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Sports

Activities

Hit it. Kick it. Run it. Throw it. Just do it!

Activities across the Ards and North Down Area

Find out what sports and activities, including clubs, are available in Ards and North Down.

This list includes clubs and sports listed as part of the Sports Directory produced by Ards and North Down Sports Development.

  • active ageing

    Active Ageing

    Release the youth in you with a host of activities suitable for everyone aged 60+.

  • Angling

    Angling

    Relax and escape with a spot of angling.

  • Archery Target

    Archery

    Release your inner 'Robin Hood' with an archery course.

  • Athletics

    Athletics

    Slow or fast, just get running!

  • Autism Hands

    Autism Friendly Friday

    Ards Blair Mayne is Autism Friendly every Friday evening from 6pm to 8pm.

  • Badminton racket and shuttlecock

    Badminton

    Give it your best shot in our centres, or join a club.

  • Bowls

    Bowls

    Keep calm and go bowling.

  • Boxing

    Boxing

    Bring out your inner "Rocky" at one of our borough's boxing clubs.

  • c25k runners

    Couch 25K

    Designed to work you up to running 5K or for half an hour, in just nine weeks.

     

  • kayak

    Courses

    Courses include Yoga, Kayaking, Football Development and Sports Education. 

  • Cricket

    Cricket

    Enjoy the thwack of leather on willow.

  • Cryospa

    Cryospa

    Get cold therapy treatment for acute and sub-acute injuries and for rehabilitation.

  • cycle

    Cycling

    Ride as much or as little as you want....but ride!

  • Dive

    Diving

    Water is home....just dive in! 

  • Yoga Class

    Fitness Classes

    A wide range of fitness classes from Yoga to Bootcamp are available across our centres.

  • Ards at LDP

    Football

    Train hard, play harder!

  • football

    Gaelic Games

    Execute your precision with a game of football!

  • golf

    Golf

    Enjoy a round of golf at one of our amazing courses in Ards and North Down.

  • Gymnastics Comber

    Gymnastics

    Young gymnasts defy gravity!

  • gyms

    Gyms

    Improve your physical and mental wellbeing in one of our gyms. 

  • Hockey CLC

    Hockey

    You'd rather be playing hockey.

  • inline

    Inline Hockey

    Eat, Sleep, Play Hockey! 

  • Martial Arts

    Martial Arts

    Be disciplined!

  • motor

    Motorsports

    Drive to success with some motorsports

  • Netball

    Netball

    Get it in the net.

  • orienteering

    Orienteering

    Think about direction...go orienteering! 

  • two ladies playing pickleball

    Pickleball

    Everyone relishes pickleball.

  • park

    Play Parks

    Let your children play and explore in one of our playparks. 

  • Putting

    Putting and Pitch and Putt

    Get Putting and improve your golfing accuracy.

  • Rowing

    Rowing

    Row your way to success! 

  • Rugby

    Rugby

    Eat! Sleep! Train!...Play Rugby! 

  • Photo of running feet

    Running

    Get off the couch.

  • Safety Boat

    Safety Boating

    Safety Boat Service for water-based community events

  • Sailing

    Sailing

    You haven't lived until you've sailed! 

  • scuba diver in pool

    Scuba diving

    See the underwater world.

  • shoot

    Shooting - Targets

    Aim for the moon...if you miss hit a star! 

  • kid

    Soft Play

    Explore a world of imagination at Ards or Comber.

  • Softball

    Softball

    Hit, Pitch and Run with a game of Softball! 

  • Spa

    Spa and Health Suite

    Relax and unwind in our Spa or Health Suite at Ards and Comber. 

  • splash pool

    Splash Pool

    A fantastic water based play area for children up to 7 years old at Ards Blair Mayne.

  • Blair Mayne Pool

    Swimming

    Take a dip in one of our pools at Ards Blair Mayne.

  • table tennis bat and ball in players hand

    Table Tennis

    Learn how to beat Forest Gump.

  • Tennis

    Tennis

    Game, Set, Match! Serve up a storm with a game of tennis!

  • Trampolining

    Trampolining

    It's all in the bounce.

  • girl playing volleyball

    Volleyball

    It's time for Volleyball.

  • two ladies walking

    Walking

    It all starts with your first step..

  • Water Polo

    Water Polo

    Grab a ball and jump in for a game of Water Polo

  • water

    Watersports

    Sail away on the water

  • Weight

    Weightlifting

    The body achieves what the mind believes.

  • Photo of Wheelchair Basketball

    Wheelchair Basketball

    Try this fast paced inclusive sport.