Greg Hayward, a former Norfolk tennis coach, has put down his racket and picked up a camera in order to embark on a project to discover Britain's most beautiful tennis court.

Hayward, 26, will be producing a photo book of British courts in attractive settings and has been asking the general public to nominate their local court.

A member of Cromer Tennis Club, Hayward trained in county development squads as a junior but notes that he always had an interest in photography:

'I would often produce albums of us all playing at tournaments such as Cromer and Hunstanton, it was just something that I loved doing,' he said.

After setting up Greg Hayward Photography and offering his services as a wedding and event photographer, he decided on the project which would combine his two main interests in an unusual way.

Support has already come from various local LTA councils including Devon, Cumbria, Scotland, Northumberland, Durham and Cleveland, Shropshire and Staffordshire who each have posted a plea for nominations on their web pages.

Hayward has even contacted LTA Chief Executive Roger Draper who said: 'It sounds like a great idea and I'm sure it's something we can help and assist with.'

Shooting for the book will begin in April and continue through to February 2012 as Hayward, originally from Thorpe Market near Cromer, travels the country in a motor home to reach every court that is nominated.

Hayward insists that he is not just looking for famous arenas such as the iconic centre court at the All-England Club, Wimbledon: 'Beauty can be seen in many ways; I am searching for courts in the most beautiful settings and also Britain's hidden, but not forgotten, secret tennis courts.'

He added: 'I would like the public to get involved; by nominating a court that they have played at or know of. These tennis courts can range from the famous, to park courts, club courts or even your own.'

To nominate email info@beautifultenniscourtsofbritain.co.uk including a photograph and details of where the tennis court is along with a short sentence of why it's the most beautiful court in Britain.

Further details can be found at http://www.beautifultenniscourtsofbritain.co.uk/

Hayward has also set up a Facebook page for the project, 'Beautiful Tennis Courts of Britain.'