Northgate Arena

Northgate Arena

Coordinates: 53°11′46″N 2°53′24″W / 53.196°N 2.890°W / 53.196; -2.890

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Northgate Arena is an arena and leisure centre complex in Chester, England. Built in the 1970s on the site of the Chester Northgate railway station, Northgate Arena includes swimming pools, a gymnasium, several sports halls and a sauna. The main sports hall is also used for toy and train, antique, postcard and computer fairs. The smaller halls are used by a range of martial art groups which practice, amongst other disciplines, Ju Jitsu, Thai Boxing, Ninjitsu and Kung Fu.

Basketball arena

The arena is also the home venue of the Cheshire Jets who compete in the British Basketball League. The 1,300-seat sports hall has served as the Jets' home venue since 1993 following a move from Ellesmere Port. The Jets currently have plans to move away from the outdated venue and relocate back to a new purpose-built venue in Ellesmere Port in 2014.