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Gyms in Barnet

From Finchley's lido to Saracens' home at Copthall and the green belt beyond Mill Hill, Barnet is a big borough with room to train. Here's where to train in Barnet and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Barnet

From Golders Green and Hendon in the south to Finchley, Mill Hill and the green belt.

Training in Barnet

Five public centres, a summer lido, and gyms strung along the Northern line.

Barnet is home to around 389,300 people (Census 2021), up 9.2% since 2011, and its median age has risen from 35 to 37. Residents aged 50 to 64 grew by 22.3% in that time, while private renting climbed from 25.6% to 32.7% of households. In Nov 2024–25, 63.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, a little under London's 66%.

Five public leisure centres carry the Better (GLL) name. Barnet Copthall in Hendon has three pools, including a 25 m competition pool, next to the StoneX Stadium, home of Saracens. Finchley Lido has a 25 m pool, a wave-machine leisure pool and an outdoor pool open from May to September. Hendon Leisure Centre has a climbing wall and a cycle studio, and there are gyms at Burnt Oak and New Barnet. Around them sit low-cost gyms in Colindale and Staples Corner, health clubs in Hendon and Mill Hill, and a strong run of boxing, judo and martial arts gyms.

The borough runs from Golders Green to the green belt, and much of it lies in the Metropolitan Green Belt. Whether you swim at the lido or walk the Dollis Valley Greenwalk, Gymist helps you find people who train where and when you do.

Where to train in Barnet

Leisure centres first, then the chain gyms, fight gyms and studios around them.

Public leisure centres (Better)

Chain gyms and health clubs

Strength and independent gyms

Boxing and martial arts

Yoga and Pilates studios

Find a training buddy in Barnet

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A Saturday run on the Dollis Valley Greenwalk, a summer lido crew at Finchley, a beginners' climbing night at Hendon: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Brookside paths, heath and open water: free places to train in Barnet.

  • Dollis Valley Greenwalkabout 10 miles (16 km) along Dollis Brook from Moat Mount to the Hampstead Heath Extension, mostly flat from Woodside Park south.
  • Hampstead Heath Extensionthe part of Hampstead Heath in Barnet, by Hampstead Garden Suburb, and the southern end of the Dollis Valley Greenwalk.
  • Golders Hill Parka park by Golders Green with public tennis courts.
  • Welsh Harp (Brent Reservoir)68.6 hectares of water shared with Brent, with sailing clubs and the Phoenix Canoe Club.
  • Finchley Lido outdoor poolopen for outdoor swimming from May to September.

Getting around

Northern line, Thameslink and Great Northern routes to Barnet's gyms.

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  • Northern line (Edgware branch) at Golders Green, Brent Cross, Hendon Central, Colindale, Burnt Oak and Edgware
  • Northern line (High Barnet branch) at East Finchley, Finchley Central, West Finchley, Woodside Park, Totteridge and Whetstone and High Barnet
  • Mill Hill East, on the spur from Finchley Central

Thameslink

  • Cricklewood, Brent Cross West, Hendon and Mill Hill Broadway

Great Northern

  • New Barnet and Oakleigh Park, and New Southgate on the Enfield border

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet in Barnet.

  • 37Median ageUp from 35 in 2011, as residents aged 50 to 64 grew by 22.3%. Strength and swimming for the long run matter here.Census 2021
  • 32.7%Rent privatelyUp from 25.6% of households in 2011, so plenty of people are new to the area and looking for a gym, and someone to go with.Census 2021, households
  • 63.0%Active adultsShare of adults doing 150 minutes or more a week, against 66% across London.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Barnet gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Barnet?

Gymist lists 96 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Barnet, from Copthall and Finchley Lido to chain gyms in Colindale and Finchley and boxing and martial arts gyms in North Finchley and Hendon.

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

Better (GLL) runs five centres in Barnet: Barnet Copthall in Hendon, Finchley Lido at the Great North Leisure Park, Hendon Leisure Centre on Marble Drive, Barnet Burnt Oak on Watling Avenue and New Barnet Leisure Centre on Lawton Road. At Copthall and Finchley Lido, GLL works as an agent in partnership with Barnet Council.

Is there an outdoor pool in Barnet?

Yes. Finchley Lido Leisure Centre opens its outdoor pool from May to September, alongside an indoor 25 m pool and a leisure pool with a wave machine.

Where can I train outdoors in Barnet?

The Dollis Valley Greenwalk runs about 10 miles (16 km) from Moat Mount in Mill Hill to the Hampstead Heath Extension, linking the London Loop and the Capital Ring. Golders Hill Park and the Heath Extension are in the borough, and the Welsh Harp reservoir on the Brent border has sailing and canoe clubs.

What's the easiest way to get to gyms in Barnet?

The Northern line covers the borough on both branches: Golders Green to Edgware, and East Finchley to High Barnet, with a spur to Mill Hill East. Thameslink stops at Cricklewood, Brent Cross West, Hendon and Mill Hill Broadway, and Great Northern trains call at New Barnet and Oakleigh Park.

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