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Gyms in Surrey Heath

Camberley's rebuilt leisure centre, open-water swimming at Mytchett and 655 hectares of Chobham Common. Here's where to train in Surrey Heath and who to train with.

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Places in Surrey Heath

From Camberley and Frimley to the heathland villages of Lightwater, Bagshot and Chobham.

Training in Surrey Heath

A heathland borough with a new leisure centre and a canal to run along.

Surrey Heath is home to around 90,500 people (Census 2021), up 5.0% since 2011, with a median age of 43. Camberley is its largest town and the council's base, with Frimley, Bagshot, Lightwater, Chobham and Windlesham around it. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 68.5% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, above England's 64.6%.

The main public centre is Places Leisure Camberley, which replaced the old Arena in July 2021 and has two pools, a gym, a sports hall, a hot yoga studio and Clip 'n Climb. Lightwater Leisure Centre, run by Lifestyle Fitness inside Lightwater Country Park, has a gym, a sports hall and a floodlit 3G pitch. Beyond those are coached-class gyms in Frimley and Camberley, a boxing club with a full-size ring and open-water swimming at QuaySwim in Mytchett.

Chobham Common and Lightwater Country Park are both part of the Thames Basin Heaths, open heath to run and walk on. It's easier with company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Surrey Heath

The public leisure centres first, then the gyms and class studios, the fight gyms and open water.

Public leisure centres

Gyms and coached classes

Combat and martial arts

Open water

Find a training buddy in Surrey Heath

A lane partner at Places Leisure Camberley, a training partner for the coached classes in Frimley, someone to share a dawn swim at QuaySwim: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for Frimley Lodge parkrun, a heathland run on Chobham Common, a canal-towpath ride from Mytchett: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Surrey Heath.

  • Frimley Lodge Park24 hectares between Frimley Green and Mytchett, home of Frimley Lodge parkrun, a free 5 km every Saturday at 9am since February 2010.
  • Chobham Common655.7 hectares of heath north of Chobham, a national nature reserve looked after by Surrey Wildlife Trust.
  • Lightwater Country Parkabout 100 acres of heathland with a nature trail and the High Curley viewpoint.
  • Basingstoke Canalthe towpath runs past Frimley Lodge Park and through Mytchett and Deepcut, with the canal's visitor centre at Mytchett.

Getting around

Rail and canal routes to Surrey Heath's gyms.

Rail

  • Camberley, Frimley and Bagshot stations are on the Ascot to Aldershot line, run by South Western Railway
  • from Camberley it's about 72 to 80 minutes to London, so many people drive to Brookwood, Farnborough (Main) or Sunningdale

Walk and cycle

  • the Basingstoke Canal towpath links Frimley Lodge Park with Mytchett and Deepcut

Who trains here

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

  • 43Median ageUp from 41 in 2011, two years above the South East's 41.Census 2021
  • 21.2%Aged 50 to 64Up from 19.3% in 2011: plenty of people looking for a regular swim, class or walking partner.Census 2021
  • 68.5%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove England's 64.6%; 19.9% of adults do less than 30 minutes.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Surrey Heath gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Surrey Heath?

Gymist lists 168 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Surrey Heath, from Places Leisure Camberley to class-based gyms, fight gyms, Pilates studios and rugby and cricket clubs.

Which leisure centres are in Surrey Heath, and who runs them?

Places Leisure runs Places Leisure Camberley on Grand Avenue for Surrey Heath Borough Council, which owns it, under a 25-year contract. Lightwater Leisure Centre, in Lightwater Country Park, is run by Lifestyle Fitness in partnership with the Lightwater Playing Fields Association.

Where can I swim in Surrey Heath?

Places Leisure Camberley has two swimming pools and a splashpad. For open water, QuaySwim at The Quays in Mytchett runs early-morning and evening swim sessions at weekends and on Tuesdays and Thursdays, booked online.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Surrey Heath?

Frimley Lodge parkrun is a free 5 km every Saturday at 9am, two laps of Frimley Lodge Park and the Basingstoke Canal towpath. Chobham Common is a 655.7-hectare national nature reserve, and Lightwater Country Park has about 100 acres of heathland, a nature trail and the High Curley viewpoint.

How do I get to gyms in Surrey Heath without a car?

Camberley, Frimley and Bagshot stations are on the Ascot to Aldershot line, run by South Western Railway, with some peak trains through to London Waterloo. The journey to London takes about 72 to 80 minutes from Camberley, so many people use Brookwood, Farnborough (Main) or Sunningdale instead.

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