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Gyms in Ceredigion

A university town on Cardigan Bay, community-run pools in the valleys and 65 miles of coast path. Here's where to train in Ceredigion and who to train with.

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Towns in Ceredigion

From Aberystwyth on the bay to Lampeter and Tregaron inland.

Training in Ceredigion

Council and community centres, a university sports centre and a long coast.

Ceredigion had around 71,500 residents at Census 2021, 5.9% fewer than in 2011, and a median age of 47. Students still shape it: 8.9% of residents are aged 20 to 24, with Aberystwyth University and the Lampeter campus of the University of Wales Trinity Saint David, and 45.3% of people speak Welsh.

Ceredigion County Council runs four leisure centres: Plascrug in Aberystwyth, Teifi in Cardigan, Sir Geraint Evans in Aberaeron and Lampeter Leisure. It also supports community-run centres in Llandysul and Tregaron and Aberaeron's pool. Aberystwyth University's sports centre sells community memberships for its gym, pool, climbing wall and running track, and there are 24-hour strength gyms in Aberaeron and Cardigan.

Outside, the coast path runs the length of Cardigan Bay and the Ystwyth Trail heads inland to Tregaron. Training is easier to keep up with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Ceredigion

The council's leisure centres first, then the community and university centres, gyms and martial arts.

Council leisure centres

Community and university centres

Gyms, strength and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Ceredigion

A belay partner at the university climbing wall, someone to lift with in Aberaeron, a training partner at the Lampeter gym: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A weekend ride on the Ystwyth Trail, a Saturday run on the coast path out of Cardigan, a hill session up Constitution Hill: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Ceredigion.

  • Ceredigion Coast Path65 miles from a bronze otter by the Teifi bridge in Cardigan to the war memorial at Ynyslas, fully open since July 2008.
  • Ystwyth Trail21 miles from Aberystwyth to Tregaron on the old Manchester and Milford Railway trackbed, open to walkers and cyclists all the way.
  • Constitution Hillthe hill at the north end of Aberystwyth's seafront, with a cliff railway and wide views from the top.
  • Penglais Nature Parkwoodland above Aberystwyth and the first nature reserve in Ceredigion.
  • PumlumonCeredigion's highest point, at 752 m, in the Cambrian Mountains that cover much of the east.

Getting around

Rail, bus and bike routes to Ceredigion's gyms.

Rail

  • Aberystwyth is the terminus of the Cambrian Line, with a mostly hourly service to Shrewsbury
  • change at Dovey Junction for the Cambrian Coast Line

Bus

  • TrawsCymru T1: hourly Monday to Saturday, Aberystwyth to Carmarthen via Aberaeron and Lampeter
  • TrawsCymru T5: Aberystwyth, Aberaeron, New Quay, Cardigan, Fishguard and Haverfordwest
  • the 460 links Cardigan with Carmarthen

Cycle

  • the Ystwyth Trail runs 21 miles from Aberystwyth to Tregaron, open to cyclists along its whole length

Who trains here

What the census says about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and on the coast path.

  • 8.9%Aged 20 to 24With another 5.8% aged 16 to 19, students and young adults are a big part of Aberystwyth and Lampeter.Census 2021
  • 47Median ageUp from 42 in 2011, so the gym floor and the pool mix students with people who've trained here for decades.Census 2021
  • 45.3%Speak WelshNearly half of residents aged 3 and over, down from 47.3% in 2011. Plenty of training partners here speak Welsh.Census 2021

Ceredigion gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Ceredigion?

Gymist lists 204 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Ceredigion, from council and community leisure centres to the university sports centre, strength gyms, martial arts and rugby and football grounds.

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

Ceredigion County Council runs Plascrug Leisure Centre in Llanbadarn Fawr, Aberystwyth, Teifi Leisure Centre in Cardigan, Sir Geraint Evans Leisure Centre on South Road in Aberaeron and Lampeter Leisure on Peterwell Terrace. The council also supports Calon Tysul in Llandysul, Caron Leisure Centre in Tregaron, which is community run, and Aberaeron Swimming Pool.

Where can I swim in Ceredigion?

Plascrug Leisure Centre in Aberystwyth and Lampeter Leisure both have pools, and so do Calon Tysul in Llandysul and Aberaeron Swimming Pool. Aberystwyth University's sports centre has a pool too, open to the public through its community membership.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Ceredigion?

The Ceredigion Coast Path runs 65 miles from Cardigan to Ynyslas and has been fully open since July 2008. The Ystwyth Trail follows 21 miles of old railway from Aberystwyth to Tregaron for walkers and cyclists. In Aberystwyth, Constitution Hill and the woodland of Penglais Nature Park are both on the edge of town.

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

Aberystwyth is the terminus of the Cambrian Line, with a mostly hourly train to Shrewsbury. TrawsCymru T1 buses run hourly Monday to Saturday from Aberystwyth to Carmarthen via Aberaeron and Lampeter, and the T5 runs roughly hourly along the coast through Aberaeron, New Quay and Cardigan to Fishguard and Haverfordwest.

How do I find a gym buddy in Ceredigion?

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