Tower Fitness Norwich
5 from 223 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2BX
4.9score
A flat 5.0 from 223 reviews, the highest scoring venue of any kind in Norfolk.
BoxingIndependentWeekdays only
Where to start
Norfolk is three gym markets, not one
Norfolk holds 940,400 people across 5,384 square kilometres. Fifth largest English county by area, 25th by population, and the only sizeable English county with no motorway at all. County-wide gym advice is therefore useless. Work out which of the three markets you live in first.
- Norwich and the commuter ring. Three Gym Group sites and three PureGyms inside the city, budget membership from £15.99 a month, and enough choice to change your mind in a fortnight. Wymondham and Aylsham sit inside that pull.
- The market towns. One council leisure centre, two or three good independents, and a 20 minute drive to anything else. Dereham, Thetford, Attleborough, Diss and Watton all run to that pattern.
- The coast and the deep rural north and west. North Norfolk has the longest average journeys to key services of any district in the county: 57 minutes 36 seconds by car, 34 minutes 6 seconds walking or on public transport. In King's Lynn and West Norfolk, two community-accessible sports halls serve 154,300 residents, and the 28,316 people in the Hunstanton area have none at all.
Town by town
Every town in Norfolk with a gym in it
Norwich and King’s Lynn are inside the county ranking below. These are the market towns and the coast.
Great Yarmouth69 venues listedTop rated: Eleanor Rose PilatesThetford28 venues listedTop rated: Thetford MMA & BJJ StudioDereham24 venues listedTop rated: NR Health & Fitness DerehaWymondham12 venues listedTop rated: Summit Training ClubAttleborough29 venues listedTop rated: Adira PerformanceDiss18 venues listedTop rated: LS FitnessFakenham13 venues listedTop rated: Cromwell Barn Health & FitNorth Walsham7 venues listedTop rated: Carter’s GymCromer8 venues listedTop rated: Flex 27 Gym & FitnessSheringham4 venues listedTop rated: True Motion DanceAylsham21 venues listedTop rated: Full Motion Pilates LtdWatton12 venues listedTop rated: Ju Jitsu - Watton Sports CHolt11 venues listedTop rated: I am the storm yoga
The county ranking
The highest rated gyms in Norfolk right now
Scored on the Google rating weighted against how many people actually left it.
BodyReset Norwich
5 from 168 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2AG
4.9score
5.0 from 168 reviews, second in the county. A wellness centre rather than a gym floor.
Independent
Perfit Fitness
5 from 146 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6BN
4.9score
A flat 5.0 from 146 reviews with early listed hours, third in the county.
Opens by 6amIndependent
Hustle Boxing, HYROX & Strength Gym
5 from 123 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 9AT
4.9score
5.0 from 123 reviews. Boxing, HYROX and strength under one roof, early starts.
BoxingOpens by 6amFunctionalIndependent
NHF Gym
5 from 122 Google reviews · Norwich, NR1 1BY
4.9score
A flat 5.0 from 122 reviews with late listed hours, fifth in the county.
IndependentOpen late
Norwich Yoga Central
5 from 120 Google reviews · Norwich, NR1 3EU
4.9score
5.0 from 120 reviews, the strongest yoga review base in Norfolk.
IndependentStudio
Eleanor Rose Pilates
5 from 114 Google reviews · Great Yarmouth, NR31 0LT
4.9score
5.0 from 114 reviews, the highest scoring venue on the Norfolk coast.
IndependentStudioWeekdays only
Summit Training Club
5 from 113 Google reviews · Wymondham, NR18 0ZF
4.9score
A flat 5.0 from 113 reviews, the eighth highest score in Norfolk, on a Wymondham business park.
Opens by 6amIndependentWeekdays only
The Gym Group Kings Lynn
4.9 from 881 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 4YN
4.9score
4.9 from 881 reviews, the largest evidence base of any gym in Norfolk, and 24 hour.
