Newton Rigg Campus
Often referred to as the 'Garden Campus', Newton Rigg is in an area of outstanding natural beauty close to the Lake District National Park. Students on the Newton Rigg campus have access to a wide range of excellent sport and teaching facilities and are encouraged to take part in a wide range of extra curricular opportunities.
The sports centre is staffed every day to allow groups and individuals to train whenever they wish. New equipment has been purchased for all sports as well as new resistance equipment. The centre now boasts a state-of-the art, third generation, all-weather pitch suitable for football and rugby, as well as two grass pitches and a training area, two tarmac tennis courts and a three-court badminton hall. Sports permits are available to all students.
Facilities for swimming and squash are also available in Penrith.
Newton Rigg Climbing Centre|
- 10.5 m high leading wall with up to 60 routes of all difficulties
- Overhanging and fully featured lead wall section
- 8 in-situ ropes for anyone to use
- 56 square meters of natural features bouldering wall, with regularly changed routes from V0 to V 8
- Comfy sofa area
- Music and CD Player
Since opening, the Climbing Centre has been improving, with new routes, equipment and facilities being added frequently.
Our aim for the future is to continually grow and improve the Newton Rigg Climbing Centre, and to allow students the opportunity to experience running a business, by taking an active role within the running of the Newton Rigg Climbing Centre. Tel: 07982 200736.
Learning Edge|
Learning Edge can provide bespoke outdoor programmes, whether as part of your schools curiculum, a corporate development event, or just want to have fun in the outdoors. We also have a High Ropes Course and a self-catering yurt village that can meet all of your resedential needs. Forest Schools and Bushcraft are also available in our own woodland by the river Eden.
The Students' Union |
The Students' Union works with students to develop the corporate life of the University through various social and recreational activities including:
Rugby
Football
Mixed hockey
Netball
Individual sporting and athletic activities
Fell walking
Canoeing
Swimming
Clay pigeon shooting
Equestrian Centre|
The equestrian centre consists of an indoor school with a fibre sand and rubber vaseline-coated surface; seating for 100 people; an outdoor floodlit arena; a selection of cross-country jumps; stable yard; and practical teaching rooms.
Animal Academy|
A new £1 million Cumbria Academy for Animal Studies was opened in 2003 by world renowned primatologist, Dame Jane Goodall. The academy consists of reptile and mammal rooms, an aquarium and aviaries, together with food preparation, animal care facilities and lecture rooms.
For more information contact the centre on 01768 893 634
Science Facilities
Students have access to a wide range of specialist equipment for ecological surveying, monitoring and photography. Newton Rigg campus has well equipped laboratories specifically designed for teaching environmental analysis as well as a research lab for project work and consultancy needs. Further plans are in place for a new conservation genetics specialist facility.
The Library and Learning Resource Centre|
This £2.6 million centre offers the latest on-line learning facilities, including access to internet resources such as e-books, journals and databases, as well as more traditional resources, including print-based journals, books and reference materials.
You can also access individual silent-study facilities and quiet group-study areas, with space for binding and preparation of assignments. Open access computers are available, providing you with email facilities, software applications and internet access to complement your studies.
We have dedicated staff available to help you make the best of our library and learning facilities. The library is open throughout term time from 08.30 to 21.00, Monday to Friday, 10.00 to 16.00 on Saturdays, and 12.00 to 17.00 on Sundays as well as at set times during the vacation period.
Estates|
Newton Rigg has working farms, semi-natural woodland, SSSIs and wide range of biodiversity on site.
The University’s farm at Newton Rigg operates under dual educational and commercial aims and as such, all enterprises are monitored for profitability. The farm is divided naturally into two main parcels known as Newton Rigg and Sewborwens covering 108 and 102 hectares respectively. Both parcels support a diverse land use base reflecting the significant changes in the industry since 2000 and continue to run a traditional flock of 400 North of England mules put to Texel, Suffolk or Charlois rams. The flock is self-replenishing operating a stratified system with Low Beckside|, our upland farm in the Lake District. The farm also operates an integrated game rearing unit which rears around 1000 red-legged partridges annually for estate shoots, as part of the game keeping taught programmes.
