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.
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
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.
- Monday 25 August 2025 (Summer Bank Holiday)
Congregations - Sport Central closure
Sport Central will be closed between 09:00 - 17:00 on Monday 14 July 2025 to allow us to host University congregations.
Please note - there will be 100% bag searches in operation on 10, 11, 14, 15 and 16 July 2025.
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.
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