The Original 100
Club Padel opens in Shoreham in early 2027. The founding hundred is formed once and never again. Whatever the club becomes, there will only ever be one Original 100.
What it means
One of the Original 100. The founding hundred is formed once and never again. Years from now, long after the waiting list has formed, the founding members are still the founding members.
Your place is yours to keep, or to pass on. Renew it each year for as long as you wish. If the day comes to step away, you may nominate one person to take your place, subject to club approval. A place may be nominated, but never sold, rented or traded.
Your Founder rate, protected. For as long as you remain a Founder, your rate will never rise by more than inflation (UK CPI) in any year, and will always stay below the standard membership price.
Guaranteed priority access. Founders book up to 16 days ahead, before any other tier. The courts you want, the times you want, your regular game protected while everyone else is still waiting for the window to open.
First call on the Show Court. Championship run-off space, match-lit, elevated viewing above, smart recording on every point. The stage of the club, and Founders get first call on it.
The Founders' Wall and the Founder community. Every Founder is named, with their consent, on a permanent wall in the club. A community with traditions of its own: the Founder Cup, the Founder Ladder, and the annual Founder Championship, plus first refusal on every club competition and event ahead of other members.
Founder Play, included. A £3,500 credit a year in your Playtomic wallet, to spend on court time and on food and drink at the club. Up to £500 of it can also go on Club Padel branded items in the Pro Shop and towards coaching. Premium sessions, such as the Show Court or peak-time games, simply use a little more. When the credit is spent, you play on at standard player rates.
Guests and dining. 12 guest passes a year, one a month, and each lets your guest play free. Plus 15% off F&B and the Pro Shop (excluding rackets and balls), the natural home for the hundred between games.
A voice, and a place for your family. Twice-yearly meetings with management and the owners to help shape the club, consultative, no strings. Plus priority on junior academy and camp places for your children under 16, at a preferential junior rate once the programme opens.
The investment
Your Founder Membership is £2,500 for the year, and it includes a £3,500 annual credit in your Playtomic wallet, to spend on court time and on food and drink at the club. Up to £500 of it can also go on Club Padel branded items in the Pro Shop and towards coaching. That is £1,000 more to spend than you pay for, before you count a single other benefit. You also get the longest booking window of any membership, 16 days, so you get first pick of courts and times, week in, week out.
Strictly 100 members. A place among the Original 100 that protects your rate and is yours to keep or to pass on. Once 100 is reached, a waiting list begins.
The door closes at one hundred. Places are confirmed in the order payment is received. After that, the waiting list.
Your 12-month Founder year starts the day the club opens to Founders, not the day you pay. You never pay for time you cannot use.
Founders play before the public. The play-in weeks belong to the founding hundred, ahead of public opening. If the opening date moves, your 12 months simply start whenever we actually open. You do not lose a day.
Full refund available within 14 days of purchase, for any reason. Full terms here.
Not the day you pay. You are securing the place now; your 12 months run from when the club is open to Founders.
Founders play on each court as soon as it is commissioned and safe, ahead of public opening.
Change your mind within 14 days and we refund you in full. No forms, no fuss, just email us.
Take your place
Founder membership is £2,500 for the year. Click below and you'll go straight to secure Stripe checkout to complete your place. Places are confirmed in the order payment is received, so the sooner you pay, the surer your place.
Secure payment via Stripe. Full refund within 14 days. Your 12-month year starts when the club opens, targeted for early 2027.
When do I actually pay?
Straight away. Enter your details and you go directly to secure Stripe checkout to pay the £2,500 and confirm your place. Places are confirmed in the order payment is received, so the sooner you pay, the surer your place.
When does my membership year start?
On the day Club Padel opens to Founders for normal use, ahead of the public opening. Not the day you pay. You are paying now to secure the place. Your 12 months run from opening day.
What if opening is delayed?
Your 12-month year simply starts whenever we actually open. You don't lose any time and you're not charged anything extra. We'll keep you informed throughout the build.
How is my Founder rate protected?
For as long as you remain a Founder, your rate will never rise by more than inflation (UK CPI) in any year, and will always stay below the standard membership price. As padel grows and prices climb, the founding hundred are protected.
Can I get a refund?
Yes, full refund within 14 days of purchase, for any reason. Just email alan@clubpadel.co.uk. And if the club has not opened by 28 February 2027, you are entitled to a full refund of your fee.
Can I pass my place on?
Yes. If you choose not to renew, you may nominate one person to take your place, subject to club approval. Otherwise it passes to the waiting list. A place may be nominated, but never sold, rented or traded. The cap stays at 100.
What if Founder isn't right for me?
No problem. Gold Membership opens at the same time and is a more flexible way into the club: priority booking, 10% off the bar and cafe, and a guest pass every month, for £330 a year. See Gold Membership.
Where is Club Padel?
Fishermans Wharf, Brighton Road, Shoreham-by-Sea, BN43 6RN, just off the A259, easily accessible from Brighton, Worthing, Lancing and the wider Sussex coast.
Not sure Founder is for you?
Gold Membership gives you priority booking, 10% off the bar and cafe, and a guest pass every month, for £330 a year. All the community, none of the commitment of a Founder place.
See Gold Membership →