St Luke’s Sports Centre has two large multi-purpose sports halls that are frequently used for Athletic Union club training, coach education courses and recreational bookings. 

Individual courts, pitches or the whole hall can be booked for recreational use by members and non-members. We also offer block bookings to those wishing to hire facilities on a regular basis or for a larger group, please contact stlukessportscentre@exeter.ac.uk for more information on this.  

The lower sports hall at St Luke’s features a high-performance floor and offers the following to members and non-members: 

Both sports halls are also used for fitness classes, events and physical education courses, including our dance studio which can be booked out for non-members and members. For any more information on this please contact stlukessportscentre@exeter.ac.uk.   

Opening Hours

The opening hours for the sports halls are as follows, however, please note it is subject to availability:  

Mon-Fri 06:30am-22:00pm 

Weekends 08:30am-18:00pm. 

Please be aware these opening hours may change out of term time. 

Address: St Luke's Campus, EX1 2LU 

Phone Number: 01392 724940 

Our 22.8-meter indoor swimming pool at St Luke’s Sports Centre is heated to a constant 29°c, is three lanes wide and 2.5 meters deep at the deep end.  

Throughout the week, the pool is available for lane swimming, casual swim and family swimming and is available on a first come first serve basis with a capacity for 18 swimmers in each session. Please note you cannot pre-book/reserve a space for any of the swimming sessions. 

Lane swim: There are three lanes consisting of a slow, medium and a fast lane allowing swimmers to choose a lane depending on their ability/goal. In the fast lane, fins and flippers can be used, but snorkels are not permitted in the pool.  

Casual swim: 1 lane is put in place for swimmers wanting to lane swim, whilst the rest of the pool is left as an open space for relaxed swimming.  

Family swim: The pool is an open space with no lanes, allowing families and small children to enjoy the pool area and have fun! Small inflatables, floats, woggles and toys are allowed to be used in this session.  

For private bookings and special events at the pool, starting blocks and swimming floats are available. Please contact stlukessportscentre@exeter.ac.uk to enquire about hiring and for any more information on this.  

Swim School

The pool is also home to our acclaimed Learn to Swim programme, which helps over 700 children and a cohort of adults learn to swim every week. The swim school takes place throughout the week and follows the Amateur Swimming Association’s (ASA) guidelines and caters for children aged three years and over. For more information on our swim school at St Lukes, please email swimminglessons@exeter.ac.uk.  

The centre is Open 7 days a week as follows: 

Mon-Fri 06:30am-22:00pm.  

Weekends 08:30am-18:00pm 

Please see the full pool timetable for the most up-to-date information on when the available customer swim sessions take place throughout the week within our opening hours. 

Please be aware these opening hours may change out of term time. 

Phone Number: 01392 724940