Play at Highbury Fields tennis courts
Find a free tennis court in Islington.
Looking to play tennis in Islington? This page shows which courts are free right now — and for the next few days — all in one place.
No more checking several booking pages, or heading to a court that turns out to be full. See live availability, check the weather for your slot, and tap straight through to book.
Live availability
See which courts are free, updated through the day.
Weather built in
Check the forecast for your slot before you head out.
Tap to book
Go straight through to Better to reserve your court.
We’ll email you the moment a court frees up
Courts book up fast — but they free up just as often. Register your email, pick the court and time you want, and we’ll alert you the second a slot opens. No refreshing, no missing out.
Set a free court alert Free — your email is only ever used to send you court alerts.All of Islington’s public courts, one view
Highbury FieldsOutdoor
Courts free to book over the next few days.
| Sat26 | Sun27 | Mon28 | Tue29 | Wed30 | Thu1 | |
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| 08:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full | ☀️Full |
| 09:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full | ☀️1court |
| 10:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full | ☀️Full |
| 11:00 | ☁️Full | 🌤️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️1court | 🌦️3courts | ☀️3courts |
| 12:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️1court | 🌦️5courts | ☀️2courts |
| 13:00 | ☀️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️1court | ☁️6courts | 🌦️4courts | ☀️2courts |
| 14:00 | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full | ☁️2courts | ☁️3courts | 🌦️2courts | 🌤️6courts |
| 15:00 | ☀️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️1court | 🌦️6courts | ☁️8courts |
| 16:00 | 🌤️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️3courts | ☁️5courts | 🌦️2courts | ☁️4courts |
| 17:00 | ☀️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full |
| 18:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full |
| 19:00 | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | 🌦️Full |
| 20:00 | ☀️8courts | ☁️Full | 🌤️Full | ☁️Full | ☁️Full | ☀️Full |
Game on. 🎾
Pristine out there. No excuses today.
☀️ 21°C (feels 19°) · Clear & sunny · 3 mph SW wind · 31% humidity
Islington has some of North London’s best public tennis courts, but they’re spread across different parks and all run through the same booking system — Better, operated by GLL. Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk reads live availability from that system every few minutes and lays it out as one easy-to-read map, so you can find an open court in seconds instead of clicking through each venue.
The Islington tennis courts we track
Highbury Fields tennis courts
Highbury Fields has 11 outdoor courts beside the park in N5 — the largest set of public courts in the borough and usually the easiest place to find a game. See live availability above and book →
Islington Tennis Centre — indoor & outdoor
On Market Road in N7, the Islington Tennis Centre has 6 indoor courts you can play in any weather, plus 2 floodlit outdoor courts that run late into the evening. It’s the only indoor tennis option in Islington — ideal when it’s raining or dark.
Rosemary Gardens tennis courts
Two outdoor courts in a quiet garden setting in N1, near Islington’s border with Hackney — handy and usually calmer than Highbury
Tufnell Park tennis courts
Two outdoor courts in N7, on the north-western edge of Islington — a convenient option if you’re up towards Tufnell Park or Holloway
How it works
Every court above is booked through Better (GLL). Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk checks Better’s live booking data continuously and shows you, hour by hour, how many courts are free at each venue for today and the next five days. Green means courts are open — tap any slot to go straight to Better and book it.
Courts are pay-and-play, booked by the hour; the current price for each slot is shown before you book. And when you find a slot you want but it’s already full, tap the bell to set a free court alert — we’ll email or message you the moment someone cancels and it opens up.
Find a court anywhere
Every free slot across 5 venues, soonest first.
Why use Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk
Frequently asked questions
All of Islington’s public courts — Highbury Fields, the Islington Tennis Centre, Rosemary Gardens and Tufnell Park — are booked online through Better, run by GLL. On https://highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk, find a free slot on the live map and tap it to go straight to the Better booking page for that exact court and time.
Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk shows every court on a map and sorts them by distance from your location — tap Near me (turn on location on your phone) to see the closest free courts first. Highbury Fields (N5) is the most central; the Islington Tennis Centre (N7) sits in the west; Tufnell Park (N7) covers the north-west; and Rosemary Gardens (N1) the south-east.
Most of Islington’s council courts are now pay-and-play, booked by the hour through Better. Some venues and off-peak times may offer free or discounted slots — the current price for each slot is shown live on Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk before you book.
Yes. The Islington Tennis Centre on Market Road (N7) has 6 indoor courts — the only indoor tennis courts in the borough — so you can play whatever the weather. Its 2 outdoor courts are also floodlit for evening play.
Better releases courts for roughly the week ahead, and Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk shows availability for today plus the next five days — so you can plan ahead or grab a court for right now.
Every time slot on Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk shows the forecast, so you can avoid booking into bad weather — or book one of the 6 indoor courts at the Islington Tennis Centre and play regardless
On any full slot, tap the bell to set a free alert. Highburyfieldstenniscourts.co.uk watches that court and emails or messages you the instant it opens up.