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Gyms in the Cotswold district

Cirencester, Moreton-in-Marsh, Bourton-on-the-Water and Chipping Campden, with three Freedom Leisure centres, a heated spring-fed open-air pool and the lakes of the Cotswold Water Park. Here's where to train in the Cotswold district and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in the Cotswold district

From Chipping Campden and Moreton-in-Marsh in the north to Cirencester, Fairford and South Cerney in the south.

Training in the Cotswold district

Market towns, wolds villages and a park made of lakes.

The Cotswold district is home to around 90,800 people (Census 2021), up 9.6% since 2011, with a median age of 49. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 72.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 67.0% across Gloucestershire and 64.6% for England, and 16.5% did less than 30 minutes.

Freedom Leisure runs the district's leisure centres with Cotswold District Council: Cirencester Leisure Centre on Tetbury Road, with a pool, gym and sports hall, Bourton-on-the-Water Leisure Centre on Station Road, with a pool, gym, sauna and steam room, and Chipping Campden Leisure Centre on Cidermill Lane. Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool, run entirely by volunteers, has welcomed swimmers since 1870 and keeps its 27 m pool at 26°C. Around them are a 24-hour PureGym in Cirencester, CrossFit, small-group Brazilian jiu-jitsu and open water swimming at South Cerney.

The Cotswold Way starts in Chipping Campden, and the Cotswold Water Park's lakes spread south of Cirencester. Training is easier to keep up with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in the Cotswold district

The Freedom Leisure centres first, then pools and open water, gyms and CrossFit, and jiu-jitsu.

Leisure centres (Freedom Leisure)

Pools and open water

Gyms and CrossFit

Combat sports

Find a training buddy in the Cotswolds

A lane partner at Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool, someone for an open water swim at Lake 86, a class partner at CrossFit Cirencester: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Cotswold training group

An early swim group at the open-air pool, a weekend walk on the Cotswold Way from Chipping Campden, a paddleboard morning at South Cerney: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Trails, lakes and open water across the district.

  • Cotswold Waythe national trail sets off from Chipping Campden on its 102 miles along the escarpment to Bath.
  • Cotswold Water Park180 lakes over 42 square miles south of Cirencester, with sailing, fishing, a country park and a beach.
  • Lake 86open water swimming near South Cerney, with kayaks and paddleboards to hire.
  • Cirencester Open Air Swimming Poola heated, spring-fed 27 m pool open from April to early December, kept going by volunteers.

Getting around

Trains to the Cotswold district's towns and their gyms.

Rail

  • Kemble, near Cirencester: 0.445 million passengers in 2024/25, with hourly Great Western Railway trains to London Paddington and to Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester
  • Moreton-in-Marsh, on the Cotswold Line: 0.376 million passengers in 2024/25, with hourly trains to London Paddington and to Worcester Foregate Street

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet in the pool, the gym and on the trails.

  • 72.0%Adults doing 150+ min a weekWell above England's 64.6%. Whatever you train, you won't be the only one out there.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 49Median ageUp from 46 in 2011, so the pool and the trails draw people at every stage.Census 2021
  • 9.6%Population growth since 2011From just under 82,900 to around 90,800, and new neighbours looking for someone to train with.Census 2021

Cotswold gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in the Cotswold district?

Gymist lists 161 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across the Cotswold district, from the Freedom Leisure centres and Cirencester's open-air pool to Pilates studios, sailing clubs and village sports clubs.

Which leisure centres are in the Cotswold district, and who runs them?

Freedom Leisure works in partnership with Cotswold District Council to run Cirencester Leisure Centre on Tetbury Road, Bourton-on-the-Water Leisure Centre on Station Road and Chipping Campden Leisure Centre on Cidermill Lane. All three have a pool and a gym, and Cirencester and Chipping Campden also have a sports hall.

Where can I swim in the Cotswold district?

Cirencester Open Air Swimming Pool is a 27 m, four-lane pool fed by spring water and heated to 26°C, run by volunteers as a charity, with sessions from April to early December. The three Freedom Leisure centres each have an indoor pool. At Lake 86 in the Cotswold Water Park near South Cerney, CWP Hire runs open water swimming as well as kayak and paddleboard hire.

Where can I train outdoors for free in the Cotswold district?

The Cotswold Way national trail starts in Chipping Campden and runs 102 miles along the escarpment to Bath. South of Cirencester, the Cotswold Water Park is 180 lakes spread over 42 square miles across the Gloucestershire and Wiltshire border, with a country park and beach.

How do I get to gyms in the Cotswold district without a car?

Kemble station, near Cirencester, had 0.445 million passengers in 2024/25, with an hourly Great Western Railway service to London Paddington and to Cheltenham Spa via Gloucester. Moreton-in-Marsh, on the Cotswold Line, had 0.376 million, with hourly trains to London Paddington and to Worcester Foregate Street.

How do I find a gym buddy in the Cotswold district?

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