Sport and fitness facilities


We provide a wide range of free-to-use sport and fitness facilities around the city.

These include tennis courts, multi-use games areas, running and cycling routes, tables tennis, basketball and netball courts, and much more.

We also work with sports and leisure centres around the city to secure access to their facilities at certain times.

The facilities are listed below the map with details of what you can do at each location.

Community centres

Leisure centres

Open spaces

Sport and fitness facilities

Abbey Leisure Complex

Pool Way, Whitehill Road, Cambridge CB5 8NT

  • 3G Astroturf floodlit pitches
  • Exercise studio
  • Fitness gym
  • Swimming pool

Read more about Abbey Leisure Complex pools.

Brown’s Field Community Centre

31a Green End Rd, Cambridge CB4 1RU

  • Scooter park
  • Table tennis

Read more about Brown’s Field Community Centre.

Cambridge Regional College

King Hedge’s Road, Cambridge CB4 2QT

  • 5-a-side football pitch – outdoors and floodlit
  • Badminton courts
  • Climbing wall
  • Exercise studio
  • Fitness gym
  • Sports halls
  • Squash courts
  • Weights gym

Visit the Cambridge Regional College website.

Cambridge University Sports Centre

Philippa Fawcett Drive, Cambridge CB3 0AS

  • Exercise studio
  • Fitness gym
  • Fives courts
  • Padel courts
  • Sports hall
  • Squash courts
  • Strength and conditioning training room

Visit the Cambridge University Sports Centre website.

Cherry Hinton Hall

Cherry Hinton Road, Cambridge CB1 8DW

  • Paddling pool
  • Running route
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis court
  • Love Exploring trail
  • Sensory walk

Read more about Cherry Hinton Hall Park.

Cherry Hinton recreation ground

High Street, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 9EJ

  • BMX track
  • Panna
  • Skate park
  • Table tennis

Cherry Hinton Village Centre

Colville Road, Cherry Hinton, Cambridge CB1 9EJ

  • Conference room and kitchen
  • Fitness gym
  • Sports hall

Read more about Cherry Hinton Village Centre.

Chesterton Pavilion

Church Street, Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 1ED

  • Football pitches – can be set up for 5, 7, 9 or 11-a-side matches

Read more about Chesterton Pavilion Community Room.

Chesterton recreation ground

Church Street, Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 1DH

  • BMX track
  • Skate ramp
  • Table tennis

Chesterton Sports Centre

Gilbert Road, Chesterton, Cambridge CB4 3NY

  • Aerobics studio
  • Fitness suite
  • Grass and 3G Astroturf pitches
  • Gym
  • Sports hall
  • Swimming pool
  • Tennis courts

Visit the Chesterton Sports Centre website.

Christ’s Pieces

Emmanuel Road, Cambridge CB1 1JW

  • Table tennis
  • Tennis courts

Clay Farm Centre

Hobson Square, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9FN

  • Community rooms

Read more about Clay Farm Centre.

Coldham’s Common

Pool Way, Whitehill Road, Cambridge CB5 8NT

  • Basketball hoops
  • BMX track
  • Cycling route
  • Grass pitches
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Running route
  • Splashpad
  • Table tennis

Coldham’s Lane play area

Coldham’s Lane, Cambridge CB1 3HH

  • Basketball hoops
  • Skate ramp

Coleridge recreation ground

Davy Road, Cambridge CB1 3QW

  • Fitkit
  • Multi-use games area
  • Splashpad and paddling pool
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis courts

Ditton Fields recreation ground

Cambridge CB5 8QL

  • Basketball hoops
  • Five-a-side goals
  • Outdoor gym

Eddington recreation ground

Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA

  • Cricket pitch
  • Parkrun route

Green End Road recreation ground

Green End Road, Cambridge CB4 1RU

  • 5-a-side goals
  • Basketball hoops
  • Climbing wall
  • Outdoor gym
  • Panna

Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre

Purbeck Road, Cambridge CB2 8PF

  • Cricket hall
  • Fitness gym
  • Sports hall
  • Squash court
  • Tennis courts – indoors and outdoors

Visit the Hills Road Sports and Tennis Centre website.

Histon Road recreation ground

Cambridge CB4 3QE

  • 5-a-side all-weather pitch
  • Basketball hoops
  • Climbing boulder
  • Table tennis

Hobbs Pavilion

Park Parade, Cambridge CB1 1JH

  • Community room
  • Cricket pitch

Read more about Hobbs Pavilion Community Room.

