Maiden Castle sports centre
| Address | Maiden Castle Stockton Road Durham DH1 3SE United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 54°46′01″N 1°33′32″W / 54.767°N 1.559°W |
| Elevation | 35 m (115 ft) to 36 m (118 ft) |
| Public transit | "Houghall College" bus stop (multiple routes from Arriva and Go North East) |
| Parking | 250 cars; 16 coaches |
| Owner | Durham University |
| Capacity | 2,400 (football) |
| Record attendance | 2,381 (football: Durham W.F.C. vs Manchester City W.F.C., Women's FA Cup, 14 January 2024) |
| Scoreboard | Yes (digital) |
| Construction | |
| Built | 1961–1965 |
| Opened | 8 May 1965 |
| Expanded | 1984–88, 2009–12, 2017–19 |
| Tenants | |
| 1965–present | |
| 2020–present | |
Hartlepool United (training ground) | by 2009–2017 and 2021–present |
| 2021 | |
Newcastle United (training ground) | 1992–2001 |
Maiden Castle sports centre, also known as the Graham Sports Centre and the Durham University Sport and Wellbeing Park, is the main sports complex at Durham University and the home for many of the university's teams. It also stages professional football as the home of Durham W.F.C. since 2020 and is used as an international venue, including hosting one of the four 2023 Women's EuroHockey Championship Qualifiers tournaments in summer 2022 and the 1995 IAAF World Cross Country Championships. It has been used as a training ground by Hartlepool United since 2021, having previously been used by Newcastle United.
The sports centre is situated on the southeast side of Durham on the floodplain of the River Wear, just south of the Maiden Castle iron age fort from which it takes its name. The main sports complex, including the centre buildings and artificial pitches, are located on the west bank of the river, with vehicular access from the A177 Stockton Road, with additional playing fields on the east bank linked to the main complex via a footbridge. Paths along the river link Maiden Castle to the university's other sports fields at Hollow Drift (150 m north) and The Racecourse.