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Gyms in Harborough

Leicestershire's largest district by area, with two 25 m pools run by Everyone Active, CrossFit and strength coaching, and the Foxton Locks and the Brampton Valley Way on the doorstep. Here's where to train in Harborough and who to train with.

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Places in Harborough

Market Harborough, Lutterworth and the villages between.

Training in Harborough

Two 25 m pools, CrossFit and coaching gyms, a canal and an old railway path.

Harborough is home to around 97,600 people (Census 2021), up 14.3% since 2011, nearly twice the East Midlands' 7.7%. Its median age rose from 43 to 45. It's also an active place: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 70.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.6% across England, and only 17.1% did less than 30 minutes.

Everyone Active runs both leisure centres. Harborough Leisure Centre on Northampton Road has a 25 m main pool, a teaching pool, a 115-station gym, cycling and fitness studios, a sports hall and six indoor bowls rinks. Lutterworth Leisure Centre on Coventry Road has a 25 m pool, a 100-station gym and a sports hall. Around them sit EWF CrossFit and Jim Club in Market Harborough, The 200 Strong at Kibworth, and martial arts in both towns.

Then there's the canal and the old railway: the ten staircase locks at Foxton and the 14-mile Brampton Valley Way to Northampton. It's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Harborough

The two leisure centres first, then CrossFit, strength coaching and martial arts.

Leisure centres

CrossFit and coached training

Martial arts

Find a training buddy in Harborough

A lane partner at Harborough Leisure Centre, someone for an early strength class at EWF CrossFit, a riding partner for the Brampton Valley Way: find people near you who train when you do.

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Start a Harborough training group

A Saturday run along the Brampton Valley Way, a towpath walk to Foxton Locks, a lunchtime swim group in Lutterworth: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Harborough.

  • Brampton Valley Way14 miles on a former railway from Little Bowden to Northampton, part of National Cycle Network Route 6, through the Oxendon and Kelmarsh tunnels.
  • Foxton Locksten staircase locks on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal, about 3 miles west of Market Harborough.
  • The Welland valleythe land falls towards the canal and the Welland valley near Foxton and Gumley, with the River Welland along the district's southern border.

Getting around

Rail and the cycle path from Market Harborough.

Rail

  • Market Harborough on the Midland Main Line: East Midlands Railway to London St Pancras around every half hour
  • fast trains north to Leicester and Nottingham

Cycle

  • the Brampton Valley Way to Northampton, National Cycle Network Route 6

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll train alongside.

  • 70.0%Adults active 150+ min a weekWell above England's 64.6%, and only 17.1% inactive. Plenty of people here already train.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 14.3%Population growth since 2011Nearly double the East Midlands' 7.7%, so plenty of people are new to the area and looking for someone to train with.Census 2021
  • 45Median ageUp from 43 in 2011, against 40 for England.Census 2021

Harborough gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Harborough?

Gymist lists 98 gyms, pools, studios and sports venues across Harborough district, from the leisure centres in Market Harborough and Lutterworth to CrossFit, strength coaching, martial arts, yoga and Pilates studios.

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

Everyone Active runs both. Harborough Leisure Centre on Northampton Road, Market Harborough, has a 25 m main pool, a teaching pool and a beach-area family pool, a 115-station gym, group fitness, cycling and wellness studios, a multi-court sports hall, six indoor bowls rinks and outdoor tennis courts. Lutterworth Leisure Centre on Coventry Road has a 25 m pool, a 100-station gym, fitness and cycling studios and a sports hall.

Is Harborough a more active place than average?

Yes, on Sport England's measure. In the Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 70.0% of adults in Harborough did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 64.6% across England. Only 17.1% were inactive, doing less than 30 minutes, against 24.7% for England.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Harborough?

The Brampton Valley Way runs 14 miles on an old railway line from Little Bowden, Market Harborough, to Northampton, for walking and cycling, through two unlit tunnels with paths over the top. Foxton Locks, about 3 miles west of the town, has ten staircase locks on the Leicester line of the Grand Union Canal.

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

Market Harborough station is on the Midland Main Line, with East Midlands Railway trains to London St Pancras around every half hour and fast trains north to Leicester and Nottingham. The Brampton Valley Way is part of National Cycle Network Route 6.

How do I find a gym buddy in Harborough?

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