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Gyms in Welwyn Hatfield

Two new towns with a 33 m pool and diving boards, a university sports village, an athletics track and two lakes for sailing and open water swimming. Here's where to train in Welwyn Hatfield, and who to train with.

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Places in Welwyn Hatfield

Two new towns and the villages between them.

Training in Welwyn Hatfield

A young, university borough with lakes, a track and a lot of green between the towns.

Welwyn Hatfield is home to around 119,800 people (Census 2021), up 8.4% since 2011, and it is young for Hertfordshire: the median age is 37, against 41 for the East of England and 40 for England. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 66.4% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, above the region's 63.9%.

Better runs the council's sites. Hatfield Swim Centre has a 33 m main pool, a diving pool, a gym and a health suite, Hatfield Leisure Centre has a gym, squash courts and a sports hall, and Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre offers sailing, paddleboarding and open water swimming on the lakes. Gosling Sports Park in Welwyn Garden City adds an athletics track, indoor tennis and a ski slope, and the University of Hertfordshire's Hertfordshire Sports Village has an eight-lane 25 m pool and a 12 m climbing wall, open to the public. CrossFit boxes and judo clubs fill in the rest.

Between the towns are the Alban Way, the Ayot Greenway and Sherrardspark Wood. It's easier to keep going with someone to train with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Welwyn Hatfield

Better's public sites first, then the university's sports village, the CrossFit boxes and the judo clubs.

Public leisure (Better)

University sports village

Gyms and CrossFit

Judo and boxing

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A lane partner for the 33 m pool in Hatfield, a belayer at the Sports Village climbing wall, someone to ride the Alban Way with: find people near you who train when you do.

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A year-round open water group at Stanborough, a Sunday run along the Ayot Greenway, a lunchtime circuit crew on campus: set it up in minutes and we'll help people nearby find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Welwyn Hatfield.

  • Stanborough Park126 acres in Welwyn Garden City around two lakes made when the A1(M) was built, with sailing, paddleboarding and kayaking on the 15.3-acre Sailing Lake.
  • Alban Waya 6.3-mile shared path along the old Hatfield and St Albans Railway, from near Hatfield station to St Albans.
  • Ayot Greenwayabout four miles of old railway from White Bridge in Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead, for walking, running, cycling and riding.
  • Sherrardspark Wood74.9 hectares of woodland northwest of Welwyn Garden City, a Site of Special Scientific Interest and a Local Nature Reserve.
  • Panshanger Parka country park between Welwyn Garden City and Hertford, with 200 acres open to the public since 2014.

Getting around

Rail and old railway paths to Welwyn Hatfield's gyms.

Rail

  • Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield are on the East Coast Main Line
  • off-peak, each has two trains an hour to London King's Cross and two to Moorgate
  • two an hour run north to Letchworth Garden City, one of them going on to Cambridge

Walk and cycle

  • the Alban Way links Hatfield and St Albans on a traffic-free path
  • the Ayot Greenway links Welwyn Garden City and Wheathampstead

Who trains here

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

  • 37Median ageYounger than the East of England's 41 and England's 40, and up from 36 in 2011.Census 2021
  • 8.4%Population growth since 2011To around 119,800, a similar rate to the region and faster than England.Census 2021
  • 66.4%Adults active 150+ min a weekAbove the East of England's 63.9% and England's 64.6%.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Welwyn Hatfield gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Welwyn Hatfield?

Gymist lists 16 gyms, pools, sports centres, CrossFit boxes and fight clubs across Welwyn Hatfield, in Hatfield, Welwyn Garden City and the villages around them.

Which leisure centres are in Welwyn Hatfield, and who runs them?

Better runs Hatfield Swim Centre on Lemsford Road, Hatfield Leisure Centre on Travellers Lane and Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre, as well as Gosling Sports Park on Stanborough Road in Welwyn Garden City. Hertfordshire Sports Village on the University of Hertfordshire's de Havilland Campus sells gym and swim memberships to the public.

Where can I swim in Welwyn Hatfield?

Hatfield Swim Centre has a 33 m main pool, a diving pool, a learner pool and a splash pool. Hertfordshire Sports Village has an eight-lane, deck-level 25 m pool. For open water, Stanborough Park Water Sports Centre runs swimming sessions on its lakes through the year.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Welwyn Hatfield?

Stanborough Park covers 126 acres around two lakes in Welwyn Garden City. The Alban Way runs 6.3 miles along an old railway from Hatfield to St Albans, and the Ayot Greenway about four miles from Welwyn Garden City to Wheathampstead. Sherrardspark Wood, northwest of Welwyn Garden City, is a 74.9-hectare nature reserve.

How do I get to gyms in Welwyn Hatfield by train?

Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield are on the East Coast Main Line. Off-peak, each has two trains an hour to London King's Cross, two to Moorgate, and two north to Letchworth Garden City, one of them going on to Cambridge.

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