Northumberland’s first dedicated padel club to open in Blyth this summer
Northumberland’s first dedicated padel club is coming to Blyth this summer.
Padelsphere is planned to open in an over 10,000 square feet unit next to the Port of Blyth this July
The facility will boast three indoor full panoramic courts, a cafe and licenced bar with live sport, social areas, and luxury changing facilities.
Describing himself as a ‘padel addict’, owner and football Youtuber Akshay Ohari fell in love with the sport a few years back.
After finding that many local people needed to travel for the opportunity to play, he decided he was going to open up his own venue in Northumberland.
He said: “From the first time I picked up a racket a couple of years ago, I became obsessed with it and I have always owned businesses so I thought, ‘Why not bring what I love to the area?’”
“At the moment, Northumberland only has a few single courts so it just seemed like something which was missing. A lot of my friends are from the area and are having to drive over 30 minutes to Newcastle or Durham to play which they find really annoying.”
Padel is currently the fastest growing sport in the UK, increasing by 125% in the last year.
"The good thing about padel is it is accessible for everyone,” Akshay added. “Young people and old people play and a lot of women do too whereas some sports can be very male dominated.