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Sports centres in Portsmouth
Most of our leisure centres are managed on our behalf by BH Live.
The Mountbatten centre (pictured) offers the city’s widest range of leisure and sports facilities – find details below, as well as further information on all of our sports centres.
Schools offering sports facilities are also listed – please contact the schools themselves for further details.
Mountbatten leisure centre
Mountbatten leisure centre offers a range of modern sports facilities at a central city location: Alexandra Park, Portsmouth, PO2 9QA.
Opening times
- Monday – Friday, 6.30am – 10pm
- Saturday – Sunday, 8am – 10pm
A full list of opening times, facilities and prices can be found on the Mountbatten leisure centre site. The Mountbatten leisure centre also hosts many events each year, such as the Royal Shakespeare Company, Robot Wars and Sky Sports Boxing. If you are interested in holding an event, please call the events team on 023 9262 6505.
Contact
- general enquiries 023 9320 0401
- email mountbatten@bhlive.org.uk
- web Mountbatten leisure centre site
Facilities
- An eight lane, 50m swimming pool – Mountbatten Centre is signed up to the city’s free swimming initiative
- A teaching pool
- Fitness gym
- Sports hall, five-a-side pitches, badminton, squash and basketball courts
- Outdoor athletics track and velodrome
- full size all-weather pitches and two multi-games courts
- café bar, functions room, crèche, free parking
- Spa, injury clinic and health suite
Activities include
swimming lessons, various fitness classes, birthday parties, children’s activities such as football and street dance, holiday camps and over 50s sessions.
Bransbury Park sports facilities
These sports facilities are at Bransbury Road, Eastney, PO4 9SU – next to Eastney Community Centre.
Opening times
- Monday – Thursday evenings 6.30pm – 9.30pm
- Contact – 023 9286 4306
Bookings
The hard courts, grass courts and the synthetic turf pitch are open to the public for casual use or can be booked by groups for more structured activities. Football pitches can be block booked – minimum booking is 10 weeks.
Suitable for five-a-side or seven-a-side games and training sessions.
To book a football pitch, phone the Mountbatten Leisure Centre on 023 9320 0401.
Facilities
- Six netball courts
- Four tennis courts
- Synthetic turf multi-use sports pitch – 37m x 32m
- grass football pitches – four mini pitches and three large football pitches
- Basketball practice area
- Multi-use games area for basketball and football
- Floodlights on all areas
- Skateboard facilities
Pompey in the Community – Community Cohesion
Pompey in the Community’s community cohesion department works in Milton, Eastney and parts of Southsea to deliver sports and leisure to help the social and personal development of young people, focussing on the 9-19 year old age group.
The programme aims to increase participation in physical activity, increase participation and enjoyment of education and learning, improve young people’s health and involve young people in the development of services.
For more information on the programme and activities:
- phone 023 9275 2900 or 023 9272 8899
- email katie.goater@pompeyitc.org.uk
- visit www.pompeyitc.co.uk
Charter community sports centre
The Charter community sports centre is based at Greetham Street, Portsmouth, PO5 4HL.
Opening times
- Monday – Friday, 5pm -10pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 8am – 6pm
- School holidays, 8am – 10pm weekdays
Contact
- phone 023 9320 0403
- email charter@bhlive.org.uk
- web Charter Community Sports Centre
Facilities
- 20m indoor swimming pool
- Expressions fitness gym
- Fitness studio with workout classes
- Four court sports hall
- Outdoor multi-purpose sports area
- IFI accredited (more details on the IFI website)
Activities include
Aquazone swimming scheme, adult swimming lessons, wide range of classes, summer activities
Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre
Portsmouth Gymnastics Centre is at Alex Way, Portsmouth, PO2 9AD
Opening times
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, 9.30am – 9pm
- Tuesday and Thursday, 9.30am – 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday, 9.30 – 6pm
Contact
- phone 023 9320 0402
- email pgc@bhlive.org.uk
- web Portsmouth Gymnastic Centre
Facilities
- 50m x 36m gymnastics hall with championship grade equipment
- large sprung floor area for tumbling and other gymnastics exercises
- clubroom and function rooms
- free car parking
Activities include
gym and trampolining classes for children of all ages, adult gymnastics and special needs sessions, holiday classes and children’s parties.
The Wimbledon Park Sports Centre
The Wimbledon Park Sports Centre is at Taswell Road, Portsmouth, PO5 2RG
Opening times
- Monday – Friday, 9am – 10pm
- Saturday – Sunday, 9am – 5pm
Contact
- phone 023 9320 0404
- email wimbledon@bhlive.org.uk
- web Wimbledon Park Sports Centre
Facilities
- Five court sports hall
- Expressions fitness gym
- Workout classes
Activities include
badminton, basketball, table tennis and five-a-side football, as well as clubs for over 50s and toddlers.
Schools offering sports facilities
Below are the schools in Portsmouth with sports facilities open to the public.
Admiral Lord Nelson School – The Exercise Deck 023 9236 9133
- Dance studio and multi-purpose studio
- Artificial turf pitch
- Multi-use games area
- Full community programme with licensed bar and conference facilities.
Charles Dickens Primary School – 023 9273 8482
- Sports hall
- Messy arts room and dance exercise studio
- Multi-use games area
- Fitness suite
Medina Primary School – 023 9237 5475
- All-weather pitch
Miltoncross Academy – 033 3011 0476
- Astro pitch
- Sports hall
- Gymnasium
- And much more
Priory Secondary School – community sports centre – 023 9286 3035
- Three indoor tennis courts
- Sports hall
- Dance studio
- Two gymnasiums and a fitness suite
- All-weather pitch
- Cafe
St. George’s Beneficial Primary School – 023 9282 2886
- Multi-use games area
