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Gyms in Worthing

A seaside borough with an award-winning pool at Splashpoint, a 400 m track in Goring and Cissbury Ring on the Downs above it. Here's where to train in Worthing, and who to train with.

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From the seafront at Goring to the edge of the Downs at Findon Valley.

Training in Worthing

A seaside town with a modern pool, a proper track and the Downs behind it.

Worthing is home to around 111,300 people (Census 2021), up 6.4% since 2011, with a median age of 44, up from 42. One in five residents, 20.5%, is aged 50 to 64. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for Nov 2024–25, 68.7% of adults here did at least 150 minutes of activity a week, against 67.4% across the South East.

South Downs Leisure, a charitable trust, runs the public sites. Splashpoint Leisure Centre on Brighton Road, opened in June 2013, has a 25 m six-lane competition pool, a learner and diving pool, a leisure pool with a flume and a weights room. Worthing Leisure Centre in Goring has a newly redeveloped gym, a 400 m athletics track and six 3G pitches, and Davison Leisure Centre in East Worthing has a gym, 3G pitches and tennis. Around them are David Lloyd's health club, CrossFit and small-group strength gyms in the town centre, and kickboxing and jiu-jitsu academies.

The town has five miles of beach, and the South Downs National Park takes in the north of the borough. Wherever you train, it's easier with someone to train with. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Worthing

South Downs Leisure's public centres first, then the health clubs and strength gyms, and martial arts.

Public leisure centres (South Downs Leisure)

Health clubs, CrossFit and strength

Martial arts

Find a training buddy in Worthing

A lane partner at Splashpoint, someone to share the WOD at XLAB, a sparring partner at Centre Line BJJ: find people nearby who train when you do.

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Start a Worthing training group

A Sunday hill run up to Cissbury Ring, an evening session on the track at Worthing Leisure Centre, a morning run along the beach to Goring: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Worthing.

  • Cissbury Ringthe largest hill fort in Sussex, an 84.2-hectare National Trust site whose 184 m summit is the highest point in Worthing.
  • Worthing beachfive miles of beach, an Art Deco pier and a south-westerly sea breeze that local watersports call the Worthing Effect.
  • Highdown Hillopen space on the South Downs, with Highdown Gardens, a garden of rare plants, at the foot of the Downs.
  • Homefield Parkthe old People's Park, with a concrete skatepark and tennis courts.
  • Beach House Parkhome to one of the best-known bowls venues in the world.

Getting around

Rail and bus routes to Worthing's gyms.

Rail

  • Worthing station: 2.177 million entries and exits in 2024/25
  • on the West Coastway line, which runs east to Brighton and west towards Portsmouth and Southampton

Bus

  • Stagecoach runs most local and long-distance buses
  • PULSE, the most frequent route, runs between Lancing and Durrington
  • the Coastliner 700 runs between Portsmouth and Brighton
  • National Express coaches run from Marine Parade to London Victoria

Who trains here

What the census says about the people you'll meet in the pool, on the mats and on the seafront.

  • 44Median ageUp from 42 in 2011, and older than the South East's 41.Census 2021
  • 20.5%Aged 50 to 64Up from 18.4% in 2011. Plenty of people at the age when a regular swim or class partner keeps you going.Census 2021
  • 19.0%Inactive adultsDoing less than 30 minutes of activity a week. Training with someone is one of the easiest ways to start.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25

Worthing gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Worthing?

Gymist lists 141 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across the Borough of Worthing, from the South Downs Leisure centres and David Lloyd to CrossFit, strength gyms, martial arts academies and bowls clubs.

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

South Downs Leisure, a charitable trust, runs Splashpoint Leisure Centre on Brighton Road, Worthing Leisure Centre on Shaftesbury Avenue in Goring-by-Sea and Davison Leisure Centre on Selborne Road. Its FIT4 membership also covers its centres in neighbouring Adur.

Where can I swim in Worthing?

Splashpoint has a 25 m, six-lane competition pool kept at 28°C, a combined learner and diving pool, and a leisure pool with a flume at 29.5°C, plus a sauna and steam room for over-16s. David Lloyd Worthing has a 25 m heated indoor pool for members.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Worthing?

Cissbury Ring, owned by the National Trust, is the largest hill fort in Sussex, and at 184 m its summit is the highest point in Worthing. Highdown Hill and the Worthing Downland Estate are open space on the South Downs, and the town has five miles of beach to run along. Homefield Park has a concrete skatepark and tennis courts.

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

Worthing station is on the West Coastway line and recorded 2.177 million entries and exits in 2024/25. Stagecoach runs most local buses, and its most frequent route, PULSE, runs between Lancing and Durrington. Stagecoach routes also run from the town to Brighton and Portsmouth.

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