Gyms in Havering
Romford, Hornchurch, Upminster and Rainham, London's far-eastern borough, with an ice rink in Romford and more than half its land in the green belt. Here's where to train in Havering and who to train with.
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Towns in Havering
From Harold Hill and Collier Row in the north to Rainham on the Thames.
Training in Havering
Six Everyone Active centres, an ice rink and a lot of green belt.
Havering is home to around 262,100 people (Census 2021), up 10.5% in ten years. Its median age fell from 40 to 39 as the number of people aged 25 to 34 grew by almost a quarter. In Sport England's Active Lives survey, the share of adults doing less than 30 minutes of activity a week dropped from 33.7% in Nov 2023–24 to 24.7% in Nov 2024–25.
The borough's centres are run by Everyone Active. Sapphire Ice & Leisure on Western Road, Romford, has an eight-lane 25 m pool and a full-sized ice rink. Central Park Leisure Centre in Harold Hill has a 150-station gym, a 25 m pool and padel courts; Harrow Lodge in Hornchurch has a diving pool; and Rainham and Abbs Cross both have 25 m pools. Noak Hill Sports Complex has floodlit pitches, tennis courts and a 60 m sprint track, and Iron Phoenix Fitness runs functional and strength classes from the same site.
Whether you skate at Sapphire or walk the old airfield at Hornchurch Country Park, training is easier to keep up with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.
Where to train in Havering
The public centres first, then the strength gym, the judo clubs and gymnastics.
Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)
- Sapphire Ice & Leisure
- Central Park Leisure Centre
- Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre
- Rainham Leisure Centre
- Abbs Cross Health and Fitness
- Noak Hill Sports Complex
Strength and functional fitness
Judo and gymnastics
Find a training buddy in Havering
A lane partner at Sapphire, someone to share the rack at Central Park, a judo partner at Bower Hall: find people nearby who train when you do.
Find a buddyStart a Havering training group
A Sunday run across Hornchurch Country Park, a hill session at Bedfords Park, an early swim crew at Harrow Lodge: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.
Start a groupTrain outdoors
Free places to train in Havering.
- Hornchurch Country Park
- Bedfords Park
- Harrow Lodge Park
- Hainault Forest Country Park
Getting around
District line, Elizabeth line, Overground, c2c and bus routes to Havering's gyms.
Tube
Elizabeth line
Overground and rail
Bus
Who trains here
What the census and the activity survey say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the gym floor and on the ice.
- 39Median ageCensus 2021
- 24.7%Adults inactiveSport England Active Lives, Nov 2023–24 and Nov 2024–25
- 10.5%Population growth, 2011 to 2021Census 2021
Havering gym questions
What people ask before they train here.
How many gyms are there in Havering?
Gymist lists 10 gyms, sports centres and sports venues across Havering, from Noak Hill Sports Complex and Iron Phoenix Fitness to judo and gymnastics clubs.
Which leisure centres are in Havering, and who runs them?
Everyone Active runs Sapphire Ice & Leisure in Romford, Central Park Leisure Centre in Harold Hill, Harrow Lodge Leisure Centre and Abbs Cross Health and Fitness in Hornchurch, Rainham Leisure Centre and Noak Hill Sports Complex.
Where can I swim or skate in Havering?
Sapphire Ice & Leisure has a 25 m, eight-lane pool with a moveable floor, a teaching pool and a full-sized ice rink. Central Park, Rainham and Abbs Cross each have a six-lane 25 m pool, and Harrow Lodge has a 25 m pool, a teaching pool and a diving pool.
Where can I train outdoors for free in Havering?
More than half the borough is Metropolitan Green Belt. Hornchurch Country Park covers 104.5 hectares of the old Hornchurch Airfield along the River Ingrebourne, with paths to Upminster, Dagenham and Rainham. Bedfords Park climbs to about 110 m with views to Kent, and Harrow Lodge Park in Hornchurch has a lake.
How do I get to gyms in Havering without a car?
The District line stops at Elm Park, Hornchurch, Upminster Bridge and Upminster. The Elizabeth line stops at Romford, Gidea Park and Harold Wood, the Overground's Liberty line runs from Romford to Upminster via Emerson Park, and 36 daytime bus routes serve the borough.
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