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Gyms in Lincoln

A cathedral city on a hill, with two universities, a 400 m track and a council country park on its edge. Here's where to train in Lincoln, from Yarborough to Birchwood and Bracebridge, and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Lincoln

From Ermine and St Giles uphill to Birchwood, Boultham and Bracebridge below, each with its own page.

Training in Lincoln

A young university city with a public track, two leisure centres and plenty of fight gyms.

Lincoln is home to around 103,800 people (Census 2021), up 11.0% since 2011, and it is young: the median age is 33, and 13.1% of residents are aged 20 to 24. In 2021–22, 18,705 university students studied in the city. In Nov 2024–25, 67.7% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, above 64.5% across England.

The charity Active Nation runs the city's two public leisure centres: Yarborough Leisure Centre on Riseholme Road, with a pool, a gym and a six-lane synthetic 400 m running track, and Birchwood Leisure Centre, with squash, a sports hall and indoor bowls. The University of Lincoln Sports Centre sells community memberships, and Lindum on St Giles Avenue has cricket, hockey and squash. Around them are the chain gyms, a CrossFit box, and a long list of karate, judo, jiu-jitsu, Muay Thai and boxing clubs.

Outside, there's a free parkrun every Saturday in Boultham Park, more than 200 acres of lakes and grounds at Hartsholme Country Park, rowing on the River Witham, and Steep Hill for anyone who wants a climb. Gymist helps you find the gyms near you and the people who train like you do.

Where to train in Lincoln

The leisure centres and sports clubs first, then the gyms, the fight gyms and the gymnastics clubs.

Leisure centres and sports clubs

Gyms and CrossFit

Combat and martial arts

Gymnastics

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A track partner at Yarborough, a squash opponent at Birchwood, someone to run the Boultham Park parkrun with: find people near you who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for parkrun in Boultham Park, an evening run round the lakes at Hartsholme, a Steep Hill reps session: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Lincoln.

  • Boultham Parkbought by the council in 1929 and refurbished with £2.7 million of lottery money, with a free parkrun every Saturday morning.
  • Hartsholme Country Parkmore than 200 acres around lakes and grounds laid out in 1862, run by the council and Grade II listed.
  • Steep Hillthe narrow pedestrian street between downhill and uphill Lincoln, climbing towards Castle Hill at 75 m.
  • West Commonopen common on the city's west side, with a Beat the Boundaries walk round its edge every year.
  • River Witham and Brayford Poolthe river widens into Brayford Pool in the city centre, and Lincoln Rowing Centre is on the Witham.

Getting around

Four rail lines meet at Lincoln Central.

Rail: long distance

  • LNER every two hours to London King's Cross, via Newark North Gate and Grantham
  • Northern hourly to Leeds, via Retford and Sheffield

Rail: East Midlands Railway

  • two trains an hour to Nottingham and Derby, via Newark Castle
  • hourly to Peterborough via Metheringham and Sleaford
  • every two hours to Doncaster via Gainsborough, and to Cleethorpes via Market Rasen

Local stations

  • Hykeham station serves the south-western suburbs on the Newark line

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet on the track and in the gym.

  • 33Median ageDown from 34 in 2011, against 46 next door in North Kesteven.Census 2021
  • 13.1%Aged 20 to 24Up from 12.0% in 2011, in a city with two universities and Lincoln College.Census 2021
  • 67.7%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove England's 64.5%. Plenty of people already training who'd welcome a partner.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Lincoln gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Lincoln?

Gymist lists 56 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues in the City of Lincoln, from Yarborough Leisure Centre and the University of Lincoln Sports Centre to chain gyms, CrossFit, gymnastics clubs and martial arts gyms.

Which leisure centres are in Lincoln?

Active Nation, a charity, runs Yarborough Leisure Centre on Riseholme Road, which has a gym, a swimming pool, exercise studios and a six-lane synthetic 400 m running track, and Birchwood Leisure Centre on Birchwood Avenue, with a gym, squash courts, a sports hall, indoor bowls and an astroturf. The University of Lincoln Sports Centre is open to the local community as well as students and staff.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Lincoln?

Boultham Park, bought by the City of Lincoln Council in 1929, has a free parkrun every Saturday morning. Hartsholme Country Park, also run by the council, covers more than 200 acres around lakes laid out in 1862. Steep Hill, the pedestrian street between downhill and uphill Lincoln, climbs towards Castle Hill at 75 m.

How do I get to Lincoln by train?

Lincoln Central is where four lines meet. LNER runs a train every two hours to London King's Cross via Newark North Gate and Grantham, Northern runs hourly to Leeds via Sheffield, and East Midlands Railway runs to Nottingham, Peterborough, Doncaster and Cleethorpes. Hykeham station serves the south-western suburbs.

How do I find a gym buddy in Lincoln?

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