Gyms near Cartmel

When visiting the Lake District, the most obvious choice for exercise would be a hike. In Cartmel, you’re spoilt for choice with little strolls along the lake or more strenuous hill days. But for the days when you can’t get outside or fancy a session in the gym, there are a few nearby indoor activity centres and gyms to visit. Due to Cartmel being a small village, the nearest two gyms are in the nearby town of Ulverston around 15 minutes away.

• Ulverston Health Club 

Open Monday-Thursday 7am-9pm, Friday 6:30am-8:30pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am-4pm

Ulverston Health Club was established 35 years ago and remains a well-respected, family run gym in the area. The club offers a fully equipped gym, dumbbells up to 100k, loads of free weights and group classes. The gym prides itself on its retro feel, providing a classic gym with the basic necessities.  The gym is ideal for visitors to the area looking for a quick work-out and charge a one-off, weekly fee of £10 providing unlimited access to the gym and all classes. For an individual, one-off day session, its £4. 

• Ulverston Leisure Centre 

Open Monday-Saturday 6:30am-9:30pm, Saturday 6:30am-5:45pm, Sunday 9am-4pm

Ulverston Leisure Centre is home to a state of the art gym, pool, sports pitch and Cumbria’s largest tennis centre. The gym has everything you need for solid workout including 36 stations with a mixture of cardiovascular and resistance-training equipment as well as free weights. The centre also hosts fitness classes including dance aerobics, circuits, boxfit, spinning, yoga, pilates, and Zumba. Fitness classes cost £5.85 for non-members, with a one-off gym session costing £4.50.