Residential teenage tennis camp at the University of Sussex, Brighton
Brighton, United KingdomJonathan Markson Tennis
- Latest published dates
- Jul 12 – Aug 2, 2026
- Duration
- 1, 2, or 3 weeks
- Ages
- 13–18
$2,131
Per week on a 3-week stay
Course price for 1 week — $2,241
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A residential summer tennis camp for teenagers aged thirteen to eighteen on the campus of the University of Sussex, just outside Brighton, run by Jonathan Markson Tennis. The camp is aimed at the teenage player who wants to develop tennis and fitness and get a taste of university campus life. Players take a thirty-hour core tennis programme over six days on six hard courts, with video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament, stay in single en-suite student rooms and eat all their meals in the university restaurant. The campus has multiple gyms, sports halls and extensive grounds for football and games, and gym and fitness class membership is free on request. English lessons with native-speaking teachers and a Performance Plus training block can be added.
Language
English
Program type
Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
A thirty-hour core tennis programme spread over six days for players aged thirteen to eighteen, on the six hard courts of the University of Sussex. Video analysis is available on request and the week includes a singles and doubles tournament. The camp is aimed at the teenage player looking to develop both tennis and fitness while getting a taste of university campus life. Players may book one, two or three consecutive weeks.
What’s Included
The residential package covers the core tennis programme, a single en-suite room in the university student accommodation, all meals in the university restaurant and the evening activity programme; gym and fitness class membership is free on request. English lessons, the Performance Plus training block, the Sunday visit to London and private airport transfers are charged separately and are listed under extras.
Accommodation
Players stay in the University of Sussex student accommodation on campus. A single en-suite room is guaranteed for every player and is part of the package rather than a paid upgrade. There is supervision on site.
Meal Plan
All meals are taken in the university restaurant and are part of the residential package.
Activities & Excursions
Tennis fills the days: thirty hours of core coaching over six days on hard courts, video analysis on request, and a singles and doubles tournament. Evening activities include football, trips into Brighton, fitness sessions and mountain biking. A Sunday visit to London is offered at extra cost, and English lessons with native-speaking teachers and a Performance Plus block for players with tournament experience can be added to the week.
Facilities
The camp uses the campus of the University of Sussex just outside Brighton: six hard tennis courts, multiple gyms, sports halls and extensive grounds for football and games, the university restaurant for meals and student accommodation for lodging. Gym and fitness class membership is available free on request, and wi-fi is available.
Camp Experience
The camp sits on a university campus outside Brighton, a seaside city whose location and weather the operator calls ideal for tennis, and the week doubles as a first taste of campus life for a teenage player. Evenings mix football, fitness and mountain biking with trips into the city. International players can take English lessons alongside the tennis, taught by native-speaking teachers.
Language Camp prices
Core Tennis Programme, residential
13–18 yrs2026 price
Thirty hours of core tennis coaching over six days on the hard courts of the University of Sussex, with video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament, full board in single en-suite student rooms and an evening activity programme.
No lessons. Thirty hours of core tennis coaching over six days on the hard courts of the University of Sussex, video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament. Evenings bring football, trips into Brighton, fitness sessions and mountain biking.
Developing tennis and fitness for teenage players aged thirteen to eighteen, with a taste of university campus life.
Daily Schedule
Breakfast
07:00–08:00
Classes
08:30–12:30
Lunch
12:30–13:30
Dinner
18:30–19:30
Evening activities
20:00–22:00
Lights out
22:30
Included items
Optional Extras
Recommended for most families
Smooth arrival and fewer surprises.
Private transfer between Gatwick Airport and the camp, charged each way. The operator recommends Gatwick for this camp.
Additional tennis training for players with competition and tournament experience.
School
Jonathan Markson Tennis
Jonathan Markson Tennis is a British tennis camp operator founded in 1981 by the coach and player of the same name, with its office at Bagshot in Surrey. It sells and runs residential summer tennis camps for juniors on university campuses in England - on the grass courts of Oxford University and on the hard courts of the University of Sussex outside Brighton - as well as adult camps at Cambridge, non-residential technical clinics in London and tennis holidays abroad. The junior camps combine a thirty-hour core coaching programme with full board in student accommodation, evening activities and optional English lessons taught by native-speaking teachers, aimed at international as well as British players. Booking, pricing and payment are handled by the operator itself; the universities provide the courts and the accommodation.
