Cardiff might just have the most joined-up pickleball scene in Wales - a proper city-wide network of leisure centres, tennis clubs, schools and parks, all with regular sessions running through the week, plus a satellite scene down the coast in Penarth and out in the northwest villages. Wherever you're based in the capital, there's a court and a club night within reach. Here's the full rundown.

Roath & Cathays

David Lloyd Cardiff

Location: Ipswich Rd, Roath, Cardiff

Type: Leisure Centre

Offers three indoor courts and supports both organised sessions and general play.

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Roath Pleasure Gardens

Location: Ninian Rd, Cardiff

Type: Park

Has four outdoor hard courts right in the park, with Cardiff Pickleball Club running a regular Sunday morning session from 10:00am to 12:00pm - a lovely spot to play with greenery all around you.

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Mackintosh Lawn Tennis Club

Location: 38 Keppoch St, Cardiff, CF24 3JW

Type: Sports Club

Mackintosh Lawn Tennis Club hosts its own club session on Sundays from 3:30pm to 7:00pm, giving Roath players a long afternoon slot to work alongside the Pleasure Gardens morning game.

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Llanishen

Llanishen Leisure Centre

Location: Ty-Glas Ave, Cardiff

Type: Leisure Centre

Llanishen Leisure Centre on Ty-Glas Avenue is the standout venue with six indoor courts, and Cardiff Pickleball Club runs a session there every Thursday from 6:00pm to 7:00pm.

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Llanishen High School

Location: Heol Hir, Cardiff, CF14 5YL

Type: School

Llanishen High Schoolon Heol Hir hosts Cardiff Pickleball Club on Fridays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm (£7)

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East Cardiff

Eastern Leisure Centre

Location: Llanrumney Ave, Llanrumney, Cardiff

Type: Leisure Centre

Offers three indoorwood courts on a pay-and-play basis, a solid drop-in option if you're on theeast side of the city and don't want to commit to a fixed club night.

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Leckwith & South Cardiff

House of Sport

Location: Clos Parc Morgannwg, Cardiff

Type: Multi-Sport Facility

House of Sport has two indoor courts available on a pay-and-play basis, supporting both organised sessions and general court use.

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West Cardiff

Fairwater Leisure Centre

Location: Waterhall Road, Cardiff

Type: Leisure Centre

Fairwater Leisure Centre on Waterhall Road rounds out the city's leisure centre network with four indoor wood courts, again on a pay-and-play basis -handy if you're based on the western side of Cardiff.

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Cyncoed

Cardiff Met Tennis Centre

Location: Cyncoed Campus, Cyncoed Campus MetUniversity, 9 Cyncoed Rd, Cardiff, CF23 6XD

Type: Tennis Club

Cardiff Met Tennis Centre on the university's Cyncoed Campus, pickleball runs on a pay-and-play basis within the tennis facility, open to both organised sessions and general court use.

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Radyr, Creigiau & Pentyrch

Radyr Lawn Tennis Club

Location: Heol Isaf, Radyr, Cardiff

Type: Tennis Club

Radyr Lawn Tennis Club has two outdoor hard courts supporting pickleball.

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Parc Y Dwrlyn Fields

Location: Penuel Rd, CF15 9QJ

Type: Public Space

Parc Y Dwrlyn Fields hosts the Pentyrch Pickleball Club, with sessions on both Tuesdays and Fridays from 10:00am to 12:00pm - a great daytime option if you're free on weekday mornings.

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Creigiau Tennis Club

Location: Station Rd, Creigiau, Cardiff, CF15 9NT

Type: Tennis Club

Creigiau Tennis Club runs pickleball sessions twice a week - Wednesdays from 3:00pm to 4:00pm and Saturdays from 5:00pm to 6:00pm.

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Penarth

Penarth Leisure Centre

Location: Andrew Rd, Cogan, Penarth, CF64 2N

Type: Leisure Centre

Offers two indoor courts, with Penarth Pickleball running sessions on Tuesdays from 2:00pm to 4:00pm and Thursdays from 10:00am to 12:00pm.

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Penarth Lawn Tennis Club

Location: The Clubhouse/Rectory Rd, RectoryRoad, Penarth, CF64 3AN

Type: Tennis Club

Penarth Lawn Tennis Club runs three sessions a week: Mondays from 6:00pm to 8:00pm and again from 8:00pm to 9:30pm (£6 each), plus a Wednesday morning slot from 10:00am to 12:00pm (£6) - making Penarth one of the best-served pickleball spots in the whole Cardiff area.

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