Facilities

Northumbria Sport is primarily based out of Sport Central, a £30 million state of the art sports facility, that offers students, staff and the general public access to facilities and services that are of the highest quality.

Click on the links below to find out more about the facilities we offer or to book on to group exercise classes or hire individual facilities, such as basketball courts. 

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General Opening Hours

Sport Central: 

Weekdays & Weekends: 07:00 - 22:00 

Coach Lane Sports Grounds

Weekdays: 08:00 - 22:00

Weekends: 08:00 - 17:00

Christmas Opening Hours:

During the festive period we will be open during the below times: 

Sport Central:

Monday 23 December: 07:00 - 22:00

Tuesday 24 December: 07:00 - 17:00 

Wednesday 25 December: CLOSED

Thursday 26 December: CLOSED

Friday 27 December: 09:30 - 16:30

Saturday 28 December: 09:30 - 16:30 

Sunday 29 December: 09:30 - 16:30 

Monday 30 December: 09:30 - 16:30 

Tuesday 31 December: 09:30 - 16:30 

Wednesday 1 January 2025: CLOSED

Thursday 2 January 2025: 07:00 - 22:00

Coach Lane:

Sunday 22 December: 08:00 - 17:00

Monday 23 December 2024 - Wednesday 1 January 2025: CLOSED

Thursday 2 January 2025: 08:00 - 22:00

Bank Holiday and institutional closures

For the 2024/25 Academic year, Sport Central and Coach Lane Sports Ground will be closed on the following days.

• Wednesday 25 December 2024 (Christmas Day)
• Thursday 26 December 2024 (Boxing Day)
• Wednesday 1 January 2025 (New Year's Day) 
• Friday 18 April 2025 (Good Friday)
• Monday 21 April 2025 (Easter Monday) 
• Monday 5 May 2025 (Early May Bank Holiday)
• Monday 26 May 2025 (Spring Bank Holiday) 
• Monday 25 August 2025 (Summer Bank Holiday)

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Book a Tour

To book a tour, please telephone Sport Central Reception on 0191 227 4700 or email northumbriasport@northumbria.ac.uk. Or view our Virtual Tour

AccessAble

Northumbria University has worked with AccessAble to make it easier to get around. AccessAble visited in-person to the Campus to create a Detailed Access Guide. Click the here to read the AccessAble Guide.