Jesus Green

Cambridge CB4 3BD

  • Love Exploring trail
  • Running route
  • Skate and BMX park
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis courts – four hard surface, two grass

Jesus Green Lido

Jesus Green, off Chesterton Road

  • Swimming pool

Read more about Jesus Green Lido.

Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre

Queen Anne Terrace, Cambridge CB1 1NA

  • Archery
  • Climbing wall
  • Cricket nets
  • Exercise studio
  • Fitness gym
  • Sports hall
  • Squash courts

Visit the Kelsey Kerridge Sports Centre website.

King’s Hedges Learner Pool

Jedburgh Court, Buchan Street, Cambridge CB4 2XH

  • Splashpad
  • Swimming pool

Read more about King’s Hedges Learner Pool.

Lammas Land

Cambridge CB3 9EY

  • Love Exploring trail
  • Paddling pool
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis court

Leys Sports Complex

Trumpington Road, Cambridge, CB2 7AD

  • Fitness gym
  • Sports hall
  • Swimming pool

Visit the Leys Sports Complex website.

Nightingale recreation ground

Cambridge CB1 8SG

  • Basketball hoops
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Running route
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis courts

Meadows Community Centre

299 Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2J

  • Community rooms

Read more about Meadows Community Centre.

Midsummer Common

Cambridge CB5 8DJ

  • Tennis courts

Netherhall Sports Centre

Queen Edith’s Way, Cambridge CB1 8NN

  • Fitness gym
  • Netball courts
  • Outdoor pitches and nets
  • Sports halls
  • Studio
  • Tennis courts

Visit the Netherhall Sports Centre website.

Nightingale Pavilion

Nightingale Avenue, Cambridge CB1 8SG

  • Community room
  • Junior football pitches

Read more about Nightingale Pavilion Community Room.

North Cambridge Academy

Arbury Road, Cambridge CB4 2JF

  • 3G Astroturf pitch
  • Dance studio
  • Grass football pitches
  • Sports hall
  • Tennis courts

Visit the North Cambridge Academy website.

Nuns Way recreation ground

Cambridge CB4 2NR

  • Basketball hoops
  • BMX track
  • Love Exploring trail
  • Multi-use games area

Parkside Pools and Gym

Gonville Place, Cambridge CB1 1LY

  • BMX track
  • Skate park
  • Table tennis

Read more about Parkside Pools.

The Perse Sports Centre

Long Road, Cambridge CB2 8PP

  • Climbing and bouldering wall
  • Sports hall
  • Swimming pool

Visit the Perse Sports Centre website.

The Pulley recreation ground

Buchan Street, Cambridge CB4 2XF

  • Outdoor gym for juniors
  • Splashpad
  • Table tennis

Romsey recreation ground

Vinery Road, Cambridge CB1 3DT

  • Basketball hoops
  • Climbing boulder wall
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Running route
  • Table tennis

Sheep’s Green Learner Pool

Barton Road, Cambridge CB3 9PA

  • Outdoor learner pool

St Albans recreation ground

St Catherine’s Road, Cambridge CB4 3XJ

  • Basketball hoops
  • Multi-use games area
  • Skate ramp

Storey’s Field Centre

Eddington Avenue, Cambridge CB3 1AA

  • Community rooms

Visit the Storey’s Field Centre website.

Thorpe Way play area

Cambridge CB5 8TL

  • BMX track
  • Climbing boulders with net
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Skate park

Trumpington Meadows

Kestrel Rise, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9AY

  • Basketball hoops
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Tennis court

Trumpington Meadows Country Park

Cambridge CB2 9LJ

  • Cycle paths
  • Love Exploring trail
  • Running route
  • Sensory walk
  • Walking routes

Trumpington Pavilion

Paget Road, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9JF

  • Community room
  • Football pitches

Read more about Trumpington Pavilion.

Trumpington recreation ground

Paget Road, Cambridge CB2 9JT

  • Basketball hoops
  • BMX track
  • Multi-use games area
  • Outdoor gym
  • Table tennis
  • Tennis court

Trumpington Sport

Lime Avenue, Trumpington, Cambridge CB2 9FD

  • Fitness studio
  • Floodlit pitches
  • Gym
  • Netball courts
  • Sports hall
  • Tennis courts

Visit the Trumpington Sport website.

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