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Gyms in Kingston upon Thames

England's oldest royal borough, on the Thames with Richmond Park at its gate and no Tube at all. Here's where to train in Kingston upon Thames and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Kingston upon Thames

From Kingston Hill and Coombe down to Tolworth, Hook and Chessington.

Training in Kingston upon Thames

A river town with a lot of people who already move.

Kingston upon Thames is home to around 168,100 people (Census 2021), up 5.0% since 2011, with a median age of 38. It is one of London's more active boroughs: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 74.0% of adults did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 65.9% across London and 64.5% across England.

Places Leisure runs the council's main centres as its agent: the Malden Centre in New Malden, with pools, a gym and a sports hall, Tolworth Recreation Centre, with squash courts and 3G pitches, and Weir Archer Athletics and Fitness Centre, with an athletics track and gym on Kingston Road. The YMCA runs centres at Hawker on Lower Ham Road and in Surbiton. Around them sit a David Lloyd club in the town centre, CrossFit and boxing on Ewell Road in Surbiton, and martial arts clubs and Pilates studios across the borough.

The Thames Path runs past Canbury Gardens and Kingston Rowing Club, and Kingston Gate opens into Richmond Park. Gymist is how you find people to train with along the way.

Where to train in Kingston upon Thames

The council and YMCA centres first, then the health clubs, CrossFit and strength gyms, and the boxing and martial arts clubs.

Council and YMCA centres

Health clubs and chain gyms

CrossFit and strength

Boxing and martial arts

On the river

Find a training buddy in Kingston upon Thames

A lane partner at the Malden Centre, someone to run the track with at Weir Archer, a sparring partner on Ewell Road: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Thames Path run from Canbury Gardens, a weekend ride through Kingston Gate into Richmond Park, a squash ladder at Tolworth: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Kingston upon Thames.

  • Richmond ParkKingston Gate, one of the park's entrances, is inside the borough. The Tamsin Trail makes a 7.2-mile circuit of the park.
  • Thames Path and Canbury Gardens14½ acres of riverside gardens on the Thames Path, with public hard tennis courts.
  • Tolworth Court Farm Fieldsa 43.3-hectare local nature reserve, designated in 2004, beside the Hogsmill River.
  • Hogsmill Rivergreen space and sports grounds along the river through Old Malden and Berrylands to the Thames at Kingston.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to the borough's gyms.

National Rail

  • nine South Western Railway stations and no Tube
  • Surbiton (zone 6) on the South West Main Line, with trains to London Waterloo
  • the Kingston loop through Norbiton (zone 5) and Kingston (zone 6) to Teddington, Twickenham and Richmond

Bus

  • 34 day bus routes
  • bus stations at Cromwell Road and Fairfield

Who trains here

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

  • 74.0%Adults activeDoing 150+ minutes a week, against 65.9% across London. Sixth of London's 32 boroughs.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 38Median ageUp from 35 in 2011, two years younger than England as a whole.Census 2021
  • 13.8%Aged 25 to 34With another 6.6% aged 20 to 24, plenty of people here are fitting training around work or study.Census 2021

Kingston upon Thames gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Kingston upon Thames?

Gymist lists 130 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Kingston upon Thames, from the Malden Centre and Tolworth Recreation Centre to chain gyms, CrossFit, boxing and martial arts clubs, and Pilates studios.

Which leisure centres are in Kingston upon Thames, and who runs them?

Places Leisure runs the Malden Centre on Blagdon Road, Tolworth Recreation Centre on Fullers Way North and Weir Archer Athletics and Fitness Centre on Kingston Road as agent for Kingston Council. YMCA St Paul's Group runs YMCA Hawker on Lower Ham Road and YMCA Surbiton on Victoria Road. The council also lists Chessington Sports Centre on Garrison Lane, the King's Centre in Chessington and sports centres at Tiffin School, Tiffin Girls' and Richard Challoner.

Is there an athletics track in Kingston upon Thames?

Yes. Weir Archer Athletics and Fitness Centre at 422A Kingston Road has an athletics track, a gym and 3G football pitches, run by Places Leisure for the council.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Kingston upon Thames?

Kingston Gate opens into Richmond Park, and the Thames Path runs along the river past Canbury Gardens, which has public hard tennis courts. Tolworth Court Farm Fields is a 43.3-hectare local nature reserve beside the Hogsmill River.

How do I get to gyms in Kingston upon Thames without a car?

There's no Tube in the borough. It has nine South Western Railway stations, including Kingston, Norbiton and Surbiton, with trains to London Waterloo. TfL lists 34 day bus routes, with bus stations at Cromwell Road and Fairfield.

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