Image: A 25m swimming pool is among the facilities

A new £8m leisure complex is to open at Leicester's De Montfort University (DMU) with a two-week period of free taster sessions and tours commencing on 30 July.

The facility is to be called The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre following The Queen's visit to DMU on the first stop of the official Diamond Jubilee tour.

S&P Architects - the leisure specialists behind projects including the London 2012 Aquatics Centre - have designed the new centre, with Morgan Sindall responsible for its construction.

Among the facilities is a 485sq m (5,220sq ft) fitness suite containing more than 100 pieces of cardiovascular, resistance, functional and weights equipment supplied by Technogym.

The stations will also be supported with a communicator key, which - if purchased - will give users the opportunity to receive a range information about their training work.

Meanwhile, the centre also boasts a 25m, six-lane swimming pool; a poolside sauna; an eight-court sports hall; a dance studio; a climbing wall; and a café.

The two-week period of taster sessions and tours will be available to the public, students and staff, before memberships and drop-in prices are introduced from 13 August.

DMU vice-chancellor Professor Dominic Shellard said: "We are extremely proud to be naming this brand new building The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Leisure Centre."

Details: www.dmu.ac.uk