David Ross Sports Village

The £40 million David Ross Sports Village offers an inspirational and accessible sports provision for all. The sports village has been supported by a significant commitment from Nottingham alumnus and Carphone Warehouse founder - David Ross, taking his total support for the University beyond £10 million.

Facilities at David Ross Sports Village

Opened in 2016, David Ross Sports Village offers world-class sports and fitness facilities that all under one roof on University Park campus.

The University of Nottingham portfolio includes the state-of-the-art David Ross Sports Village, with the largest sports hall and one of only four all-glass squash courts in the country, a dedicated archery, fencing and table tennis salle, martial arts dojo, high performance zone as well as a Sports Injury Clinic.

Indoor
  • sports hall (4 large standard halls / 20 badminton courts)
  • 25m swimming pool
  • 12m climbing wall
  • 6 standard squash courts
  • all-glass squash court
  • martial arts dojo
  • table tennis / archery / fencing salle
  • snooker room
  • 10 team changing rooms plus officials/private changing
  • 5 inclusive changing rooms
  • Conference Room (suitable for up to 72 theatre style)
  • Event management room
Fitness
Health and Wellbeing
  • Finnish sauna
  • steam room
  • arctic ice fountain
  • ice-cold bucket shower

Find out more about the Health and Wellbeing Suite

Outdoor
Sports Injury Clinic
High Performance Zone
  • 60m sprint track
  • bespoke training area
  • specialist strength and conditioning services

Find out more about the High Performance Zone

Clubhouse Café
  • Serving Starbucks Coffee
  • Wide array of hot and cold food
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner menu
  • Open everyday 8am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday during University term time (opening hours vary outside of term time)
Accessibility

The University of Nottingham has worked with leading accessibility guide AccessAble who have produced comprehensive guides for our venues. To view all of David Ross Sports Village's accessible features, please click here.

If you have any further questions at all, please visit our FAQs page or contact Adam Lever, our Disability Sport Officer, at adam.lever@nottingham.ac.uk

Indoor
  • sports hall (4 large standard halls / 20 badminton courts)
  • 25m swimming pool
  • 12m climbing wall
  • 6 standard squash courts
  • all-glass squash court
  • martial arts dojo
  • table tennis / archery / fencing salle
  • snooker room
  • 10 team changing rooms plus officials/private changing
  • 5 inclusive changing rooms
  • Conference Room (suitable for up to 72 theatre style)
  • Event management room
Fitness
Health and Wellbeing
  • Finnish sauna
  • steam room
  • arctic ice fountain
  • ice-cold bucket shower

Find out more about the Health and Wellbeing Suite

Outdoor
Sports Injury Clinic
High Performance Zone
  • 60m sprint track
  • bespoke training area
  • specialist strength and conditioning services

Find out more about the High Performance Zone

Clubhouse Café
  • Serving Starbucks Coffee
  • Wide array of hot and cold food
  • Breakfast, lunch and dinner menu
  • Open everyday 8am to 7pm, Monday to Sunday during University term time (opening hours vary outside of term time)
Accessibility

The University of Nottingham has worked with leading accessibility guide AccessAble who have produced comprehensive guides for our venues. To view all of David Ross Sports Village's accessible features, please click here.

If you have any further questions at all, please visit our FAQs page or contact Adam Lever, our Disability Sport Officer, at adam.lever@nottingham.ac.uk

Find us

University of Nottingham Sport
David Ross Sports Village
University of Nottingham
University Park
Nottingham
NG7 2RD

t: +44 (0)115 74 87000
e: sport@nottingham.ac.uk

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Take a 360 tour of David Ross Sports Village

The Table Tennis England Mark Bates Ltd Senior National Championships 2022 hosted in David Ross Sports Village
Hosting events and competitions

We have a proud and successful track record of hosting elite teams and major events here at University of Nottingham Sport.

Our world-class facilities can be transformed to host sporting competitions and external events and can help you stage an event like no other.

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