Sport @ Pembroke
Pembroke boasts a huge range of sports clubs and has its own sports ground a 10 minute walk from college, consisting of two football pitches, a rugby pitch, two cricket nets, two grass tennis courts, three hard tennis/netball courts and a newly renovated pavilion. Pembroke boat house is also located close by and includes a basic gym and bar facilities.
Both men and women, undergraduates and graduates, play sport at a high level. Football and Rowing are a particular strength.
There is a PureGym a stone's throw from Pembroke on St Ebbe's Street which is offering a 10%+ membership discount to students who book via UNiDays.
Getting involved
Footballers in the MCR play regularly with Queens and Somerville MCR. Most other sports are mixed JCR & MCR teams. Even if you don’t play sport to a particularly high level, Pembroke has a lot to offer. Anyone can take part and it is common for students to try out a completely new sport whilst at Oxford.
Just about any sporting interest can be catered for through the JCR, which has many sports teams, or more broadly through the university.
Those interested in participating in any sport are welcome to contact the MCR sport rep.
Rowing @ Pembroke
Pembroke has a long and successful rowing tradition. If you're interested in joining the rowing team, please email nikolas.baya@pmb.ox.ac.uk
Yoga @ the GAB
The welfare team organises weekly yoga sessions jointly with the JCR at the Sir Geoffrey Arthur Building. Yoga sessions typically start at 5pm on Tuesdays during term time and run till about 7pm. Any level of yoga experience is welcome. Mats are provided at the sessions.
Croquet @ Chapel Quod
In Trinity and during the summer vacation we are allowed on the grass in Chapel quad. You are welcome to use the croquet sets which should be on the grass during daylight hours in Trinity term.
Punting
Each Trinity term, the MCR runs a punt renting scheme. MCR members can claim vouchers for an hour-long punting session at the Magdalen Bridge Boathouse. Vouchers are heavily discounted, valid for up to five people (the maximum that can fit in a punt) and allow you to jump the queue at the boathouse (just let the people behind the till you have a Pembroke MCR voucher). To get your hands on a voucher or two, contact the social secretaries or the schemes rep.
College Sports ground
The Pembroke sports grounds are ten minutes walk from college. They consist of two football pitches, a rugby pitch, two cricket nets, two grass tennis courts, three hard tennis/netball courts and a newly renovated pavilion. The easiest route is to head down St Aldate's, straight over Folly Bridge onto Abingdon Road. Turn right into White House Road (with the Folly Bridge Inn on the corner), go straight over at the crossroads and follow the gravel track next to the adventure playground. At the end of the track, go over the railway bridge, and the Pembroke grounds will be on your left. There are grass and hard tennis courts (get keys from the lodge before you go), two football pitches, a cricket square and a rugby field.
Pembroke boat W1, the women's rowing team, after winning the summer term boat race