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Gyms in Gravesham

A Thames-side borough with a wave pool at Cascades, a diving pit at Cygnet and Shorne Woods on its doorstep. Here's where to train in Gravesham and who to train with.

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Places in Gravesham

From Gravesend's riverside to the village of Cobham.

Training in Gravesham

Two GCLL pools, a lot of martial arts and ancient woodland to run through.

Gravesham is home to around 106,900 people (Census 2021), up 5.1% since 2011, with a median age of 39. Gravesend is its biggest town, with Northfleet to the west and villages such as Meopham, Cobham, Shorne and Higham to the south and east. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 61.8% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East.

Gravesham Community Leisure (GCLL) runs the two main public centres. Cascades on Thong Lane has a fun and flume pool with a wave machine, a gym over two floors, three squash courts and a health suite. Cygnet in Northfleet has a 25 m pool with a diving pit, a gym split into four training zones and three squash courts. Meopham Leisure Centre serves the south of the borough. Around them are a 24-hour gym in the town centre, strength gyms, and kickboxing, boxing and martial arts clubs.

Outside, there's Shorne Woods Country Park, the riverside Gordon Promenade and the start of the Saxon Shore Way. It's all easier with someone to train with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Gravesham

The public leisure centres first, then the gyms, the fight gyms and the clubs.

Public leisure centres

Gyms and tennis

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Gravesham

A lane partner at Cygnet, someone to share the squash courts at Cascades, a pad-holder for kickboxing in Gravesend: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for Shorne Woods parkrun, an evening run along the Gordon Promenade, a weekend walk out on the Saxon Shore Way: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Gravesham.

  • Shorne Woods Country Park117 hectares of ancient woodland, heath and ponds between Gravesend and Strood, with trails from 1.4 km to 10 km and a free parkrun every Saturday since March 2013.
  • Saxon Shore Waystarts in Gravesend and runs 163 miles (262 km) along the old coastline to Hastings.
  • Gordon Promenadethe embankment at Gravesend's Riverside Leisure Area, beside the Thames.
  • Windmill Hilla hill above the town, popular since Victorian times, with wide views across the Thames.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Gravesham's gyms.

Rail

  • Gravesend station is on the North Kent line, served by Southeastern and Thameslink
  • high-speed trains to St Pancras in about 23 minutes, plus services to Charing Cross, Victoria and Luton
  • Ebbsfleet International is just over the border in Dartford

Bus

  • Fastrack route B runs every 12 minutes from Gravesend station via Ebbsfleet International and Bluewater to Dartford
  • Arriva services link the town with Dartford, Bluewater, Sevenoaks and the Medway Towns

Who trains here

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

  • 61.8%Active adultsDoing 150+ minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 39Median ageUnchanged since 2011, as the borough grew by 5.1%.Census 2021
  • 19.0%Aged 50 to 64Up from 17.6% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Gravesham gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Gravesham?

Gymist lists 30 gyms, leisure centres, studios, fight gyms and sports clubs across Gravesham, from Cascades and Meopham Leisure Centre to 24-hour gyms, strength gyms and kickboxing and martial arts clubs in Gravesend.

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

Gravesham Community Leisure Limited (GCLL) runs Cascades Leisure Centre on Thong Lane, Gravesend, and Cygnet Leisure Centre on Old Perry Street, Northfleet. It also runs Swanscombe Leisure Centre just over the border in Dartford. Meopham Leisure Centre on Wrotham Road is run by the charity Swale Community Leisure.

Where can I swim in Gravesham?

Cygnet in Northfleet has a 25 m pool with a shallow teaching area and a diving pit. Cascades has a fun and flume pool heated to 30°C, with water slides and a wave machine.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Gravesham?

Shorne Woods Country Park covers 117 hectares between Gravesend and Strood, with trails from 1.4 km to 10 km, and Shorne Woods parkrun has been held there since March 2013. The Saxon Shore Way starts in Gravesend and runs 163 miles to Hastings, and Windmill Hill has wide views across the Thames.

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

Gravesend station is on the North Kent line. Southeastern's high-speed trains reach St Pancras in about 23 minutes, and Thameslink runs to Luton. Fastrack route B runs every 12 minutes from Gravesend station through Ebbsfleet International and Bluewater to Dartford.

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