Here at Penllyn...

Our members young and old(er) find a simplicity, an escape, a privacy amongst friends and trees—an antidote to the daily grind. 

They come to get away from it all, to slow down and recharge. To appreciate friends and family at face value. To swim, play tennis, socialize, read and picnic.

We’re open Memorial Day through Labor Day. So your schedule and mindset reflect that, just as our membership fees do. We put a premium on our time here.

This is the club with a tangible difference, after all - the alternative country club. Our core strengths are:

• 120-plus-year history, proud heritage, old-world values, uncommon civility

• Beautiful 25-acre natural setting, with absolute privacy

• Well-maintained pool, courts, club house, grounds

• Friendly and respectful membership

• Total lack of pretense

• Great suburban-Philadelphia location

Some Penllyn Club members may belong to another Country Club where they enjoy endless amenities…year round…in a more formal setting…at substantial cost. But they choose to belong to Penllyn as well, for the calm, and value, it offers.

We hope you’ll visit to see for yourself. We welcome you into our midst.

FOR THE HISTORY BUFFS

Penllyn from 1897-1971
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Penllyn's 1900 Charter
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Penllyn's Past Presidents
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2024 Season opens Saturday, May 25th

Dear Members,

All tennis courts will be ready for play and the grounds ready for picnics/relaxation. Both pools will be ready for swimming as well.

Keeping our members safe and limiting the spread of Covid remain top priorities. Penllyn Club’s Board of Governors request that all members and their guests be familiar with, and adhere to, current Covid Protocols issued by the Centers for Disease Control and local authorities when on Club premises.

Looking forward to seeing you soon!

Warm regards,
Bill Gast, President

My contact information – email: billrgast@outlook.com; mobile: 610-291-2979.

At Penllyn it truly doesn't matter...

Where you live or went to school, what your profession and credentials are, how you vote or worship, or who you know. It only matters that you like the dynamic you see here and enjoy the club’s ambience. So come, anytime, and have a look.

You may arrive from an immediate neighborhood…or perhaps Fort Washington, Blue Bell, Plymouth Meeting…many hail from Chestnut Hill, Wyndmoor, Mt. Airy…the Main Line is well represented…and many escape the sticky city for a Penllyn recharge.

Perhaps you play traditional tennis and/or platform (paddle) tennis. So do we. And if you’re into paddle, you’ll be visiting regularly throughout the winter as well, an added benefit.

You like to swim? Terrific. Our regulation-size pool is open long hours all summer, with cooler water than the norm and a couple lanes dedicated to lap swimming.

So your family enjoys picnicking? Your picnic is our dining room—with no monthly minimum. Weekday evenings and weekend afternoons are most popular, but you may have your own ideas. Grills and fridges are at the ready, BYOB is the golden rule, and you may sign up for soft drinks, bottled water and the guests with whom you share Penllyn.

The rest is up to you. Take a few laps around the huge golf-polo-manned glider field of yesterday. Bring your bocce set, Frisbee, ball (and glove), kite or chess board. Immerse yourself in a spy thriller…or even a quick power nap. Be yourself, and relearn relaxation, at Penllyn.

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If you think it’s time for some quiet enjoyment, joining Penllyn’s commitment to civility may be right for your family. We welcome you. For more on the membership application process, or to request information about the Penllyn Club, simply fill out the form at the bottom of the page or email penllynclub@gmail.com.

Activities

Penllyn Club is the ideal place for those seeking brief refuge from today’s interactive-everything world. The major interactivity you’ll find is with people and nature, not digital gadgets. Genuine old world face-to-face connectivity works best here.

The signature, enduring event is our July 4th midday picnic and kids’ field day. It’s the one time each summer you’ll see Penllyn truly mobbed, thanks in no small part perhaps to the Board of Governors-sponsored happy hour! On this day, everyone picnics, mingles, pledges allegiance and witnesses our age-grouped children joyously competing in events from a tricky egg-and-spoon race to a daring diving competition.

Each summer there’s a Daffodil Cocktail Party, a Summer Kick-off Social, a Labor Day Farewell event and a few relaxed Sunday afternoon teas. Tradition lives on at Penllyn in reassuring fashion.

Recreationally-athletically, the younger set enjoys a Kids Rock Triathlon Festival and occasional overnight camping activities. Meanwhile, their (grand)parents may engage in tamer pursuits such as round robin tennis tournaments.  

Out of season, Penllyn is a quaintly charmed site for spring and fall special event rentals as well—weddings, milestone birthdays, family reunions and “just because” gatherings.

The Club also hosts an active group of winter paddle tennis players and offers a limited membership for that purpose.

Tennis and Paddle court reservations

I am pleased to announce the launch of Ballbutton for Penllyn Club. With either desktop or mobile access, the Ballbutton app lets you see when tennis and paddle courts are available, and book your court reservation as well. Convenient. Easy.

Instructions for getting started with Ballbutton, thanks to Tim Ely, are downloadable in the MEMBER LOGIN section of this website. Note: you must have a current email address on record with Penllyn Club to be uploaded as a user in the Ballbutton system.

Tennis, paddle, and court reservation-related questions should be directed to Tim Ely – timothysely@gmail.com; 610-592-5598.

Please remember to register all guests. The sign-in book for paddle guests is located in the warming hut and the sign-in book for tennis guests is in the shelter box next to the entrance walkway. Thanks.