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Prices for Non Members

Indoor Facilities | Outdoor Facilities

The prices for students, staff and members of the public fall into two categories: Member and Non-Member. For information on all of our highly competitive membership packages please refer to the Passport to Sport pages.

Indoor Facilities

For non-members, the per head rate applies to all indoor facilities, except trampoline beds which are £7.00 per hour or £3.50 per hour for juniors.  Please note that specialist facilities are only available if an instructor is present.

Indoor Group Activities
Activity Studios 1, 2 and 3 Basketball 1 hoop, 2 courts Half Sports Hall Climbing Wall (5 belays) (1.5 hrs)
Climbing Wall (10 belays) (1.5 hrs) Climbing Wall Parties (up to 15) Whole Sports Hall Cricket nets 2hrs (recommended)
Cricket nets per hr Seminar Room up to 4hrs Seminar Room all day Servery up to 4 hrs
Servery all day Trampolining court    
 
Indoor Individual Activities
Activity Studios 1, 2 and 3 Activity Studio 2 punch/kick bag/speed ball Aerobics classes Badminton
Basketball 1 hoop, 1 court Climbing Wall (1.5hrs) indiv/same belay Short tennis Squash/Racquetball (45 minutes)
Table Tennis      

Outdoor Facilities

Non-members can book and pay for outdoor facilities at the non-member rates below. Non-members participating in a member booking will have access to discounts based on the type of membership held by the bookee. For instance, if you participate in a booking made by a Gold Passport holder at an off-peak time, you will access the facilities free of charge.

Member type Access Discount applied
to facility rate
Gold Off peak Free
Peak 50%
Silver Off peak 50%
Peak 25%
Bronze Off peak 25%
Peak 10%

The following facility rates apply for outdoor group activities as of 1 August 2012 except tennis which is charged at the per head rate.

Outdoor Group Activities
Facility Non Member Rate Junior non-member rate
Artificial Pitch (1/4) PEAK £38.00 £19.00
Artificial Pitch (1/4) OFF-PEAK £28.00 £14.00
Artificial Pitch (full pitch) PEAK £66.00 £33.00
Artificial Pitch (full pitch ) OFF-PEAK £42.00 £21.00
Cricket Artificial Wicket £60.00 £30.00
Cricket Nets (3 bays)** £27.00 £13.50
Cricket Pitch £72.00 £36.00
Football or Rugby Pitch (90 mins) £66.00 £33.00
Pavilion up to 4hrs £12.00 £5.00
Pavilion all day £15.00 £7.50
Netball Court £22.00 £11.00
Rounders (summer only) £23.00 £11.50
Volleyball (summer only) £23.00 £11.50
 
Outdoor Individual Activities
Facility Non Member/Junior non-member rate
Frisbee Golf (disc hire + map) £1.00
Orienteering (map cost only) £1.00

**Cricket nets are available to book after BUCS fixtures finished

Please refer to our opening times for peak and off-peak times.

*Per Head Rate
Student £3.00
Staff £4.00
Concession £4.50
Public £5.00
Junior £2.50

Free changing and showers

If you're using the University grounds for running or similar activity, you can use the changing rooms and showers for free.