North London Lob-sters
An LGBTQ+ and ally tennis community in Finsbury Park, started in 2022 with the Access to Sports Project and now Out For Sport's Emerging Club of the Year: four coaching and social doubles sessions a week, all year, with beginner coaching on Thursdays. About £4 to £5 a session, booked through Spond. Over a thousand people on its Meetup.
- Who it's for
- Everyone
- Where
- North London
- Find them
- Website@northlondonlobsters
When and where
Thursday 6pm to 8pm
Every Thursday: beginner coaching, intermediate coaching, or social doubles
Finsbury Park tennis courts, N4 2NQ
Beginners coached; all abilities play · About £4 to £5 a session
Sunday 2pm to 4pm
Every Sunday: social doubles, all abilities
Finsbury Park tennis courts, N4 2NQ
All abilities · About £5 a session
Monday 6pm to 8pm
Every Monday: advanced social doubles
Finsbury Park tennis courts, N4 2NQ
Advanced
Wednesday 7pm to 9pm
Every Wednesday: social doubles, all abilities
Rosemary Gardens, Islington
All abilities
Never done it before
Join through the Clubspark page, which puts you on the Spond app where the week's sessions are booked, and take the Thursday beginner coaching first. No racket needed to start, by the Meetup's past listings.
What they don't say
- The Clubspark page could not be fetched from here, so the four session times rest on a search rendering of it; confirm them in a browser before relying on the minutes.
- Current prices are inside Spond; the £4 and £5 are the Meetup's 2024 figures.
- Finsbury Park's courts postcode is the park's.
Every fact here was checked on 12 October 2026, against 3 sources. Training nights and fees change, so if something is out of date, tell us.
Hear when something new is added.
New clubs, changed training nights, and the occasional weekend. No more than that.
Or come and meet people all at once.
A weekend away with a group of gay men, and nothing to prove.