre by the Taw, with pickleball in the sports hall. North Devon's most central place to play, a short walk from the town centre.
Totnes
Totnes's leisure centre, with pickleball in the sports hall. A sensible addition to a famously alternative town, and handy for the South Hams villages.
Plymouth
Plymouth's big leisure centre at Central Park, with twelve courts in its sports hall and a weekly social session for adults learning the game. Paddles can be hired at reception.
Beginner friendly Paddles provided
Cullompton
Mid Devon's leisure centre at Culm Valley, Cullompton, among the first in Devon to offer pickleball. Evenings and weekends, with paddles provided and family bookings available.
Paddles provided
Crediton
Crediton's leisure centre at Lords Meadow, with pickleball bookable daytimes, evenings and weekends, free for members and paddles provided for everyone.
Paddles provided
Compare Devon venues at a glance
| Venue | Area | Setting | Courts | From |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Devon Tennis Centre | Ivybridge | Indoor + outdoor | – | – |
| Torquay Tennis Club | Torquay | – | – | – |
| Atlantic Racquet Centre | Bideford | Indoor | – | – |
| Brixham College | Brixham | Indoor | 4 | – |
| Kilmington Tennis & Pickleball Club | Kilmington, Axminster | Outdoor | – | – |
| Dartmouth Leisure Centre | Dartmouth | Indoor | – | – |
| Ivybridge Leisure Centre | Ivybridge | Indoor | – | – |
| Parklands Leisure Centre | Okehampton | Indoor | – | – |
| Tarka Leisure Centre | Barnstaple | Indoor | – | – |
| Totnes Leisure Centre | Totnes | Indoor | – | – |
| Plymouth Life Centre | Plymouth | Indoor | 12 | – |
| Active Cullompton | Cullompton | Indoor | – | – |
| Active Crediton | Crediton | Indoor | – | – |
Devon venues by postcode area
- EX15
- Active Cullompton
- EX17
- Active Crediton
- EX31
- Tarka Leisure Centre
- TQ5
- Brixham College
Frequently asked questions
Are there indoor pickleball courts in Devon?
14 of the 17 venues we list in Devon are indoor: Riverside Leisure Centre Exeter, Wonford Sports Centre, South Devon Tennis Centre, Atlantic Racquet Centre, Brixham College, Matthews Hall, Dartmouth Leisure Centre, Ivybridge Leisure Centre, Parklands Leisure Centre, Tarka Leisure Centre, Totnes Leisure Centre, Plymouth Life Centre, Active Cullompton, Active Crediton.
Where can beginners play pickleball in Devon?
Brixham College, Matthews Hall, Plymouth Life Centre run beginner-friendly sessions, and most lend paddles; see each venue page for equipment details. New to the sport? Read our how-to-play guide first.