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Gyms in Newcastle-under-Lyme

A market town, a university campus and a former mining belt turned country park, on the western side of the Potteries. Here's where to train in Newcastle-under-Lyme and who to train with.

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Neighbourhoods in Newcastle-under-Lyme

From the canal town of Kidsgrove to the Keele campus and the villages around Audley.

Training in Newcastle-under-Lyme

Two public pools, a university sports centre and a country park on old mining land.

Newcastle-under-Lyme is home to around 123,300 people (Census 2021), down 0.5% since 2011, and its median age has risen from 41 to 43. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 65.2% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, well ahead of 56.9% next door in Stoke-on-Trent.

The borough council's Jubilee2 in the town centre has a gym, classes, swimming and climbing, and Kidsgrove Sports Centre on Fourth Avenue has a six-lane 25 m pool and a gym. Keele University's campus, 3 miles from the town, has its own sports centre and gym membership. Around them sit Old School Jim's bodybuilding gym in Chesterton, M Club's 23 m pool at Parklands, chain gyms in the town and Wolstanton, and a velodrome used by the Lyme Racing Club.

West of the town, Apedale Community Country Park covers 454 acres of former opencast mine, and the Trent and Mersey Canal runs through Kidsgrove. It's easier to keep going with the right company, and Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Newcastle-under-Lyme

The public pools first, then Keele, the health clubs, the strength gyms and the fight and cycling clubs.

Leisure centres

University and health clubs

Strength gyms and chains

Cycling and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Newcastle-under-Lyme

A lane partner at Kidsgrove, a climbing partner at Jubilee2, someone to share a session at Old School Jim's: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday run on Apedale's waymarked trails, a canal walk from Kidsgrove, a lunchtime gym crew at Keele: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Newcastle-under-Lyme.

  • Apedale Community Country Park454 acres of former opencast mine bordering Silverdale, Chesterton, Knutton and Cross Heath, with tracks, waymarked routes and self-guided trails.
  • Queen's Gardensat the east end of Ironmarket, the only park inside the town's ring road.
  • Brampton Parknorth-west of the town centre, home to the borough museum and art gallery.
  • Trent and Mersey Canal, Kidsgroveruns through Kidsgrove, where James Brindley cut the first Harecastle Tunnel.
  • Macclesfield CanalKidsgrove marks the canal's southern end.

Getting around

Bus and rail routes to the borough's gyms.

Bus

  • most services are run by First Potteries and D&G Bus
  • a large bus station in the town centre

Rail in the borough

  • Newcastle has no railway station of its own
  • Kidsgrove station, on the Crewe to Derby line and a spur of the West Coast Main Line, served by East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and Northern

Rail nearby

  • Stoke-on-Trent station is the nearest to the town, served by five train operators

Who trains here

What the census and Sport England say about the people you'll meet in the pool and on the gym floor.

  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, and three years older than the West Midlands and England.Census 2021
  • 25,516Aged 50 to 64The borough's biggest age band, and a good age to find a regular swim or class partner.Census 2021
  • 65.2%Active adultsDid at least 150 minutes of activity a week in Nov 2024–25; 23.5% did less than 30 minutes.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Newcastle-under-Lyme gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Gymist lists 126 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across the borough of Newcastle-under-Lyme, from Jubilee2 and Kidsgrove Sports Centre to strength gyms, health clubs and village cricket and football clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Newcastle-under-Lyme, and who runs them?

Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council runs Jubilee2 in the town centre, with a gym, group exercise classes, swimming, dance and climbing. Kidsgrove Sports Centre on Fourth Avenue, Kidsgrove, has a six-lane 25 m pool and a gym. Keele University's Keele Sport offers gym membership, classes and facility hire.

Where can I swim in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Kidsgrove Sports Centre has a six-lane, fully accessible 25 m pool with lane swims, public swims and lessons. Jubilee2 in the town centre runs swimming sessions and lessons. M Club Spa and Fitness at Parklands, on Newcastle Road, has a 23 m pool for members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

Apedale Community Country Park covers 454 acres between Silverdale, Chesterton, Knutton and Cross Heath, with tracks, waymarked routes and self-guided trails. Queen's Gardens is the only park inside the town's ring road. In Kidsgrove, the Trent and Mersey Canal meets the southern end of the Macclesfield Canal.

How do I get to gyms in Newcastle-under-Lyme without a car?

Most buses are run by First Potteries and D&G Bus from the large bus station in the town centre. Newcastle has no railway station of its own, so the nearest is Stoke-on-Trent. Kidsgrove station, in the north of the borough, is served by East Midlands Railway, London Northwestern Railway and Northern.

How do I find a gym buddy in Newcastle-under-Lyme?

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