In short
The M3 London Padel Camp is a performance padel camp London club players can join on 21 and 22 November 2026: two days of coaching hosted by M3 Padel Academy, the Madrid academy that helped develop Ale Galán and Fede Chingotto. Camps like it suit players who have the basics and want to refine them.
Most club players stall in the same places: the ball that dies in the back corner, the lob they cannot punish, the point they lose by going for the winner too early. An hour a week with friends rarely moves those. A weekend of coached padel can, because the same drill comes round again and again until the shot holds up in a game, and the people beside you are working on theirs too.
What does a performance padel camp give you that lessons do not?
A camp gives you hours of coaching in a row, with drills, theory and match play joined up. A lesson gives you one slot a week. A review of camps by padel.fyi found most of them combine theory, physical training and match pairings, and argues they matter most where good padel coaching is thin on the ground. Its writer remembers finally learning to defend the corners once a specialist padel coach took on their game. The same coach fixed their bandeja, the sliced overhead that lets you hold your place at the net.
The social side counts too. The Lawn Tennis Association (LTA), Britain's governing body for tennis and padel, says group coaching is a good way to meet and play with new people, while an individual session gives you more one to one time with the coach. A camp sits between the two: a small group, a coach watching every rally, and players you can keep hitting with afterwards. It suits someone who wants a clear jump in level over a short block. A slow climb over a season is what weekly lessons are for.
What does the M3 London Padel Camp hold?
The M3 London Padel Camp is a two day weekend in London on 21 and 22 November 2026, hosted by M3 Padel Academy and listed in our catalogue as M3 coaching in the heart of London. That is everything our catalogue holds about the weekend itself. The daily timetable, the venue and the coaches on court sit on the trip page, so read them there before you book.
What we can describe is the academy behind it. M3 Padel Academy was founded in Madrid by Jorge Martínez, David Morales and Miguel Matía. M3 says Martínez is highly respected on the professional circuit and played a key role in the development of Fede Chingotto, Ale Galán and Delfi Brea. It adds that more than 2,000 players from 120 countries have trained within its system. At the academy itself, M3 lists competition standard courts, physical preparation areas and video analysis suites. Those describe the academy, not this London weekend's programme.
The way M3 coaches travels better than its buildings. In an interview with padel1969, David Garcia Campos, M3's international event manager, describes group training with individual objectives for each player. He also describes more than 35 coaches who all work from planned sessions, never making them up on the day. Ale Galán, he says, started training under that method at 13. The M3 method, in padel1969's words, fuses physical, technical and mental training with teamwork.
Two published M3 formats show how that looks on court. At Carbon Padel Club in Manchester, M3's intermediate open clinic runs for 60 minutes with four players. It mixes drills with competitive scenarios to work on technique, tactical awareness and court positioning. At the Madrid academy, padel.fyi lists a camp week of two 90 minute padel sessions a day, a daily 45 minute PadelFit fitness session and padel theory. Neither is the London timetable, but both show the academy's habit: drill a shot, then test it under match pressure.
Who should book a padel camp in London, and at what level?
A performance padel camp suits a player who has mastered the basics and now wants to refine them. M3 Padel Academy describes its intermediate clinics at Carbon Padel Club in exactly those terms: sessions for players who have the basics and want better consistency, smarter match play and sharper court positioning, pitched at levels 2 to 3.5. The academy works with players of all standards, from club players to top internationals and coaches, and keeps spaces limited so that each player gets the most from the coaching, The Padel Paper reports. A complete beginner gets more from a beginner course or an intro session first; the LTA says most London venues run them, covering serving, positioning and rallying. A tennis player new to padel sits in between, with sound strokes but a new game to learn around the glass. Whichever describes you, ask the host which level the London weekend is pitched at before you book.
Bring a partner or a few friends if you can. One camper quoted by padel.fyi found camps a lot more fun with a group and a lonely trip without one. A weekend of drills is also easier to turn into habit when someone you play with every week heard the same advice.
How does a camp compare with lessons, clinics and academies in London?
A camp is the intensive option; London's clubs cover the steady ones. The LTA's guide to padel in London lists group classes, beginner courses and individual lessons across the city's venues, and recommends coaching at an LTA registered venue. Here is who each suits.
