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Gyms in Herefordshire

A rural county of one city and five market towns, with a Halo leisure centre in each of them and the Wye Valley on the doorstep. Here's where to train in Herefordshire and who to train with.

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Towns in Herefordshire

From Hereford to the market towns of Leominster, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye, Bromyard and Kington.

Training in Herefordshire

A pool in every market town and a lot of countryside between them.

Herefordshire is home to around 187,000 people (Census 2021), up 1.9% since 2011, with a median age of 48 against 40 for England. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 64.4% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, in line with 64.6% for England.

Halo, a not-for-profit trust, runs eight public centres across the county: Hereford Leisure Centre on Holmer Road, with a 400 m all-weather track, Hereford Leisure Pool, with a 25 m pool and a wave machine, and pools or gyms in Leominster, Ross-on-Wye, Ledbury, Bromyard and Kington. Around them sit thePoint4, run by the Royal National College for the Blind, Holmer Park's health club, jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai in Hereford, and Green Spider Climbing at Rotherwas.

Then there's the Wye Valley, the 154-mile Herefordshire Trail and the western side of the Malvern Hills. Towns here are a long way apart, so finding someone who trains when you do can take some looking. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Herefordshire

Halo's public centres first, then the gyms and health clubs, combat and climbing.

Public leisure centres (Halo)

Gyms and health clubs

Combat and climbing

Find a training buddy in Herefordshire

A lane partner at Hereford Leisure Pool, someone to roll with at Ground Hammer, a belay partner at Green Spider: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Herefordshire training group

A track session on Hereford's 400 m all-weather track, a weekend walking group on the Herefordshire Trail, a hill group from British Camp: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Herefordshire.

  • Herefordshire Traila 154-mile (248 km) circular walk linking Leominster, Bromyard, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Kington, highest at Harley's Mountain, 376 m.
  • Wye Valley National Landscape326 km² around 72 km of the Wye, from just south of Hereford to Chepstow, and the only protected landscape that straddles England and Wales.
  • QueenswoodHerefordshire Wildlife Trust's arboretum and ancient woodland, with waymarked trails and a viewpoint.
  • Malvern Hillsshared with Worcestershire, rising to 338 m at the Herefordshire Beacon, home of the British Camp hillfort.

Getting around

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

Rail

  • Hereford station: 1.230 million passengers in 2024/25, on the Welsh Marches line between Leominster and Abergavenny
  • Transport for Wales between Manchester Piccadilly and Cardiff Central, West Midlands Railway hourly to Birmingham New Street, and Great Western Railway four times a day to London Paddington

Bus

  • Yeomans Travel runs most local bus routes in Hereford
  • the T14 links Hereford with Hay-on-Wye and Brecon

Cycle

  • the Great Western Way follows a disused railway line and crosses the Wye at Hunderton Bridge
  • National Cycle Routes 44 and 46 both pass through Hereford

Who trains here

What the census and the activity survey say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and on the trails.

  • 48Median ageUp from 44 in 2011, against 40 for England and the West Midlands. Plenty of people looking for a regular swim, walk or class partner.Census 2021
  • 64.4%Adults active 150+ min a weekIn line with England's 64.6%, with 23.3% doing less than 30 minutes a week.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 24.4%Growth in people aged 65 to 74Just over 5,000 more since 2011, now 13.6% of residents against 9.8% for England.Census 2021

Herefordshire gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Herefordshire?

Gymist lists 250 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Herefordshire, from Halo's centres to health clubs, fight gyms, a climbing centre and village sports clubs.

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

Halo Leisure, a not-for-profit trust, runs eight: Hereford Leisure Centre, Hereford Leisure Pool, Leominster Leisure Centre, Bridge Street Sports Centre, Ross Swimming Pool, Ledbury Swimming Pool, the Bromyard Centre and Lady Hawkins' Community Leisure Centre in Kington. In Hereford, thePoint4 on Venns Lane is run by the Royal National College for the Blind, with a gym, sports hall and 4G pitch.

Where can I swim in Herefordshire?

Hereford Leisure Pool has a 25 m, six-lane pool and a leisure pool with a wave machine and flume. Leominster has a 25 m, six-lane pool and a teaching pool, Ledbury a 25 m, five-lane pool and Ross-on-Wye a 25 m, four-lane pool, all run by Halo. Holmer Park in Hereford has a 20 m pool for health club members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Herefordshire?

The Herefordshire Trail is a 154-mile circular walk linking Leominster, Bromyard, Ledbury, Ross-on-Wye and Kington. The Wye Valley National Landscape runs from just south of Hereford to Chepstow, with Ross-on-Wye inside it. Queenswood has waymarked trails through ancient woodland, and the Malvern Hills rise to 338 m at the Herefordshire Beacon.

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

Hereford station recorded 1.230 million passengers in 2024/25, with Transport for Wales trains between Manchester and Cardiff, West Midlands Railway to Birmingham and Great Western Railway to London Paddington. Yeomans Travel runs most local buses in Hereford, and the Great Western Way cycle path crosses the Wye at Hunderton Bridge.

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