Sport and recreation
Sport is a big part of the UNE community and the wider Armidale community. The area boasts 34 hectares of sporting ovals and playing fields, and a vast array of indoor/ outdoor sporting and recreation facilities.
Sport UNE offers world-class indoor and outdoor sport and fitness facilities, centrally accessible to both faculties and residences. Your facilities and services include:
- Fully equipped gym
- Wide range of comprehensive health and fitness programs
- Personalised training programs
- Indoor heated pool
- Sports shop/ kiosk
- Rock-climbing
- Basketball
- Squash
- Tennis
- Netball
- Volleyball
- Soccer
- Athletics
- UNE's sporting clubs/ teams/ competitions cater to every interest from martial arts to mountaineering; from football to water polo.
All of the following are available within or around the city:
- Armidale Aquatic Centre (outdoor pools)
- Two heated pools (indoor: UNE and The Armidale School)
- 3 Gyms
- Ballet and Dance
- Aerobics, Pilates, Yoga, fitness etc.
- Gymnastics
- Martial Arts
- Army Reserves
- Skate Boarding
- Horse Riding
- Ten Pin Bowling
- Roller Skating
- Canoeing
- White Water Rafting
- Abseiling
- Archery
- Weight Lifting
- Sword fighting
- Fencing
- Cycling
- Parachuting
- Gliding
- Rock Wall Climbing
- Mountain Climbing
- Bushwalking
- Orienteering
- Trout Fishing
- Tennis
- Squash
- Cricket (indoor and outdoor)
- Softball
- Hockey
- Netball
- Football (Soccer)
- Rugby
Surrounded by national parks Armidale is also a fantastic destination for nature lovers and mountaineers. There are abseiling, mountaineering and bushwalking clubs as well as nature lover clubs that go to the various falls and parks regularly.
Throughout the panoramic terrain of mountain, eucalypt and sub- tropical rainforest, open woodlands and towering waterfalls; camping, picnicking, bushwalking, sky gazing, climbing, fishing, swimming, canoeing and bird watching are among popular pastimes, all just moments from the city.
Nearby National Parks and attractions include
- Point Lookout in New England National Park (steep walks with spectacular views; majestic rock faces for mountain climbing etc.)
- Dorrigo National Park – World Heritage listed (features famous Skywalk over forest canopy; range of walks through extraordinary rainforest).
- Oxley Wild Rivers National Park (wonderful walks, waterholes and waterfalls inc. the awe-inspiring Dangar Falls)
- Guy Fawkes National Park (featuring the magnificent Ebor Falls)
- Cathedral Rock National Park (variety of walking trails from 15 minutes to 2-3 days)
- Mount Yarrowyck (historic Aboriginal rock painting site).
