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Gyms in Chester

A walled Roman city on the River Dee, where you can swim in a Victorian bath house, learn to row on the river and choose from dozens of studios and fight gyms.

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Training in Chester

Old pools, a rowing river and a lot of independents.

Chester's training starts in the water. Brio Northgate in the city centre has a main pool, a training pool, a new gym and refurbished squash courts, and Chester City Baths on Union Street is a Victorian 25-yard pool run as a charity. Around them sit chain gyms from The Gym Group, PureGym and JD Gyms, health clubs at Total Fitness and Nuffield Health, and a long run of independents: CrossFit Chester, Subworx jiu-jitsu, Chester Boxers, Chester Judo Club, and Pilates and yoga studios across the city.

The city walls make a circuit of almost 2 miles on a raised walkway, and Grosvenor Park and the Groves sit beside the Dee. Royal Chester Rowing Club, founded in 1838, runs Learn to Row for adults on the river. A training partner turns a lap of the walls or an early outing on the water into a habit you keep.

Getting there

  • Chester station · Transport for Wales, Avanti West Coast, Northern
  • Merseyrail Wirral line · Birkenhead and Liverpool

Train outdoors

  • Chester's walls
  • Grosvenor Park
  • The Groves
  • River Dee

Where to train in Chester

Pools and health clubs first, then gyms, then fight, river and studio.

Find a training buddy in Chester

A lane partner at the City Baths, someone to row with on the Dee, a sparring partner at Subworx or Chester Boxers.

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Chester gym questions

The short version.

How many gyms are there in Chester?

Gymist lists 170 gyms, pools, studios and sports venues in Chester, from Brio Northgate and the City Baths to chain gyms, rowing clubs, martial arts schools and personal trainers.

Where can I swim in Chester?

Brio Northgate has a main pool, a training pool and a water slide, with lane swimming and aqua classes. Chester City Baths has a 25-yard pool in a Victorian building, run by volunteers as a charity.

Can I learn to row in Chester?

Yes. Royal Chester Rowing Club, founded in 1838, runs Learn to Row courses for adults on the River Dee. Grosvenor Rowing Club and Queens Park Rowing Club are also in the city.

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