Skip to content
Clearing students at the University of Essex in 2026.
Clearing 2026
There's still time to join us this October. Apply online or call our Clearing team on 01206 873666. Even if your grades are lower than expected, we may still be able to help.
Two female students consult the Essex Find Your Way app on a mobile device outside the Albert Sloman Library
Welcome and Orientation 2026-27
We can't wait to meet our new students. As we get closer to the start of the new academic year, we'll be adding lots more information about events, activities and getting started at Essex.
What's on
The Essex County Council Libraries Bus parked in Colchester city centre
Essex Libraries Mobile Library Bus
Tuesday 22 September 3pm - 3pm Colchester Campus
A person typing on a laptop.
Get Ready for Essex: Looking after You, Your Money and Your Future Career
Wednesday 23 September 12pm - 1pm
Host an event at Essex
Latest news
Happy students smiling together on campus
Essex cements top 30 ranking in Complete University Guide
A collage of photos showing people working in logistics in high-viz vests, people sat at a desk and working on laptops and an aerial view of the inside of Essex Business School
New scheme offers regional business funding to upgrade digital skills
Essex blog
A hand writing on paper
Research Methods in Practice - Fostering Fieldwork Competence through Peer-to-Peer Learning
Dr Helena-Ulrike Marambio
Outside Essex Business School at the University of Essex
How EBS helped shape my career
Natasha Ezeh, Essex Business School
University of Essex homepage Sport Membership
Essex Sport

Memberships 

Make use of our great gym and fitness classes

Something for everyone

Take advantage of our Essex Sport membership packages giving you access to excellent facilities, including the state-of-the-art Essex Sport Arena, a cutting-edge gym, a variety of group fitness classes, and an extensive range of sports. 

 

 
Essex Sport on social media:

Membership prices 2025-26

Student membership prices

Student membership is available to any current University of Essex student.

Gold

  • Monthly direct debit: £24.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £202

Silver

  • Monthly direct debit: £20.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £170

Bronze

  • Monthly direct debit: £14.99
  • Annual: £121

Staff membership prices

Staff membership is available to current University staff, Emeritus Professors, ex-members of staff who given 25 years’ service, other members of staff working on the campus

Gold

  • Monthly direct debit: £27.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £302

Silver

  • Monthly direct debit: £23.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £259

Bronze

  • Monthly direct debit: £14.99
  • Annual: £161

Public membership prices

Gold

  • Monthly direct debit: £36.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £399

Silver

  • Monthly direct debit: £30.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £334

Bronze

  • Monthly direct debit: £18.99
  • Annual: £205

Find out more about general public memberships.

Concession membership prices*

Concession membership is available to all Essex graduates (upon production of Alumni card), partners of current staff and students, temporary staff, disabled users (upon production of documented proof of disability), current full-time students of other universities and colleges, registered unemployed and senior (60+) citizens. 

*Purchase of a concession membership can only be made at the Sport Centre reception and not online. 

Gold

  • Monthly direct debit: £31.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £345

Silver

  • Monthly direct debit: £25.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £280

Bronze

  • Monthly direct debit: £15.99
  • Annual: £172

Junior membership prices

Junior membership is available to children and young people between the ages of 8 years and 18 years on production of proof of age. Entry to fitness classes and adult courses is not permitted for any member under the age of 16 years. Supervised entry to the gym is available between ages 12 and 15 years. Unsupervised entry to the gym is only available for those over the age of 16 years.

Gold

  • Monthly direct debit: £21.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £237

Silver

  • Monthly direct debit: £18.99 + £20 joining fee
  • Annual: £205

Bronze

  • Monthly direct debit: £11.99
  • Annual: £129
Also see
Essex Sport terms and conditions (pdf 208.8kb)
Health Commitment Statement (pdf 163.7kb)
Membership Cancellation form (pdf 201.7kb)
Students membership
Find out about University of Essex student gym memberships
Community membership
Find out about Community and Junior memberships
Staff membership
Gym memberships for staff at Colchester Campus from £15.99 a month
Fitness classes
Enjoy over 400 fitness classes a month in our Colchester Sports Centre, from high intensity classes like Cyclfit and Dance Fitness, to our holistic classes like Pilates or Yoga
UNIversal Gym Membership
Become a member of British Universities & Colleges Sports (BUCS) community, our student Annual Gold Members get gym access to over 70 universities across the UK as part of the scheme
Facilities
Access to over 50 fitness facilities including state of the art gym equipment
Essex Sport App Download Now!
Get our app

Tap into Sport at any time. Make bookings on the go, check schedules, get news and push notifications, get all the latest offers and more... For Apple and Android, free download.

Download now
An Essex Staff Sports Member talking in the gym to a student
Get in touch
Essex Sport memberships
Life at Essex
What it's like to live at Essex
Accommodation
Find your new home
Open Days
Come see for yourself
WE ARE
ESSEX ARE YOU?
Sign up for a prospectus Explore our courses
STUDY
Find a course
LIFE
RESEARCH
EXPLORE
CONTACT US
Contact


  • +44 (0) 1206 873333
  • University of Essex
  • Wivenhoe Park
  • Colchester CO4 3SQ

 

 

CONNECT WITH US
© 2026 University of Essex. All rights reserved
login