YMCA Hawker, Kingston (part of YMCA St Pauls Group) - (Near Kingston upon Thames, UK)

5 /5 Babji Vundavilli: Its a fantastic location with a variety of amenities. vast and expansive nature setting. Tennis for adults and children. gym, cafe, kids play area, and group workouts. During Saturdays parkrun, I regularly visit the cafe while running across the river. Not to be overlooked is how welcoming and courteous the staff and reception are. What more is there to ask for? There is plenty of parking.

5 /5 Sarah Pedley: Heather is a great teacher and I have really seen the benefits over the last year! Have never before stuck with any form of regular exercise. The classes are incredibly good value and to be able to park - for free - outside is a huge bonus. I wouldn’t go anywhere else. First class.

1 /5 Alex O: For some context: YMCA Hawker used to have a basketball court. It was a very poorly maintained court with uneven surface (it even had a massive pothole for a long time until it was eventually patched up), broken backboards and rims without a net (some even missing hooks to attach the net), positioned at the wrong height (off by approx +/- 10cm). While this description does fit something out of a horror movie scene - regardless, this basketball court was better than not having a basketball court at all. That said - its beyond me why places like this dont care about the quality, standards (being fit for purpose) and maintenance of something like a basketball court? Maybe because it wasnt a paid facility? At some point I decided to buy my own nets and had to bring own ladder to install the net replacements. About a year ago (2024), the court was removed completely and replaced by Padel Court! While I was told the basketball court will be moved to a different spot and reinstalled - a year later, at the time of writing this review, as you may have guessed - nothing happened. YMCA stands for "Young Mens Christian Association", essentially - a youth organisation. Not really sure how a paid Padel Court fits into this framework?? I do visit occasionally to play tennis here but at this point in time - the centre feels everything but a youth organisation.. Truly sad, ridiculous and just pathetic...

5 /5 Mary-Ann Chong: Great reformer classes and the teachers, Paula, Felicity and Heather are particularly good. If you want a challenge and technique/alignment then Paula’s class would be the ideal classes to go for. No one class is the same! Paula brings lots of humour to her classes to lighten the burn. The studio is clean, spacious and airy and there is free parking on-site.