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National Centres

The three National Sports Centres, owned by the Sports Council Trust Company, provide world class training and competition facilities to a wide range of national governing bodies and community users.

Bisham Abbey

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.

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Bisham Abbey

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:

    • 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:

    • 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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Lilleshall

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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Plas y Brenin

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