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Gyms in Pendle

Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick under Pendle Hill, with three public pools, a floodlit 400 m track at Seedhill and the 45-mile Pendle Way. Here's where to train in Pendle and who to train with.

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Towns in Pendle

Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick, and the hill that gives the borough its name.

Training in Pendle

Three public pools, a floodlit track and a hill on the doorstep.

Pendle is home to around 95,800 people (Census 2021), up 7.0% since 2011, with a median age of 39. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 59.6% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, below the North West's 62.9%, and 32.6% did less than 30 minutes.

Pendle Leisure Trust runs four centres: Pendle Leisure Centre in Colne, with a 25 m pool, a 10 m learner pool, a gym and a sports hall, Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson, a leisure pool with a wave machine and a gym, West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick, with a 25 m pool, a gym and a sports hall, and Seedhill Athletics and Fitness Centre in Nelson, with a floodlit 400 m track. Around them sit a 24-hour PureGym in Colne, strength gyms in Nelson, CrossFit Pendle in Brierfield and boxing gyms.

Then there's the outdoors: Pendle Hill (557 m), the 45-mile Pendle Way and the Leeds and Liverpool Canal past Barrowford and Foulridge. It's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Pendle

The Pendle Leisure Trust centres first, then gyms, CrossFit and boxing.

Leisure centres (Pendle Leisure Trust)

Gyms

CrossFit and boxing

Find a training buddy in Pendle

A lane partner at Pendle Leisure Centre, someone to run intervals with at Seedhill, a lifting partner in Nelson: find people near you who train when you do.

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Start a Pendle training group

A Saturday walk up Pendle Hill from Barley, a canal towpath run from Barrowford, a track session at Seedhill: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Pendle.

  • Pendle Hill557 m, a Pennine outlier in a detached part of the Forest of Bowland National Landscape.
  • Pendle Waya 45-mile circular walk from the Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford, by Barnoldswick, Wycoller and over Pendle Hill to Barley.
  • Leeds and Liverpool Canala towpath through the borough; at the 1,490 m Foulridge Tunnel, which has no towpath, you go over the top.
  • Forest of Bowlandpart of the borough lies in the National Landscape.

Getting around

Rail, bus and the M65 to Pendle's gyms.

Rail

  • Colne is the terminus of the East Lancashire line, with stations at Colne, Nelson and Brierfield
  • trains through Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn to Preston, usually from Blackpool South

Bus

  • Burnley Bus Company runs local services

Road

  • the M65 runs north-east from Burnley to Nelson and Colne

Who trains here

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

  • 32.6%Adults doing under 30 min a weekAbout one adult in three. Plenty of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 39Median ageThe same as in 2011, and a year younger than the North West's 40.Census 2021
  • 10.2%Aged 65 to 74Up from 8.6% in 2011. A swim or class partner makes it easier to keep going.Census 2021

Pendle gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Pendle?

Gymist lists 50 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Pendle, from West Craven Sports Centre and Seedhill's track to strength gyms, CrossFit, boxing gyms and sports clubs in Nelson, Colne and Barnoldswick.

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

Pendle Leisure Trust runs them under the Pendle Leisure Plus name: Pendle Leisure Centre on Crown Way, Colne, Pendle Wavelengths on Leeds Road, Nelson, West Craven Sports Centre on Kelbrook Road, Barnoldswick, and Seedhill Athletics and Fitness Centre on Surrey Road, Nelson. All four have a gym.

Where can I swim in Pendle?

Pendle Leisure Centre in Colne has a 25 m pool for lane swimming and a shallow, warm 10 m learner pool. West Craven Sports Centre in Barnoldswick has a 25 m pool and a learner pool. Pendle Wavelengths in Nelson is the fun one, with a roof-high waterslide, a wave machine and a beach-style shallow end.

Is there a running track in Pendle?

Yes. Seedhill Athletics and Fitness Centre in Nelson has a six-lane, 400 m, floodlit synthetic track with a long jump. Non-members can pay on arrival, groups book ahead, and it's home to local running and athletics clubs.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Pendle?

Pendle Hill rises to 557 m, and part of the borough lies in the Forest of Bowland National Landscape. The Pendle Way is a 45-mile circular walk from the Pendle Heritage Centre in Barrowford, by Barnoldswick, Wycoller and Barley. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal towpath runs through the borough, though walkers go over the top of the 1,490 m Foulridge Tunnel, which has no towpath.

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

Colne is the terminus of the East Lancashire line, with stations at Colne, Nelson and Brierfield and trains through Burnley, Accrington and Blackburn to Preston, usually starting from Blackpool South. Burnley Bus Company runs local buses, and the M65 runs on from Burnley to Nelson and Colne.

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