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Gyms in Tonbridge and Malling

Tonbridge's heated outdoor pool, the wave pool and 60 m slide at Larkfield, and open water swimming at Leybourne Lakes. Here's where to train in Tonbridge and Malling and who to train with.

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Towns in Tonbridge and Malling

Tonbridge, West Malling and Aylesford, each with its own page.

Training in Tonbridge and Malling

More active than England or the South East as a whole, with a heated outdoor pool and two country parks.

Tonbridge and Malling is home to around 132,200 people (Census 2021), up 9.4% since 2011, with a median age of 42. It's an active borough: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 71.9% of adults in the borough did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 64.6% across England and 67.4% across the South East.

The public centres are run by tmactive, in partnership with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council. Larkfield Leisure Centre has a leisure pool with waves and a 60 m waterslide, a fitness pool, a gym with a large functional rig and five studios. Tonbridge Swimming Pool has a 25 metre indoor pool and a heated outdoor pool, and the Angel Centre has a gym and sports hall. Add David Lloyd Kings Hill, with indoor and outdoor pools, CrossFit Tonbridge, Evolution Strength & Fitness in Aylesford, and boxing, judo and karate clubs.

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 Tonbridge and Malling

tmactive's public centres first, then the health clubs, strength gyms, CrossFit and fight gyms.

Public leisure centres (tmactive)

Health clubs and gyms

Boxing and martial arts

Gymnastics, athletics and team sport

Find a training buddy in Tonbridge and Malling

A lane partner for Tonbridge's heated outdoor pool, someone to share the rig at Larkfield, a training partner at CrossFit Tonbridge: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Tonbridge and Malling training group

A Saturday run round Barden Lake in Haysden Country Park, an open water group at Leybourne Lakes, a winter swim at the Tonbridge outdoor pool: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Tonbridge and Malling.

  • Haysden Country Park64 hectares on the western edge of Tonbridge, with Barden Lake, Haysden Water and a stretch of the River Medway.
  • Eden Valley Walk and Wealdwayboth long-distance paths pass through Haysden Country Park.
  • Regional Cycle Route 12runs from Tonbridge through Haysden Country Park towards Penshurst, open to walkers too.
  • Leybourne Lakes Country Parkpopular with families, walkers and cyclists, with a 30-acre lake for open water swimming, windsurfing and kayaking.
  • River Medway at TonbridgeTonbridge Canoe Club, formed in 1977, is based on the river opposite Tonbridge Castle.

Getting around

Rail routes to the borough's towns and gyms.

Rail

  • Tonbridge: a junction served by Southeastern and Southern, with four off-peak trains an hour to London Charing Cross and trains to Hastings, Dover, Ramsgate and Redhill
  • West Malling: hourly off-peak trains to London Victoria, London Charing Cross and Ashford International, run by Southeastern

Bus

  • Nu-Venture route 151 links West Malling station with Kings Hill

Cycle

  • Regional Cycle Route 12 runs west from Tonbridge through Haysden Country Park

Who trains here

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

  • 71.9%Adults active 150+ min a weekWell above England's 64.6%, and up on 59.8% the year before.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 42Median ageUp from 41 in 2011.Census 2021
  • 18.0%Rise in people aged 50 to 64Around 4,100 more than in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Tonbridge and Malling gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Tonbridge and Malling?

Gymist lists 30 gyms, leisure centres, studios and sports venues across Tonbridge and Malling, from Tonbridge and Hildenborough to Kings Hill, Larkfield, Aylesford and Snodland.

Which leisure centres are in Tonbridge and Malling, and who runs them?

tmactive runs them in partnership with Tonbridge & Malling Borough Council: Larkfield Leisure Centre on New Hythe Lane, Tonbridge Swimming Pool on Castle Street, the Angel Centre on Angel Lane in Tonbridge, Leybourne Lakes Country Park and Poult Wood Golf Course. Its activeFIT membership covers Larkfield, the Angel Centre and Tonbridge Swimming Pool.

Where can I swim in Tonbridge and Malling?

Tonbridge Swimming Pool has a 25 metre indoor fitness pool, a heated outdoor pool, and teaching and toddler pools. Larkfield Leisure Centre has a leisure pool with waves, a lazy river and a 60 m waterslide, plus fitness and teaching pools. David Lloyd Kings Hill has a 25 m indoor pool and a 20 m heated outdoor pool for members, and Leybourne Lakes offers open water swimming.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Tonbridge and Malling?

Haysden Country Park, on the western edge of Tonbridge, covers 64 hectares with Barden Lake, Haysden Water and a stretch of the River Medway; the Eden Valley Walk, the Wealdway and Regional Cycle Route 12 all pass through it. Leybourne Lakes Country Park is popular with walkers and cyclists.

How do I get to gyms in Tonbridge and Malling without a car?

Tonbridge station is a junction served by Southeastern and Southern, with four off-peak trains an hour to London Charing Cross, plus trains to Hastings, Dover, Ramsgate and Redhill. West Malling station has hourly off-peak trains to London Victoria, Charing Cross and Ashford, and Nu-Venture's route 151 links it with Kings Hill.

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