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Gyms in Chorley

A market town and its villages between the M61 and the West Pennine Moors, with a charity-run leisure service and Rivington Pike on the skyline. Here's where to train in Chorley and who to train with.

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Places in Chorley

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Training in Chorley

A market town with public pools, a running track and moorland on its doorstep.

Chorley borough is home to around 117,700 people (Census 2021), up 9.9% since 2011, with a median age of 43. Beyond the town itself it takes in Adlington, Coppull, Euxton, Clayton-le-Woods, Whittle-le-Woods, Buckshaw Village and Rivington. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 62.1% of adults did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, close to the North West's 62.9%, and 24.6% did less than 30 minutes.

Chorley Leisure, a charitable social enterprise set up in 2022, runs four public sites for the council: All Seasons Leisure Centre in the town, with a main pool, a small pool, a gym and classes, Clayton Green Sports Centre, Brinscall Swimming Pool and Westway Sports Hub, with a 100 m running track and 3G pitches. David Lloyd at Whittle-le-Woods has indoor and outdoor pools and ten tennis courts, and GymWorks by Buckshaw Village has over 250 exercise stations.

Then there are the hills: Rivington Pike, 363 m up on Winter Hill, is open access land. Wherever you train in the borough, it's easier with someone to go with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Chorley

Chorley Leisure's four sites first, then the clubs and gyms, and the fight gyms.

Public leisure (Chorley Leisure)

Gyms and health clubs

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Chorley

A lane partner at All Seasons, a padel partner at Whittle-le-Woods, someone to run Rivington Pike with: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday hill run up Rivington Pike, a riverside run through Yarrow Valley Country Park, a track session at Westway: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Chorley.

  • Rivington Pike363 m on Winter Hill in the West Pennine Moors, open access land, with a fell race of about 3¼ miles held up it since 1892.
  • Yarrow Valley Country Parkfollows the River Yarrow for about 6 miles (9.7 km), mostly woodland, including Birkacre and Duxbury Woods.
  • Cuerden Valley Park650 acres along the River Lostock between Clayton-le-Woods and Preston, with footpaths and cycle paths upgraded in 2023.
  • Astley Parkthe landscaped grounds of Astley Hall, with a lake and a stream through a wooded ravine, and the River Chor running through it.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Chorley's gyms.

Rail

  • Chorley: Northern trains on the Manchester to Preston line, to Bolton, Preston, Blackpool North, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport
  • Buckshaw Parkway, Adlington, Croston and Euxton Balshaw Lane stations are also in the borough

Bus

  • Chorley Interchange, opened in 2003, is the town's bus station
  • Stagecoach is the main operator, with services also from Preston Bus and Go North West

Road

  • junctions 6 and 8 of the M61 and junction 27 of the M6 are close to the town

Who trains here

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

  • 9.9%Population growth since 2011About 10,500 more people than in 2011: plenty of new neighbours to train with.Census 2021
  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, so you'll meet as many people coming back to training as starting out.Census 2021
  • 24.6%Adults doing under 30 min a weekAbout one adult in four. Plenty of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Chorley gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Chorley?

Gymist lists 41 gyms, leisure centres, studios, fight gyms and sports venues across Chorley borough, from the town centre and Buckshaw Village to Coppull and the villages under the moors.

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

Chorley Leisure Limited, a charitable social enterprise set up in 2022, runs four public sites under Chorley Council: All Seasons Leisure Centre, Clayton Green Sports Centre, Brinscall Swimming Pool and Westway Sports Hub.

Where can I swim in Chorley?

All Seasons Leisure Centre has a main pool and a small pool, and Brinscall Swimming Pool is a village pool around 100 years old. David Lloyd Chorley has a 25 m indoor pool and a 20 m heated outdoor pool for members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Chorley?

Rivington Pike (363 m) is open access land, with the Pike Fell Race up it on the Saturday before Easter every year since 1892. Yarrow Valley Country Park follows the River Yarrow for about 6 miles, and Cuerden Valley Park has 650 acres and resurfaced cycle paths.

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

Chorley station is on the Manchester to Preston line, with Northern trains to Bolton, Preston, Blackpool North, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport. The borough also has stations at Adlington, Buckshaw Parkway, Croston and Euxton Balshaw Lane, and Chorley Interchange is the town's bus station, with Stagecoach the main operator.

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