Frequently asked questions

From 1 February 2026, The Royal Parks will be expanding its in-house delivery of sports and leisure services. The sports centres at Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park and Greenwich Park currently offering tennis, padel and other activities along with pitch hire will be brought under the direct management of The Royal Parks. These facilities will join the existing in-house boating and swimming services, forming part of newly integrated offer under The Royal Parks Sports and Leisure.

Prior to 1 February 2026, the sports centres will continue to be managed by Park Sports. For booking information and general enquiries prior to 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

The Hub in The Regent’s Park, which is managed in-house by The Royal Parks, remains available for bookings as usual. For booking information and general enquiries, please visit The Royal Parks website.

No, The Royal Parks facilities and services are open to everyone, and we welcome everyone wishing to participate in sports, whatever your experience or ability.

There will be no disruption to customer use of outdoor sports facilities.

From 1 February 2026, a programme of works will commence at the pavilion buildings in Hyde Park and The Regent's Park. As a result, these buildings will be closed to the public until April 2026. Public access to the outdoor sports facilities will remain throughout this period.

Temporary reception areas, toilets and changing facilities will be provided during the works.  For your convenience, we recommend you arrive ready to play, where possible, while our facilities are temporarily reduced.

While improvements are made to the cafés, a temporary catering offer will be provided, featuring external seating and tables only. Please note whilst works are underway there may be temporary path closures and diversions and visitors will be advised to follow local signage.

Yes, an accessible toilet will be available at Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park during the programme of works.

During 2026, a short programme of works will be carried out to repair the shelter near the tennis courts. These works are not expected to impact public access to the courts. Toilet and café facilities are located nearby for visitor convenience.

The sports centres at Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park will operate daily from 07:00 to 21:00. Opening hours for the Greenwich Park tennis courts is daily from 07:00 to 19:00 (or until Dusk in the winter months).

Please note that during the programme of works taking place from 1 February to April 2026, opening hours may be subject to change.

Details of the temporary café facilities, as well as the opening hours of the permanent cafés at Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park, will be confirmed in due course.

For opening hours before the 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

A 7-day pre-booking period will be in place meaning our booking system for courts and pitches will launch by 25 January 2026. To be among the first to know when bookings open, please sign up to our newsletter.

For bookings from the 1 February 2026, you will be able to book directly through our booking site which will launch in full in January 2026.

If you're looking to make a booking before 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

We’re currently finalising our programme of courses and camps. To be among the first to know when bookings open, please sign up to our newsletter.

If you're looking to make a booking before 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

A child can be added to their parent or guardian's account within our booking system, Flow. If you haven't already created an account for yourself, click here to create one.

To create an account for your child, go to 'My Account' > 'Account Details' where you will be able to see the name of your account listed along with a '+ Create Group Member' button at the bottom of the page. Please click this button and follow the necessary steps to add your child as a group member to your account.

From here you will be able to book courses, holiday camps and other relevant junior activities associated to your child's age by using the correct group member from the drop-down box on the top ribbon on the page. This will mean that, for example, a Red Tennis Course can only be booked by a child aged six to eight years old.

For block bookings enquiries from the 1 February 2026, please get in touch via our contact form. 

If you're looking to enquire about block booking taking place before 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

Yes, coaching sessions for both juniors and adults will continue to be offered across Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park, and Greenwich Park. This includes holiday camps and group sessions. Further details will be available once our booking site launches in January 2026.

While the pavilion buildings at Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park are being refurbished, equipment hire will be limited. From 1 February 2026, please check availability at each location. We expect a full service to return in April 2026.

During refurbishment works at the pavilion buildings in Hyde Park and The Regent’s Park, retail and racquet re-stringing services will be limited. From 1 February 2026, please check availability at each location. Full service is expected to resume in April 2026.

Pricing details will be available once our booking site launches in January 2026.

Yes, concessionary rates will still apply.

Credits obtained at Hyde Park, The Regent’s Park or Greenwich Park when the venues were operated by Park Sports cannot be used for bookings via The Royal Parks Sports and Leisure.

If you have any questions about your Park Sports account or refund eligibility for unused credit, please visit the Park Sports website and complete their refunds form. Refunds will be issued back to your original payment method.

Please get in touch via our contact form.

Prior to 1 February 2026, the sports centres will continue to be managed by Park Sports. For booking information and general enquiries prior to 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.

Yes, please get in touch via our contact form. Alternatively, sign up to our newsletter to receive updates about our event packages as soon as they launch.

If you're looking to enquire about an event or party taking place before 1 February 2026, please visit the Park Sports website.