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Gyms in Huntingdonshire

Riverside market towns along the Great Ouse, a floodlit 400 m track in St Ives and Grafham Water on the doorstep. Here's where to train in Huntingdonshire and who to train with.

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Towns in Huntingdonshire

From St Neots in the south to Yaxley on the edge of Peterborough.

Training in Huntingdonshire

Market towns, a public leisure network and a lot of water.

Huntingdonshire had 180,832 residents at the 2021 Census, up 6.7% since 2011, with a median age of 43, two years above the East of England's 41. The number of people aged 65 to 74 rose by 27.9% over the decade. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 56.5% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 63.9% across the region.

One Leisure runs the district's public centres: One Leisure St Neots, with a 100-station gym and a 25 m pool, One Leisure Huntingdon, One Leisure St Ives, indoors and at the outdoor site with its floodlit six-lane 400 m track, One Leisure Ramsey and the pool at Sawtry. Around them are CrossFit boxes in Huntingdon and Earith, jiu-jitsu and judo in Yaxley and kickboxing and BJJ in St Neots.

Between the towns are Grafham Water, Paxton Pits and the Ouse Valley Way along the river. Wherever you train, it's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Huntingdonshire

One Leisure's public centres first, then CrossFit boxes, fight gyms and the chains.

Public leisure centres (One Leisure)

CrossFit and coached training

Jiu-jitsu, judo and MMA

Chain gyms

Find a training buddy in Huntingdonshire

Someone to run intervals with on the St Ives track, a lane partner at One Leisure St Neots, a rolling partner in Yaxley: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday ride along the busway bridleway, a weekend run on the Ouse Valley Way from Godmanchester, a walking group at Paxton Pits: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Huntingdonshire.

  • Grafham Watera 6.28 km² reservoir run by Anglian Water, used for sailing and cycling, with a 114-hectare nature reserve at its western end.
  • The Ouse Valley Waya 150-mile path along the Great Ouse that passes St Neots, Godmanchester, Huntingdon and St Ives.
  • Paxton Pits77 hectares of lakes, meadow and woodland at Little Paxton, with the 2-mile Heron Trail, its first mile hard-surfaced.
  • The busway bridlewaya path up to 4 m wide beside the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway from St Ives to Cambridge, for walking, cycling and riding.
  • The Great Fen1,184 hectares near Ramsey, taking in Woodwalton Fen and Holme Fen, which is open to the public all year.

Getting around

Rail and the guided busway between the towns.

Rail

  • Huntingdon and St Neots are on the East Coast Main Line
  • Thameslink runs twice an hour from Huntingdon through London to Horsham, and twice an hour to Peterborough
  • Great Northern adds peak trains between Peterborough and London King's Cross

Guided busway

  • the Cambridgeshire Guided Busway runs 16 miles from a park and ride south of St Ives to Cambridge and Trumpington
  • route B continues to Huntingdon and Hinchingbrooke Hospital, three buses an hour off-peak Monday to Saturday
  • route T1 runs hourly, Monday to Saturday, between Huntingdon station and Cambridge city centre

Who trains here

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

  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, against 41 for the East of England.Census 2021
  • 27.9%Rise in people aged 65 to 74About 4,300 more since 2011; 20.2% of residents are now 65 or over.Census 2021
  • 56.5%Adults active 150+ min a weekAgainst 63.9% across the East of England; 29.5% do less than 30 minutes.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Huntingdonshire gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Huntingdonshire?

Gymist lists 104 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Huntingdonshire, from the One Leisure centres to CrossFit boxes, jiu-jitsu and boxing gyms and village sports clubs.

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

The district's public centres are run as One Leisure, and Huntingdonshire District Council's own leisure pages send you to it. There are sites in St Neots on Barford Road, Huntingdon on St Peter's Road, St Ives on Westwood Road (indoor) and California Road (outdoor), Ramsey on Abbey Road and Sawtry on Green End Road.

Where can I swim in Huntingdonshire?

One Leisure has 25 m pools at St Neots, which also has a slide and a lagoon, Huntingdon and St Ives Indoor. Ramsey has a 20 m pool, and Sawtry has a newly refurbished pool for public swimming and lessons.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Huntingdonshire?

The Ouse Valley Way follows the Great Ouse through St Neots, Godmanchester, Huntingdon and St Ives. Paxton Pits at Little Paxton has a 2-mile Heron Trail around its lakes, Grafham Water is a 6.28 km² reservoir used for sailing and cycling, and a bridleway runs beside the guided busway from St Ives to Cambridge.

How do I get around Huntingdonshire to train?

Huntingdon and St Neots are on the East Coast Main Line. Thameslink runs twice an hour from Huntingdon through London to Horsham and twice an hour to Peterborough. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway runs 16 miles from a park and ride south of St Ives to Cambridge, and bus route B continues to Huntingdon.

How do I find a gym buddy in Huntingdonshire?

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