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Gyms in Burnley

A canal town under the Pennine moors, with two public pools, a 400 m track at Barden and Towneley Park on the doorstep. Here's where to train in Burnley and who to train with.

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Places in Burnley

The town, Padiham and the moors that ring them.

Training in Burnley

Two public pools, a track at Barden and a canal through the middle.

Burnley is home to around 94,600 people (Census 2021), up 8.7% since 2011, with a median age of 39. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 59.8% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, below the North West's 62.9%, and 29.3% did less than 30 minutes.

Burnley Leisure & Culture runs the public sites: St Peter's Leisure Centre in the town centre, with a 25 m pool, a training pool, a gym and sports halls, Padiham Leisure Centre, with a 25 m pool, a gym and an indoor cycling studio, the six-lane 400 m track at Barden Lane, home to Burnley Athletic Club, and Prairie Sports Village, with 3G football pitches and a 16-bay Toptracer golf range. Around them sit seven floodlit 3G pitches at Soccer Burnley and clubs for Muay Thai, kickboxing, karate and ju-jitsu.

Then there's the outdoors: 180 hectares of Towneley Park, the Leeds and Liverpool Canal across the Straight Mile, and the 40-mile Burnley Way round the town. It's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Burnley

The Burnley Leisure & Culture sites first, then pitches and fight gyms.

Leisure centres and track (Burnley Leisure & Culture)

Pitches and golf

Combat sports

Find a training buddy in Burnley

A lane partner at St Peter's, someone to run Barden Lane with, a sparring partner for Muay Thai: find people near you who train when you do.

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Start a Burnley training group

A weekend run round Towneley Park, a canal towpath run over the Straight Mile, a 5-a-side game at Soccer Burnley: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Burnley.

  • Towneley Parkabout 180 hectares on the town's south-east edge, with woodland, playing fields and the Grade I Towneley Hall.
  • Leeds and Liverpool Canala towpath across the Straight Mile, an embankment 1,120 m long and up to 18 m high, built between 1796 and 1801.
  • Burnley Waya 40-mile circular walk from the Weavers' Triangle, by the canal, Hurstwood Reservoir and Thieveley Pike.
  • Mary Towneley Loopa 47-mile loop of the Pennine Bridleway, through the Cliviger Gorge to just east of Worsthorne.
  • Singing Ringing Treea 3 m steel Panopticon at Crown Point, 2 miles south of the town centre, overlooking Burnley.

Getting around

Rail, bus and the M65 to Burnley's gyms.

Rail

  • Burnley Manchester Road: hourly to Preston and Blackpool North, and to Leeds and York
  • direct trains to Manchester Victoria via the Todmorden curve, about 45 minutes
  • Burnley Central, Burnley Barracks and Rose Grove: hourly stopping trains to Preston, Nelson and Colne

Bus

  • Burnley Bus Company runs most town services
  • the X43 Witch Way to Manchester via Rawtenstall

Road

  • the M65 at junctions 9, 10 and 11, west to Blackburn and Preston and north-east to Nelson and Colne

Walk and cycle

  • the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath through the town
  • the Burnley Way, the Mary Towneley Loop and the Brontë Way

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll train alongside.

  • 29.3%Adults doing under 30 min a weekMore than one adult in four. Plenty of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 39Median ageThe same as in 2011, and a year younger than the North West's 40.Census 2021
  • 13.6%Aged 25 to 34Up from 12.7% in 2011: the age when a regular training partner helps a habit stick.Census 2021

Burnley gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Burnley?

Gymist lists 34 gyms, sports venues, studios and clubs across Burnley, from Prairie Sports Village and Soccer Burnley's pitches to Muay Thai, karate and ju-jitsu clubs in Burnley and Padiham.

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

Burnley Leisure & Culture runs St Peter's Leisure Centre on Church Street, with a 25 m pool, a training pool, a refurbished gym, fitness and indoor cycling studios, and sports halls for badminton, basketball and squash, and Padiham Leisure Centre on Park Road, with a 25 m pool, a gym, fitness and indoor cycling studios, and a sauna and steam room. It also runs Barden Lane Athletics Track, Prairie Sports Village and Towneley Golf.

Is there a running track in Burnley?

Yes. Barden Lane has a 400 m, six-lane synthetic track and is home to Burnley Athletic Club, which coaches track and field, cross country and juniors aged 8 to 14. The track is used for organised club sessions and scheduled activities such as Couch to 5k rather than individual bookings, so joining the club is the way in.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Burnley?

Towneley Park covers about 180 hectares on the town's south-east edge, with woodland, playing fields and Towneley Hall. The Burnley Way is a 40-mile circular walk from the Weavers' Triangle, using the Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath and climbing to Thieveley Pike. The canal itself crosses the town on the Straight Mile, an embankment 1,120 m long.

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

Burnley Manchester Road has hourly trains to Preston, Blackpool North, Leeds and York, and direct trains to Manchester Victoria via the Todmorden curve, taking about 45 minutes. Burnley Central and Burnley Barracks have an hourly stopping service to Preston, Nelson and Colne. Burnley Bus Company runs most town services and the X43 Witch Way to Manchester.

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