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Gyms in Mole Valley

Box Hill, Leith Hill and a parkrun through a vineyard, with Better pools in Dorking and Leatherhead. Here's where to train in Mole Valley, and who to train with.

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Places in Mole Valley

Two towns and the villages of the Surrey Hills.

Training in Mole Valley

An active, older district with Olympic hills on its doorstep.

Mole Valley is home to around 87,400 people (Census 2021), up 2.4% since 2011, with a median age of 47, up from 44. It is one of the more active districts in England: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 71.7% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East and 64.6% for England.

Better runs the two public centres. Leatherhead Leisure Centre has a 25 m pool, a teaching pool, a 110-station gym, two squash courts and an outdoor fitness space, and Dorking Sports Centre on Reigate Road has a 25 m pool, a six-court sports hall and outdoor clay tennis courts. Around them sit Nuffield Health in Leatherhead, Anytime Fitness in both towns, F45 in Ashtead, Brazilian jiu-jitsu and Kyokushin karate in Dorking, and many Pilates and yoga studios.

Most of the district lies on or beside the Surrey Hills, with Box Hill, Leith Hill and Norbury Park to run and ride. Wherever you train, it's easier with company. Gymist is how you find it.

Where to train in Mole Valley

Better's public centres first, then health clubs, chain gyms and the fight gyms.

Public leisure centres (Better)

Health clubs and chain gyms

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Mole Valley

A lane partner at Leatherhead, someone to roll with at Koba in Dorking, a riding partner for the Zig Zag Road: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Mole Valley training group

A Saturday crew for the parkrun at Denbies, a weekend ride up Box Hill, a trail-running group on Leith Hill: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Mole Valley.

  • Box Hill224 m at its summit, its western part owned by the National Trust; the Zig Zag Road climbs 120 m in 2.5 km and was on the London 2012 Olympic road race circuit.
  • DenbiesMole Valley parkrun's home since March 2018, a free weekly 5k at the 260-acre wine estate outside Dorking.
  • Leith Hill294 m, the second-highest point in south-east England, topped by a 19.5 m National Trust tower.
  • Norbury Park1,340 acres of parkland near Mickleham, owned by Surrey County Council and run by Surrey Wildlife Trust.
  • River Mole local nature reserve23.3 hectares along the river in Leatherhead, designated in 2005.
  • Cotmandene4.78 hectares of common land east of Dorking town centre.

Getting around

Rail, bus and trail routes to Mole Valley's gyms.

Rail

  • Southern trains from Dorking and Leatherhead run to London Victoria via Sutton, London Waterloo via Wimbledon, and Horsham
  • Great Western Railway trains from Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West run to Reading via Guildford and to Gatwick Airport via Redhill

Bus

  • Metrobus routes 21 and 22 link Dorking with Epsom, Shere and Crawley
  • route 465 runs from Kingston upon Thames to Dorking via Leatherhead

Walk and cycle

  • the Mole Gap Trail runs from Leatherhead station through Norbury Park to Dorking station
  • Box Hill's Zig Zag Road gains 120 m at an average gradient of 5.0%

Who trains here

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

  • 71.7%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove the South East's 67.4% and England's 64.6%.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 47Median ageUp from 44 in 2011, and six years older than the South East as a whole.Census 2021
  • 22.5%Aged 50 to 64Up from 20.6% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or ride partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Mole Valley gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Mole Valley?

Gymist lists 152 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports clubs across Mole Valley, from the Better centres in Dorking and Leatherhead to chain gyms, fight gyms and village tennis clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Mole Valley, and who runs them?

Better runs both: Leatherhead Leisure Centre on Guildford Road, with a 25 m pool, a teaching pool, a 110-station gym, sauna and steam, and Dorking Sports Centre on Reigate Road, with a 25 m pool, a teaching pool, a gym, a six-court sports hall, outdoor clay tennis courts, sauna and steam. Nuffield Health also has a gym with a pool on The Crescent in Leatherhead.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Mole Valley?

Mole Valley parkrun has been held at Denbies, just outside Dorking, since March 2018. The Zig Zag Road up Box Hill climbs 120 m in 2.5 km, and the hill was part of the London 2012 Olympic road race circuit. Leith Hill, at 294 m, is the second-highest point in south-east England, and Surrey County Council's Norbury Park covers 1,340 acres between Leatherhead and Dorking.

How do I get to gyms in Mole Valley without a car?

Southern trains from Dorking and Leatherhead run to London Victoria via Sutton and to London Waterloo via Wimbledon, and on to Horsham. Great Western Railway trains from Dorking Deepdene and Dorking West run to Reading via Guildford and to Gatwick Airport via Redhill. The Mole Gap Trail runs from Leatherhead station through Norbury Park to Dorking station.

How active are people in Mole Valley?

In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 71.7% of adults in Mole Valley did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 67.4% for the South East and 64.6% for England. 14.7% did less than 30 minutes.

How do I find a gym buddy in Mole Valley?

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