Real Tennis in the United Kingdom
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Real tennis is the original racket sport from which the modern game of lawn tennis, or tennis, is descended. Real tennis is still played at a small number of active courts in the United Kingdom, Australia, the United States, and France.
It is also known as jeu de paume in France, “court tennis” in some parts of United States, and formerly called “royal tennis” in Australia. In fact “real” was first used at the end of the 19th century as a retronym to distinguish it from the then recently invented game of lawn tennis.
Bridport – Hyde Tennis Club –
(3.00/5)
Bristol – Bristol & Bath Tennis Club –
(5.00/5)
Cambridge – Cambridge University Real Tennis Club –
(4.50/5)
Hampton Court – The Royal Tennis Court –
(4.75/5)
Hayling Island – Seacourt Tennis Club –
(2.50/5)
Hendon – The Millennium Real Tennis Court –
(4.00/5)
Holyport – Royal County of Berkshire Real Tennis Club –
(5.00/5)
Leamington Spa – Leamington Tennis Court Club –
(3.50/5)
Manchester – Manchester Tennis & Racquet Club –
(5.00/5)
Moreton Morrell – Moreton Morrell Tennis Court Club –
(4.00/5)
Newcastle upon Tyne – Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club –
(4.50/5)
Newmarket – Newmarket & Suffolk Real Tennis Club –
(3.50/5)
Old Hatfield – Hatfield House Tennis Club –
(4.50/5)
Oxford – Oxford University Tennis Court –
(2.33/5)
Petworth – Petworth House Tennis Court –
(4.00/5)
Reading – Hardwick House Tennis Club –
(3.50/5)
Reading – Oratory Real Tennis Club –
(0.00/5)
St Johns Wood – MCC Tennis Court Lords –
(4.67/5)
Troon – The Sun Court –
(4.40/5)
West Kensington – Queens Club Real Tennis –
(5.00/5)
Wimborne Minster – Canford Real Tennis Club –
(4.00/5)
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Bridport – 

(4.50/5)
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