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Gyms in Rother

Bexhill, Rye and Battle, with the dunes at Camber Sands and the 1066 Country Walk running between them. Here's where to train in Rother and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Rother

From Bexhill's seafront to Rye, Battle and the villages of the Weald.

Training in Rother

Three towns, three sports centres and a lot of open country between them.

Rother is a large, mostly rural district of 511.8 km² in East Sussex, home to around 93,100 people (Census 2021), up 2.8% since 2011. Its median age is 53, up from 50 in 2011, and 16.3% of residents are aged 65 to 74. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 64.3% of adults in the district did at least 150 minutes of activity a week.

Each of its three towns has its own sports centre. Freedom Leisure runs Bexhill Leisure Centre on Down Road, with a pool, gym, health suite, sports hall and squash court. Rye Sports Centre, run by the charity Rye Recreation & Wellbeing, has a 25 m pool, a gym, two studios and a 3G pitch, two minutes' walk from the station. Battle Sports Centre has a gym, sports hall, dance studio and climbing wall. Around them are independent gyms in Bexhill and Rye, and judo, boxing and martial arts clubs.

Whether you're new to the area or have trained here for years, it's easier to keep going with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Rother

The sports centres in Bexhill, Rye and Battle first, then the independent gyms and martial arts clubs.

Sports and leisure centres

Independent gyms

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Rother

A lane partner at Rye Sports Centre, someone to lift with at Stackz in Bexhill, a judo partner at Westerleigh: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Rother training group

A weekend walking group on the 1066 Country Walk out of Battle, a seafront run along De La Warr Parade, a summer swim group at Camber: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Rother.

  • 1066 Country Walka 50 km waymarked path from Pevensey to Rye through Battle, mostly low level past oast houses and windmills.
  • Camber Sands3 miles of sand east of the Rother estuary, East Sussex's only sand dune system, with a kite launch area at the eastern end.
  • Rye Harbour Nature Reserveestablished in 1970 two miles downstream of Rye and managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust, home to more than 300 rare or endangered species.
  • De La Warr ParadeBexhill's seafront, laid out by the 7th Earl De La Warr, past the Grade I listed De La Warr Pavilion.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Rother's gyms.

Rail

  • Bexhill, Collington and Cooden Beach are on Southern's East Coastway line, with trains to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Eastbourne and Ashford International
  • Battle and Etchingham are on the Hastings line; Southeastern runs two trains an hour off-peak from Battle to London Charing Cross
  • Rye is on the Marshlink line, with Southern trains to Eastbourne via Hastings and to Ashford International

Bus

  • Bexhill is served by 13 bus routes, with routes serving Hastings, Battle, Eastbourne and the Conquest Hospital
  • Stagecoach South East routes 95 and 1066 stop at the end of Battle station's approach road, towards Hastings, Bexhill and Tunbridge Wells

On foot

  • Rye Sports Centre is about two minutes' walk from Rye station

Who trains here

What the census and Sport England say about the people you'll train alongside.

  • 53Median ageUp from 50 in 2011, and eight years older than neighbouring Eastbourne.Census 2021
  • 16.3%Aged 65 to 74Up from 13.5% in 2011. Plenty of people retiring into a regular swim, class or walk, and looking for company.Census 2021
  • 64.3%Active adultsAdults doing at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Rother gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Rother?

Gymist lists 44 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Rother, from Bexhill Leisure Centre and Rye Sports Centre to independent gyms, yoga studios and village sports clubs.

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

Freedom Leisure runs Bexhill Leisure Centre on Down Road. Rye Sports Centre on The Grove is run by Rye Recreation & Wellbeing, a charity. Battle Sports Centre has a gym, a sports hall, a 3G pitch, a dance studio and a climbing wall.

Where can I swim in Rother?

Bexhill Leisure Centre has a swimming pool, and Rye Sports Centre has a 25 m indoor pool and a sauna.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Rother?

The 1066 Country Walk runs 50 km from Pevensey to Rye through Battle. Camber Sands, East Sussex's only sand dune system, stretches 3 miles to the Kent border, and kites can launch from a designated area at its eastern end. Rye Harbour Nature Reserve, managed by Sussex Wildlife Trust, has a private road that suits wheelchair users.

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

Southern trains on the East Coastway line call at Bexhill, Collington and Cooden Beach, with direct trains to London Victoria via Gatwick Airport, Brighton, Eastbourne and Ashford International. Battle and Etchingham are on Southeastern's Hastings line to London Charing Cross, and Rye is on the Marshlink line between Eastbourne and Ashford. Bexhill is served by 13 bus routes.

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