Parties

One of our most popular party packages, you'll experience a variety of fun climbing-based activities, games, and challenges in the bouldering cave and main climbing area.

Under the expert supervision of our qualified instructors, you'll begin with a safety talk and warm up, before having the opportunity to belay, traverse and climb the wall!

Climbing parties can be booked in groups of either 8 or 16. Participants must be aged 8 or above.

You will have 90 minutes activity time, plus 1 hour in the party room.

Price

£150 for up to 8 children.

£225 for up to 16 children.

Make your special occasion even more memorable with one of our Essex Rebels Gameday Party packages. Our packages are designed to give your child a unique experience that you won’t get anywhere else, offering exclusive benefits and behind-the-scenes access to our professional teams, making their day truly unforgettable. 

Enjoy our standard ‘Centurion’ package or climb up the ranks to experience our elite ‘Emperor’ package if you are looking to make the party that extra bit special. Parties are suitable for children aged 5-14 years old and both include free tickets for all party guests (up to 14) as well as complimentary tickets for two adults that will be supervising the group at the game. If additional adults would like to be added to the group, this could be included for an additional £5 per person.

There are two packages available for the Essex Rebels Match Day Experience party:

Centurion package

• Up to 14 + 2 adults
• Meet & greet by reception team
• 1 hour in private party room to enjoy food, refreshments, and cake
• Commemorative group photo opportunity with players after the game 
• Designated seating area
• Shoutout on big screen
• Rebels t-shirt for birthday child

All of this for only £150.

Want to take your Rebels experience to the next-level? Celebrate with our Emperor package, with behind the scenes access and goodies for party goers to take home. 

Emperor package

• Up to 14 + 2 adults
• Dedicated party host for duration of party
• 1 hour in private party room to enjoy food, refreshments, and cake
• Rebels poster for every child 
• Birthday card for child signed by Rebels team
• Commemorative group photo opportunity with players after the game 
• Group Picture in Rebels locker room* dependant on fixture
• Photos with Rebels team on court after the game
• Designated seating area
• Shoutout on big screen
• Rebels t-shirt for birthday child

All of this for only £225.

Parties usually start 1.5 hours before tip-off.

For more information on available fixture dates, please email our Sports Development Coordinator Claire Paxton (claire.paxton@essex.ac.uk).

We have lots of extras and add-ons available to suit your needs and make your party even more fun:

• additional guests (excluding climbing and Essex Rebels parties) up to 25: £40
• additional activity time: £30 per 30 minutes

Please allow seven days after submission for a member of the team to get back to you. All party bookings are subject to availability and we will do our best to accommodate your booking.

Once you receive confirmation that your party has been accepted, we will request payment to guarantee your space.

Yes, we offer a 10% discount on junior birthday party bookings for University of Essex staff and students, as well as for Essex Sport public members.

Yes, there is a maximum for each type of party, please refer to the package list above.

Parties with more than 16 children will incur an additional £40 charge.

Any changes to the booking must be confirmed at least seven days before the party date, as well as any dietary or medical information needed.

No, Essex Sport does not supply food for parties, however, you may bring your own food for use in the party room. If you use an external caterer, the University of Essex will not accept liability for any damages, costs, losses, claims, expenses, demands and proceedings, as stated in our Terms and Conditions (.pdf).

In addition to our activity areas, which include two sports halls and a climbing wall, we also provide a party room that you can decorate with balloons, banners, table cloths, etc. and prepare and consume food.

We will arrange the room with tables and chairs to accommodate your party size, and can also provide music systems and party music, if requested at the booking stage.

We can only accept cancellations with at least seven days notice ahead of the party date. Cancellation requests must be written and sent to sportsdevelopment@essex.ac.uk or posted to the Sports Centre.

Depending on your reason for cancelling, we will try our best to accommodate your party at another date or time.

You must cancel with at least seven days notice to receive a full refund. Cancellations made within seven days of the party date will not be refunded. Please see our Terms and Conditions (.pdf) for full details.

Car parking is available at the University of Essex. Charges apply Monday - Friday 9.30am - 4.30pm.

Please see the campus map (.pdf) for directions.