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The Essex Sport Arena is a competition and spectator venue, built to international sporting standards. It offers 20 courts, including basketball, volleyball, netball, badminton and futsal; with seating for up to 1,655 spectators. The arena and entertainment areas can be hired for county, regional, national or international sporting competitions and training camps. The main arena is ideal for staging televised sporting events, offering a giant video entertainment screen, integrated sound system, LED lighting, and a performance analysis system, which can be used for live-streaming events in HD. Other features include a Dynamik sprung floor; height adjustable drop down and rollout basketball goals, international specification volleyball, netball and futsal equipment, and a customisable scoreboard. If you’d like to add a drinks’ reception to your event, this can be hosted in one of our entertaining spaces on the first floor; either in our function room or in the bar and lounge area. A fully fitted kitchen and on-site catering is also available.
The Arena is home to the Essex Rebels professional basketball and volleyball teams. The newly formed School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences is also located within the Arena.
The Essex Sport Arena has 4 spacious changing rooms located on the ground floor next to the main hall. Additionally, there are two smaller changing rooms that are located on the first floor for match officials.
The Arena offers 2,076m2 of floor space which can be divided to create up to five smaller spaces, making it ideal for exhibitions, trade shows, craft and bridal fayres, family fun days, car shows, proms, and any other large-scale event.
With seating for up to 1,655, the space is also perfect for entertainment, sporting displays, product launches, company conferences or shows. The Arena offers a bar and lounge area, and a separate 75m2 function room. A full kitchen and on-site catering service is also available.
The large foyer provides a versatile registration and reception area, which can be branded to your event.
The Arena event space is perfect for all types of dance events including dancesport, cheerleading, contemporary, tap and Irish dancing. Whether you’re looking for space for rehearsals, workshops, classes, auditions, or photo/film shoots our Arena, with fully sprung floor and optimum acoustic resonance, provides a flexible space to suit your individual requirements. With seating for up 1,655 people it is also perfect for performances and competitions.
Set within 200 acres of beautiful parkland, with one of the largest venue spaces in Essex, and stunning hotel accommodation within the grounds, the Essex Sports Arena is the perfect location for your special day.
The Arena is ideal for large-scale weddings, spaciously seating up to 1,000 guests. It offers a separate reception room for arrival drinks, and the flexibility for parties to make use of their own caterers. Consider this versatile space your blank canvas to make entirely your own.