Outdoor Table Tennis Returns to Westfield

Outdoor Table Tennis returns to Westfield Square

Outdoor Table Tennis has returned to Westfield, with two all-weather table tennis tables popping up just outside Westfield Square, next to the orange Upside-Down-House, opposite the White City Bus Station. 

Many thanks to the good folks at Westfield, especially Andrew Phyllis and Matt Coppins, for bringing back this free outdoor community resource. 

The two outdoor all-weather tables were originally donated by Table Tennis England, and offer the chance for anyone with a bat and a ball to come and play for free.

Summer Table Tennis is back at TV Centre

Outdoor Table Tennis is back at TV Centre on Wood Lane; the owners of upscale housing development and TV Sound Stages are putting up a big screen for visitors to watch summer sports, and have also provided two outdoor  tennis tables for summer entertainment. 

Children are welcome, and TV Centre even provide free table tennis bats and balls - though it's advisable to bring your own.  

Farewell to Table Tennis at Westfield

Table tennis outside Westfield - in happier times

If you’ve passed by the bus station outside Westfield White City recently, you may have noticed something missing. The all-weather table tennis tables, once a quirky fixture of the concourse, have quietly disappeared.

For years, the tables were a rare bit of public fun in an otherwise functional transport hub.  Commuters, kids, and the odd shopper laden with bags could be spotted sticking around for a quick game.  They made the bus station feel less like a waiting room and more like a community space.

Table Tennis at Wood Lane Bus Station

The stretch of concrete on Wood Lane between the White City bus station and the main road is a rather windswept and unlovely place, but it has one redeeming feature - free all-weather table tennis tables, which (best of all) don't get put away in winter. 

Free Outdoor Table Tennis Returns to TV Centre

Outdoor Table Tennis is back at TV Centre on Wood Lane; the owners of upscale housing development and TV Sound Stages  have put up a big screen for visitors to watch summer sports, and also two outdoor  tennis tables for summer entertainment. 

Free Table Tennis at TV Centre

Table Tennis at TV Centre

TV Centre on Wood Lane have put up some big screens for visitors to watch Wimbledon, and also a number of table tennis tables for some summer entertainment. 

TV Centre even provide table tennis bats and balls (though it's advisable to bring your own; these have a tendency to wander off).