Barrow Camp Facilities
Hoops Basketball Centre.
The Headquarters of Eurocamp is Hoops Basketball Centre. The facility was completed in 1998 with the assistance of £1.25 million Lottery funding. The first Eurocamp opened weeks after the Centre was completed and has taken place there every year since. The centre is home to Barrow Thorns Junior Basketball Club and is widely used by various local sports clubs and groups. During Eurocamp week, the main office, camp shop, coaches office and two of our dormitories are located here. Hoops boasts two side by side training courts with a main show court and seating for over 300 spectators. There are 6 main baskets, 4 further wall mounted practice rings and 2 full size portable nets. As you would expect, Hoops is fitted with a wooden sprung floor which was completely refurbished in 2020. As you can see from the photograph, Hoops is situated on the outskirts of Barrow, surrounded by playing fields and with the hills of Low Furness on the outskirts of the Lake District National Park in the background.
Hoops Main Court
In addition to Hoops we have total un restricted use of the following venues for the duration of the camp:
Walney School. A facility which opened in September 2012 and has been used by Eurocamp for the first time in 2013. We use Walney for training and camp league fixtures.
Dalton Active Sports Hall (DASH) a new build within the grounds of Dowdales School, first used by Eurocamp in 2010 this is a single court venue used for training and camp league.
