Liverpool Hope University Prospective Students Site

Sports facilities

Hope Park Sports is a progressive sports facility complex which provides an aesthetically pleasing environment enabling all at Liverpool Hope and the surrounding community to take part in exercise and sport. In addition to its excellent facilities, Hope Park Sports provides exercise classes for all ages, abilities and levels of fitness and a fully structured programme of sport-specific coaching courses. We actively promote employment opportunities for students.

Students can take part in a diverse range of sports including badminton, football, Gaelic football, hockey, netball, rugby and volleyball.

Key features

• Exercise classes
• Floodlit astroturf
• Grass pitches for rugby and football
• Indoor sports arena
• Martial arts
• Squash courts
• Fitness studio with the latest equipment
• All competitive and non-competitive levels of ability catered for
• Athletic Union

The Athletic Union (AU) exists within the Students’ Union to promote a range of opportunities for competitive sport. Most of the AU teams play in the British Universities Sports Association (BUSA) Leagues, whilst other sports such as Gaelic football and men’s rugby league have their own high-profile leagues, and all teams receive support from the Students’ Union. In past years, Hope has celebrated sporting success with:  

• Men’s rugby league
• Women’s hockey
• Men’s football
• Women’s rugby union
• Men’s and women’s Gaelic football
• Women’s basketball

For further information on all our services and events, please go to the website: www.hopesu.com

 

Catering

The Hope Park Refectory serves hot and cold meals, snacks and drinks throughout the day. It is an ideal place to relax with friends and enjoy good food. It offers a variety of options:

Fresh, the cafe bar, serves breakfast, delimeals, cakes, pastries and made-to-order sandwiches and baguettes.

Savour offers a three-course lunch menu, including home-made soup and a salad bar.

Taste has a selection of hot meals, sandwiches and snacks with regular chef’s specials.

Energize, located in Derwent House, also sells meals and snacks.

The Cornerstone Cafe serves hot and cold meals and snacks throughout the day and is a friendly place to relax.