About us
In the past decade the University has invested in facilities and sporting participation, enabling the institution to become a leading higher education provider in London.
The hockey, table tennis and tennis teams have all been champions of British University College Sport (BUCS) and European University Sports Association (EUSA). Indeed, the men's tennis have been British Universities Champions for the past 9 years.
The University uses the following sports facilities for the sport and recreation programme:
The Science Centre, 29 Hornsey Road, N7 7DD
The Peter May Sports Ground, Walthamstow, E17 4HR
Islington Indoor Tennis Centre, Market Road, N7 9PL
Sobell Sports Centre, Hornsey Road, N7 7NY
Douglas Ryre Sports Centre, Coppermill Lane, Walthamstow, E17 7HE
The University offers a sports programme that all play in BUCS, with existing sports as follows:
Badminton
Basketball
Cricket
Football
Netball
Rugby Union
Table tennis
Tennis
Volleyball
There are also opportunities for individual athletes to compete in a range of BUCS competitions including:
Athletics
Boxing
Squash
The University operates 2 Fitness Gyms - one based in the Science Centre at North Campus and one at Central House at City Campus.
The Gyms are supported by recreational classes and include the following:
Pilates
Boxercise
Ragga Aerobics
Recreational tennis
Dynamic Yoga
Pitch up and play football
Purchase of a Sports Card at £60 for a full 2011/12 Academic year and it will allow access to Gyms at North and City, attendance to all recreational classes and participation in competitive sport.
It’s an exciting time to be involved in sport at
London Metropolitan University!
