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Gyms in the Barbican

Around the Barbican Estate's brutalist towers and lake you can lift at Virgin Active Aldersgate, PureGym or Nuffield Health, or play tennis on the estate's courts.

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Training in Barbican

Concrete, a lake and plenty of gyms.

The Barbican Estate, built between 1965 and 1976, is home to around 4,000 people, and the gyms around its edges serve them and the City's office workers. Virgin Active Aldersgate, PureGym London St Pauls and Nuffield Health Moorgate cover the big-gym end, with Athletic and Rebuildyourhealth for smaller-scale and personal training. The estate has its own tennis courts, Ludgate Clinic handles osteopathy and physiotherapy, and Urban Golf offers indoor golf.

Just north, Golden Lane Sport & Fitness is closed for refurbishment, though its tennis courts stay open. The nearest public pools are over the border in Islington, at Ironmonger Row Baths and Finsbury Leisure Centre. Meeting a partner before work is easy with Barbican, Moorgate and St Paul's all close by.

Getting there

  • Barbican · Circle, Hammersmith & City and Metropolitan lines
  • Moorgate station
  • St Paul's station

Train outdoors

  • Barbican Tennis Courts
  • Golden Lane tennis courts

Where to train in Barbican

The big gyms first, then specialists.

Find a training buddy in Barbican

A 7am lifting partner at Aldersgate, a tennis partner on the estate courts, someone for a lunchtime PureGym session.

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Start a Barbican training group

A before-work run to the river, a weekend tennis ladder: set it up and we'll help neighbours and colleagues find it.

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Barbican gym questions

Need to know.

How many gyms are there in the Barbican?

Gymist lists 14 gyms, studios and venues around the Barbican, from chain clubs to personal trainers, tennis and indoor golf.

Is there a swimming pool near the Barbican?

Not in the City at the moment. Golden Lane's centre is closed for refurbishment, so the nearest public pools are Ironmonger Row Baths, which has a 30.5 m pool, and Finsbury Leisure Centre, both in Islington.

How do I find a gym buddy in the Barbican?

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