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Gyms in East Staffordshire

Burton upon Trent, Uttoxeter and the villages of Needwood, with an athletics track at Shobnall, the FA's national football centre and a reservoir to sail on. Here's where to train and who to train with.

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Places in East Staffordshire

Two market towns and the villages of Needwood between them.

Training in East Staffordshire

A brewing town with a running track, the Adam Peaty pool and the national football centre.

East Staffordshire is home to around 124,000 people (Census 2021), up 9.2% since 2011, with a median age of 41. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 65.9% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.5% across England, and 24.8% did less than 30 minutes.

Everyone Active runs three public sites for East Staffordshire Borough Council: Meadowside Leisure Centre on Burton's High Street, with a main pool, a teaching pool, a gym, squash courts and a sports hall, Shobnall Leisure Complex, with an eight-lane athletics track, a 35-station gym and floodlit padel courts, and Uttoxeter Leisure Centre, home of the town's Adam Peaty pool. Near Burton, St George's Park is the FA's national football centre, and its Elemental Wellness Club is open to members. Around them sit The Gym Group, Bannatyne, 24-hour and CrossFit gyms, and martial arts, jiu-jitsu and boxing.

Beyond the towns there are riverside paths, Branston Water Park and Blithfield Reservoir. It's easier to keep going with the right company, and Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in East Staffordshire

The Everyone Active centres first, then the health clubs and gyms, the fight gyms and the water.

Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)

Health clubs, chains and strength gyms

Combat and martial arts

Racket sports, gymnastics and the water

Find a training buddy in East Staffordshire

A lane partner at Meadowside, someone to run reps with on the Shobnall track, a padel partner for a weekday evening: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday loop of Branston Water Park, an evening track session at Shobnall, a riverside walk from Stapenhill Gardens: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in East Staffordshire.

  • Branston Water Parka former gravel pit off the A38 just outside Burton, now a Local Nature Reserve with a level path all the way round.
  • Stapenhill Gardensformal gardens, grassland and woodland with tarmac paths and a riverbank walk, and access to Ferry Bridge and the Washlands.
  • Bramshall Road ParkUttoxeter's recreation ground, with tennis courts and a skate park; the Picknall Brook nature reserve runs through to the River Dove.
  • Blithfield Reservoir790 acres of water just south of Abbots Bromley, with a road causeway across it and reservoir walks.

Getting around

Rail, bus and road links to East Staffordshire's gyms.

Rail

  • Burton-on-Trent station is on the Cross Country Route between Derby and Birmingham
  • Uttoxeter station is on the Crewe to Derby line, with trains generally hourly each way

Bus

  • Diamond East Midlands is Burton's main bus operator, with Arriva Midlands, Trentbarton and others
  • Uttoxeter bus station is served by Diamond, Chaserider, D&G Bus, Trentbarton and Evolve

Road

  • Uttoxeter is on the A50 between Stoke-on-Trent and Derby
  • Branston Water Park is just off the A38 outside Burton

Who trains here

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

  • 9.2%Population growth since 2011From just under 113,600 to around 124,000, so plenty of people are new to the area and still looking for someone to train with.Census 2021
  • 13.5%Aged 25 to 34Up from 12.4% in 2011, the age when work and family start to squeeze training time.Census 2021
  • 65.9%Adults active 150+ minutes a weekAgainst 64.5% across England, with 24.8% doing less than 30 minutes a week.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

East Staffordshire gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in East Staffordshire?

Gymist lists 118 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across East Staffordshire, from the three Everyone Active centres to chain gyms, CrossFit, martial arts and boxing gyms, and clubs in the villages around Burton and Uttoxeter.

Which leisure centres are in East Staffordshire, and who runs them?

Everyone Active runs three sites as agent of East Staffordshire Borough Council: Meadowside Leisure Centre on the High Street in Burton upon Trent, Shobnall Leisure Complex on Shobnall Road in Burton, and Uttoxeter Leisure Centre on Oldfields Road in Uttoxeter.

Where can I swim in East Staffordshire?

Meadowside Leisure Centre in Burton has a main pool and a teaching pool, with lane swims, fun sessions and lessons. Uttoxeter Leisure Centre houses the Adam Peaty swimming pool, with lane swimming and lessons. The Elemental Wellness Club at St George's Park has an indoor pool for members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in East Staffordshire?

Branston Water Park, off the A38 just outside Burton, has a level path all the way round a former gravel pit. Stapenhill Gardens has paths round the grounds and a riverbank walk, with access to Ferry Bridge and the Washlands. In Uttoxeter, Bramshall Road Park has tennis courts and a skate park, and the Picknall Brook nature reserve leads through to the River Dove.

How do I get to gyms in East Staffordshire without a car?

Burton-on-Trent station is on the Cross Country Route between Derby and Birmingham, and Uttoxeter station is on the Crewe to Derby line, with trains generally hourly each way. Diamond East Midlands runs most buses in Burton, and Uttoxeter bus station is served by Diamond, Chaserider, D&G Bus, Trentbarton and Evolve.

How do I find a gym buddy in East Staffordshire?

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