Residential junior tennis camp on the grass courts of Oxford University
Oxford, United KingdomJonathan Markson Tennis
- Latest published dates
- Jul 5 – 26, 2026
- Duration
- 1, 2, or 3 weeks
- Ages
- 10–17
$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 players aged ten to seventeen, held on the grass courts of Oxford University and run by Jonathan Markson Tennis, the operator that founded the camp in 1981. Players take a thirty-hour core tennis programme over six days, on grass and hard courts, with video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament, and stay in Oxford University student accommodation in twin rooms with meals provided. The camp draws local players and players from around the world; English lessons with native-speaking teachers and an advanced Performance Plus training block can be added. Evenings bring football, Zumba, real tennis and punting, and children are supervised around the clock.
Language
English
Program type
Sport Camps
Accommodation
Campus
About
About the Course
The core product is a thirty-hour tennis programme spread over six days, open to players aged ten to seventeen of all levels. Coaching is on the grass courts in the grounds of Oxford University and on hard courts, led by professional coaches and players, with video analysis available on request and a singles and doubles tournament during the week. Players may book one, two or three consecutive weeks. The operator also sells the same coaching without accommodation to local players, and an adult group joins for the final week of the camp.
What’s Included
The residential package covers the core tennis programme, accommodation in Oxford University student rooms, meals and the evening activity programme. English lessons, the Performance Plus training block for players with tournament experience, the Sunday visit to London, a single-room upgrade and airport or Eurostar transfers are charged separately and are listed under extras.
Accommodation
Players are lodged in Oxford University student accommodation on the camp site, in twin rooms. An upgrade to a single room with a double bed is available for an additional weekly charge and is listed under extras. Children are supervised around the clock.
Meal Plan
Meals are provided as part of the residential package, which the operator describes as tennis, food, activities and accommodation. The non-residential option is sold without lunch, which the operator states on its own price table.
Activities & Excursions
Tennis is the spine of the week: thirty hours of core coaching over six days on grass and hard courts, video analysis on request, and a singles and doubles tournament. Evening activities include football, Zumba, real tennis and punting. A Sunday visit to London is offered at an extra charge, and English lessons with native-speaking teachers and an advanced Performance Plus block can be added to the week.
Facilities
The camp uses the grass courts in the grounds of Oxford University, with hard courts as well, and the university's student accommodation for lodging. Wi-fi is available on site. The camp has been running at Oxford since 1981 and the operator calls it its flagship.
Camp Experience
Oxford is the operator's flagship camp and draws local players alongside players from around the world, who come for an intensive, high quality and distinctly British tennis week - grass courts in a university setting, a tournament at the end, and evenings of football, Zumba, real tennis and punting. For international players the week doubles as an English-language stay, with lessons available from native-speaking teachers.
Language Camp prices
Core Tennis Programme, residential
10–17 yrs2026 price
Thirty hours of core tennis coaching over six days on the grass and hard courts of Oxford University, with video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament, full board and accommodation in university student rooms, and an evening activity programme.
No lessons. Thirty hours of core tennis coaching over six days with professional coaches and players on the grass and hard courts of Oxford University, video analysis on request and a singles and doubles tournament. Evening activities include football, Zumba, real tennis and punting.
Tennis development for players aged ten to seventeen of all levels; English lessons and an advanced Performance Plus block can be added to the week.
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.
Supervised private transfer between Heathrow Airport and the camp, charged each way.
Additional tennis training for players with competition and tournament experience, including strength and conditioning.
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.
