Membership and prices
Membership options
Explore the memberships available through UWE Bristol Sport and find an option to suit you.
Active Card membership
Active Card membership gives you access to many of our fantastic sports facilities and services.
- Centre for Sport gym entry
- Exercise classes - more than 40 per week
- Student access to the British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) UNIversal scheme.
- Climbing wall
- Squash courts
- MOVE membership included free for UWE Bristol students
Gym only membership
Get access to the state-of-the-art Centre for Sport gym on Frenchay Campus with your gym only membership.
British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) UNIversal is included with student gym-only membership. If you head home for the holidays or visit friends, you may be able to access the gym at the local university.
To find out which universities are participating and for further information on how to apply, please visit BUCS UNIversal gym.
MOVE membership
MOVE is designed to get you involved in activities that help you feel good and be active. There are a huge variety of classes and more than 100 weekly sessions in locations across Bristol.
MOVE is free for all UWE Bristol students and there are flexible options open to UWE Bristol staff, alumni and community.
Pay As You Go (PAYG) membership
Non-members can book exercise classes, MOVE activities, sport facilities and use the gym via Pay as You Go (PAYG). If you’re using the gym, you will need to attend an induction (£7). You can pay in person at the Centre for Sport.
Register for Pay As You Go first. You can then book classes via the UWE Sport app or online.
Staff, alumni and staff family members can email the Centre for Sport uwebristolsport@uwe.ac.uk to set up a monthly Direct Debit once you have registered for PAYG.
Six month student membership starting in January
Kickstart your new year with UWE Bristol Sport!
From 1 January to 9 February 2025, UWE Bristol students can purchase our Active Card membership for just £99 for six months. This gives you full access to the Centre for Sport gym on Frenchay Campus, exercise classes, our climbing wall and squash courts.
If you’d prefer a gym-only membership, which gives you full access to the Centre for Sport gym, you can purchase this membership for just £89 for six months.
Both memberships are valid for six months from date of purchase from 1 January to 9 February.
You can by purchasing your membership online or visit us at the Centre for Sport on Frenchay Campus.
Student membership
| Active Card annual | Gym only annual | MOVE |
| £199 | £180 | Free |
| £150 renewal within 30 days of your annual membership expiry. | UWE Bristol students are enrolled automatically. |
Find out more information about how to book activities.
UWE staff, family and alumni membership
Family must live in the same household as the staff member.
| Active Card annual | Active Card monthly | Gym-only annual | Gym-only monthly | MOVE monthly |
| £215 | £17.92 | £180 | £15 | £7.99 |
New members will need to register first for Pay As You Go membership first.
Community membership
MOVE membership is included in Active Card membership.
| Active Card annual | Active Card monthly | Gym-only annual | Gym-only monthly |
| £330 | £27.50 | £290 | £24.16 |
| £245 off peak | £20.41 off peak |
Find further information about how to book activities.
Pay as You Go (PAYG)
| Exercise classes | £7 |
| Gym | £7 |
| MOVE activities |
£7 |
| Squash court (guest) | £4 |
| Climbing wall (guest) | £5 |
PAYG members can book the squash court or climbing wall as a guest but must attend with an Active Card member.
Find further information about how to register for Pay As You Go.
Payment options
Student memberships
Students can purchase an annual Active Card or gym-only membership. You will need to purchase the full annual membership up front.
After your first year of membership, you can renew at a discounted rate within 30 days of your initial membership expiring.
Non-student memberships
Staff can pay the annual membership in full or via a monthly rolling membership paid through the salary sacrifice scheme.
Staff family, community members, alumni, retired staff and members aged 60+ can pay the annual membership in full or pay monthly via Direct Debit. Register as a Pay as you Go member and then email us for the Direct Debit registration link at reception.sport@uwe.ac.uk.
Cancelling your membership
You can cancel your monthly membership by sending us one month's written notice to uwebristolsport@uwe.ac.uk. See our terms and conditions.
Alumni membership
You must have completed a course at UWE Bristol to qualify for alumni membership. You will need to show us a confirmation email from the Alumni Office as proof.
Membership queries
If you have any queries about membership, classes or activities, please contact us.
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