Finding us and travel
Our facilities are split over three sites. Our two indoor sites are in Portsmouth city centre near other University buildings, and our outdoor sports site a short journey away.
Christmas opening times
For the full Christmas opening times for Ravelin Sports Centre, Langstone Sports Site and the Ravelin Cafe, check out our about us page.
Ravelin Sports Centre
Ravelin Sports Centre, an outstanding award-winning £57m sports centre which opened in September 2022 for you to play, train and compete. Our superb facilities set in historic parkland include a 25m eight-lane swimming pool, 175 station gym, climbing wall, ski simulator, double sports halls, café with Starbucks coffee and community orchard.
Opening times
Monday - Friday, 6.30am - 10.30pm
Saturday - Sunday, 7.00am - 9.00pm
Bank holidays, 8.00am - 6.00pm
Closed: Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
Location
Ravelin Sports Centre, Cambridge Road, Portsmouth PO1 2SE
Langstone Sports Site
Set on the picturesque Langstone Harbour, Langstone Sports Site hosts training and matches for our sports clubs. We have a FIFA and RFU-accredited full-size 3G pitch and a second FIFA-accredited 3G, Netball courts, Astro 5 a-side cages, Tennis courts as well a multitude of grass pitches ranging from 5 to 11 a-side football pitches and two rugby pitches.
If you want to get a bit of extra training in, you can hire these yourself and play with your friends. If you're heading down to Langstone, check out our travel guide for the easiest way to get there. For block booking enquiries please visit our bookings page.
Location
Langstone Sports Site, Furze Lane, Portsmouth, PO4 8LW
Core opening times
Monday-Friday, 9.00am - 10.00pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9.00am - 6.00 pm
Monday 16 September to Sunday 15 December 2024
Monday 6 January to Sunday 6 April 2025
Monday 28 April to Sunday 25 May 2025
Non-core opening times
Monday-Friday, 9.00am - 9.00pm; Saturday-Sunday, 9.00am - 2.00pm
Monday 27 May to Sunday 15 September 2024
Monday 16 December to Sunday 22 December 2024
Thursday 2 January to Sunday 5 January 2025
Monday 7 April to Sunday 27 April 2025
Langstone Closures
All bank holidays and the university Christmas shutdown period; Monday 23 December 2024 - Wednesday 1 January 2024.
St. Paul's Sports Hall
The historic St. Paul's building where you can find our St. Paul's Sports Hall as well as The Chaplaincy, is right in the heart of the campus. At most, a 10-minute walk from all halls and university buildings, your warm-up and cool-down is sorted. Our four-court sports hall is used for our Team UOP sports clubs to play, train and compete in, we've got all your needs covered for badminton, futsal, basketball, netball and volleyball.
Location
St. Paul's Sports Centre, St. Paul's Road, Portsmouth, PO5 4AQ
Opening times
Monday - Tuesday, Thursday - Friday, 5.00 - 10.00pm;
Wednesday, 12.00 - 10.00pm;
Saturday - Sunday, 10.00am - 6.00pm
Travel
For general travel around the city, including the student bus running throughout the week, e-scooter and bike usage on campus, check out our student guide to getting to campus and around the city - including the free University bus.
U2 bus service for students
The U2 bus service runs during parts of the year to help students get from the city centre campus to Langstone sports pitches.
If you get the U1 university bus instead, you’ll need to get off at the Prince Albert Road bus stop and walk down Locksway Road. Langstone Sports Site is about a 15-20 minute walk from the bus stop.
E-scooter stations
There are e-scooter stations located right next to Ravelin Sports Centre, on the corner of Burnaby Road, next to HMS Temeraire. There is also another station on St. Michaels Road.
If you are hoping to travel to Langstone Sports Site via e-scooter, there are stations located on Locksway Road, near the Thatched House and also at the other end of the bus lane on Sanderling Road.
Should you choose to use e-scooters, please remember to read all of the safety precautions you should be taking, these can be found on the Voi app.