An aerial view of Blackheath Lawn Tennis Club, showing the grass, clay and hard courts alongside the Rectory Field cricket ground

About BLTC

We are a thriving tennis club in Southeast London, located between Blackheath and Greenwich.

Founded: 1885
Members: 600+
Courts: 11

140 Years of Tennis Tradition

One of London's most established tennis communities, run by the people who play in it.

What began as a Victorian tennis club in the Rectory Field corner of Greenwich has grown into a vibrant, member-led community of over 600 members.

We are a community amateur sports club (CASC) and part of the Blackheath Sports Club, sharing the grounds and clubhouse with the rugby, cricket, and squash clubs.

The club is run by a Management Committee appointed by the members and supported by our Head Pro, our Club Administrator, and a team of volunteers.

A large group of members in tennis whites holding wooden rackets, gathered at the net on the grass courts — The annual wooden rackets tournament, played on the grass courts every August.

What goes on here

A coach running a junior session on the hard courts, greeting one of the children mid-drill

Coaching, age 4–100

Structured junior programmes, adult drills, and 1:1 tuition. All ages and standards, led by our Head Pro and LTA-registered coaches.

Members gathered outside the clubhouse with trophies after a club tournament

Teams and tournaments

Men's, ladies', mixed, veteran, and mid-week teams in the Kent and North Kent leagues, plus an annual Club Open, a box league, and competitions through the year.

Members and their families gathered on the courts for the club's annual charity day

Socials and suppers

Regular weekly social tennis, and a calendar of events including suppers, quiz nights, barbecues, wine tastings, and coffee mornings.

Club Facilities

A courtside pavilion with a kitchen, changing rooms and showers, a clubhouse bar, and floodlights on every hard and clay court.

Hard and clay courts are booked by the hour on the myCourts member website, up to 7 days ahead, with floodlighting paid for by contactless at the time of play. Grass is turn-up-and-play from May to September, on the whiteboard at the pavilion.

Members can also book the main bar for occasions of their own, by arrangement, in advance.

The Rectory Field clubhouse and its awning, seen across the cricket ground — The main clubhouse at Rectory Field, shared across the whole sports club.

Hard courts

Fast-drying porous acrylic, for consistent play year-round.

Clay courts

All-weather artificial clay, for a slower and more strategic game.

Grass courts

Real grass through the summer months, for that Wimbledon feeling.

Book a court on myCourts

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