just a 10-minute drive from the main campus. The 50-acre (20 ha) site includes watersports lake, grass pitches, woodlands and an activity centre
=== The Hive (library and study facility) ===
The Hive, a joint venture between the University of Worcester and Worcestershire County Council, was officially opened by The Queen in July 2012. The library is adjacent to the City Campus site in the centre of Worcester and brings a range of services under one roof including a fully integrated public and university library with adult, children's and academic sections, the Worcestershire Archive and Record Office, the Worcestershire Historic Environment and Archaeology Service, the County Archive record store and the Worcestershire County Council Hub Customer Service Centre.
The Hive contains over a quarter of a million books and 12 miles (19 km) of archive collections, together with meeting rooms, exhibition spaces and a studio theatre. Individual and group working areas are provided throughout the five floors together with over 500 desktop computers.
=== University Park ===
The university plans to develop a third campus on the disused Grove Farm, a 47-acre (190,000 m2) piece of land 1 mi (1.6 km) from St John's campus. It is adjacent to the A44 and well connected to the city's transport network. This third site is expected to take fifteen years to complete and will form part of a Business and Enterprise Park alongside expanded science, business and sport institutes. Parts of the site will also develop the university's work in healthcare and wellbeing, again in partnership with local providers.
=== Other locations ===
The university also owns or operates various other halls and sports facilities across the city of Worcester, but these are not major university sites or campuses.
The university is one of the official venues to be included in the London 2012 Pre-Games Training Camp Guide.[4] The guide features facilities and venues across the UK suitable for use by international sporting teams as a training base in the …
