Bolton Arena Tennis Academy
Bolton, United Kingdom
What's new at Bolton Arena Tennis Academy
2 of today's pros grew up on these courts.
- Ella McDonald #353 WTA
- Amarni Banks #729 WTA
Active Bolton Arena in Horwich, Bolton, has indoor and outdoor tennis courts and is the LTA Regional Player Development Centre for the North West, with a daily programme for selected players aged 10 to 14. It also offers coaching from mini tennis for under-5s to performance squads, adult group coaching and social tennis, and court hire.
10 tennis courts: 8 indoor and 2 outdoor
Programmes and prices
What they sell and what it costs, as published on Oct 19, 2026.
- LTA Regional Player Development Centre (RPDC): full-time juniors 10 to 14, selected players born 2013 to 2016. Price on request
- Full-Time Academy: full-time juniors 14 and over. Price on request
- Performance squads: juniors in the performance pathway, including players from other clubs. Price on request
- Junior coaching, mini tennis to yellow ball: kids 3 to 9 and juniors 10 and over. Price on request
- Multi-sports and tennis holiday camps: kids, during the holidays. Price on request
- Adult group coaching: adults, beginners to advanced. Price on request
- Cardio tennis, social mix-ins and adult leagues: adults, all levels. Price on request
- Private lessons: adults and juniors, one to one. Price on request
- Court hire: adults and juniors, members and non-members. from £12.50 / hour under 18 off-peak · £16 / hour adult off-peak · £21.50 / hour peak
- Adult tennis membership: adults who want regular court time. £66 / month peak · £46 / month off-peak
- Junior tennis membership: juniors who want regular court time. £60 / month peak · £40 / month off-peak
Deals and codes
- No joining fee on tennis memberships
- Members pay less for courts and book first
The facts
- Tennis courts: 10 (8 indoor hard courts and 2 outdoor courts)
- RPDC places: 12 (full-time places at most, for players aged 10 to 14)
- Court hire: £12.50 (an hour for under 18s off-peak; adults £16 off-peak, £21.50 peak)
- Junior membership: £40 (a month off-peak on a 12-month contract; £60 peak)
- Junior International: 19 (times they have hosted the Tennis Europe 14U event, as of 2025)
- Wheelchair tennis: 12 (years of international wheelchair events at the arena, as of 2026)
- Boarding: Not mentioned
- School on site: No, coaches work with schools
- From age: Mini tennis from age 3
- Adults: Groups, cardio, leagues, court hire
- Visits: Free open day for RPDC applicants
- Locations: Bolton Arena in Horwich
- How to get in: RPDC: players born 2013 to 2016 on the LTA National Pathway Longlist email head coach Sabrina Federici, then attend a free open day; at most 12 full-time places, reviewed every May and June
- Visits and trials: No free pass for tennis; you can book a court for a fee to try; first court booking by phone with reception
- School: No school on site; full-time players may train in school hours and the coaches work with their schools
Coaches
- Elliot Chang, Academy head coach, LTA Level 5
- Sabrina Federici, Head of the RPDC, former Bolton Arena player
- Simon Thornewill, RPDC assistant coach, LTA Level 5
Tournaments they host
- Bolton Indoor WT 100 and WT 175. wheelchair tennis, back to back every February; Feb 13–22, 2026
- Tennis Europe Junior International. Grade 1, for players 14 and under; January 2025
- Internal adult leagues. fixtures through the season, for adults
Where it is
Arena Approach, Horwich, Bolton BL6 6LB, United Kingdom.
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