Skip to content
Sign in

Gyms in Pontefract

Liquorice, a ruined castle and Europe's longest continuous racecourse, with a 10-lane council pool and a climbing zone in the same park.

Gyms and venues
57
Join Gymist freeFind a training buddy

Showing 1–24 of 57 gyms

Training in Pontefract

A park with a pool, a climbing wall and a racecourse.

Pontefract Park is the town's training hub. Aspire@ThePark, the council centre that opened in April 2021, has a 10-lane 25 m pool, a 100-piece gym, three studios and a Climbing Zone, and Your Space Pontefract on Park Road, run by the charity BPL, adds a weight room, cycle studio, sauna and steam. PureGym opens 24 hours on South Baileygate Retail Park, and beyond the big gyms you'll find CrossFit Pontefract, taekwondo, martial arts, yoga at Santosha Studios and a squash club.

Pontefract parkrun is one of four in "The Full Ponty", with Pontypridd, Pontypool and Pont y Bala, if you fancy a set. Friarwood Valley Gardens has a rose garden and an avenue of cherry trees for a gentler loop, and with three stations and three bus routes to Aspire, meeting a training partner is easy.

Getting there

  • Pontefract Monkhill · Pontefract Line
  • Pontefract Baghill · Dearne Valley Line
  • Pontefract Tanshelf · Pontefract Line
  • Bus 140, 141 and 147 to Aspire@ThePark

Train outdoors

  • Pontefract Park
  • Friarwood Valley Gardens

Where to train in Pontefract

The big gyms and pool first, then strength, combat and sport.

Find a training buddy in Pontefract

A lane partner at Aspire, a belayer for the Climbing Zone, a WOD partner at CrossFit Pontefract.

Find a buddy

Start a Pontefract training group

A Saturday parkrun crew, a weekday climbing session at Aspire: set it up and we'll help Pontefract find it.

Start a group

Pontefract gym questions

What people ask.

How many gyms are there in Pontefract?

Gymist lists 57 venues in Pontefract, from the council's Aspire@ThePark and Your Space to CrossFit, martial arts, golf and football.

Where can I swim in Pontefract?

Aspire@ThePark in Pontefract Park, Park Road, has a 10-lane 25 m pool with a non-swimmer area. Buses 140, 141 and 147 serve it.

Is there a 24-hour gym in Pontefract?

Yes. PureGym Pontefract on South Baileygate Retail Park is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Nearby areas

All gyms in Wakefield →