Dumfries indoor tennis centre set for 2025 opening

The planned new indoor tennis centre at King George V sports complex in Dumfries remains on track to open by the end of the year (2025), as construction reaches the halfway stage.

Work on the three-court centre – which is part of the Transforming Scottish Indoor Tennis (TSIT) initiative – began in February 2025. Once open, it will provide year-round access to tennis for the many nearby rural communities.

Designed as an inclusive, accessible and affordable facility, the centre will support a strong tennis infrastructure in Dumfries and Galloway. There are 11 registered clubs and close to 1,000 playing members, but playing time is greatly reduced in the winter with play on outdoor courts weather dependent.

Preparations for the centre opening are progressing beyond the construction work. Local coaches are going through coaching qualifications with Tennis Scotland, upskilling the tennis workforce in the area as well as providing coaches to deliver a range of sessions every week at the centre.

It will be the third indoor tennis centre built in Scotland recently.

Centres in Edinburgh and Elgin have opened since the end of 2023, meaning the TSIT fund will have helped build 13 indoor courts in that time when the Dumfries centre opens its doors. The project has received nearly £1.7million of funding from the TSIT fund.