Whether you already participate in a sport or you want to try something new, there is an abundance of sporting facilities available across North East Wales.
These include sports centres, fitness venues and sporting events.
Waterworld, in Wrexham town centre, has an impressive 25m six lane swimming pool and fitness centre together with other facilities such as saunas and steam rooms.
There are track facilities available at Queensway Sports Centre, and other fitness and keep fit centres including Total Fitness and Fitness First.
Most sport venues offer discounts for student membership. There are also a number of fitness centres and swimming pools in the surrounding areas.
Being so close to the North Wales countryside means that there is plenty of scope for walking, horse riding, cycling, mountain biking, orienteering and enjoying the countryside.
There are many country parks and scenic routes in North East Wales including Alyn Waters Country Park, Loggerheads Country Park and the Clywedog Trail.
For those wanting something more challenging there are plenty of hiking routes in North Wales.
Llangollen is a popular place for canoeists and is the venue for several spectacular competitions. In addition there are centres for diving and whitewater rafting in Snowdonia.
If watching sport is your thing, the Plas Coch campus includes the Glyndŵr University Racecourse Stadium, home of Wrexham Football Club and the Crusaders rugby league team.
Next door on the other side is the North Wales Regional Tennis Centre.
The Deeside Ice Rink in Queensferry is the national centre for ice sports in Wales. It caters for a variety of ice sports and activities, including ice hockey, curling and disco on ice. The ice rink also holds ice shows from time to time by the Deeside Ice Skating Club.
