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Gyms in Ashfield

Old mining towns between Mansfield and Nottingham, with three Everyone Active leisure centres, an ice rink at Sutton and a tram line into Hucknall. Here's where to train in Ashfield and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Ashfield

From Hucknall at the end of the tram line to Selston and Huthwaite on the Derbyshire border.

Training in Ashfield

Three public pools, an ice rink and old pit land turned into parks.

Ashfield is home to around 126,300 people (Census 2021), up 5.7% since 2011, with a median age of 42. Most live in three towns: Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby in Ashfield and Hucknall. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 60.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, and 29.4% did less than 30 minutes.

Everyone Active runs the district's three leisure centres: Lammas Leisure Centre in Sutton, with a 25 m pool, an ice rink and an indoor bowls hall, Kirkby Leisure Centre, with a 25 m pool and an 85-station gym, and Hucknall Leisure Centre, with a six-lane 25 m pool and a four-court sports hall. Around them are a CrossFit box on Coxmoor Road, boxing and MMA gyms in Hucknall, and Green Flag parks from Kings Mill Reservoir to Selston Country Park.

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Where to train in Ashfield

Everyone Active's leisure centres first, then the strength gyms, CrossFit and fight gyms.

Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)

Gyms, strength and CrossFit

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Ashfield

A lane partner at Hucknall, someone to share the WOD on Coxmoor Road, a pad holder at a boxing gym in Hucknall: find people nearby who train when you do.

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An evening run round Kings Mill Reservoir, a weekend ride on Brierley Forest Park's trails, a Sunday walk from Selston Country Park: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Ashfield.

  • Kings Mill Reservoira Green Flag reservoir in Sutton, part of Mill Waters, which has 70 hectares for walking, running and cycling; its sailing club has used the water since 1959.
  • Brierley Forest Parkwoodland, hay meadows and wetland on the old Sutton Colliery site, with more than two miles of nature walks, cycling trails, a horse-riding route and a mountain bike track.
  • Selston Country Parka Green Flag park with walking trails, a BMX course and a wildflower meadow, and the start of the Three Villages Walking Trail.
  • Titchfield Park, Hucknalla Green Flag park in Hucknall, with Bestwood Country Park to the east of the town.

Getting around

Rail and tram routes to Ashfield's gyms.

Rail

  • East Midlands Railway's Robin Hood Line between Nottingham and Worksop calls at Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton Parkway
  • Sutton Parkway is about two miles south of Sutton town centre

Tram

  • Hucknall is the northern terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit, running through central Nottingham

Who trains here

What the census and Sport England say about the people you'll train alongside.

  • 29.4%Adults doing under 30 min a weekClose to three in ten adults. Plenty of people here would move more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 42Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, as the share of residents aged 75 to 84 rose from 5.2% to 6.9%.Census 2021
  • 5.7%Population growth since 2011To around 126,300 people, though below the East Midlands' 7.7% and England's 6.6%.Census 2021

Ashfield gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Ashfield?

Gymist lists 91 gyms, leisure centres, studios, fight gyms and sports venues across Ashfield, from the three Everyone Active leisure centres to CrossFit, boxing and MMA gyms, yoga studios and village sports clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Ashfield, and who runs them?

Ashfield District Council has three leisure centres, all run by Everyone Active: Lammas Leisure Centre on Lammas Road in Sutton-in-Ashfield, Kirkby Leisure Centre on Hodgkinson Road in Kirkby in Ashfield and Hucknall Leisure Centre on Linby Road in Hucknall. Everyone Active also runs the Jamie Brough Pavilion, with football pitches, on Kenbrook Road in Hucknall.

Where can I swim in Ashfield?

All three leisure centres have 25 m pools. Lammas Leisure Centre has a 25 m main pool and a teaching pool, Kirkby Leisure Centre has a four-lane 25 m pool with a movable floor, and Hucknall Leisure Centre has a six-lane 25 m pool with a movable floor and a teaching pool.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Ashfield?

Ashfield has seven Green Flag parks, including Kings Mill Reservoir, Brierley Forest Park, Sutton Lawn and Selston Country Park. Mill Waters, around Kings Mill Reservoir, has 70 hectares for walking, running and cycling, and Brierley Forest Park has more than two miles of nature walks, cycling trails and a mountain bike track on the old Sutton Colliery site.

How do I get to gyms in Ashfield without a car?

East Midlands Railway's Robin Hood Line runs between Nottingham and Worksop, calling at Hucknall, Kirkby-in-Ashfield and Sutton Parkway. Hucknall is also the northern terminus of the Nottingham Express Transit tram, and Hucknall Leisure Centre is on Linby Road in the town.

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