Facilities for forest research include two aboreta, a short rotation coppice trial, a mixed woodland and greenhouse and laboratory space. The campus hosts a “Breeding Seedling Orchard” containing English oak (Quercus robur) seedlings from 40 UK and European locations. This is part of a national network of sites offering scope for genetic research.
The campus also owns a 27.3 hectare wood, Eden Brows, on the banks of the River Eden. A mix of commercial Larch plantation and semi- natural woodland the site is used extensively for practical teaching and training sessions.
Brambles Restaurant|
Brambles Restaurant is located within the heart of the Newton Rigg campus within the Ashness building and is open to students, staff and visitors.
The restaurant is open from 8am - 7pm, offering a traditional range of home-cooked food, sandwich bar, snacks, drinks, and pastries.
The catering team at Brambles also run Ashness shop, offering a local store facility for bread, tinned items, ready made meals, greeting cards, stationary, pay as you go top ups, cash back, snacks and drinks. Ashness shop also offers a variety of meal deals so remember to pop in and see what deals you can pick up today!
During the evening, when the services are not open the catering department offer an extensive vending operation for those of you staying on campus who may get that midnight munchies feeling. A range of snacks and hot and old drinks are available.
Conference Centre|
The Newton Rigg campus at Penrith is situated on a 200-hectare estate, just 2 miles from the junction of the M6/A66, at the gateway to the Lake District, Newton Rigg is the perfect venue for a conference or short visit. We are only ten minutes away from Ullswater and the picturesque scenery of lakes and mountains.
Please click here for a virtual tour of the facilities Virtual Tour|.
Facilities include:
A dedicated Conference Centre that is available year round
Total of 5 conference rooms with the largest accommodating 200 people
Classrooms also available on campus
All rooms are well furnished and have a full range of Audio-Visual equipment
Disabled access and facilities
Registration and exhibition areas as well as fax & photocopying facilities
200 dining seated in Brambles Restaurant and 200 dining buffet in Conference Centre
300 car parking spaces
210 single bedrooms available out of term time only
Self-catering accommodation for families or groups
Licenced bar (subject to availability)
Sports complex
Telephone: 01768 893431
E-mail: Conferences.penrith@cumbria.ac.uk|
Accommodation|
Self Catering Shared Facilities
These are the traditional houses located on The Drive (35 single rooms – 12 small, 18 standard and 5 large), and Bessey Annex, a hostel on two floors (8 single rooms). Most of the accommodation is provided in traditional style housing. Four to eight students share the accommodation; the bedrooms are all single study bedrooms, some being located on the ground floor. Students share communal kitchen and bathroom facilities. Each house on The Drive has a garden area.
The Village Self Catered Accommodation
The campus' self-catering village, built in 1994 comprises of 120 rooms, this is split into 7 blocks of 16 rooms in groups of 8 and 1 hostel (Bannerdale) with 8 rooms. These single study bedrooms are grouped around a communal kitchen area, with 4 bedrooms either side set on two stories; each has its own private toilet and shower facilities.
One block contains two rooms and a kitchen that have been adapted with facilities suitable for wheelchair users.
The campus launderette containing washing machines and driers is located in Ashness building, together with Brambles Restaurant and Ashness Shop. Public telephones are located adjacent to the self-catering village.
Common Room and Cybercafé
You can chill out and take a break in our recently refurbished common room, complete with TV and games facilities. Our FE students also have a brand new cybercafé, with computers linked to the university network, and a refreshment area.
Early Years Centre|
The Centre provides childcare from Monday to Friday, 08.30 to 17.30. A team of qualified nursery practitioners caters for children aged from three months to five years. Older children can be accommodated during holiday periods.
Newton Rigg Campus Site Map|
News
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Newton Rigg Campus announced as the Centre of Excellence for Outdoors in the North West|
Traditional land-based subjects at Newton Rigg Campus praised in Ofsted report|
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Kids meet lambs at Newton Rigg|
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Newton Rigg hosts the 3rd International Outdoor Education Conference|
Newton Rigg student to play for England Colleges national team|
University students train to be police officers of the future|
University of Cumbria student wins county coaching position|
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