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Gyms in Melton

One of the least populous districts in England, with a single town, Melton Mowbray, two council-partnered leisure centres and the Vale of Belvoir to the north. Here's where to train in Melton and who to train with.

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Places in Melton

Melton Mowbray and the villages around it, out to Bottesford in the Vale of Belvoir.

Training in Melton

A town pool, a sports village and open country on every side.

Melton is home to around 51,800 people (Census 2021), up 2.7% since 2011, against 7.7% across the East Midlands. Its median age rose from 43 to 47, and 12.9% of residents are now aged 65 to 74, up from 9.9%. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 66.9% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.6% across England.

Everyone Active runs two centres in partnership with Melton Borough Council: Waterfield Leisure Centre on Dalby Road, with a main pool, a teaching pool, a gym and a group cycling studio, and Melton Sports Village on Burton Road, with a sports hall, a full-size all-weather pitch, four floodlit tennis courts and a group exercise studio. In town you'll also find CrossFit at The Panic Gym, GoodLife Gym on Jubilee Street, Primal Fitness's boxing gym and the martial arts centre at Jubilee Sports.

Then there's the countryside: Melton Country Park's 137 acres on the edge of town, the Iron Age hillfort at Burrough Hill and the Vale of Belvoir across the north of the borough. It's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Melton

The two leisure centres first, then CrossFit, gyms, boxing and martial arts.

Leisure centres

CrossFit and gyms

Martial arts

Find a training buddy in Melton

A lane partner at Waterfield, someone for the 6 am class at The Panic Gym, a walking partner for Burrough Hill: find people near you who train when you do.

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A Saturday walk up Burrough Hill, a weekday lap of Melton Country Park, a tennis four on the floodlit courts at the sports village: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Melton.

  • Melton Country Park137 acres around a lake on the edge of Melton Mowbray, with a nature trail and a weekly parkrun.
  • Burrough Hill Country Park86 acres around an Iron Age hillfort about 210 m up, some 7 miles south of Melton Mowbray, open in daylight hours.
  • Vale of Belvoirthe low-lying vale across the north of the borough, with Belvoir Castle on its scarp, around 100 m above the valley floor.

Getting around

Rail from Melton Mowbray and Bottesford.

Rail

  • Melton Mowbray: hourly CrossCountry trains off-peak to Birmingham New Street via Leicester, and to Stansted Airport via Cambridge
  • a few East Midlands Railway trains a day between Melton Mowbray and London St Pancras via Oakham, Corby and Kettering
  • Bottesford, on the Nottingham to Grantham line, every hour or two

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll train alongside.

  • 66.9%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove England's 64.6%. Plenty of people round here already train, so a partner is easier to find.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 47Median ageUp from 43 in 2011, against 41 for the East Midlands.Census 2021
  • 12.9%Aged 65 to 74Up from 9.9% in 2011. A regular swim or walking partner makes it easier to keep going.Census 2021

Melton gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Melton?

Gymist lists 64 gyms, pools, studios and sports venues across the borough of Melton, from Waterfield Leisure Centre and Melton Sports Village to CrossFit, independent gyms, martial arts and yoga in Melton Mowbray, Bottesford and the villages.

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

Everyone Active runs Waterfield Leisure Centre on Dalby Road and Melton Sports Village on Burton Road, in partnership with Melton Borough Council. Waterfield has a main pool, a teaching pool, a gym, a group cycling studio, and a sauna and steam room. Melton Sports Village has a sports hall, an all-weather pitch that can be split into thirds, a grass football pitch, a rugby pitch used by Melton RFU, four floodlit tennis courts and a group exercise studio.

Where can I lift weights or do CrossFit in Melton Mowbray?

The Panic Gym on Pate Road is a CrossFit gym, open from 6 am on weekdays. GoodLife Gym on Jubilee Street has free weights, spin bikes and classes from Body Pump to Boxercise. Primal Fitness on Charlotte Street has a free weights area called the Strength Shack and a boxing gym.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Melton?

Melton Country Park covers 137 acres around a lake on the edge of Melton Mowbray, with a nature trail and a weekly parkrun. Burrough Hill Country Park, about 7 miles south of the town, has an Iron Age hillfort on a promontory about 210 m up. The Vale of Belvoir stretches across the north of the borough, with Belvoir Castle on its scarp.

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

Melton Mowbray station has an hourly CrossCountry train each way off-peak, west to Birmingham New Street via Leicester and east to Stansted Airport via Cambridge. Bottesford station, on the Nottingham to Grantham line, has East Midlands Railway trains every hour or two.

How do I find a gym buddy in Melton?

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