If buildings could speak, Bisham Abbey would have a fascinating story to tell. Once a home for the English nobility and aristocracy, the 800-year-old Abbey was and is now part of one of our National Sports Centres. The Berkshire centre is used as a prestigious training venue for over 20 different sports and organisations including the English Institute of Sport, England Hockey, WIN Tennis Academy and the England Football and Rugby Associations.
Bisham Abbey
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Sports facilities
The sports facilities at Bisham include:
Read more- Three FA standard grass pitches
- International Synthetic hockey pitch and two training 'D's
- 90-station fitness suite
- Dance Studio
- Two squash courts
- Four indoor tennis courts
- Four outdoor clay tennis courts
- Four outdoor acrylic tennis courts
- Nine-hole golf course
- Sauna and steam room
- Indoor and outdoor changing facilities
- Abbey Clinic (sports rehabilitation)
- Bisham Abbey Sailing and Navigation School.
The Abbey is also home to a number of facilities unrelated to sport including:
- Great Hall – ideal for wedding receptions
- Warwick room – licensed for civil ceremony
- Seven meeting and conferencing rooms
- Bar/outdoor terrace area – for marquee events and barbecues
- Riverside lawn – ideal for team building events
- En-suite bedrooms.
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Current users
Organisations currently using Bisham Abbey include:
Read more- Bisham Sailing School
- British Athletes Commission
- British Cycling
- British Gymnastics
- British Handball Association
- British Judo Association
- British Olympic Association
- British Swimming
- British Weightlifting Association
- England Hockey
- England Netball
- England and Wales Cricket Board
- English Institute of Sport
- Football Academy
- GB Canoeing
- GB Rowing
- Great Britain Hockey
- Lawn Tennis Association
- Royal Yachting Association UK
- Rugby Football Union
- UK Athletics
Bisham Abbey is currently operated by Serco Leisure Operating Limited.
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Lilleshall
Originally built in 1831 as the hunting lodge and family retreat of the Duke of Sutherland, Lilleshall National Sports and Conferencing Centre in Shropshire is a flagship residential training centre and award-winning National Centre of Excellence for many of the UK's top sportsmen and women.
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Facilities
Lilleshall has benefitted from major refurbishment over the past few years, including:
Read more- An accommodation upgrade, with a new 25-room accommodation block
- Upgraded conference facilities
- An eight-court sports hall
- New changing rooms both indoors and outdoors.
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Sporting facilities
The Centre is fully open to the general public and provides a base for numerous local sporting clubs and the following activities:
Read more- Nine grass pitches (for football and rugby)
- Two floodlit synthetic pitches (for football and hockey)
- Two multi-purpose sports halls
- Badminton
- Five-a-side and futsal
- Indoor archery
- Indoor hockey
- Table tennis
- Netball
- Cricket nets
- Basketball
- Aerobics
- Martial arts
- Gymnastics halls (including pitted gymnasium)
- Indoor and outdoor archery ranges
- Sports injury rehabilitation centre
- Five squash courts (two glass and three hard back)
- Dedicated weightlifting facilities
- Bowling green
- Orienteering course
- Bar and TV lounge
- State of the art lecture theatre and meeting rooms
- Chapters à la carte restaurant
- Accommodation.
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Plas y Brenin
Plas y Brenin, located in Snowdonia, attracts adventurers across the country seeking intensive physical activity in a stunning location. For almost 60 years, Plas y Brenin has been running courses and holidays in outdoor activities, introducing newcomers to the outdoors, improving their outdoor skills and training outdoor instructors. The Centre team run a huge range of holidays, courses and expeditions in a wide range of activities.
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Facilities
Plas y Brenin offers a range of facilities including:
Read more- Rolling pool
- Indoor climbing wall
- Low ropes course
- Abseil tower
- Two mountain bike training courses and pump track
- Dining facilities
- State of the art lecture theatre
- Class rooms
- Gymnasium
- Accommodation
- Bar area.
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Activities
The Centre team run a huge range of holidays, courses and expeditions in a wide range of activities including:
Read more- Hill walking
- Rock climbing
- Mountaineering
- Scrambling
- Mountain biking
- Road cycling
- White water kayaking
- Sea kayaking
- Canoeing
- First aid.
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Current users
Organisations currently using Plas y Brenin's facilities include:
Read more- Association of Mountaineering Instructors
- British Association of Mountain Guides
- British Canoeing
- British Cycling
- British Mountaineering Council
- Canoe Wales
- Duke of Edinburgh's Award
- Sport Wales
- The Outdoor Partnership.
Plas y Brenin is currently managed by the Mountain Training Trust (MTT). MTT is a registered charity, set up by the British Mountaineering Council, the Mountain Leader Training Board, and the United Kingdom Mountain Training Board.
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