Your free student membership
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Your free Kent Sport membership
Canterbury students
Premium Plus membership
As a student on the Canterbury campus, you'll automatically be given a FREE Premium Plus membership for the 2024/25 academic year if you are:
- A first-year undergraduate student at the University of Kent studying at the Canterbury campus
- An undergraduate or postgraduate student living in Canterbury campus accommodation
Read on to see how to activate your online booking account and start using the facilities on the Canterbury campus.
Students in Medway have a choice of membership. See our Medway section for more information.
The important bit
If you have chosen Kent Sport membership, you must first create your online account before you can book your classes, social sports, and recreational activities,
This is easy to do. All you need is to set your Kent email address and a strong password, and you're ready to go.
Now you're logged in, let's get started
Fitness and dance classes
You'll never tire for something to do with over 70 classes each week during term time. Try something new and find your newest passion!
Discounted services
Personal Training, fitness assessments, physiotherapy, and sports massage all at a reduced rate for members.
Student Sports Clubs
There's more than 50 student sports clubs on campus and your membership gives you access to the training sessions.
You may need to buy a student club membership to take part.
Social sports
New to sports? No problem. Our social ALL Active programme is open to all students, regardless of your experience level. And we'll provide the equipment.
Extensive gym
We have the equipment for most exercises, and our staff are on hand to provide advice and guidance whenever you need it.
We also offer women and non-binary only sessions every week.
There's more!
Join our popular student leagues and programmes on the Canterbury campus. Additional fees and sports club membership may be required.
Tennis programme
Our tennis programme offers a range of options to get involved for all experience levels.
Football leagues
Our hugely popular football programme has leagues and social options for everyone.
ResLife Sports Cup
All residential students can represent their college in our inter-college tournament.
Canterbury Varsity
Go head-to-head with students at Canterbury Christ Church University in the annual Varsity competition!
Hear from our students
Frequently Asked Questions
Free Kent Sport Premium Plus membership is offered to:
- All first-year undergraduate students at the University of Kent
- All undergraduate and postgraduate students living in Canterbury campus accommodation, including KMMS students
- All first-year students commuting from Pier Quays in Medway to Canterbury campus for teaching
- Medway students who booked their Pier Quays room through the University of Kent and chose Kent Sport Membership instead of Medway Park Premier Membership.
In order to book recreational sports and activities, fitness and dance classes, ALL Active social sessions, and appointments at the Kent Sports Clinic, you will need to create a new online booking account.
Visit our online booking portal to create a new account.
You can use the gym at any point within our advertised opening hours. Bookings for the gym are not required.
Eligible students will have Kent Sport membership automatically loaded onto their Kent One cards (student ID). Your membership will activate soon after you arrive.
If you have any problems with your membership, please speak to a receptionist at the Sports Centre or The Pavilion. Alternatively, email memberships@kent.ac.uk.
Kent Sport Premium Plus membership is for the Canterbury campus only, and does not include access to Medway Park facilities.
If you live on campus in accommodation booked through the University, you are eligible for free Kent Sport Premium Plus membership. This applies to undergraduate and postgraduate students for any year of study. This will be automatically added to your Kent One card (student ID).
If you're an undergraduate student at our Medway campus or if you live in accommodation on the Medway campus booked through the University Accommodation team (not through Unite), then you will have the choice of either Medway Park membership or Kent Sport membership. You are only able to claim one membership, so please consider the options carefully.
- Medway Park membership includes facilities in and around the Medway campus
- Kent Sport membership includes the facilities on the Canterbury campus
If you decide to sign up for Kent Sport membership, you will need to let us know by emailing memberships@kent.ac.uk.
If you want to choose the Medway Park membership instead of Kent Sport membership, see our Medway section for more information.
Medway students
Premier membership
For 2024/25, if you are a first-year undergraduate student at our Medway campus or student (both undergraduate or postgraduate) living in Pier Quays in Medway (booked directly through the University of Kent Accommodation team), you have a choice of receiving either:
- A free Premium Plus membership at Kent Sport on the Canterbury campus
- A free Premier Medway Park Sports Membership (see below).
