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Gyms in Waverley

Farnham, Godalming, Haslemere and Cranleigh, wrapped in Surrey Hills heath and woodland, in the most active council area in the South East. Here's where to train in Waverley and who to train with.

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Places in Waverley

Four towns and a spread of heathland villages, from Farnham to Cranleigh.

Training in Waverley

The most active council area in the South East, with heath and hills to train on.

Waverley is home to around 128,200 people (Census 2021), up 5.5% since 2011, with a median age of 44. It's the most active council area in the South East: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 76.8% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, and only 12.2% did less than 30.

Everyone Active runs the four public leisure centres: Farnham, with a 25 m six-lane pool, a six-court sports hall and two squash courts, Godalming at Broadwater Park, Haslemere, with an eight-lane 25 m pool, and Cranleigh. Around them sit David Lloyd and Nuffield Health clubs in Farnham, Brazilian jiu-jitsu in Godalming and Farnham, and a long list of Pilates and yoga studios.

Much of the borough is in the Surrey Hills National Landscape, so a lot of the training here happens outside, on the heaths at Frensham and Hindhead. It's easier with someone to go with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Waverley

Everyone Active's four public centres first, then the health clubs and gyms, and the jiu-jitsu and martial arts gyms.

Public leisure centres (Everyone Active)

Health clubs and gyms

Jiu-jitsu and martial arts

Find a training buddy in Waverley

A lane partner at Haslemere's eight-lane pool, a rolling partner for BJJ in Godalming, someone to climb Gibbet Hill with: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Waverley training group

A Sunday run round Frensham Common, a summer swim group at the Great Pond, a ride along the Downs Link from Cranleigh: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Waverley.

  • Frensham Common373 hectares of heathland owned by the National Trust, with swimming allowed in marked areas of the Great Pond.
  • Devil's Punch Bowl282 hectares of National Trust land at Hindhead; Gibbet Hill on its rim is 272 m high.
  • Farnham Parka 131-hectare medieval deer park and Local Nature Reserve, with a tree-lined avenue more than a kilometre long.
  • Downs Link36.7 miles on old railway lines from St Martha's Hill through Cranleigh to Shoreham-by-Sea, open to walkers, cyclists and riders.
  • Wey towpaththe Godalming Navigation runs north from Godalming to Guildford, part of a 20-mile car-free route to the Thames.

Getting around

Rail lines and old railway paths to Waverley's gyms.

Rail

  • Farnham, on the Alton line: 1.494 million entries and exits in 2024/25, with trains to London Waterloo via Woking
  • Godalming (1.688 million in 2024/25) and Haslemere (1.458 million) are on the Portsmouth Direct line, with three trains an hour off-peak to Waterloo

Walk and cycle

  • the Downs Link, part of National Cycle Network route 223, runs through Cranleigh
  • the Wey towpath links Godalming with Guildford

Who trains here

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

  • 76.8%Adults active 150+ min a weekThe highest of any council area in the South East, against 64.6% for England.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 44Median ageUp from 42 in 2011, and three years above the South East's 41.Census 2021
  • 20.7%Aged 50 to 64Up from 19.4% in 2011: a big group at the age when a regular swim or walking partner keeps you going.Census 2021

Waverley gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Waverley?

Gymist lists 251 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Waverley, from the four Everyone Active centres to health clubs, jiu-jitsu gyms, Pilates studios and village sports clubs.

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

Everyone Active runs Farnham Leisure Centre on Dogflud Way, Godalming Leisure Centre at Broadwater Park, Haslemere Leisure Centre on Kings Road and Cranleigh Leisure Centre on Village Way. All four have a 25 m main pool, a teaching pool and a gym.

Where can I swim in Waverley?

Haslemere has the biggest public pool, 25 m with eight lanes, plus a teaching pool with a small spa pool. Farnham and Godalming each have a 25 m six-lane pool and a teaching pool, and Cranleigh has a 25 m pool and a smaller pool. Outdoors, swimming is allowed in the marked areas of Frensham Great Pond, unless the National Trust has found blue-green algae.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Waverley?

Frensham Common is 373 hectares of heathland around the Great and Little Ponds. The National Trust's Devil's Punch Bowl at Hindhead covers 282 hectares, with Gibbet Hill rising to 272 m on its rim. Farnham Park is a 131-hectare medieval deer park on the edge of the town, and the Downs Link passes Cranleigh on an old railway line.

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

Farnham is on the Alton line, with trains to London Waterloo via Woking. Godalming, Milford, Witley and Haslemere are on the Portsmouth Direct line through Guildford. Cranleigh has had no station since the mid-1960s, but the Downs Link follows the old line through it.

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