The Carlton Gardens Tennis Club is one of Melbourne's oldest and most charming tennis clubs and features 4 sandfilled artificial grass courts under towering elm and oak trees. Its heritage clubhouse has change rooms, a kitchen and a BBQ area.  

The courts can be booked by members of  the general public as well as financial members. Whereas members of the general public including visitors, pay court hire fees for all of their usage, a financial member is entitled to play at certain times 7 days a week free of charge for court hire.  

The cornerstone of the Club is its organised tennis program. On Sunday mornings and Wednesday evenings, member sessions are conducted. On Tuesday and Wednesday evenings the mixed doubles social competitions  are  very popular. To add to that, on Friday evenings a social hitup at the end of the working week is well attended, on Tuesday mornings a ladies group enjoys its weekly get together on the courts and on Thursday mornings young mothers are another common interest group.  Prospective members and visitors are welcome to join in all of these sessions as a way of learning how the club works, except for the Sunday morning session which is members only.