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Gyms in Havant

Two Horizon leisure centres, a 1,000-acre country park with a weekly parkrun, and Hayling Island's sailing waters. Here's where to train in Havant, and who to train with.

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Places in Havant

From Waterlooville and Leigh Park down to Emsworth and Hayling Island.

Training in Havant

Two public centres, a big country park and two harbours.

Havant borough had around 124,200 people at the 2021 Census, up 2.9% since 2011, and an older profile than most of the region: the median age is 46, and 21.6% of residents are aged 50 to 64. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 63.6% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East.

Horizon Leisure Trust, a charity, runs the two public centres. Horizon Havant has a pool, a multi-storey gym, studios and more than 100 classes a week, and Horizon Waterlooville has a pool and a three-floor gym refitted in a £500,000 upgrade. Around them are CrossFit Iron Duke in Waterlooville, independent gyms in Leigh Park and Havant, and the sailing clubs of Emsworth and Hayling Island, where windsurfing was invented.

Whether you've just moved here or have trained in the borough for years, it's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Havant

Horizon's public centres first, then the strength gyms, fight gyms, racket clubs and sailing clubs.

Public leisure centres (Horizon)

Strength gyms, CrossFit and chains

Combat and martial arts

Racket and sailing clubs

Find a training buddy in Havant

A lane partner at Horizon Havant, someone to share the WOD at CrossFit Iron Duke, a running partner for Havant parkrun at Staunton: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for Havant parkrun, a weekend ride down the Hayling Billy Trail, an evening run along the Emsworth shore: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Havant.

  • Staunton Country Parkabout 1,000 acres of Regency parkland, lake and woodland beyond Leigh Park, home of Havant parkrun since 2012; the parkland is free to enter.
  • Hayling Billy Traila 5-mile (8 km) walking and cycling path on the old railway from Havant to Hayling Island, closed to trains in 1963.
  • Hayling Islandabout 30 km² between Langstone and Chichester harbours, and the place where windsurfing was invented.
  • Langstone Harbourthe tidal harbour on the borough's shore, with the Hayling Ferry linking the island to Eastney in Portsmouth.

Getting around

Rail, bus and bike routes to Havant's gyms.

Rail

  • Havant station: 2.083 million entries and exits in 2024/25, where the Portsmouth Direct line meets the West Coastway
  • two trains an hour to London Waterloo via Guildford and two to London Victoria via Horsham, off-peak
  • three trains an hour to Brighton and two to Southampton Central

Bus

  • Stagecoach South runs most local services from Havant bus station, beside the Meridian Shopping Centre

Cycle

  • the Hayling Billy Trail runs 5 miles (8 km) south to Hayling Island

Who trains here

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

  • 46Median ageUp from 44 in 2011, and five years older than the South East as a whole.Census 2021
  • 21.6%Aged 50 to 64Up from 20.1% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021
  • 63.6%Adults active 150+ min a weekBelow the South East's 67.4%, with 26.7% of adults doing less than 30 minutes.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Havant gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Havant?

Gymist lists 81 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Havant borough, from Horizon Havant to CrossFit, martial arts, tennis, golf and sailing clubs in Waterlooville, Emsworth and Hayling Island.

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

Horizon Leisure Trust, a charity, runs Horizon Havant and Horizon Waterlooville, on Waterberry Drive. Havant has a pool, a multi-storey gym, studios and a sports hall; Waterlooville has a pool and a three-floor gym. Havant & Waterlooville Swimming Club trains at both.

Where can I swim in Havant?

Both Horizon centres have pools with lane swimming, lessons and public sessions. In the sea, Hayling Island sits between Langstone and Chichester harbours, and Emsworth, Hayling Island and the Emsworth Slipper all have sailing clubs.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Havant?

Staunton Country Park covers about 1,000 acres beyond Leigh Park, and Havant parkrun has been held there every Saturday since 2012; entry to the parkland is free. The Hayling Billy Trail runs 5 miles (8 km) for walkers and cyclists along the old railway to Hayling Island.

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

Havant station is where the Portsmouth Direct line meets the West Coastway, with two trains an hour to London Waterloo via Guildford, two to London Victoria and three to Brighton off-peak. It recorded 2.083 million entries and exits in 2024/25. Stagecoach South runs most buses from the bus station beside the Meridian Shopping Centre.

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