You can hire football pitches at:
- Coronation Recreation Ground - pitches 1, 2, 3 and 4 (pitch 4 = 80 yards x 50 yards)
- Elm Grove Recreation Ground - pitch 1
- Long Ditton Recreation Ground - pitches 1, 2, 3 and 4 (pitch 4 = 60 yards x 40 yards)
- Lower Green Recreation Ground - 2 pitches - youth U15/U16 11 v 11
- Molesey Hurst Recreation Ground - pitches 1 and 2
- West End Recreation Ground - pitches 1, 2 and 3 (pitch 3 = 80 yards x 50 yards)
- West Molesey Recreation Ground - pitch 1
Book a recreation ground
Please submit your booking request to us at the beginning of the season. Priority will be given to regular hirers.
Make a recreation ground booking
When booking one of the recreation ground football pitches:
- you will be asked to upload a copy of your organisation’s Public Liability Insurance with a minimum indemnity limit of not less than £5m (accepted file types: jpeg, jpg, jpe, pdf, xps)
- ad hoc bookings (less than 5 bookings per request) must be paid online when you book
- regular bookings (5 or more per request) will be payable by invoice
Bookings are on a first come, first served basis, either for a block booking playing season, occasional games or on an ad-hoc basis.
Cancel a booking
To cancel a booking, email leisure@elmbridge.gov.uk by the end of the Tuesday before the week the match is due to take place. Refunds will not be issued for matches cancelled by hirers after this time.
Recreation ground fees (2022/23)
Charges for hiring football pitches at recreation grounds (excluding VAT):
- senior casual (11v 11) per game - £134
- senior block booking (11 v 11) per game - £89
- under 18 casual (11V11) per game - £60
- under 18 block booking (11 v 11) per game - £40
- junior 7v7 or 9v9 casual per game - £60
- junior 7v7 or 9v9 season block booking per game - £40
- junior 5v5 casual game - £27
- junior 5v5 season block booking per game - £26
- hire of pavilion: day - £45.00 / evening - £45
- adult training sessions - £57
2023/2024 Fees - from 1 April 2023
Charges excluding VAT
- senior (11v11) casual game - £148
- senior block booking (11v11) per game (season block booking) - £98
- under 18 (11v11) casual came - £66
- under 18 Block (11v11) per game (season block booking) - £44
- junior 7v7 or 9v9 casual game - £66
- junior 7v7 or 9v9 per game (season block booking) - £44
- junior 5v5 casual game - £30
- junior 5v5 per game (season block booking) - £29
- hire of pavilion: day - £50
- hire of pavilion: evening - £50
- training sessions - £63
Block bookings that meet the conditions set by HMRC will qualify for a VAT exemption.
Xcel Leisure Complex and Sports Hub
Location: Elmbridge Xcel Leisure Complex, Waterside Drive, Walton-on-Thames.
Football pitches are available for hire for:
- league, casual five-a-side or pre-season friendly games
- match rate and casual pay and play rate available
- birthday parties, business and private hiring
Book a pitch at Xcel
To book a football pitch at the Xcel, please contact the Xcel Leisure Complex on 01932 260300.
Xcel fees
Charges for hiring a football pitch at the Xcel Leisure Complex or Sports Hub are:
Stadia pitch charges - per hour
- full pitch hire peak - £137.50
- full pitch hire off peak - £106
Reserve/STP pitch charges - per hour
- full pitch hire peak - £103.50
- full pitch hire off peak - £64.30
- 1/3 pitch hire peak - £53.35
- 1/3 pitch hire off peak - £40
