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Gyms in Three Rivers

Where the Chess, Colne and Gade meet, with two Everyone Active pools and a water-ski lake at the Aquadrome. Here's where to train in Three Rivers, and who to train with.

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Places in Three Rivers

From Rickmansworth's lakes to South Oxhey and Abbots Langley.

Training in Three Rivers

An older, active district with two pools and a lot of water.

Three Rivers had around 93,800 people at the 2021 Census, up 7.4% since 2011, with a median age of 42. One in five residents (20.4%) is aged 50 to 64. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 62.4% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week.

Everyone Active runs the district's two pools. South Oxhey Leisure Centre on Gosforth Lane has a new 25 m four-lane pool, a teaching pool, a gym, two studios and a sports hall, and William Penn Leisure Centre in Mill End has a 25 m pool, squash courts and a floodlit all-weather pitch. Beyond them are CrossFit Watford on Tolpits Lane, boxing in Rickmansworth and South Oxhey, gymnastics clubs and the lakes of the Rickmansworth Aquadrome.

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 Three Rivers

Everyone Active's two centres first, then CrossFit, boxing and the gymnastics clubs.

Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)

CrossFit, strength and chains

Boxing and martial arts

Gymnastics and studios

Find a training buddy in Three Rivers

A lane partner at South Oxhey or William Penn, a sparring partner in Rickmansworth, someone to lap the Aquadrome with: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday run around the Aquadrome lakes, an evening walk on the canal towpath, a weekend paddle on Bury Lake: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Three Rivers.

  • Rickmansworth Aquadromea 41-hectare park and Local Nature Reserve between the River Colne and the Grand Union Canal, with grassland, woodland and two lakes.
  • Batchworth and Bury lakesdug for gravel for the original Wembley Stadium: Batchworth is used for water-skiing, Bury for sailing and canoeing with Bury Lake Young Mariners.
  • Grand Union Canalthe towpath runs along the eastern and southern edges of the Aquadrome, past Stocker's Lake nature reserve.
  • Oxhey Woodsa Local Nature Reserve on the western edge of South Oxhey.

Getting around

The Metropolitan line, Chiltern and the Overground.

Metropolitan line

  • stations at Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Croxley and Moor Park
  • from Rickmansworth, trains run on to Amersham and Chesham

Rail

  • Chiltern Railways serves Rickmansworth and Chorleywood on the London Marylebone to Aylesbury route
  • London Overground's trains stop at Carpenders Park, for South Oxhey, on the way to Euston
  • Kings Langley, on the West Coast Main Line, is the nearest station to Abbots Langley

Who trains here

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

  • 20.4%Aged 50 to 64Up from 18.8% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021
  • 42Median ageUp from 41 in 2011.Census 2021
  • 62.4%Adults active 150+ min a weekAgainst 63.9% across the East of England.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Three Rivers gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Three Rivers?

Gymist lists 21 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Three Rivers, from South Oxhey Leisure Centre to CrossFit, boxing, karate, gymnastics, tennis and golf.

Which leisure centres are in Three Rivers, and who runs them?

Everyone Active runs both. South Oxhey Leisure Centre is on Gosforth Lane, with a 25 m four-lane pool, a teaching pool, a gym, two studios, a cycling studio and a sports hall. William Penn Leisure Centre is on Shepherds Lane in Mill End, Rickmansworth, with a 25 m pool, a teaching pool, a gym, two studios, a cycling studio, squash courts, a floodlit all-weather pitch and a sauna.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Three Rivers?

The Rickmansworth Aquadrome is a 41-hectare park and Local Nature Reserve between the River Colne and the Grand Union Canal, with paths around Batchworth and Bury lakes. Oxhey Woods, on the western edge of South Oxhey, is also a Local Nature Reserve.

Can I do water sports in Three Rivers?

Yes. At the Aquadrome, Batchworth Lake is used for water-skiing and Bury Lake by Bury Lake Young Mariners for sailing and canoeing.

How do I get to gyms in Three Rivers without a car?

The Metropolitan line calls at Rickmansworth, Chorleywood, Croxley and Moor Park, and Chiltern Railways serves Rickmansworth and Chorleywood on the Marylebone to Aylesbury route. London Overground's trains stop at Carpenders Park for South Oxhey, and Kings Langley, on the West Coast Main Line, is the nearest station to Abbots Langley.

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