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Gyms in Chesterfield

A market town under the Crooked Spire, with an eight-lane pool at Queen's Park, a 24/7 gym on Derby Road and the Trans Pennine Trail finishing in town. Here's where to train in Chesterfield and who to train with.

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Areas of Chesterfield

Whittington Moor, north of the town centre.

Training in Chesterfield

Two council centres, a strip of chain gyms on Derby Road and a trail into town.

Chesterfield is home to around 103,600 people (Census 2021), almost exactly as many as in 2011, and its median age has risen from 42 to 44. In 2024/25, 61.3% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, below the East Midlands figure of 67.2%.

The borough council runs two leisure centres. Queen's Park Sports Centre opened in January 2016, built for £11.2 million, with an eight-lane pool, a gym, squash courts, a sports hall and outdoor 3G pitches. The Healthy Living Centre on Barlow Road has a pool, a gym, climbing and a health spa. Around them are JD Gyms, open 24/7, The Gym Group, Nuffield Health with its own pool, a CrossFit and Hyrox gym, and boxing, kickboxing and martial arts clubs in and around Whittington Moor.

Whether you swim at Queen's Park or ride the trail out to Staveley, it's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Chesterfield

The council's two centres first, then the chains, CrossFit and the fight gyms.

Council leisure centres

Chains and health clubs

CrossFit and independent gyms

Boxing and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Chesterfield

A lane partner at Queen's Park, someone to share a platform at JD Gyms, a sparring partner in Whittington Moor: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday ride on the Trans Pennine Trail to Staveley, a towpath run from Tapton Lock, a circuits session in Queen's Park: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Chesterfield.

  • Queen's Parkopened in 1893, with a lake, a cricket field, a bandstand and a miniature railway, right beside the sports centre.
  • Trans Pennine Trailthe trail's north to south route from Leeds ends in Chesterfield: 6.25 miles from Beighton to Staveley, then 5.5 miles into town.
  • Chesterfield Canal45.5 miles from the River Trent at West Stockwith to Chesterfield, with a visitor centre at Tapton Lock and Staveley Town Basin, opened in 2012.
  • Poolsbrook Country Parknear Staveley, with trails for walkers and mountain bikers along former pit railway lines.

Getting around

Rail, bus and trail routes to Chesterfield's gyms.

Rail

  • Chesterfield station: about 1.821 million passengers in 2024/25, on the Midland Main Line between Sheffield and London St Pancras
  • East Midlands Railway, Northern and CrossCountry trains, to Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham, Leeds and Birmingham

Bus

  • Stagecoach East Midlands and Stagecoach Yorkshire run most services, with Trentbarton and TM Travel also serving the town
  • Sheffield is 11 miles to the north

Cycle

  • Trans Pennine Trail: Beighton to Staveley 6.25 miles, Staveley to Chesterfield 5.5 miles

Who trains here

What the census and the activity survey say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the gym floor and on the trail.

  • 61.3%Active adultsShare of adults doing 150 minutes or more a week, against 67.2% across the East Midlands.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 44Median ageUp from 42 in 2011, while the population stayed level.Census 2021
  • 12.6%Aged 25 to 34Up from 11.6% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular training partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Chesterfield gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Chesterfield?

Gymist lists 27 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across the borough of Chesterfield, from the council's two leisure centres to chain gyms, a CrossFit gym, boxing and martial arts clubs, and yoga and Pilates studios.

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

Chesterfield Borough Council runs Queen's Park Sports Centre, with swimming pools, a gym, squash courts, a sports hall and outdoor 3G pitches, and the Healthy Living Centre on Barlow Road, with a swimming pool, a gym, climbing, a health spa and a play zone.

Where can I swim in Chesterfield?

Queen's Park Sports Centre has an eight-lane pool and runs swimming lessons, and the Healthy Living Centre on Barlow Road has a pool too. Nuffield Health at Alma Leisure Park on Derby Road has a pool, sauna and steam room for its members.

Where can I box or do martial arts in Chesterfield?

Spire Boxing Academy on Thompson Street, Whittington Moor, runs group sessions on weekday evenings for ages 8 and up and has a gym open 24 hours. The Combat Academy at Broombank Park teaches kickboxing to teens and adults, with ladies-only classes, and Marsden Martial Arts teaches families, adults and children.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Chesterfield?

Queen's Park, opened in 1893, has a lake and a cricket field next to the sports centre. The Trans Pennine Trail's north to south route ends in Chesterfield, 5.5 miles from Staveley, and the Chesterfield Canal runs from Tapton Lock out through Staveley. Poolsbrook Country Park has trails for walkers and mountain bikers on old pit railway lines.

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

Chesterfield station is on the Midland Main Line, with East Midlands Railway, Northern and CrossCountry trains to Sheffield, Derby, Nottingham and London St Pancras. Stagecoach East Midlands and Stagecoach Yorkshire run most local buses, with Trentbarton and TM Travel also serving the town.

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