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Gyms in Wokingham

Five council leisure centres, lake-filled country parks with Saturday parkruns, and rowing on the Thames at Henley. Here's where to train in the borough of Wokingham, and who to train with.

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Places in Wokingham borough

From Woodley and Earley on Reading's edge to Twyford and the Thames at Remenham.

Training in Wokingham

A fast-growing borough, and one of the most active in the South East.

The borough of Wokingham is home to around 177,500 people (Census 2021), up 15.0% since 2011, with a median age of 41. It is one of the South East's more active places: in Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 72.9% of adults did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% for the region, and only 14.6% did less than 30 minutes.

Places Leisure runs the public centres on behalf of Wokingham Borough Council: Wokingham Leisure Centre at the Carnival Hub, Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Lower Earley and Bulmershe Leisure Centre in Woodley, all three with pools, plus Ryeish Green Sports Hub in Spencers Wood and Arborfield Green Leisure Centre. Around them sit 24-hour gyms, CrossFit Reading in Woodley, martial arts schools, one of the UK's largest fencing clubs and the rowing clubs of Remenham on the Thames.

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Where to train in Wokingham

The council's leisure centres first, then gyms and CrossFit, martial arts and the rowing clubs.

Public leisure centres (Places Leisure)

Gyms and CrossFit

Martial arts and fencing

Rowing on the Thames

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A lane partner at Loddon Valley, someone to share the WOD at CrossFit Reading, a running partner for parkrun at Dinton Pastures: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Saturday crew for California Country Park parkrun, a weekday loop of the Dinton lakes, a learn-to-row group at Remenham: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Wokingham borough.

  • Dinton Pastures Country Park450 acres around seven lakes in Hurst, open to the public since 1979, with sailing, kayaking and a parkrun.
  • California Country Parkheath, bog and the six-acre Longmoor Lake south of Wokingham, with a 5k parkrun every Saturday at 9am since 2019.
  • Woodford ParkWoodley's Saturday parkrun, plus a junior parkrun on Sundays.
  • Maiden Erlegh Lakesa local nature reserve in Earley since 1997.
  • Cantley Parkstart and finish of the Wokingham Half Marathon each February.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Wokingham's gyms.

Rail

  • Wokingham station: about 1.902 million passengers in 2024/25, where the Waterloo–Reading line meets the North Downs Line
  • South Western Railway runs to London Waterloo and Reading; Great Western Railway to Gatwick Airport via Guildford
  • Twyford station is on the Elizabeth line and is the junction for the Henley-on-Thames branch

Bus

  • Reading Buses and its subsidiary Thames Valley Buses run local routes
  • route 500 serves Winnersh Triangle park and ride

Who trains here

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

  • 72.9%Adults active 150+ min a weekWell above the South East's 67.4% and England's 64.6%.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 15.0%Population growth since 2011From around 154,400 to 177,500, so plenty of people new to the area and looking for someone to train with.Census 2021
  • 19.3%Aged 50 to 64A big share at the age when a regular swim or class partner makes the difference.Census 2021

Wokingham gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Wokingham?

Gymist lists 117 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across the borough of Wokingham, from the council leisure centres to CrossFit, martial arts, tennis and rowing clubs.

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

Places Leisure runs them as agent for Wokingham Borough Council: Wokingham Leisure Centre at the Carnival Hub, Loddon Valley Leisure Centre in Lower Earley, Bulmershe Leisure Centre in Woodley, Ryeish Green Sports Hub on Hyde End Lane in Spencers Wood and Arborfield Green Leisure Centre. Wokingham, Loddon Valley and Bulmershe all have pools.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Wokingham?

Dinton Pastures Country Park in Hurst covers 450 acres around seven lakes and hosts a parkrun. California Country Park, south of Wokingham, has had its own Saturday 9am parkrun since February 2019, and Woodley has a parkrun in Woodford Park. Maiden Erlegh Lakes in Earley is a local nature reserve.

Where can I row or paddle in Wokingham?

The borough reaches the Thames at Remenham, beside Henley, home of Upper Thames Rowing Club and Henley Rowing Club, founded in 1839 and one of the oldest open rowing clubs in Britain. At Dinton Pastures you can sail, kayak and canoe on the lakes.

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

Wokingham station had about 1.902 million passengers in 2024/25, with South Western Railway trains to London Waterloo and Reading and Great Western Railway trains to Gatwick Airport via Guildford. Twyford is on the Elizabeth line and is the junction for the Henley branch. Reading Buses and Thames Valley Buses run local routes, and route 500 serves Winnersh Triangle park and ride.

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