Astro pitch · Studio gym · Treatment room
A multi-purpose facility in the middle of Market Harborough
A brand-new indoor arena with a studio gym and a treatment room alongside the pitch. Home to WDR Coaching, and open to hire by clubs, coaches, personal trainers, therapists, businesses and local organisations — under a roof, whatever the weather is doing.
What’s here
Four ways to use the centre
Coaching, facility hire, the studio gym and birthday parties. Some of it we run; the rest is space other people take by the hour for whatever they do — football, fitness, therapy, training or an event.
What we run
- First KicksTheir first taste of football, ages 2–6. Mini Bees and Mini Badgers, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
- WDR CoachingOne to one, in pairs, in small groups, or with written feedback. For players of all ages and abilities, and led by our founder and lead coach alongside other professional coaches.
- Birthday partiesNinety minutes on the indoor astro, up to fourteen children. Three packages from £100, with a goodie bag for every child.
Facility hire
- Astro pitchIndoor, all-weather. Team training, fitness circuits, small groups and private use. Off-peak hire from £15 an hour.
- Studio GymA room of your own for training. From £5 a session, exclusive hire from £15 an hour, and two new classes from October.
- Treatment roomHome to HP Massage and Matt Firth Physio, who take their own bookings direct.
First Kicks
Mini Bees and Mini Badgers
Their first taste of football — games, a bit of skill, and a lot of confidence, somewhere warm and indoors where nobody minds if it all goes sideways.
- Ages 3–4
- 10:30–11:30amTuesdays
- Ages 2–3
- 10:30–11:30amThursdays
- Ages 4–5
- 4–5pmThursdays
- Ages 5–6
- 5–6pmThursdays
WDR Coaching
Coaching, and someone who watches
WDR Coaching is William Ronald’s — the home of Harborough football. Will is our founder and lead coach, and he coaches here alongside other professional coaches.
Sessions run in the arena, one to one, in pairs, or in small groups. We also take sessions outdoors: the kit goes in the van and travels from here, so the session is set up properly wherever it lands.
Hire the space
Take it by the hour
The pitch, the studio gym and the treatment room all go out to hire — by coaches, personal trainers, physios, therapists, teams, businesses and local organisations. Off-peak pitch hire starts at £15 an hour.
Astro pitch
Indoor and all-weather. Team training, small groups, personal use, fitness classes and circuits. Off-peak from £15 an hour, team and club hire from £20.
Studio Gym
Hire the room outright from £15 an hour if you’re a coach, a PT or an instructor — or use it on your own from £5 a session.
Treatment room
Equipped, and home to HP Massage and Matt Firth Physio — who take their own bookings direct.
Partners and sponsors
We’re in it, not next to it
A centre that isn’t part of the town around it is just a shed with a carpet in it. Club sponsors of Harborough Town, home to Borough Alliance’s crest, and kitted out by businesses from Market Harborough.
What’s on
News from the centre
We are still adding things, so this is where they land — new sessions, new hirers, and whatever we have been up to around town.
Harborough Carnival
The carnival is in June and always a big one for us, being where we are. Harborough Town players came down for meet and greets, and we gave away a signed Harborough Town shirt.
Fun days
We open the arena up through the holidays — games, inflatables, the trophies out on the pitch, and the whole place given over to it. Keep an eye on our social media for the next one.
Follow us
WDR Football Centre: Facebook · Instagram · TikTok
WDR Coaching: Facebook · Instagram
Gift vouchers
The present that gets them out of the house
Vouchers are available for use at the WDR Football Centre and for WDR Coaching — an ideal present for your child to keep their football skills up.
Spend them on coaching sessions, First Kicks, pitch hire or a birthday party. Get in touch and tell us the amount — we will sort the rest.
Gallery
A look around the centre
The pitch, the seating area beside it, and the wall the place was named for.
Where we are
Market Harborough town centre
We’re in the middle of town, a short walk from the high street and the station. Most people park in one of the public car parks nearby and walk the last bit.
Please don’t use the car park in front of the building. It is privately owned, authorisation only, and not for WDR customers.
71 St Marys Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire LE16 7DS
Directions on Google Maps
Step-free access throughout, with an accessible toilet and accessible changing.
Outdoor WDR Coaching sessions run at Harborough Town Football Club, Northampton Road, Market Harborough LE16 9HF.