- Weekly group classes: a regular slot and new people to play with, for the player who improves best with steady practice.
- Private lessons: one to one with a coach, offered at a number of London venues, for fixing one shot fast.
- Clinics: The Padel School in Ealing runs regular clinics, London Padel Centre at Leyton Sports Ground has indoor and outdoor courts and regular events, and Padel Club London in Canary Wharf adds coaching sessions and tournaments, according to Noble Macmillan's round up of London clubs. A clinic suits a player who wants a themed session without giving up a weekend.
- An academy programme: M3's permanent UK base is at Carbon Padel Club in Manchester, led by coach Alvaro Pedros. It suits a committed player ready to travel north again and again.
- A camp: two days of coaching in a row, for the player who wants a step change and can clear a weekend.
If you would rather train somewhere warmer, our guides to padel camps in Mallorca and padel in the Maldives cover the courts and camps further afield, and padel holidays with theKlub gathers every trip we run.
What is London's weather like for a November padel weekend?
Cool and often damp. Our climate records for London give November an average high of 10.9 °C, a low of 5.2 °C and 12.0 days with rain or snow. The table below shows every month, so you can see how a late autumn weekend compares with a summer session.
| Month | High | Low | Rain or snow days |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 7.6 °C | 1.7 °C | 12.2 |
| February | 9.3 °C | 2.9 °C | 11.2 |
| March | 11.2 °C | 4.0 °C | 12.9 |
| April | 14.2 °C | 5.1 °C | 9.5 |
| May | 17.9 °C | 8.6 °C | 10.7 |
| June | 21.3 °C | 12.1 °C | 10.5 |
| July | 22.9 °C | 14.2 °C | 10.4 |
| August | 22.6 °C | 13.9 °C | 8.8 |
| September | 19.9 °C | 11.7 °C | 11.2 |
| October | 15.6 °C | 8.9 °C | 12.2 |
| November | 10.9 °C | 5.2 °C | 12.0 |
| December | 9.0 °C | 4.0 °C | 11.6 |
Our catalogue does not say whether the camp's courts are indoor or outdoor, so check the venue on the camp's trip page. The LTA notes that London has a wide range of indoor courts, so the game goes on whatever the weather. Either way, pack layers for warming up and the journey home, and a dry change of kit for the second day.
Get the most from two days on court
Arrive with your basics grooved and leave with a plan to keep the new ones. The LTA's padel training tips include three partner drills that work before a camp and after it:
- Ladder rallies: rally on half a court, aiming for two shots, then three, then four; any mistake sends you back to the start. Try one player at the net and one at the back to make it harder.
- Back glass: a feeder bounces the ball just in front of the back wall, and you return it softly to their hands once it rebounds. Move into the corner, where it hits two walls, for more of a test.
- Yellow card, red card: play normal games, but a second mistake in the same game loses it. Padel is a game of consistency, and this builds it.
After the weekend, put the work into matches. The LTA points to competitions at London venues throughout the year, from entry level to professional, and to the ladders many clubs run. On kit, most London venues offer racket hire. If you already play with a racket you know, bring it: two days of drilling is the wrong time to get used to a new one.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need my own racket for a padel camp in London?
Not to get started. The LTA says most London padel venues offer racket hire, though it is worth checking with the venue in advance. For a performance weekend, bring your own if you have one you trust, and check the camp's trip page for anything the host provides.
Where else does M3 Padel Academy coach in the UK?
M3 Padel Academy's permanent UK base is Carbon Padel Club in Manchester, led by coach Alvaro Pedros, The Padel Paper reports. Carbon calls itself the UK's largest indoor purpose designed padel club, with 17 courts under one roof, and runs M3 open clinics there. The academy's home is in Madrid.
Is padel always played as doubles?
Padel is traditionally a doubles game, four players with two per side, and the court is designed for that format, the LTA says. Some London venues offer singles too: Rocket Padel Ilford has a singles court you can book. M3's clinics at Carbon run with four players on court.
Between camps, read our guides to padel courts in London and hotels with padel courts near London.
Two days will not rebuild your game. The right two days show you exactly what to work on all winter, and give you a group to work on it with. Open the M3 London Padel Camp page, check the venue, timetable and level, and book your place for 21 November.
