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Gyms in Ealing

Seven towns from Acton to Northolt, five Elizabeth line stations and a hill made of the old Wembley Stadium. Here's where to train in Ealing and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Ealing

Seven towns, from Acton in the east to Northolt in the west.

Training in Ealing

Pools, a floodlit track and a lot of judo.

Ealing is home to around 367,100 people (Census 2021), up 8.5% since 2011, with a median age of 36. It's a borough of seven towns: Acton, Ealing, Greenford, Hanwell, Northolt, Perivale and Southall. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 67.5% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, 13th of London's 32 boroughs and above the London figure of 65.9%.

Everyone Active runs the council's centres: Acton Centre with a 25 m eight-lane pool and a women-only gym, Dormers Wells Leisure Centre in Southall, Northolt Leisure Centre with two pools and a 120-station gym, and the floodlit eight-lane track at Perivale Park. Gurnell Leisure Centre closed in 2020 and was demolished in 2025, with a new centre and a 50 m pool planned on the site. Around them sit judo and boxing clubs, Featherstone Sports Centre's climbing wall in Southall, and chain gyms from Park Royal to Northolt.

Between the Elizabeth line, the Central line and the Grand Union Canal, it's easy to get around Ealing and easy to train alone in it. Gymist is how you find people to train with.

Where to train in Ealing

Council centres first, then the gyms, fight clubs and studios around them.

Council leisure centres (Everyone Active)

Gyms and health clubs

Judo and boxing

Studios

Find a training buddy in Ealing

A lane partner at Acton Centre, someone to run the Perivale track with, a judo partner in Northolt: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start an Ealing training group

Hill repeats on Horsenden Hill, a canal towpath running group, a women's strength group in Southall: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Ealing.

  • Horsenden Hill85 m high with views to Wembley and Harrow on the Hill; good for hill repeats.
  • Northala Fieldsfour artificial hills in Northolt, built from the rubble of the old Wembley Stadium and opened in 2008.
  • Grand Union Canalthe Paddington branch runs along the south and east of Horsenden Hill, a flat towpath for running and cycling.
  • Ealing Commonabout 19 hectares of open common land, lined with horse chestnut avenues.
  • Walpole Park11 hectares around Pitzhanger Manor, with a lake and a cafe.

Getting around

Elizabeth line, Tube, Overground and bus routes to Ealing's gyms.

Elizabeth line

  • Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell and Southall

Tube

  • Central line at Ealing Broadway, West Acton, North Acton, Hanger Lane, Perivale, Greenford and Northolt
  • District line at Ealing Broadway, Ealing Common, Acton Town and Chiswick Park
  • Piccadilly line at Acton Town, Ealing Common, South Ealing, Northfields, North Ealing and Park Royal

Overground

  • Mildmay line at Acton Central and South Acton

Bus

  • 47 daytime routes and around 700 stops

Who trains here

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

  • 36Median ageUp from 33 in 2011. The share of residents aged 50 to 64 rose from 14.7% to 17.5%.Census 2021
  • 8.5%Population growth since 2011From about 338,400 to 367,100 people, so plenty of newcomers looking for someone to train with.Census 2021
  • 67.5%Adults active 150+ minutes a week13th of London's 32 boroughs, against 65.9% across London.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Ealing gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Ealing?

Gymist lists 49 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across the London Borough of Ealing, from council leisure centres and an athletics track to judo and boxing clubs, chain gyms and pilates studios.

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

Everyone Active runs Ealing Council's centres, including Acton Centre on Acton High Street, Dormers Wells Leisure Centre in Southall, Northolt Leisure Centre, Elthorne Sports Centre in Hanwell, Greenford Sports Centre, Islip Manor Sports Centre in Northolt, Reynolds Sports Centre in Acton and Perivale Park Athletics Track.

What is happening to Gurnell Leisure Centre?

Gurnell closed permanently in August 2020 because of the state of the building, and it was demolished between March and June 2025. The council's plan for the site is a new leisure centre with a 50 m pool, a climbing wall, a gym and studios, plus an outdoor gym, skate park and pump track.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Ealing?

Horsenden Hill rises to 85 m, with the Grand Union Canal along its southern and eastern sides. Northala Fields in Northolt has four artificial hills built from the rubble of the old Wembley Stadium. Ealing Common has about 19 hectares of open space and Walpole Park about 11 hectares.

How do I get to gyms in Ealing by public transport?

Ealing has five Elizabeth line stations (Acton Main Line, Ealing Broadway, West Ealing, Hanwell and Southall), 14 Tube stations on the Central, District and Piccadilly lines, two Overground stations at Acton Central and South Acton, and 47 daytime bus routes.

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