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Gyms in Rutland

England's smallest historic county, with two towns, Oakham and Uppingham, and Rutland Water at its heart for sailing, paddling and riding. Here's where to train in Rutland and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Rutland

From Oakham and Uppingham to the villages round Rutland Water.

Training in Rutland

Small gyms in the towns, and a reservoir for sailing, paddling and riding.

Rutland is home to around 41,000 people (Census 2021), up 9.8% since 2011, with a median age of 46 against 40 for England. It's an active county: in Nov 2024–25, 69.3% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 64.5% across England.

Most of the gyms are in Oakham, where BEfit has power racks, lifting platforms and 21 classes a week, CrossFit Oakham runs coached small-group classes with open gym, and Method offers small-group personal training and reformer Pilates. Equilibrium in Ketton has three studios and saunas, and Uppingham School Sports Centre offers membership or pay and play.

Then there's Rutland Water, with sailing, windsurfing, paddleboarding and kayaking from the North Shore, a sailing club at Edith Weston and a track right round it. It's easier to keep going with the right company, and Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Rutland

Gyms and studios first, then sports centres, then the water.

Gyms and CrossFit

Sports centres

On Rutland Water

Combat and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Rutland

A lifting partner at BEfit, someone to share a dinghy with at Rutland Watersports, a rider for the loop round Rutland Water: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday ride round Rutland Water, a summer open water swim group at Whitwell, a Saturday run from Oakham: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Rutland.

  • Rutland Water10.86 square kilometres of reservoir, first flooded in 1976, with a walking and cycling track right round it.
  • Rutland Water Nature Reserve393 hectares at the western end, run by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, where ospreys were reintroduced in 1996.
  • Velo Club Rutlandroad rides all year: Thursday evenings from The Grainstore by Oakham station, and Saturday café rides from the Oakham Castle grounds.
  • Cutts Closethe park on the old outer bailey of Oakham Castle, in the middle of town.

Getting around

Rail, bus and bike routes to Rutland's gyms.

Rail

  • Oakham station: an hourly CrossCountry train each way, to Birmingham New Street via Leicester and to Stansted Airport via Cambridge
  • a single daily East Midlands Railway return to London St Pancras via Corby

Bus

  • Centrebus and Blands run most services, linking Oakham with Corby, Melton Mowbray and Stamford

Cycle

  • a walking and cycling track runs right round Rutland Water

Who trains here

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

  • 69.3%Adults active 150+ minutes a weekAbove England's 64.5%. Plenty of people here to train with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 46Median ageUp from 43 in 2011, and six years older than England.Census 2021
  • 13.0%Aged 65 to 74Up from 11.3% in 2011. A regular swim, ride or class partner makes it easier to keep going.Census 2021

Rutland gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Rutland?

Gymist lists 83 gyms, studios, sports clubs and water sports venues across Rutland, from CrossFit Oakham and BEfit to Rutland Watersports and Rutland Sailing Club.

Is there a public leisure centre in Rutland?

Uppingham School Sports Centre on Leicester Road offers full membership or pay and play for non-members, with gym and studio classes, courts and a swim school. Oakham School's Oakham Leisure Club sells private memberships for its pool, gym, squash and tennis courts. Equilibrium Gym + Fitness in Ketton has three studios and saunas.

What can I do on Rutland Water?

Rutland Watersports on the North Shore teaches sailing, windsurfing, kayaking, canoeing and paddleboarding for all levels, and Rutland Sailing Club at Edith Weston runs racing, youth sailing and a sailing school. Whitwell Creek hosts open water swimming sessions in season, and Aqua Park Rutland is an inflatable obstacle course for ages 6 and up.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Rutland?

There's a walking and cycling track right round Rutland Water, and the reserve at its western end, run by the Leicestershire and Rutland Wildlife Trust, covers 393 hectares. Velo Club Rutland rides from Oakham all year, with Saturday café rides from the Oakham Castle grounds.

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

Oakham station has an hourly CrossCountry train each way, west to Birmingham New Street via Leicester and east to Stansted Airport via Cambridge. Centrebus and Blands run most of the buses, linking Oakham with Corby, Melton Mowbray and Stamford.

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