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Gyms in Redditch

A 1960s new town with 900 acres of country park, with a lake to sail on and the Cross-City Line to Birmingham. Here's where to train in Redditch and who to train with.

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From the town centre and Lakeside to Batchley and Astwood Bank.

Training in Redditch

A new town with a country park running through the middle of it.

Redditch is home to around 87,000 people (Census 2021), up 3.4% since 2011, with a median age of 40. It was designated a new town on 10 April 1964 and grew from 32,000 people to more than 70,000 by 1984. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 61.7% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, up from 51.6% the year before, against 64.5% across England.

The borough's public sports centre is the Abbey Stadium, whose pool has been warmed with waste heat from the neighbouring crematorium since June 2013. Around it sit round-the-clock gyms at Ringway Retail Park and the Kingfisher Centre, Elite Fitness, a weightlifting gym in Lakeside, Valhalla Gym on Hewell Road, and MMA, 10th Planet jiu-jitsu and Muay Thai at Redditch MMA.

The town's biggest training ground is free: Arrow Valley Country Park, with its lake, trails and sailing club. It's easier to keep going with the right company, and Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Redditch

The Abbey Stadium and the sports clubs first, then the gyms, fight gyms and studios.

Public sports centre and clubs

Gyms and chains

Combat sports and studios

Find a training buddy in Redditch

A spotter at Elite Fitness, a rolling partner at Redditch MMA, someone to run the Arrow Valley trails with: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday run around Arrow Valley Lake, a skate session at Morton Stanley Park, a kayak crew from the Boathouse: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Redditch.

  • Arrow Valley Country Park900 acres along the River Arrow, protected as countryside since the late 1960s, with four waymarked walking and cycling trails.
  • Arrow Valley Lake27 acres, with dinghy sailing and kayak, rowboat and pedalo hire at the Boathouse.
  • Morton Stanley Park95 acres with a skate park, grass football pitches, zip wires and woodland walks to Walkwood Coppice.
  • Batchley Pool and Brockhill Parkopen space in the north-west of the town.
  • Overdale Parkformal and natural areas among the homes in Astwood Bank.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Redditch's gyms.

Rail

  • Redditch station is the southern end of the Cross-City Line, about 14.5 miles from Birmingham New Street, with trains every 30 minutes
  • 0.910 million entries and exits in 2024/25, up from 0.848 million the year before
  • the line runs on a single track from Barnt Green, with a passing loop at Alvechurch

Bus

  • Diamond West Midlands, Stagecoach and a community bus run local services
  • regular buses to Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Studley and Stratford-upon-Avon

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet on the gym floor, on the mats and round the lake.

  • 61.7%Adults active 150+ minutes a weekUp from 51.6% the year before, against 64.5% across England.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 14.0%Aged 25 to 34Close to the 14.3% of 2011. Plenty of people building a routine around work and family.Census 2021
  • 40Median ageUp from 38 in 2011, and five years younger than Bromsgrove next door.Census 2021

Redditch gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Redditch?

Gymist lists 100 gyms, leisure centres, studios, fight gyms and sports clubs across Redditch, from the Abbey Stadium and the town-centre chain gyms to boxing clubs, yoga studios and the sailing club on Arrow Valley Lake.

Which leisure centre is in Redditch?

The Abbey Stadium is the borough's public sports centre, and it is where you buy the Active Redditch Card, provided by Rubicon Leisure, which gives discounts on selected leisure and culture services. Its swimming pool has been heated with waste heat from the nearby crematorium since June 2013.

Which gyms are open 24 hours in Redditch?

PureGym Redditch Ringway, next to Wickes at Ringway Retail Park, is open 24 hours a day with more than 160 pieces of kit. 24/7 Fitness at the Kingfisher Centre, on the former PureGym site in the town centre, has 24-hour access with staff on site at set times.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Redditch?

Arrow Valley Country Park is 900 acres, the largest open space in Redditch, with four waymarked walking and cycling trails and a 27-acre lake. Morton Stanley Park has 95 acres, a skate park, grass football pitches and walks with views to the Malvern Hills, and Overdale Park sits among the homes in Astwood Bank.

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

Redditch station is the southern end of the Cross-City Line, with West Midlands Railway trains every 30 minutes through Birmingham New Street, and on Sundays through to Lichfield Trent Valley. Local buses are run by Diamond West Midlands, Stagecoach and a community bus, with regular services to Bromsgrove, Kidderminster, Studley and Stratford-upon-Avon.

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