Badminton courts in Reading
9 venues across Reading, from £15.80 an hour. Check live Reading times here, then book with the venue.
Badminton · Reading
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All 9 venues in Reading
Six leisure and sports centres and three school and community halls in Reading. Tap Times for live Reading availability at any of them.
Every venue is in the list below.
4 of Reading's 9 venues have an exact location, plus 4 just outside Reading (lighter pins).
Leisure centres firstPer court, per hour
- Bulmershe Leisure Centre
Reading · RG5 3EU · Places Leisure
£17.80
Times - Loddon Valley Leisure Centre
Lower Earley · RG6 4GD · Places Leisure
£17.80
Times - Meadway Sports Centre
Reading · RG30 4BZ · Better
£15.80
Times - Rivermead Leisure Complex and Gym
Reading · RG1 8EQ · Better
£15.80
Times - Ryeish Green Sports Hub
Ryeish Green · RG7 1ER · Places Leisure
£17.80
Times - South Reading Leisure Centre
Reading · RG2 8DH · Better
£15.80
Times - Highdown
Emmer Green · RG4 8LR · SchoolHire
Price on booking
Times - Queen Anne's
Caversham · RG4 6DX · SchoolHire
Price on booking
Times - Waingels
Reading · RG5 4RF · Playfinder
Price on booking
Times
Just outside Reading
Five more venues within about six miles, from Tilehurst to Burghfield Common.
Distance from ReadingPer court, per hour
- Cotswold Sports Centre
4.3 miTilehurst · RG31 6SL · Everyone Active
Price on booking
Times - Arborfield Green Leisure Centre
5.5 miArborfield Green · RG2 9GB · Places Leisure
£17.80
Times - Henley Leisure Centre
5.5 miHenley-on-Thames · RG9 1PA · Better
£13
Times - Wokingham Leisure Centre
5.9 miWokingham · RG40 2AF · Places Leisure
£17.80
Times - Willink Leisure Centre
6.0 miBurghfield Common · RG7 3XP · Everyone Active
Price on booking
Times
Playing badminton in Reading
Choose venues in Reading to compare times across more than one venue.
Reading has 9 badminton venues, including Bulmershe Leisure Centre, Highdown and Loddon Valley Leisure Centre, across postcode districts RG5, RG4, RG6, RG30 and RG1. They book through Places Leisure, SchoolHire, Better and Playfinder. Choose venues in Reading. Choose your dates and tap Check availability to compare live times. You can then compare live court times. You book on the operator's page.
Reading: 9 listed venues, not available courts. Reading prices are guide prices from our price index; each Reading venue sets its final price. No price means we haven't found that Reading venue's per-court price yet. Distances are from the middle of Reading's venues.
Reading's nine venues book on four different systems, including Better and Places Leisure, each with its own login. We check all nine live and show Reading's available courts side by side.
Six Reading venues, one grid
An example search for Reading evenings this week. Tap a time to see which Reading booking site it takes you to.
Places LeisureBetterThe dot shows each venue's booking system.
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Example results. Real Reading searches show what each Readingvenue's booking site shows when you search.
What a court costs in Reading
£15.80 to £17.80
an hour for one court. Reading has just two prices.
£15.80 at the three Better venues: Meadway, Rivermead and South Reading.
£17.80 at the three Places Leisure venues: Bulmershe, Loddon Valley and Ryeish Green.
Both are above the UK median of £14.81.
Cheaper just outside Reading
- Henley Leisure CentreHenley-on-Thames, 5.5 mi£13
Reading: 6 per-court prices, UK Badminton Court Price Index for Q3 2026, £15.80 to £17.80.
How booking works here
You always book and pay on each Reading venue's own site. Reading's venues use four booking systems: Better, Places Leisure, SchoolHire and Playfinder.
| Booking system | Venues here | Per court, per hour | Good to know |
|---|---|---|---|
| Better | 3 venues | £15.80 | Courts can be 40 or 60 minutes; check before you pay. Used at Meadway, Rivermead and South Reading. |
| Places Leisure | 3 venues | £17.80 | Pick plain “Badminton”; “Badminton Social” is a group session. Used at Bulmershe, Loddon Valley and Ryeish Green. |
| SchoolHire | 2 venues | No per-court price | School halls; some hire out only the whole hall. Used at Highdown and Queen Anne's. |
| Playfinder | 1 venue | No per-court price | A booking site for school and community halls. Used at Waingels. |
Clubs and social games
Want a game in Reading, not just a court? Three ways in.
No Strings Badminton
Turn up, pay and get matched with other Reading players at Badminton England's pay-and-play sessions near Reading.
Find a No Strings sessionA club night
Reading clubs play on set nights, usually in a leisure centre or school hall, and many Reading clubs welcome new players.
Find a club with Badminton EnglandYour own four
Session full? Book a Reading court and bring three friends. At £15.80 a court that's £3.95 each.
Find a court
Badminton near Reading: Hillingdon, Richmond, Epsom, Barnet, Sutton, Lambeth, London and Swindon
Nearest first: Hillingdon, about 26 miles from Reading. More: badminton courts by city.
Good to know
Reading prices from the UK Badminton Court Price Index for Q3 2026, collected by 30 July 2026 for 6 Reading venues.
How many badminton venues are in Reading?
BadmintonBooker lists 9 badminton venues in Reading in postcode districts RG5, RG4, RG6, RG30 and RG1, including Bulmershe Leisure Centre, Highdown and Loddon Valley Leisure Centre. That count is listed Reading venues, not available courts.
Which booking systems do Reading badminton venues use?
They split across Better (3 venues), Places Leisure (3), SchoolHire (2) and Playfinder (1). Choose Reading venues, then tap Check availability for live court times. You still book on each operator's site.
Can I see badminton availability for tonight in Reading?
You can. Choose venues in Reading, set today and evening start times, then tap Check availability for Reading tonight. You book on the operator's site.
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