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Gyms in Hastings

Hastings and St Leonards, with sandstone cliffs at the Country Park, a seafront cycle route and four railway stations. Here's where to train in Hastings and who to train with.

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From St Leonards' seafront to Ore on the hill above the town.

Training in Hastings

A compact coastal town with cliffs, a big park and plenty of fight gyms.

The borough of Hastings, which includes St Leonards-on-Sea, is home to around 91,000 people (Census 2021), up 0.8% since 2011, with a median age of 43. It is also an active town: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 68.4% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 65.8% in neighbouring Eastbourne and 64.3% in Rother.

Freedom Leisure runs the public sites: Summerfields Leisure Centre on Bohemia Road, with a 25 m pool and a 10 m teaching pool, and Falaise Fitness Centre on Cambridge Road, with a gym, padel and outdoor bowls. Horntye Park has a full-size all-weather pitch and an indoor sports hall. Around them are CrossFit 1066 in Claremont, Trojan Gym's 5,000 sq ft in Ore, strength gyms in St Leonards, and boxing, kickboxing and jiu-jitsu clubs across the town.

Whether you're new to Hastings or have trained here for years, it's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Hastings

Freedom Leisure's centres first, then the sports grounds, CrossFit and strength gyms, and fight gyms.

Public leisure and sports grounds

CrossFit and strength gyms

Chain gyms and health clubs

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Hastings

A lane partner at Summerfields, someone to share the WOD at CrossFit 1066, a sparring partner in St Leonards: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A weekend run over the cliffs at Hastings Country Park, a seafront ride along cycle route 2, a morning circuit group in Alexandra Park: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Hastings.

  • Hastings Country Parksandstone cliffs, gorse-covered glens, footpaths and nature trails east of the town, open dawn to dusk all year.
  • Alexandra Parkabout 109 acres stretching from the town centre to the residential streets, with a lake, bowls green and tennis courts; the whole park is grade II listed.
  • National Cycle Network route 2the coastal route from Dover to St Austell passes through Hastings.
  • West Marina Gardensstart and finish of the Hastings Half Marathon, held since 1984.

Getting around

Rail, bus and bike routes to Hastings' gyms.

Rail

  • four stations, west to east: West St Leonards, St Leonards Warrior Square, Hastings and Ore
  • Southeastern runs to London Charing Cross via Battle and Tunbridge Wells on the Hastings line
  • Southern runs to Bexhill, Eastbourne, Brighton and London Victoria on the East Coastway line, and via Rye to Ashford International on the Marshlink line

Bus

  • Stagecoach South East runs the town's local buses, and its routes to Eastbourne via Bexhill

Cycle

  • National Cycle Network route 2, from Dover to St Austell, passes through Hastings

Who trains here

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

  • 68.4%Active adultsAdults doing at least 150 minutes of activity a week, above the South East's 67.4%.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, as the town has aged.Census 2021
  • 21.7%Aged 50 to 64Up from 19.5% in 2011, the biggest age band in the borough. Plenty of people at the age when a regular training partner helps.Census 2021

Hastings gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Hastings?

Gymist lists 51 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across the borough of Hastings, including St Leonards, from Summerfields Leisure Centre to CrossFit boxes, fight gyms and yoga studios.

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

Freedom Leisure runs Summerfields Leisure Centre on Bohemia Road and Falaise Fitness Centre on Cambridge Road. Summerfields has the pools, a gym and fitness classes; Falaise has a gym, padel, outdoor bowls and putting.

Where can I swim in Hastings?

Summerfields Leisure Centre has a 25 m indoor pool for lane swimming, family swims and aquafit, and a 10 m teaching pool for lessons and non-swimmers.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Hastings?

Hastings Country Park, east of the town, has sandstone cliffs, wooded glens, footpaths and nature trails, open dawn to dusk all year. Alexandra Park covers about 109 acres from the town centre out to the residential streets, and National Cycle Network route 2 passes through the town.

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

Hastings has four stations: West St Leonards, St Leonards Warrior Square, Hastings and Ore. Southeastern runs to London Charing Cross via Battle and Tunbridge Wells, and Southern runs along the coast to Bexhill, Eastbourne and Brighton and to London Victoria, and via Rye to Ashford International. Stagecoach South East runs the local buses.

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