1 /5 Pancerny Misiek: I’ve trained at both this gym and GymGroup across the road—over a year in each—so I feel like I’ve got a good basis for comparison.
This gym is small and consistently overcrowded during peak times. When it opened, the owner mentioned capping memberships, but that’s clearly not happening now. New people keep joining, and the gym is still being actively advertised. A lot of the glowing reviews here are from when it first opened and things were still fresh.
Training during busy hours is frustrating. You’ll almost always need to share equipment. There are only four benches and one pair of each dumbbell weight, so the popular ones are often in use. If you follow any kind of structured workout plan, expect delays, exercise swaps, or skipped sets—it’s hard to stick to your program smoothly.
Cleanliness isn’t a strong point either. Someone comes in the morning to vacuum, but equipment is rarely wiped down unless trainers or members do it themselves. I raised this once and was told to just use a paper towel myself. It’s the same basic standard you get at GymGroup.
People mention the “state-of-the-art” equipment, and yes, that was true when it was brand new. A year in, and the wear and tear is already showing - same as in GymGroup.
If you can train off-peak, it’s a bit better—but again, that’s also true across the road.
Here, you’re tied to a minimum 3-month contract at £59.95/month (or £44.95 with a 12-month commitment). Compare that to GymGroup’s rolling monthly option at £27.99 and it’s hard to justify the price.
One more thing—there’s no way to check how busy the gym is before going. A few times I showed up and it was so packed it wasn’t worth staying. At GymGroup, you can at least check live capacity online.
