The U-Mix Centre
ENTRY
from £1
WHERE
Sheffield
What it’s like
A community venue in Sheffield with a 3G football pitch, dance studio, recording studio and games room you can hire by the hour.
This is a hire-by-the-hour venue rather than a single attraction, and that's what makes it useful: a floodlit 3G five-a-side pitch, a sprung-floor dance studio, a recording studio, a digital media centre stacked with Apple Macs, and a Positive Activity room with a pool table, table tennis, table football, a PlayStation 3, an Xbox 360 and a 50 inch telly with Sky. There's also a fitness suite and a training and performance suite if you're after something more structured.
The pricing is split into peak and off-peak, and general public versus community groups, which takes a minute to get your head round but works in your favour if you're flexible. Off-peak (weekdays 10am to 6pm, or 10am to 10pm at weekends) is cheaper across the board, so a Saturday morning slot on the football pitch at £20 beats a weekday evening at £35. Community groups get a further discount on nearly everything, which is worth knowing if you're booking through a club or a youth group rather than as an individual.
The Positive Activity room is the one that'll actually get remembered, games consoles and a pool table are hard to beat as a way to fill an after-school hour. If you just want a computer, a single PC is £1 an hour, which is about as low-stakes as bookings get here. Everything's open every day from 10am to 10pm, and there's on-site parking either side of Asline Road with no charge mentioned, plus accessible toilets and wheelchair access throughout.
Facilities
Need to know
- Parking
- On-site parking on either side of Asline Road, no charge mentioned
- Off-peak covers weekday daytimes and all weekend hours, and it's noticeably cheaper than weekday evenings
- Community group rates undercut general public pricing on nearly every room
- A single PC is £1 an hour if you just need one computer rather than the whole digital media centre
- All-day rates are available on several rooms and work out better value than paying by the hour
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
It depends what you're booking and when. The football pitch runs from £17 off-peak for community groups up to £35 peak for general public, and a single PC is £1 an hour if you just need a computer.
What's the difference between peak and off-peak?
Peak is weekday evenings, 6pm to 10pm. Off-peak covers weekday daytimes and all weekend hours, and it's cheaper on every room.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so you'd want to get in touch directly to reserve a room or the pitch.
Is it cheaper for clubs and groups?
Community groups pay less than general public bookings on almost everything, from the football pitch to the meeting rooms.
What's in the Positive Activity room?
A pool table, table tennis, table football, a PlayStation 3, an Xbox 360 and a 50 inch TV with Sky.
Can we hire the recording studio?
Yes, it's £25 an hour whatever the time of day, or £100 for a full day as general public (£80 for community groups).
Is there a gym?
There's a fitness suite at £1 a pay-as-you-go session, and personal training is £5 an hour.
What time is it open?
Every day, 10am to 10pm.
Is there parking?
On-site parking on either side of Asline Road with no charge mentioned.
Is it wheelchair accessible?
There's wheelchair access, an accessible toilet and blue badge parking.
Can you hire a room for the whole day?
Several spaces do all-day rates, including the dance studio, digital media centre, recording studio and meeting rooms, which works out cheaper per hour than booking in short slots.
Is there wifi?
Wifi's listed among the facilities.
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