Sports and leisure

Stockport has a whole range of leisure and cultural activities and the opportunities for sports and leisure activities are many and varied.

LIfe Leisure

Life Leisure run local sports, swimming and leisure facilities on behalf of Stockport Council. These include:

• Swimming pools offering general swim sessions and coaching for all ages. Free swimming for over 60s.
• Target Fitness centres offering fully equipped gym facilities, saunas, steam rooms and aerobic studios.
• Indoor sports halls for a range of sporting activities from football to bowling.
• Squash courts are available seven days a week to members of the public on a pay as you play basis.
• Outdoor synthetic turf pitches provide a venue for football, hockey, tennis and netball.

Events and Activities

There are a whole range of events and activities arranged locally so visit Stockport Council's online calendar to find out what's happening in your area.

Online events and activities calendar

Leisure Key

The Leisure Key is Stockport Council's discount card for residents on limited incomes. It opens the door to reduced charges for leisure and cultural activities, such as sports, swimming and theatre. If you have a disability and need support, you can get a free Companion Card that entitles you to take a relative, friend or carer with you at the same discounted rate. Carers can also buy their own card to use independently.

Stockport's Libraries

Visit your local library; you'll be amazed to find out just what you can do! You can borrow books, CDs and DVDs and there are a number of specialist services available including computer access. Call into your local library to find out more. And there's no need to give up on reading just because you can't see to read print. The RNIB's National Library Service, based in Bredbury, provides the UK's largest collection of books for loan in audio, large print and Braille for blind and partially sighted people. Books are delivered by post, free of charge and direct to your door.  

Stockport Tourist Information Centre

Find out what's on in Stockport including information about local accommodation and travel, coach holidays and day trips bookings, theatre and event tickets. Includes information about local attractions such as the Hat Works, Bramall Hall, the Air Raid Shelters, Stockport Museum and Vernon Park, Chadkirk Chapel, the Town Hall and the Art Gallery.

Thinking about volunteering?

Anchorpoint Stockport is a signposting and support service for voluntary organisations and community groups. Get in touch to find out more about volunteering opportunities locally.

Useful contacts

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Life Leisure
Address: 4th Floor, Landmark House, Station Road, Cheadle Hulme SK8 7BS
Phone: 0161 482 0900
Fax: 0161 482 0939
Web: www.lifeleisure.net
Email: info@lifeleisure.net

Stockport Council (Leisure Key)
Phone: 0161 217 6009
Email: leisure.key@stockport.gov.uk

Stockport Tourist Information Centre
Address: 30 Market Place, Stockport SK1 1ES
Phone: 0161 474 4444
Fax: 0161 429 6348
Web: www.visit-stockport.com
Email: tourist.information@stockport.gov.uk

Stockport Council (Libraries)
Phone: 0161 217 6009
Web: www.stockport.gov.uk/libraries
Email: libraries@stockport.gov.uk

RNIB National Library Service
Address: Far Cromwell Road, Bredbury, Stockport SK6 2SG
Phone: 0303 123 9999
Web: www.rnib.org.uk/library

Anchorpoint Stockport
Phone: 07500 871512
Web: www.anchorpointstockport.org.uk