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Gyms in Erewash

Two towns, Long Eaton and Ilkeston, joined by the Erewash Canal, with three public leisure centres and a parkrun in West Park. Here's where to train in Erewash and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Erewash

From Long Eaton by the Trent to Ilkeston on the Erewash valley.

Training in Erewash

Two leisure towns joined by a canal towpath.

Erewash is home to around 112,900 people (Census 2021), up 0.7% since 2011, with a median age of 43. More than a fifth of residents (21.5%) are aged 50 to 64. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for 2024–25, 65.2% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, and 25.1% did less than 30 minutes.

Legacy Leisure runs the borough's three public centres: West Park Leisure Centre in Long Eaton, with a 25 m L-shaped pool, a learner pool and a gym of more than 70 stations, Victoria Park Leisure Centre in Ilkeston, with a 25 m pool, a learner pool and a splash pool with a flume, and Rutland Sports Park in Ilkeston, with a gym and more than 30 classes a week. Around them sit a CrossFit box, independent gyms, a squash and racquets club, and boxing, jiu-jitsu and martial arts gyms.

The Erewash Canal runs just under 12 miles from Trent Lock to Langley Mill, through Long Eaton, Sandiacre and Ilkeston, and its towpath is a free place to run and ride. Gymist is how you find people to do it with.

Where to train in Erewash

The three public centres first, then the strength gyms, racquets club and fight gyms.

Public leisure centres (Legacy Leisure)

Gyms, CrossFit and racquets

Boxing and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Erewash

A lane partner at West Park, someone to share the WOD on Acton Road, a rolling partner for jiu-jitsu in Long Eaton: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for the West Park parkrun, a towpath ride from Trent Lock to Ilkeston, a squash ladder in Ilkeston: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Erewash.

  • West Park, Long Eatonthe largest park in the borough, with a parkrun every Saturday at 9am, an outdoor gym, tennis courts and an orienteering course.
  • Erewash Canaljust under 12 miles and 14 locks from Trent Lock to Langley Mill, with National Cycle Route 67 on the towpath as far as Stanton Lock.
  • Bennerley Viaducta 1,452-foot wrought iron viaduct over the Erewash valley near Ilkeston, reopened as a cycleway and footpath.
  • Pewit Coronation Meadowsa 25-acre nature reserve on the old Pewit golf course off West End Drive, Ilkeston.
  • Victoria Park, Ilkestona park laid out in 1897, with a bowling green, table tennis and a tree trail.

Getting around

Rail, bus and towpath routes to Erewash's gyms.

Rail

  • Long Eaton station: 0.652 million passengers in 2024/25, with East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry trains to Nottingham, Sheffield and London St Pancras
  • Ilkeston station, opened in 2017, with Northern's hourly Leeds to Sheffield to Nottingham trains

Bus

  • trentbarton runs most local buses
  • the Ilkeston Flyer to Derby, the My15 to Long Eaton and East Midlands Airport, and The Two to Nottingham

Cycle

  • National Cycle Route 67 on the Erewash Canal towpath
  • National Cycle Route 6 runs from Derby east through Long Eaton, using the old Derby Canal between Borrowash and Breaston

Who trains here

What the census and the activity survey say about the people you'll meet in the pool and on the towpath.

  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, as the borough's population gets older.Census 2021
  • 21.5%Aged 50 to 64Up from 19.1% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021
  • 25.1%Adults inactiveA quarter of adults do less than 30 minutes of activity a week, close to 24.7% across England.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Erewash gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Erewash?

Gymist lists 60 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Erewash, from the three public leisure centres to CrossFit, boxing and martial arts gyms in Long Eaton and Ilkeston.

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

Legacy Leisure runs Erewash Borough Council's three centres: West Park Leisure Centre on Wilsthorpe Road in Long Eaton, Victoria Park Leisure Centre on Manners Road in Ilkeston, and Rutland Sports Park on West End Drive in Ilkeston.

Where can I swim in Erewash?

West Park Leisure Centre in Long Eaton has a 25 m L-shaped pool and a 12.5 m learner pool, with a sauna and steam room. Victoria Park Leisure Centre in Ilkeston has a 25 m pool, a learner pool and a splash pool with a kids' flume.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Erewash?

The West Park parkrun is a flat 5k over two laps of West Park every Saturday at 9am, and the park also has an outdoor gym, tennis courts and an orienteering course. The Erewash Canal towpath runs from Trent Lock up through Sandiacre and Ilkeston, and Bennerley Viaduct near Ilkeston has reopened as a cycleway and footpath.

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

Long Eaton station has East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry trains, including services to London St Pancras, Nottingham and Sheffield. Ilkeston station opened in 2017 on Northern's hourly Leeds to Nottingham line. Most local buses are run by trentbarton, including the Ilkeston Flyer to Derby, the My15 from Ilkeston to Long Eaton and East Midlands Airport, and The Two to Nottingham.

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