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Gyms in High Peak

Buxton, Glossop and New Mills under Kinder Scout, with three MyActive centres and trains to Manchester. Here's where to train in High Peak and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in High Peak

From Glossop in the north to Buxton in the south, with Hayfield under Kinder Scout.

Training in High Peak

Three public pools, two CrossFit gyms and Derbyshire's highest hill.

High Peak is home to 90,933 people (Census 2021), level with 2011, and its median age has risen from 43 to 46. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 73.9% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 64.5% for England.

Public leisure runs under MyActive, owned by High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. MyActive Buxton, inside the Pavilion Gardens, has a 25 m pool and a learner pool, MyActive New Mills a 25 m pool and a 35-station gym, and MyActive Glossop a gym, sports hall and two squash courts, with a 25 m pool at Glossop Swim on Dinting Road. Chapel Leisure Centre adds a 45-station gym and an all-weather pitch, and there are CrossFit gyms in Buxton and Hadfield and a strength gym in Whaley Bridge.

Kinder Scout, Derbyshire's highest point at 636 m, rises above Edale and Hayfield, and Mam Tor's ridge separates Edale from the Hope Valley. Gymist helps you find people who train like you do.

Where to train in High Peak

MyActive's public centres first, then Chapel, then the independent gyms.

Public leisure centres (MyActive)

Chapel-en-le-Frith

CrossFit and strength

Find a training buddy in High Peak

A lane partner at MyActive Buxton, a CrossFit partner in Hadfield, a partner for Jacob's Ladder: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday walk up Kinder Scout from Edale, a Sett Valley Trail run from Hayfield, a Longdendale ride from Hadfield: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in High Peak.

  • Kinder Scout636 m, Derbyshire's highest point, reached from Edale or Hayfield, with Kinder Downfall's 30 m drop and the Pennine Way crossing the plateau.
  • Mam Tor517 m, dominating the skyline west of Castleton, on a popular ridge walk between the Hope Valley and Edale.
  • Sett Valley Trailabout 2.5 miles on an old railway line from Hayfield to New Mills, for walkers, cyclists and horse riders.
  • Longdendale Trail10.4 km from Hadfield towards the Woodhead Tunnel, part of the Trans Pennine Trail, open all year.
  • Goyt ValleyErrwood and Fernilee reservoirs above Whaley Bridge, and the 10-mile Goyt Way walking route between Etherow Country Park and Whaley Bridge.

Getting around

Three railway lines to Manchester and Sheffield, and two traffic-free trails.

Rail

  • Northern's Buxton line from Manchester Piccadilly through New Mills Newtown, Whaley Bridge, Chapel-en-le-Frith and Dove Holes to Buxton, hourly on most days
  • the Glossop line from Manchester Piccadilly to Dinting, Hadfield and Glossop
  • Edale, Hope and Bamford on the Hope Valley line between Manchester and Sheffield, with Chinley and New Mills Central to the west

Cycle

  • the Longdendale Trail is part of the Trans Pennine Trail, National Cycle Route 62
  • the Sett Valley Trail links Hayfield and New Mills

Who trains here

What the census and Sport England say about the people you'll meet in the pool and on the hills.

  • 46Median ageUp three years since 2011, and six years older than England.Census 2021
  • 21,594Aged 50 to 64The borough's biggest age band, and a good age to find a regular hill, swim or class partner.Census 2021
  • 73.9%Active adultsDid at least 150 minutes of activity a week in Nov 2024–25, against 64.5% for England; 19.5% did less than 30 minutes.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

High Peak gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in High Peak?

Gymist lists 90 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across High Peak, from the MyActive centres in Buxton, Glossop and New Mills to CrossFit gyms, martial arts clubs, yoga studios and golf clubs.

Which leisure centres are in High Peak, and who runs them?

MyActive runs the borough's public centres in Buxton, Glossop and New Mills, plus Glossop Swim. It is part of Alliance MyActive Wellbeing Ltd, which is owned by High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. Chapel Leisure Centre on Long Lane in Chapel-en-le-Frith has a 45-station gym, around 30 classes a week, a sports hall and an all-weather pitch.

Where can I swim in High Peak?

MyActive Buxton on St John's Road, inside the Pavilion Gardens, has a 25 m pool and a learner pool. MyActive New Mills on Hyde Bank Road has a 25 m pool, and Glossop Swim on Dinting Road has a 25 m pool on the edge of Howard Park.

Where can I train outdoors for free in High Peak?

Kinder Scout rises to 636 m, and walkers usually set out from Edale or Hayfield; the Pennine Way starts at Edale and climbs Jacob's Ladder. Mam Tor rises to 517 m west of Castleton. The Sett Valley Trail runs about 2.5 miles from Hayfield to New Mills, and the Longdendale Trail runs 10.4 km east from Hadfield.

How do I get to gyms in High Peak without a car?

Northern runs the Buxton line from Manchester Piccadilly through New Mills Newtown, Whaley Bridge and Chapel-en-le-Frith to Buxton, hourly on most days, and the Glossop line to Dinting, Hadfield and Glossop. Edale, Hope and Bamford are on the Hope Valley line between Manchester and Sheffield.

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