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Virtual Tour of Sport Central, University of Northumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne


Northumbria University has always been one of the most ambitious and successful UK universities for sport and this summer (2010) it opens the doors to a state-of-the-art £30 million sport facility - Sport Central.

Sport Central offers:

• 3,000 seat arena which can be converted to 3 sports halls for basketball, netball, volleyball and 5-a-side football
• 25m, six lane swimming pool
• training hall for indoor hockey, martial arts, fencing, cricket and golf
• 12m climbing wall with 18 different climbing routes
• fitness suite including roof-top garden and chill out area
• aerobics studio
• 3 squash courts
• 40m, four lane sprint track
• strength and conditioning area.