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Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring, with an indoor ski slope, an outdoor pool, a 400 m track and the Ashridge woods. Here's where to train in Dacorum, and who to train with.

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Places in Dacorum

Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted, Tring and Kings Langley.

Training in Dacorum

A new town and three canal towns, on the edge of the Chilterns.

Dacorum had around 155,100 people at the 2021 Census, up 7.1% since 2011, with a median age of 40. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 64.7% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, above the East of England's 63.9%.

Everyone Active runs Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre on Park Road, with an indoor pool and a 25 m by 12 m outdoor pool, Berkhamsted Leisure Centre at Lagley Meadow, and the 400 m track at Jarman Park. Jarman Park also has the XC's climbing walls and indoor skate park, and The Snow Centre on St Albans Hill has a 160 m indoor slope. Grand Union CrossFit in Berkhamsted, BJJ in Apsley and Thai boxing in Kings Langley fill in the rest.

Then there are the Chilterns: the Ashridge Estate, Berkhamsted Common and the Tring Reservoirs. Wherever you train in Dacorum, it's easier with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Dacorum

Everyone Active's centres first, then climbing and snow, the gyms and CrossFit, and the fight gyms.

Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)

Climbing, skating and snow

Health clubs, CrossFit and chains

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Dacorum

A lane partner at Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre, a belay partner at the XC, someone to run the Ashridge woods with: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday run on Berkhamsted Common, a towpath ride from Hemel to Tring, a weekend walk round the Tring Reservoirs: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Dacorum.

  • Ashridge Estate5,000 acres of woods, commons and chalk downland in the Chilterns, owned by the National Trust, with the Bridgewater Monument at its heart.
  • Berkhamsted Commonthe largest common in the Chilterns at 1,055 acres, between the town and Ashridge.
  • Tring Reservoirsfour reservoirs built to feed the Grand Union Canal, a 106.5-hectare nature reserve with public footpaths and towpaths.
  • Grand Union Canalthe towpath runs through Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead and Berkhamsted to the canal's summit at Tring.
  • Gadebridge ParkHemel Hempstead's main park, with bowls greens and an outdoor skatepark built by local volunteers.
  • Box Moorcommon land around Boxmoor, looked after by the Box Moor Trust since local people acquired it in 1581.

Getting around

The West Coast Main Line and Arriva buses.

Rail

  • Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Berkhamsted and Tring are all on the West Coast Main Line
  • London Northwestern runs between London Euston, Tring and Milton Keynes Central
  • Hemel Hempstead station is in Boxmoor, about a mile south of the town centre; Tring station is about 3.2 km east of the town

Bus

  • Arriva Herts & Essex runs routes from Hemel Hempstead to Aylesbury, Harpenden, Luton, St Albans and Watford

Cycle and walk

  • the Grand Union Canal towpath links Kings Langley, Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring

Who trains here

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

  • 64.7%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove the East of England's 63.9%.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 40Median ageThe same as in 2011.Census 2021
  • 9.2%Aged 65 to 74Up from 7.8% in 2011. A growing group for whom a regular swim, walk or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Dacorum gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Dacorum?

Gymist lists 68 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Dacorum, from the Everyone Active centres and the XC to CrossFit, BJJ, boxing, yoga, gymnastics and golf.

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

Everyone Active runs Hemel Hempstead Leisure Centre on Park Road, with indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, a sports hall, squash and an artificial pitch; Berkhamsted Leisure Centre at Lagley Meadow, with a pool, a gym with an expanded free-weights area, a studio, a sports hall and a sauna; and Jarman Park Athletics, a 400 m track with throwing cages and jumping pits.

Where can I climb or ski in Dacorum?

The XC at Jarman Park has climbing walls, bouldering, an indoor skate park and the Lost Mine caving system. The Snow Centre on St Albans Hill, Hemel Hempstead, has a 160 m main indoor slope and a 100 m lesson slope, with ski and snowboard lessons.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Dacorum?

The National Trust's Ashridge Estate covers 5,000 acres of woods, commons and chalk downland, and Berkhamsted Common is the largest common in the Chilterns at 1,055 acres. The four Tring Reservoirs have public footpaths and canal towpaths, and the Grand Union Canal runs through Hemel Hempstead, Berkhamsted and Tring.

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

Hemel Hempstead, Kings Langley, Berkhamsted and Tring stations are all on the West Coast Main Line, with London Northwestern trains between London Euston and Milton Keynes Central. Hemel Hempstead station is in Boxmoor, about a mile south of the town centre, and Tring station is about 3.2 km east of the town. Arriva buses link Hemel with Watford, St Albans, Luton, Harpenden and Aylesbury.

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