Our Colchester campus gym is home to over 160 fitness stations, on-site parking, machines with TV and audio systems and 300 fitness classes every month! Then there's our 250-metre climbing wall with bouldering and top roping facilities to take your fitness levels to the top. Plus over 20 indoor courts, including basketball, volleyball, squash, netball and futsal.
Our Essex Sport Arena at Colchester campus is a multi-purpose space, used for sporting events, exhibitions, dance events and more. It is also home to our professional basketball and volleyball teams, the Essex Rebels, who compete in top-level national leagues.
If competitive sport isn't your thing, Essex offers the excellent Just Play scheme. Just Play focuses on engaging students from all abilities and backgrounds, with a non-competitive and low commitment sport.
Fancy being part of a club? The Essex Blades contains 44 clubs and over 4,500 members, so there's bound to be a club you'll enjoy at Essex!
Membership packages have been tailored to suit everyone's needs with options of a monthly direct debit or a one-off annual membership. Visit our sport pages for further details.