Any TT shops in UK? (specifically London)

[AndroidRX93]

Hi all,

Not sure if I am posting in the right place but would like to ask if there are any Table Tennis shops in London? I am currently in Coventry (would like to know if there are any here as well) for studies, and would like to get some new gear but can't seem to find any here. I did a quick google search and only found Topspin sports but would like to know if there are any more as I will be going to London the coming week.

Thanks

 

[NDH]

Hello mate,

i dont believe there there are any physical shops around there.

Thorntons and Tees Sport are the biggest 2. Bribar is also big.

Unfortunatley, you’ll have to mail order unless you happen to be in the area.

 

[vvk1]

The only other option is to turn up at a tournament like a GrandPrix and buy something from the tournament sponsor's stall. Usually, there is a decent selection.

 

[siestakey]

Price is always high !

 

[vvk1]

so true. TT11 to the rescue!

 

[Astorix]

better to order online

 

[Spitfire]

Custom Table Tennis do mail order

 

[siestakey]

so true. TT11 to the rescue!

Maybe it's me but I don't find them very appealing it's easy enough to buy from the Far East !

 

[vvk1]

Maybe it's me but I don't find them very appealing it's easy enough to buy from the Far East !

It is indeed easy to buy from the "far east". However, in my personal experience, orders from tt11 arrive much quicker than from any webshop in Japan, China or Korea.

 

[siestakey]

It is indeed easy to buy from the "far east". However, in my personal experience, orders from tt11 arrive much quicker than from any webshop in Japan, China or Korea.

Well , recently they come very quick from TTnPP or Prott for example & there is a huge price difference eg Violin £117 on a special as opposed to £66 !

 

[vvk1]

Well , recently they come very quick from TTnPP or Prott for example & there is a huge price difference eg Violin £117 on a special as opposed to £66 !

Phew, you've been had. A "Violin" can be obtained for a super low price of less than 20 bucks from https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/nittaku-violin-table-tennis-blade-ne-6757/374270424.html. Doesn't mean it will be an authentic Nittaku Violin blade.

 

[siestakey]

Phew, you've been had. A "Violin" can be obtained for a super low price of less than 20 bucks from https://www.dhgate.com/store/product/nittaku-violin-table-tennis-blade-ne-6757/374270424.html. Doesn't mean it will be an authentic Nittaku Violin blade.

Explain how I've been had ?

 

[JHB]

Hi all,

Not sure if I am posting in the right place but would like to ask if there are any Table Tennis shops in London? I am currently in Coventry (would like to know if there are any here as well) for studies, and would like to get some new gear but can't seem to find any here. I did a quick google search and only found Topspin sports but would like to know if there are any more as I will be going to London the coming week.

Thanks

So far as I know the ONLY , "Table Tennis shop" in England - in the sense that you can walk into the showroom off the street and make a purchase like you would in any other kind of shop - is Tees Sport, and that's no use to you because it's up in the land of the wildlings. No, in the UK you have to order your TT gear from the internet. There were proper shops in London in the 70s and 80s, but they're long gone. Topspin's address is a private house, not a shop, and so are the addresses of several of the other internet TT businesses. Bribar operate from what looks like a set of farm buildings in a small village. Thorntons and Tees are both in industrial estates, although Tees have a showroom as I said previously. Once upon a time you could buy reputable TT gear in a general Sports shop, but since Sports Direct took over the world you can forget that although you can get some very basic beginner's gear there as you can in Decathlon.

 

[AndroidRX93]

alright, i think i will probably order online from what i've heard thanks for the input guys!

 

[TableTennisTom]

Here's a list of table tennis shops in the UK, which I know about. As others have mentioned, all of these you will need to order online, unless you want to take a trip to Tees Sport.

http://www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/table-tennis-shops/table-tennis-shops-in-uk/

If you know of any others, please let me know and I'll add to the list.

 

[JHB]

Here's a list of table tennis shops in the UK, which I know about. As others have mentioned, all of these you will need to order online, unless you want to take a trip to Tees Sport.

http://www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/table-tennis-shops/table-tennis-shops-in-uk/

If you know of any others, please let me know and I'll add to the list.

Well, I've accumulated a list over the last three years and I have Ppong.co.uk and Tabletennishub in addition to the ones in your list. I will say though that when I ordered from Tabletennishub my order was shipped from Thailand ! There is also one called Hallmark Table Tennis but they only seem to sell pimples-out rubbers and a few blades with their own branding.

 

[vvk1]

Here's a list of table tennis shops in the UK, which I know about. As others have mentioned, all of these you will need to order online, unless you want to take a trip to Tees Sport.

http://www.tabletenniscoach.me.uk/table-tennis-shops/table-tennis-shops-in-uk/

If you know of any others, please let me know and I'll add to the list.

http://www.ttmode.com
http://www.cornilleau-store.uk

 

[Bensmithbortey]

Teesport have a Physical shop but it is in Middlesborough