ChainOpen 24 hours
National Martial Arts Committee of Great Britain
5 from 105 Google reviews · Long Stratton, NR15 2ZJ
4.9score
A flat 5.0 from 105 reviews at Long Stratton. Martial arts with late weekday hours.
BoxingIndependentOpen lateMartial arts
CrossFit Spitfire
5 from 103 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 9AQ
4.9score
5.0 from 103 reviews with early listed hours. Functional training in Norwich.
Opens by 6amFunctionalIndependent
Adira Performance
5 from 102 Google reviews · Attleborough, NR17 1QB
4.9score
5.0 from 102 reviews and twelfth in the county, which is the best score on the A11 corridor.
Opens by 6amIndependent
Norfolk
Who runs your council leisure centre
Seven districts, seven answers, and the answer changes your price, your app and whether a membership works at the next town along. This is the thing scraped listings get wrong.
- King's Lynn and West Norfolk: Alive West Norfolk, the borough council's own arm. Alive Lynnsport, St James Pool, Alive Downham, The Oasis at Hunstanton.
- North Norfolk: Everyone Active, on all six council sites. The Reef at Sheringham, Victory Swim and Fitness and North Walsham Sports Centre at North Walsham, Fakenham Sports and Fitness, Cromer Sports Centre and Stalham Sports Centre.
- Norwich: Places Leisure runs Riverside on Wherry Road. The Norman Centre at Mile Cross is run by Norwich City Council itself.
- Great Yarmouth: Freedom Leisure, on a ten year contract from 2022. The £26m Marina Centre and Phoenix Leisure Centre at Gorleston.
- Breckland: Parkwood Leisure, at Dereham, Thetford, Swaffham and Attleborough. Watton's centre is independent of that contract.
- South Norfolk: the council runs its five sites in house, at Wymondham, Kett's Park, Long Stratton, Diss and Framingham Earl.
- Broadland: we could not confirm a district-run leisure centre. If you live in Aylsham or Reepham, your options are community and private.
Active Norfolk is the county's Active Partnership, not an operator. It commissions programmes and holds the data. It runs no gyms. The full operator breakdown is here.
Norfolk
Start with the shortlist
Most people arrive knowing one thing about what they want. Start from that.
- The best gyms in Norfolk, ranked by the formula
- What membership actually costs, every verified price
- 24 hour gyms, all 35 of them
- Cheap gyms, from £15.99
- Fitness classes and swimming pools
- Boxing gyms, clubs and fitness boxing
- Gyms for over 50s and personal trainers
Norfolk
Why the county needs the gyms it has
66.5% of Norfolk adults are overweight or obese, against 64.5% across England. 67.8% meet the recommended weekly activity level, so roughly three in ten adults do not. A quarter of residents are 65 or over, against 18.7% nationally, and in North Norfolk it is 34.2%. Around 135,000 people, near enough 15% of the county, live in the 20% most deprived areas of England.
There are also 23 free adult 5k parkruns, from Hunstanton Promenade to Gorleston Cliffs. If the membership question is stalling you, start with one of those on Saturday and decide afterwards.
Questions
What people ask us
How many gyms are there in Norfolk?
We list 592 venues: 255 gyms, 146 studios, 112 martial arts clubs, 56 leisure and sports centres and 23 boxing gyms, plus 250 personal trainers. 461 of them carry a Google rating.
Which Norfolk gym is cheapest?
Of the prices we can verify, PureGym at Norwich Riverside and Castle Mall starts at £15.99 a month. South Norfolk Council's pay as you go gym session is £8.25 to £9.35 if you would rather not join anything.
Do you cover Norwich and King’s Lynn?
Yes. Both cities sit inside the county rankings and the themed pages. They do not have their own town pages here.
Does anyone pay to appear on this site?
No. Listings are free, positions cannot be bought, and the ranking formula is published in full on the how we rank page.
How current are the ratings?
Google star ratings and review counts were read on 19 September 2026. Prices come from operator and council sources, and we say plainly where an operator refuses to publish one.