Stay and Play
Professional organisations that have benefited from our facilities include: Aberdeen FC, Blackburn Rovers FC, Celtic FC, Fleetwood Town FC, Kilmarnock FC, Leeds United FC, Newcastle United FC, Rangers FC and the SFA.
The University of Glasgow has an excellent reputation for providing a high quality experience and service to all its customers.
We have been offering our range of first class sports facilities, accommodation and catering for many years and have a wealth of experience in exceeding our customers’ expectations.
We know that to be the best you need skill, dedication and an excellent support network of facilities and services, so why not benefit from our experience and knowledge in delivering bespoke training packages for your chosen sport.
Personalised training packages
We can tailor personalised packages, to fit all budgets that can include:
- sports facility access to high quality grass and synthetic pitches for a range of sports
- medical screening and fitness testing
- injury treatment and rehabilitation
- accommodation
- catering
Whether you are only here for the day or would like to join us for a longer stay - we have something for everyone!
Glasgow has many other sporting attractions to offer its visitors and the University has connections with many other providers including Xscape at Braehead, that can offer more social and fun evening sessions.
Garscube Sports Complex
Garscube Sports Complex is one of the most exclusive outdoor sporting complexes in the West of Scotland and home of outdoor sport at the University of Glasgow. Surrounded by tranquil countryside, free onsite car parking and excellent transport links, it is conveniently located close to the heart of Glasgow’s West End. It provides a private and secure environment for our guests where they can train, play and relax without interruption or distractions.
Due to the high quality of our pitches we are very popular and many professional teams want to hire our facilities for:
- pre-season training/ tours
- residential training and development camps (for adults and children)
- training days
- club training base
- competitive matches
Our facility boasts 6 high quality grass pitches (1 with floodlighting), grass training area, 3G rubber crumb pitch, sand-dressed synthetic pitch, gym, tennis courts, cricket oval, exercise studio and 5k worth of walking and jogging routes around our grounds. We have a fully equipped meeting room with internet access, which is ideal for watching video analysis on our big screen projector or conducting private meetings.
Garscube Sports Complex is the ideal training base and a first class venue for competitive matches.
Our pitches are available for early morning, afternoon and evening sessions. We can also assist with sourcing contact details for local referees and opposition teams should you require them during your stay.
The Stevenson Building
The Stevenson Building is located in the heart of our main campus in the trendy West End of Glasgow. It has excellent transport links and is only 10 minutes from the city centre and Garscube Sports Complex.
Our indoor facility comprises of individual strength, cardio and fitness suites complimented by our core zone and stretching areas. All are equipped with the latest CV equipment, free weights and fixed resistance machines. Our activity hall and exercise studio can be booked for a variety of different activities including: bleep tests, badminton, basketball and a variety of other different activties. We have 2 squash courts on the top floor of the facility. After a hard work out why not relax in our 6 lane, 25m swimming pool, sauna and steam room.
Guests are welcome to take part in any of our exercise classes that take place in our facilities, during their stay.
Medical screening and fitness testing
We are aware that many premier clubs have their own team of staff and access to facilities to carry out such screening but there are clubs that do not or that might want to take advantage of a less hectic schedule during pre-season to screen. Moreover, clubs may want access to state-of-the-art testing facilities during the pre-season while travelling to play friendly matches.
Our sports scientists at the University of Glasgow and the National Stadium Sports Medicine Centre offer a variety of medical screening, fitness testing, and education resources that can support the development of playing, coaching and medical staff.
Through prior consultation a tailored package can be customised to meet your individual needs. For detailed descriptions of each of the tests download our Fitness Test Descriptors (pdf).
Injury treatment and rehabilitation
The University, in partnership with the Sports Injury Clinic at Hampden Park, can provide access to medical and physiotherapy care, either on site at Garscube Sports Complex or at the state of the art Clinic at Hampden.
For teams without medical care we can provide access to this expertise during your stay. For those with doctors/physios we can provide access to the facilities and staff at Hampden.
This additional service not only offers peace of mind for ;players and management that may suffer injuries but also enables injured players to remain with their squad while recovering from injury.
Accommodation
After a hard day training all our guests want is an affordable and comfortable place to stay. University accommodation provides ample solutions for all your budgetryequirements. Whether you wish to stay in a prime city centre hotel or maximise our student accommodation we can arrange it for you.
Wolfson Hall is based at, and compliments, Garscube Sports Complex and is less than a 2-minute walk from the sports facilities. It comprises primarily of individual en-suite rooms which are tastefully furnished, and include tea & coffee making facilities. Other facilities available include common rooms, TV rooms, games room and free of charge laundry facilities.
Catering
To perform at your best you need to fuel your body with the best:
- Our catering team can create menus, for any size or budget, to satisfy all your dietary requirements.
- Breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks and even the occasional treat can be provided at affordable prices.
- We are more than happy to liaise with your management team in advance of your stay to personalise individual player or team menus according to your set dietary requirements.
Example menus we have created for other guests can be provided upon request.