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Gyms in Stroud

Stroud, Dursley, Stonehouse, Nailsworth and the commons above the Five Valleys, with a council leisure centre and a spring-fed lido in Stratford Park. Here's where to train in Stroud district and who to train with.

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Towns and villages in Stroud district

From Stonehouse and Frampton in the vale to Nailsworth, Minchinhampton and Dursley in the hills.

Training in Stroud district

Valley towns, high commons and the western edge of the Cotswolds.

Stroud district is home to around 121,100 people (Census 2021), up 7.4% since 2011, with a median age of 47. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 66.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 67.0% across Gloucestershire, and 21.8% did less than 30 minutes.

Stroud District Council runs its own leisure service, Active Lifestyles. Active Lifestyles Stroud, the former Stratford Park Leisure Centre, has indoor and outdoor pools, a gym, a six-court sports hall and squash courts, and next door is Stratford Park Lido, a spring-fed outdoor pool opened in 1937. Active Lifestyles Dursley has a pool, gym and studio. Around them are a 24/7 gym in Stonehouse, two CrossFit boxes, the Fitness Mill in Stroud and martial arts in Stonehouse and Dursley.

Above the valleys, Minchinhampton and Rodborough commons are National Trust grassland, and the Cotswold Way runs through the district. Training is easier to keep up with someone to go with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Stroud district

The council's Active Lifestyles centres and lido first, then pools, gyms and CrossFit, and martial arts.

Leisure centres and lido (Active Lifestyles, Stroud District Council)

Pools

Gyms and CrossFit

Martial arts

Find a training buddy in Stroud

A lane partner at Active Lifestyles Stroud, someone for a summer swim at Stratford Park Lido, a class partner at CrossFit Stonehouse: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Stroud training group

A lido swim group in Stratford Park, a Saturday run on Minchinhampton Common, a walk along the canal from Stonehouse: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train across Stroud district.

  • Minchinhampton Common182.7 hectares of limestone grassland, owned by the National Trust since 1913, with cattle grazing in the warmer months.
  • Rodborough Commonthe neighbouring National Trust common, just north of Minchinhampton, on the same high plateau above Stroud.
  • Cotswold Waythe national trail runs through the district along the Cotswold escarpment.
  • Stroudwater canalthe restored stretch runs from Stonehouse to Wallbridge in Stroud, with a towpath alongside.
  • Stratford Park56 acres of parkland around Active Lifestyles Stroud and the lido.

Getting around

Trains along the Golden Valley to Stroud's gyms.

Rail

  • Stroud: 0.655 million passengers in 2024/25, with Great Western Railway trains between London Paddington and Gloucester and Cheltenham
  • Stonehouse: the next station along the Golden Valley Line, for the gyms on Bristol Road and Sperry Way

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet in the pool, the gym and on the commons.

  • 21.8%Adults doing under 30 min a weekAbout one adult in five. Plenty of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 47Median ageUp from 44 in 2011, so you'll meet as many people coming back to training as starting out.Census 2021
  • 29.7%Growth in people aged 65 to 74Just under 3,500 more since 2011, and the lido, the pools and the commons are as much theirs as anyone's.Census 2021

Stroud gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Stroud district?

Gymist lists 63 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Stroud district, from the council's Active Lifestyles centres to CrossFit boxes, yoga and Pilates studios and village sports clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Stroud district, and who runs them?

Active Lifestyles Stroud District is managed by Stroud District Council. It runs Active Lifestyles Stroud on Stratford Road (formerly Stratford Park Leisure Centre), Active Lifestyles Dursley on Castle Street and Stratford Park Lido.

Where can I swim in Stroud district?

Active Lifestyles Stroud has indoor and outdoor pools, and Active Lifestyles Dursley has a pool. In summer, Stratford Park Lido opens its 55 by 18 yard outdoor pool, fed by spring water and unheated, which warms to around 21 to 22 degrees at the peak of the season. Wotton-under-Edge also has an outdoor pool.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Stroud district?

Minchinhampton Common covers 182.7 hectares and has been owned by the National Trust since 1913, with Rodborough Common to its north. The Cotswold Way runs through the district, and the restored Stroudwater canal runs from Stonehouse to Wallbridge in Stroud. Stratford Park itself is 56 acres of parkland around the leisure centre.

How do I get to gyms in Stroud district without a car?

Stroud station had 0.655 million passengers in 2024/25, with Great Western Railway trains between London Paddington and Gloucester and Cheltenham. Stonehouse is the next station along the Golden Valley Line.

How do I find a gym buddy in Stroud district?

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