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Gyms in Salford

Eccles, Swinton, Walkden, Irlam and the Quays, with six community leisure centres, a watersports centre on the old docks and country parks in the Irwell valley. Here's where to train in Salford and who to train with.

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Places in Salford

From Broughton and Ordsall by the city centre to Eccles in the west.

Training in Salford

Old docks, mill towns and the Irwell valley.

Salford is home to around 269,900 people (Census 2021), up 15.4% since 2011, and its median age fell from 35 to 34. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 67.2% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, up from 57.5% in 2015 to 2016 and above the North West's 62.9%.

Salford Community Leisure, a community benefit society with charitable status, runs the public sites: Worsley Leisure Centre in Walkden with three pools, Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure Centre with a two-floor gym, Broughton, Eccles and Irlam and Cadishead leisure centres, Ordsall's functional fitness box and futsal arena, Salford Sports Village and the Salford Watersports Centre at the Quays. Around them are boxing in Eccles, judo in Swinton and group training gyms in Worsley.

Outside, there's Clifton Country Park in the Irwell valley, Peel Park by the river and the Bridgewater Canal from Worsley. It's easier to start, and to keep going, with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Salford

The community leisure centres first, then the water, the track and the fight gyms.

Leisure centres (Salford Community Leisure)

  • Worsley Leisure CentreWalkden · Three pools (small, large and learner), gym, two studios, sauna
  • Swinton and Pendlebury Leisure CentrePendlebury · Pool, two-floor gym with spin area, sports hall, pickleball
  • Broughton Leisure CentreBroughton · Pools, gym and female-only gym, studio, sauna and steam
  • Eccles Leisure CentreEccles · Pools, gym with strength and female-only zones, sports hall
  • Irlam and Cadishead Leisure CentreIrlam · Pool, gym, studio, sports hall, squash courts
  • Ordsall Leisure CentreOrdsall · Gym, The Box functional fitness, indoor futsal arena
  • Salford Sports VillageKersal · 3G and grass pitches, gym, studio, bike park

Water and track

Strength, boxing and judo

Find a training buddy in Salford

A lane partner at Worsley Leisure Centre, someone for an open water swim at the Quays, a sparring partner at Eccles Boxing School: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A morning run round the lake at Clifton Country Park, a canal ride from Worsley, a lunchtime loop of the Quays: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Salford.

  • Clifton Country Park48 hectares of woods, fields and lakes in the Irwell valley, with a surfaced path round the lake and a visitor centre.
  • Peel Parkopened on 22 August 1846 on the Irwell flood plain below Salford Crescent, and possibly the world's first public park.
  • Blackleach Country Parka local nature reserve half a mile from Walkden town centre, with a lake, orienteering and the Linnyshaw Loopline path.
  • Bridgewater Canalstarts at Worsley, where its first section opened in 1761, and runs on through Trafford towards Runcorn.
  • Salford Quaysthe old docks, with 120 acres of water, laps round the basins and booked open water swims at the watersports centre.

Getting around

Tram, bus and canal routes to Salford's gyms.

Tram

  • Metrolink's Eccles line runs from Cornbrook through Salford Quays, Langworthy, Weaste and Ladywell to Eccles
  • a spur serves MediaCityUK, and the Trafford Park line's Wharfside and Imperial War Museum stops are across the water

Bus

  • all local buses and trams in Greater Manchester are part of TfGM's Bee Network

Walk and cycle

  • the Bridgewater Canal from Worsley
  • the Linnyshaw Loopline railway path through Walkden

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and by the water.

  • 18.8%Aged 25 to 34Up from 16.3% in 2011, around 12,700 more people, at the age when a regular training partner keeps you going.Census 2021
  • 34Median ageDown from 35 in 2011. Neighbouring Manchester's is 31.Census 2021
  • 67.2%Adults active 150+ min a weekUp from 57.5% in 2015 to 2016, and third in Greater Manchester after Stockport and Trafford.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Salford gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Salford?

Gymist lists 30 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Salford, from Salford Sports Village and the watersports centre to boxing, judo and strength gyms in Eccles, Swinton, Worsley and Ordsall.

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

Salford Community Leisure, a community benefit society with charitable status that is separate from the council, runs six leisure centres: Broughton, Eccles, Irlam and Cadishead, Ordsall, Swinton and Pendlebury, and Worsley. It also runs Salford Sports Village on Littleton Road, the Cleavley Athletics Track in Winton and the Salford Watersports Centre at the Quays.

Where can I swim in Salford?

Worsley Leisure Centre in Walkden has three pools: small, large and learner. Broughton, Eccles, Swinton and Pendlebury, and Irlam and Cadishead leisure centres all have pools too. For open water, the Salford Watersports Centre at 15 The Quays runs booked open water swims in the old docks.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Salford?

Clifton Country Park covers 48 hectares of woods, fields and lakes in the Irwell valley, with a surfaced path round its lake. Peel Park opened in 1846 and is possibly the world's first public park. Blackleach Country Park in Walkden is a local nature reserve on the Linnyshaw Loopline, and the Bridgewater Canal starts at Worsley.

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

Metrolink's Eccles line runs from Cornbrook through Salford Quays, Langworthy, Weaste and Ladywell to Eccles, with a spur to MediaCityUK. All local buses and trams in Greater Manchester are part of TfGM's Bee Network.

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