Arena Sports Centre

The £5 million Arena Sports Centre caters for a wide range of indoor and outdoor sporting activities.

The Arena was one of the Sport England's 'Best practice' sports centres, this in part is due to it's fantastic facilities, but mainly due to it's atmosphere - It's welcoming to everyone, with an extensive programme which caters for all ages.

The Arena Facilities Include:

• 3G All-Weather Pitch (floodlit) - The 3G All-Weather Pitch is a third generation synthetic surface with rubber infill that can be used for as three hockey training areas or one full sized pitch, three six-a-side football pitches or one full sized football pitch, as well as other sports that can be played on the surface. It has the highest quality floodlighting & is available for hire from 8.00am-9.30pm during the week & 8.00am-6.00pm during the weekends. Click on the sports or activities to take you to the relevant information.
• Main hall - the superb main hall has a double sprung beech wood floor and has seating for up to 800 spectators. With capacity for up to six badminton courts; six short tennis courts; two 5-a-side football pitches; two basketball courts; one national league netball court or a combination of these. Other activities that the hall can be used for are gymnastics, trampolining, martial arts, dance shows, antique fairs, wrestling & boxing competitions, conferences, archery, indoor cricket, as well as many other events. 

• Fitness suite - 120 workout station gym that offers state-of-the-art equipment, it is open from 6.30am to 10pm weekdays, 8.30am to 6pm Saturdays and Sundays. Qualified instructors are on hand to give excellent tuition and guidance.

• 3G Football pitches (3x five-a-side) - These pitches provide 3 x 5-a-side floodlit third generation synthetic football pitches. The surface is a 50mm pile height carpet with sand and rubber infill. Underneath there is a 15mm thick specially designed shockpad. It feels very similar to playing on grass so football boots can be worn for extra grip.
• Multi Use Games Area that is made up of five floodlit tennis courts, which can also be used as four netball courts or a 7-a-side football pitch.
• Climbing wall - Our wall is one of the largest in Southeast England with overhangs, traversing wall, & being over 9 metres high it can challenge all ages & abilities. There is also over 50 metres squared of bouldering walls.
• Dance studio - the Arena boasts one of the best dance studios in the area. It can hold in excess of 40 people & is light, airy and air-conditioned. Many different activities are used in this space including aerobics, yoga, street dance and martial arts.
• Meeting & Conference rooms (four) - The Arena Sports Centre hosts many meetings & conferences throughout the year.  They can offer catering facilities including teas, coffees, cold refreshments, buffet lunches, etc for your delegates.
• There are also extensive grass pitches including football, rugby, athletics, rounders, etc.
• Car & bus parking - The Arena Sports Centre has over 200 car park spaces, 8 disabled parking bays & the capacity for coaches to load & unload. ALL COMPLETELY FREE!