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UK Sports Institute Centres

Through its network of seven high performance centres across England, the UK Sports Institute is able to provide athletes and coaches with access to high quality facilities that are specifically designed for elite athletes.

Our sites are operated in conjunction with a range of partners, including Sport England, local authorities and universities.

High Performance Centres

  • Bath

    UK Sports Institute, Sports Training Village, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath, BA2 7AY

    Operations manager: Diana Benham

    Tel: 01225 466446

    UK Sports Institute Bath High Performance Centre is based at the University of Bath and is home to a number of sports including Modern Pentathlon, Skeleton, Swimming and Wheelchair Fencing. There is additional delivery in the South West provided by Weymouth (home of Sailing).

  • Bisham

    UK Sports Institute High Performance Centre, Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1RR

    Operations manager: Catherine Dickson

    Tel: 01628 483587

    The UK Sports Institute High Performance at Bisham is home to wide range of athletes including those from Rowing, Para-Rowing, Hockey and England Women’s Rugby. It is also home to the Intensive Rehabilitation Unit, a UKSI / BOA partnership.

  • Holme Pierrepont

    National Water Sports Centre, Adbolton Lane, Nottingham, NG12 2LU

    Operations manager: Tara Smith

    The UK Sports Institute High Performance Centre at Holme Pierrepont provides support to athletes from Para Canoeing & Speedskating.

  • Lilleshall

    UK Sports Institute, Lilleshall National Sports Centre, Nr Newport, Shropshire, TF10 9AT

    Operations manager: Denise McDonald

    UK Sports Institute Lilleshall is based at Lilleshall National Sports Centre, which is home to athletes from Gymnastics and Archery.

  • Loughborough

    EIS/Loughborough Performance Centre, 1st Floor, Loughborough University, LE11 3TU

    Operations manager: Tara Smith

    The UK Sports Institute High Performance Centre at Loughborough supports athletes from a wide range of sports. Services across the East Midlands are also provided from Holme Pierrepont Sports Centre in Nottingham.

  • Manchester

    The Manchester Institute of Health and Performance, 299 Alan Turing Way, Manchester, M11 3BS

    Operations manager: Claire Hague

    The UK Sports Institute High Performance Centre in Manchester is located within The Manchester Institute of Health and Performance. It is also the Head Office of the UK Sports Institute.

  • Sheffield

    OEIS Sheffield, Coleridge Road, Sheffield, Yorkshire, S9 5DA

    Operations manager: Claire Hague

    Tel: 01142 444255

    The UK Sports Institute High Performance Centre in Sheffield is based within the UK Sports Institute Sheffield venue (operated separately by SIV) and is home to athletes from sports including Boxing, Paralympic Table Tennis and Diving.

Partner Sites

  • Team GB Intensive Rehabilitation Unit

    Intensive Rehab Unit, High Performance Centre, Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre, Nr Marlow, Buckinghamshire, SL7 1RR

    Operations Manager: Catherine Dickson

    01628 483580

    The Intensive Rehabilitation Unit (IRU) is run in a partnership between the UK Sports Institute and the British Olympic Association (BOA) at the High Performance Centre, Bisham Abbey.

    The IRU exists to ensure the highest quality of sport science, medicine and therapy support to Team GB in preparation for, and at, all International Olympic Committee (IOC) accredited events, including the summer and winter Olympic Games. In order to achieve this, it is committed to working closely with the National Governing Bodies (NGB’s) and the Home Country Sports Institutes (HCSI’s).

    The service is available to UK World Class funded athletes from both summer and winter sports, across all the home nations. This multi-disciplinary residential service aims to provide timely, intensive rehabilitation to compliment and add value to an athlete’s recovery from surgery and/or injury. Referrals can be received either directly from the NGB or from HCSI support staff.

    For further information please contact the address or phone number above.

  • London

    Institute of Sport and Exercise Health (ISEH), 1st Floor, 170 Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7HA

    Director of Operations: Peter Elliott

    Tel: 07703190051

  • Leeds Metropolitan University

    Beckett Park, Headingley, Leeds, LS6 3QS

    Operations manager: Claire Hague

    Tel: 01914 786296

  • RYA Performance Unit

    Unit 26, Portland Marina, Osprey Quay, Portland, DT5 1DX

    Operations Manager: Diana Benham

    Tel: 07971 781911