Northgate Arena Leisure Centre
Victoria Road
Chester
CH2 2AU
01244 380 444
About Northgate Arena and CADSART
Northgate Arena Leisure Centre is the biggest sports and recreation centre in Chester. Built on the site of the old Northgate railway station in the 1970s the facility houses swimming pools, sauna, gym, two large sports halls, two smaller halls, three squash courts and other smaller rooms for other sports.
Northgate Arena is currently run by the Chester and District Sports and Recreation Trust (CADSART); who operate as a non-profit organisation. Contracted by the local authority, CADSART was one of the first Trusts of its kind. Their success at the Northgate Arena and their other sites has led to many similar Trust relationships with authorities providing excellent results for the community.
Not just a Swimming Pool!
Not stopping at simply being a sports centre, the halls are hired out and used for all sorts of events including antique, toy, train, postcard and computer fairs.
The Leisure Centre is also the chosen venue of a variety of martial art clubs who use the smaller sports halls to practise their art. Disciplines you can see here at the Northgate Arena include ju-jitsu, kung-fu, Thai boxing and Ninjutsu.
As an integral part of the Chester community the Northgate Arena is also the base to a number of local sports teams including the Chester Jets and the Wheelchair Jets, the Chester Ladies Netball League, the Pepsi Max Junior Handball League and the West Cheshire Athletic Club.
For special events the two large halls can be set-up to form one large venue and is particularly known for holding significant boxing and kick boxing matches, some of which are screened on satellite television. For these events the Northgate Arena can hold up to 1,200 spectators.
Northgate Arena Opening Times
Northgate Arena is open from 6.30am until 10.30pm and has free parking for its visitors.
Revive Cafe
Refreshments can be taken in the Revive Cafe:
Monday to Friday 10am to 7pm
Weekends 9am to 5pm
The Arena can be booked for children’s parties, meetings and conferences for up to a huge 800 people.
Creche Facilities
There is a small crèche, looked after by fully trained staff, available for visitors to the centre.
There are only places for 15 children so it is best to ring ahead and book, if you want to use this service.
The crèche is open from Monday to Friday from 9.30am until 12.30am, perfect timing for a long swim and relax in the sauna before you go back to your day.
Get Fit!
The centre runs over thirty different kinds of fitness classes, so no chance of using boredom of routine as an excuse not to work out!
Gym facilities are open during centre opening times and with over one hundred exercise stations you will be feeling fit after a full work-out.
If it is your first time, or you simply are not sure of how to use the equipment for the best results, the team here will help set you up and even design a personal plan of exercise for you.
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Other centres managed by CADSART
http://www.cadsart.co.uk/
info@cadsart.co.uk
Christleton Sports Centre
Christleton High School
Plough Lane
Christleton
Cheshire
CH3 7AS
01244 336664
Woodford Lodge
Woodford Lane West
Winsford
Cheshire
CW7 4EH
01606 596 984 (after 5pm)
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Malpas Sports Centre
Bishop Heber High School
Chester Road
Malpas
Cheshire
SY14 8JD
01948 860487 Mon-Fri 5-11pm,
outside this time 01244 336664
Westminster Park Golf Club
Hough Green
Chester
Cheshire
CH4 8JQ
01244 681605