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Gyms in Bassetlaw

North Nottinghamshire, from Worksop, the gateway to the Dukeries, to Retford on the East Coast Main Line, with Clumber Park's 3,800 acres and the Chesterfield Canal to train along. Here's where to train in Bassetlaw and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Bassetlaw

From Harworth and Bircotes in the north to Worksop, Retford and the Trent villages.

Training in Bassetlaw

Two market towns, three public leisure centres and 3,800 acres of National Trust parkland.

Bassetlaw is home to around 117,800 people (Census 2021), up 4.4% since 2011, with a median age of 45. Worksop, the biggest town, has 44,733. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 62.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, and 27.0% did less than 30 minutes.

Barnsley Premier Leisure, a charity, runs the district's three leisure centres under its Your Space name: Worksop Leisure Centre on Valley Road and Retford Leisure Centre on Old Hall Drive, each with two pools, a weights room and class and cycle studios, and Bircotes Leisure Centre, with a pool and gym. Around them are Bannatyne's club with a 20 m pool at Manton, chain gyms in both towns, RT Fit in Retford and martial arts schools.

Then there's Clumber Park and the Chesterfield Canal towpath. It's easier to get out there with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Bassetlaw

The Your Space leisure centres first, then the health clubs, the big independents and the martial arts schools.

Public leisure centres (Your Space, run by BPL)

Gyms and health clubs

Martial arts

Find a training buddy in Bassetlaw

A lane partner at Retford, someone to share the weights room in Worksop, a riding partner for Clumber Park's lanes: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A weekend ride round Clumber Lake, an evening run on the canal towpath from Worksop, a Sunday loop of Kings Park in Retford: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Bassetlaw.

  • Clumber Park3,800 acres of woodland, heath and farmland south of Worksop, owned by the National Trust since 1946, with an 87-acre lake, paths and cycle tracks round it and bikes to hire.
  • Clumber's Lime Tree Avenuemore than 2 miles (3.2 km) long, with National Cycle Route 6 passing through the park.
  • Chesterfield Canal45.5 miles from West Stockwith on the Trent through Retford and Worksop to Chesterfield, opened through Worksop in 1777.
  • Kings Park, Retfordabout 10 hectares by the River Idle, opened in 1938, with tennis courts, bowling greens and a skate park.
  • Sandhill Lake, Worksopused for leisure alongside the Chesterfield Canal.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Bassetlaw's gyms.

Rail

  • Retford: 0.603 million passengers in 2024/25, on the East Coast Main Line, with LNER and Hull Trains to London King's Cross
  • Worksop: about 0.515 million passengers in 2024/25, with Northern trains to Sheffield and Lincoln and East Midlands Railway to Nottingham via Mansfield

Bus

  • Stagecoach East Midlands runs buses in and around Worksop, including routes to Doncaster, Rotherham, Chesterfield and Nottingham

Cycle

  • National Cycle Route 6 runs through Clumber Park

Who trains here

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

  • 27.0%Adults doing under 30 min a weekMore than a quarter of adults. Plenty of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 45Median ageUp two years since 2011, as the share of residents aged 65 to 74 rose from 10.2% to 12.0%.Census 2021
  • 44,733People in WorksopThe district's biggest town, known as the Gateway to the Dukeries, with Clumber Park to the south.Census 2021

Bassetlaw gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Bassetlaw?

Gymist lists 131 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Bassetlaw, from the three Your Space leisure centres to chain and independent gyms, martial arts schools, golf clubs and village sports clubs.

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

Bassetlaw District Council's three leisure centres are managed by BPL (Barnsley Premier Leisure) under the Your Space name: Worksop Leisure Centre on Valley Road, Retford Leisure Centre on Old Hall Drive and Bircotes Leisure Centre on Whitehouse Road in Bircotes.

Where can I swim in Bassetlaw?

Worksop and Retford leisure centres each have two pools, and Bircotes Leisure Centre has a pool too. Bannatyne Health Club at Manton, Worksop, has a 20 m pool for members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Bassetlaw?

Clumber Park, south of Worksop, has 3,800 acres of parkland run by the National Trust, with a lime tree avenue more than 2 miles long and National Cycle Route 6 running through it. The Chesterfield Canal runs through Retford and Worksop, and Kings Park in Retford covers about 10 hectares by the River Idle.

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

Retford is on the East Coast Main Line, with LNER and Hull Trains services to London King's Cross. Worksop has hourly trains to Sheffield and to Lincoln on Northern's Sheffield to Lincoln line, and hourly East Midlands Railway trains to Nottingham via Mansfield on the Robin Hood Line, except on Sundays. Stagecoach East Midlands runs buses around Worksop.

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