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Gyms in North West Leicestershire

A National Forest district of former mining towns, with an eight-lane pool in Coalville and a 1929 lido in Ashby-de-la-Zouch. Here's where to train in North West Leicestershire and who to train with.

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Towns in North West Leicestershire

From Coalville and Ashby-de-la-Zouch to Measham and Moira.

Training in North West Leicestershire

Two big leisure centres, a 1929 lido and the National Forest on the doorstep.

North West Leicestershire is home to around 104,700 people (Census 2021), up 12.0% since 2011, much faster than England's 6.6%. In Nov 2024–25, 67.4% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.5% across England.

The district has two big Everyone Active centres. Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre on Stephenson Way has an eight-lane 25 m pool, a 110-station gym, three studios, an eight-court sports hall and auto-belay climbing. Ashby Leisure Centre has a main pool, a teaching pool and Hood Park Lido, a heated 30 m by 10 m outdoor pool first opened in 1929. Around them are Premier Gym in Coalville, with more than 100 stations and a boxing ring, STORME CrossFit and HYROX in Ashby, and Fitness Republic, Ashby's longest-established gym.

Much of the district sits in the National Forest, with trails and cycle hire at Hicks Lodge near Moira. It's easier to keep going with the right company, and Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in North West Leicestershire

The leisure centres first, then independent gyms, CrossFit and HYROX, and fight gyms.

Leisure centres and pools

Gyms

CrossFit and HYROX

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in North West Leicestershire

A lane partner at Whitwick and Coalville, a summer swim partner at Hood Park Lido, someone to train for HYROX with at STORME: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday ride on the trails at Hicks Lodge, a summer lido group in Ashby, a weekly session on the Coalville trim trail: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Trails, forest and open-air training in North West Leicestershire.

  • The National Forestabout 200 square miles across north Leicestershire, south Derbyshire and south-east Staffordshire, planted with millions of trees since 1991.
  • Hicks Lodgea former coal mining site near Moira, run by Forestry England, with the Wood Farm and Shell Brook cycling trails, a woodland walk and cycle hire.
  • Conkersthe National Forest's main visitor centre, just outside Moira.
  • Ashby Canal at Moiraa stretch near Moira restored and refilled between 1999 and 2005, with a new lock.
  • Coalville trim traila 35-station outdoor trim trail at Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre.

Getting around

Bus routes to the district's gyms, and the nearest stations.

Bus

  • Arriva Midlands from Coalville to Leicester, Loughborough and Swadlincote
  • hourly buses from Ashby to Burton upon Trent, Coalville, East Midlands Airport, Leicester and Swadlincote
  • Trent Barton's Skylink to East Midlands Airport and Nottingham

Rail

  • no passenger trains through Coalville or Ashby; the line is freight only
  • nearest stations: Loughborough, about 8 miles from Coalville, and Burton-on-Trent, 8 miles from Ashby

Who trains here

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

  • 12.0%Population growth since 2011Nearly twice England's 6.6%, so plenty of people here are new to the area and its gyms.Census 2021
  • 67.4%Adults active 150+ minutes a weekAbove England's 64.5%. Plenty of people to train with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 12.4%Aged 25 to 34Up from 10.8% in 2011, the age when a training partner often makes the difference.Census 2021

North West Leicestershire gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in North West Leicestershire?

Gymist lists 61 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios, fight gyms and sports venues across North West Leicestershire, from Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre and Hood Park Lido to CrossFit, kickboxing and judo.

Which leisure centres are there in North West Leicestershire?

Everyone Active runs Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre on Stephenson Way, with an eight-lane 25 m pool, a teaching pool, a 110-station gym, three studios, an eight-court sports hall, three squash courts and a spa. It also runs Ashby Leisure Centre on North Street, with a main pool, a teaching pool, an outdoor lido, a four-court sports hall and two floodlit 3G pitches.

Is there an outdoor pool in North West Leicestershire?

Hood Park Lido at Ashby Leisure Centre is a heated 30 m by 10 m outdoor pool, first opened in 1929, with public sessions through the summer season. Booking ahead is essential.

Where can I train outdoors in North West Leicestershire?

Hicks Lodge, a former coal mining site near Moira now run by Forestry England, has family and longer cycling trails, a walking trail through young woodland, and cycle hire. Conkers, the National Forest's main visitor centre, is just outside Moira, and Whitwick and Coalville Leisure Centre has a 35-station outdoor trim trail.

How do I get to gyms in North West Leicestershire without a car?

There are no passenger trains through Coalville or Ashby: the nearest stations are Loughborough, about 8 miles from Coalville, and Burton-on-Trent, 8 miles from Ashby. Arriva Midlands runs buses from Coalville to Leicester, Loughborough and Swadlincote, and Trent Barton's Skylink runs to East Midlands Airport and Nottingham.

How do I find a gym buddy in North West Leicestershire?

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