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
Every Day (including weekends): 07:00-22:00
Bank Holiday and institutional closures
For the 2021/22 Academic year, Sport Central will be closed on the following days:
Bank Holidays:
Monday 29 August 2022
Friday 7 April 2023
Monday 10 April 2023
Monday 1 May 2023
Monday 29 May 2023
Monday 28 August 2023
Christmas Opening hours:
Sunday 25 December 2022: CLOSED
Monday 26 December 2022: CLOSED
Tuesday 27 December 2022: 09:30 - 16:30
Wednesday 28 December 2022: 09:30 - 16:30
Thursday 29 December 2022: 09:30 - 16:30
Friday 30 December 2022: 09:30 - 16:30
Sunday 1 January 2023: CLOSED
Monday 2 January 2023: CLOSED
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.