Sports at Ferndown Leisure Centre
From booking a court with friends or learning a sport for the first time our centre has something that’s right for you. We work hard with the National Governing Bodies of a number of sports to fill our facilities with ideas that are fun and engaging.
Most of our sports are available to book online.
To do this you'll either need to be a member, or sign up for a free Places Membership.
Badminton
Book a court today, join in our social badminton sessions or sign up to a course to learn how to play and develop your technique.
Casual Badminton sessions
- Weekly sessions from Monday to Wednesday & Friday to Sunday
No Strings drop in session (16+)
- Mondays 7.30pm - 9.30pm
- Wednesdays 8.00pm - 10.00pm
Squash
We have three squash courts available to book, with slots available every day of the week.
Football
At Ferndown Leisure Centre, we offer a range of pitch hire options both inside and out, for five-a-side and full 11 v 11 matches.
Football
Book your pitch through the timetable below or try out one of our sessions and courses.
We have an indoor 5-a-side pitch for hire for 55 minutes and outdoor grass pitches available for hire.
Indoor 5-a-side
- Peak £56.00
- Off Peak £40.25
Outdoor 11-a-side
- Adult £76.50
- Junior £38.40
9v9 pitch
- Junior £23.00
Mini Pitch
- Per 55 minutes £18.60
Walking Football
Aimed at keeping people aged 50+ involved with football if, due to a lack of mobility or for other reason, they don’t play the traditional game. The sport can be played both indoors and outdoors, we currently run sessions in the sports hall.
- Friday 7.00pm - 8.00pm
- Price £4.20
Please contact us for more information, or book via our timetable.
Disability sports
Every Friday from 5.00pm to 6.00pm we run disability cricket sessions for our visitors.
The sessions are a fun way to encourage those with disabilities to get involved with sport and to socialise with others.
Sessions are free of charge - for more information, please get in touch.
Other sports
We are proud to offer even more sporting opportunities at Ferndown Leisure Centre, for regular or one-off bookings.
Other sports
We've got a few more sports you might like to try.
Please contact us for more information, or book via our timetable
Basketball & Netball
We have a full Basketball and Netball court available to hire.
- Adults: £70.60
- Juniors; £42.80
Table Tennis
Courts available for hire for 40 minutes.
- Peak: £10.30
- Off Peak: £8.40
You can hire a Table Tennis bat from us at reception for £5
Our sports clubs
We have a range of sports clubs available at Ferndown Leisure Centre.
Sports clubs at Ferndown Leisure Centre
Here are the clubs that use our facilities.
Dorset Knobs Roller Derby
Contact: Steven Hungerford
Email: dorsetknobsrollerderby@gmail.com
Telephone: 07795823360
Squash Club (adult/Junior)
Contact: Richard Herringshaw
Telephone: 07908 237374
Email: herringshaw_632@hotmail.com
Poole Harbour Canoe Club (Adult/Junior)
Contact: Steve Hills
Telephone: 07799 082263
Email: stevehills@phcc.org.uk
Mini Athletics (Junior)
Contact: Kate Bowers
Telephone: 07508 698793
Email: kbowers@miniathletics.com