Tennis Summer Camps in the UK

The Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships, which start at the end of June, have inspired many a child to take up the game of tennis. But like all sports, tuition and lots of practice help in improving your game and there is no better way to do that than to attend an intensive tennis summer camp. Here, students are given top-class tuition on basic skills as well as strategies and technique, and any faults that may have developed can be corrected.

  1. Camp Beaumont

    • Learn the techniques in tennis

      Camp Beaumont runs two tennis residential camps on the Norfolk Coast at Overstrand Hall for juveniles 15 to 17-year-olds, and at Pinewood Sands for those 7 to 17 years old. During the week, students receive 17.5 hours of coaching from a Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) accredited coach in small groups of similar age and ability on all weather courts. At the end of the week, the students take part in tennis tournaments. The camps run from mid-July till the end of August and, as of 2010, cost around £550 for the week or U.S. $825.

      Camp Beaumont

      Pinewood Sands

      West Runton

      North Norfolk

      U.K.

      Or

      Overstrand Hall

      Overstrand

      North Norfolk

      U.K.

      +44 (0)1603 660 333

      campbeaumont.co.uk

    Jonathan Markson Tennis

    • Tennis coaching in Oxford University colleges

      Jonathan Markson’s tennis holidays provide intensive tuition of up to 30 hours per week. The camps are for all ages and cover technique with video analysis, fitness, mental strength, tactics and strategies. At the Oxford camp, accommodation is in one of the university colleges while the London camp is non-residential. A residential tennis camp for teenagers is held in Yorkshire in July. As of 2010, costs for residential tennis holidays range from £720 to £850 while non-residential coaching costs £190 for a week.This is around $1,080 to $1,275 in U.S. dollars for residential holidays or $285 for non-residential weeks.

      Jonathan Markson

      Springside House

      84 North End Road

      West Kensington

      London W14 9ES

      U.K.

      +44 (0)20 7603 2422

      marksontennis.com

    Exsportise

    • Things can only get better

      Exsportise runs tennis coaching camps for children from 9 to16 years at three boarding schools in the south of England. Students can either follow an intensive tennis academy programme or mix tennis coaching with other sports such as soccer and swimming. All tennis coaching is provided by Lawn Tennis Association coaches or by members of the United States Professional Tennis Registry. Costs are around £435,or $642 in U.S. dollars, for six nights (as of 2010).

      Exsportise

      Aberdeen House

      South Road

      Haywards Heath

      West Sussex RH16 4NG

      U.K.

      + 44 (0) 1444 444777

      exsportise.co.uk

    Supercamps

    • Learn how to serve

      Supercamps runs a non-residential Mad About Tennis coaching week at several locations, mainly in the south of England. The coaching covers such topics as stroke development and selection, service techniques and tennis fitness. The courses run from Monday to Friday and are suitable for 6 to 14 years old. Costs are around £140 or $210 in U.S. dollars, for the week (as of 2010).

      Supercamps

      Super Camps Group

      Park House

      Milton Park

      Abingdon

      Oxfordshire OX14 4RS

      U.K.

      +44 (0)1235 832222

      supercamps.co.uk