Somewhere in London, a game is one player short
London might have the deepest grassroots sports scene in the world. Hackney Marshes alone hosts row after row of Sunday league football pitches, and that's before you count the park kickabouts, the caged five-a-side courts, the outdoor basketball hoops, and the council tennis courts scattered across every borough. Whatever you play, someone in London is playing it this week — probably within a couple of miles of you.
The hard part has never been finding a pitch. It's finding the game: knowing who's playing, when, and whether they need one more. Most of London's amateur sport runs on private group chats you can't see into. Wapp puts those games on a map. Open it, see what's happening near you, tap to join — or post your own game and let local players find you.
Sports on Wapp in London
Every game, open spot, and team near you is on one map — pick a sport to see how it works in London.
Football in London From Sunday league on Hackney Marshes to weeknight five-a-side in caged courts and casual park kickabouts, football is everywhere in London. The scene is huge — the only real problem is getting into a regular game. Basketball in London London hoops mostly happens outdoors — park courts across the boroughs, with runs forming on evenings and weekends. Quality varies court to court, so knowing where people actually show up matters more than knowing where hoops exist. Tennis in London Council-run park courts make tennis one of London's most accessible sports — many are free or cheap to book. The missing piece is usually an opponent at your level who'll actually turn up. Padel in London Padel is growing fast in London, with new courts opening across the city. It's still club-based and booking-led, which makes it a doubles game in search of a fourth — exactly the coordination problem worth solving. American football in London American football in London is a small but committed amateur scene, built around a handful of clubs and university teams rather than casual pickup. If you play, you already know how much finding people matters.Playing in London — common questions
How do I find pickup games in London?
Open the Around Me map in Wapp. You'll see open games, teams, and players near your location across London, and you can request to join anything with a spot free. If nothing's listed in your area yet, post a game yourself — public games are visible to every nearby player.
Is Wapp free, and does it work in London?
Yes on both. Wapp is free on iOS and Android — creating games, joining them, managing a team, and tracking attendance cost nothing. And it works anywhere, London included. The map shows whatever is happening around you, wherever you are in the city.
Your next game in London is on the map.
Free on iOS and Android. Find a game, or start the first one.