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Gyms in Wyre Forest

Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, with a climbing wall at Wyre Forest Leisure Centre, strength gyms in Kidderminster and the forest itself on Bewdley's doorstep. Here's where to train in Wyre Forest and who to train with.

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Towns in Wyre Forest

Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley, and the forest to the west.

Training in Wyre Forest

Three towns, a canal and the Severn, with ancient woodland on the edge.

Wyre Forest is home to around 101,600 people (Census 2021), up 3.7% since 2011, with a median age of 47, up from 44. In Sport England's Active Lives survey for November 2024 to 2025, 59.0% of adults here did 150 minutes or more of activity a week, against 63.7% across Worcestershire, and 27.6% did less than 30 minutes.

Places Leisure runs the public sites with Wyre Forest District Council: Wyre Forest Leisure Centre at Silverwoods in Kidderminster, with pools, a climbing wall, an indoor cycling studio and 3G pitches, and Bewdley Leisure Centre, with a gym, pool and sports hall open in the evenings and at weekends. Around them sit 24-hour gyms, Wyreside Barbell's powerlifting gym, CrossFit Wyre Forest and martial arts from kickboxing to Krav Maga.

Beside Bewdley, Wyre Forest itself covers 2,634 hectares of woodland, a fifth of it a National Nature Reserve. It's easier to start, and to keep going, with the right company. Gymist is how you find them.

Where to train in Wyre Forest

The Places Leisure centres first, then strength gyms, chain gyms and fight gyms.

Leisure centres (Places Leisure)

Strength and 24-hour gyms

Combat sports

Find a training buddy in Wyre Forest

Someone to belay you on the climbing wall at Wyre Forest Leisure Centre, a lifting partner at Wyreside Barbell, a trail running partner at Callow Hill: find people nearby who train when you do.

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A Sunday trail run in Wyre Forest, a canal towpath run from Kidderminster to Stourport, a weekly ride from Bewdley: set it up in minutes and we'll help locals find it.

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Train outdoors

Free places to train in Wyre Forest.

  • Wyre Forest2,634 hectares of woodland beside Bewdley, about a fifth of it a National Nature Reserve, with trails for walking, running, cycling and riding from Callow Hill.
  • Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canala towpath through Kidderminster and down six locks to the basins at Stourport-on-Severn, the canal's Severn terminus.
  • River Severn at Bewdleythe town sits on the river's western bank, at the gateway to the forest.
  • Severn Valley Railway16 miles of heritage line from Kidderminster through Bewdley to Bridgnorth, with Bewdley its principal intermediate station.

Getting around

Rail and heritage rail to Wyre Forest's towns.

Rail

  • Kidderminster: 1.242 million passengers in 2024/25
  • West Midlands Railway: four trains an hour to Birmingham Snow Hill and Moor Street, two an hour to Worcester
  • Kidderminster Town, next door, is the Kidderminster end of the Severn Valley Railway to Bewdley and Bridgnorth

Who trains here

What the census and Active Lives say about the people you'll meet in the gym, the pool and the forest.

  • 27.6%Adults doing under 30 min a weekMore than one adult in four. A lot of people here would train more with someone to go with.Sport England Active Lives, Nov 2024–25
  • 47Median ageUp from 44 in 2011, eight years older than Worcester.Census 2021
  • 21.3%Aged 50 to 64Up from 20.7% in 2011. A regular swim or class partner makes it easier to keep going.Census 2021

Wyre Forest gym questions

What people ask before they train here.

How many gyms are there in Wyre Forest?

Gymist lists 132 gyms, leisure centres, pools, studios and sports venues across Wyre Forest, from the Places Leisure centres to strength gyms, fight gyms and sports clubs in Kidderminster, Stourport-on-Severn and Bewdley.

Which leisure centres are in Wyre Forest, and who runs them?

Places Leisure runs two centres in partnership with Wyre Forest District Council: Wyre Forest Leisure Centre at Silverwoods on Stourport Road, Kidderminster, and Bewdley Leisure Centre, also on Stourport Road, which opens weekday evenings from 5.30pm and at weekends.

Where can I swim in Wyre Forest?

Wyre Forest Leisure Centre in Kidderminster has pools, a sauna and a steam room. Bewdley Leisure Centre also has a swimming pool.

Where can I train outdoors for free in Wyre Forest?

Wyre Forest covers 2,634 hectares, and Forestry England's site at Callow Hill, 3 miles west of Bewdley on the A456, has trails for walking, running, cycling and riding. The Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal towpath runs from Kidderminster down six locks to the basins at Stourport-on-Severn, where it meets the River Severn.

How do I get to gyms in Wyre Forest without a car?

Kidderminster station had 1.242 million passengers in 2024/25, with West Midlands Railway trains four times an hour to Birmingham Snow Hill and Moor Street, and twice an hour to Worcester. Next door, the Severn Valley Railway runs 16 miles from Kidderminster through Bewdley to Bridgnorth.

How do I find a gym buddy in Wyre Forest?

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