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The best gyms in Norfolk, ranked

These are the best gyms in Norfolk by our published score: the Google rating, weighted by how many people left it, against a county prior of 4.4.

The best gyms in Norfolk, ranked
Norfolk

What the top of the table looks like

Six venues hold a flat 5.0 with more than a hundred reviews behind it, which is the hardest combination in the county to fake.

  • Tower Fitness Norwich, 5.0 from 223 reviews. The highest scoring venue in Norfolk and it is a boxing club.
  • BodyReset Norwich, 5.0 from 168.
  • Perfit Fitness, Norwich, 5.0 from 146.
  • Hustle Boxing, HYROX and Strength Gym, Norwich, 5.0 from 123.
  • Eleanor Rose Pilates, Great Yarmouth, 5.0 from 114, the best scoring venue on the coast.
  • Summit Training Club, Wymondham, 5.0 from 113.

The largest review base in the county belongs to The Gym Group Kings Lynn, 4.9 from 881. A chain gym holding 4.9 across nearly nine hundred reviews is a genuinely strong signal, and it is worth saying so plainly.

The list

The county ranking in full

Every rated gym and leisure centre in Norfolk, best first. All 107 of them.

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

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

Hotpod Yoga Norwich

5 from 100 Google reviews · Norwich, NR1 3DD

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 100 reviews. Heated pod yoga, with late listed hours.

IndependentOpen lateStudio

Saxon CrossFit

5 from 99 Google reviews · Wymondham, NR18 9JL

4.9score

5.0 from 99 reviews. Functional training, early starts, and second only to Summit in Wymondham.

Opens by 6amFunctionalIndependent

Safy Fitness, Norwich, Waterloo Park, Sewell Park Academy

5 from 98 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 4BX

4.9score

5.0 from 98 reviews. Outdoor boot camp sessions at Waterloo Park and Sewell Park.

Opens by 6amIndependentWeekdays only

The Gym Group Norwich Sweet Briar

4.9 from 415 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 5DH

4.9score

4.9 from 415 reviews and 24 hours, the best scoring chain site in Norwich.

ChainOpen 24 hours

Carter’s Gym

5 from 91 Google reviews · North Walsham, NR28 0BD

4.9score

5.0 from 91 reviews. The highest scoring gym anywhere in North Norfolk.

Independent

The Mvement Studio

5 from 88 Google reviews · Long Stratton, NR15 1HR

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 88 reviews at Long Stratton, one of the county’s best pilates bases.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Christina Fulcher Pilates

5 from 85 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 2PE

4.9score

5.0 from 85 reviews with late listed hours. Pilates with a named teacher.

IndependentOpen lateStudioWeekdays only

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu in Norwich

5 from 84 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 8SX

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 84 reviews. BJJ on a weekday club timetable.

BoxingIndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Ignite MMA Norwich

5 from 84 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 8SH

4.9score

5.0 from 84 reviews. Mixed martial arts with a striking element.

BoxingIndependentMartial arts

Martial Arts East

5 from 84 Google reviews · Norwich, NR9 5AZ

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 84 reviews. A martial arts school with weekday club nights.

IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Thetford MMA & BJJ Studio

5 from 84 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 3LH

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 84 reviews, the highest scoring venue in Thetford.

BoxingIndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Ju Jitsu - Caston - Norfolk Martial Arts

5 from 83 Google reviews · Attleborough, NR17 1DD

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 83 reviews at Caston, part of the Norfolk Martial Arts network.

IndependentMartial arts

Perun Strength

5 from 79 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 4SF

4.9score

5.0 from 79 reviews. A strength focused gym in Norwich.

Independent

Chill Pilates Studio

5 from 77 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 4HZ

4.9score

A flat 5.0 from 77 reviews. Pilates studio on a weekday timetable.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Physique Fit

5 from 74 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 8SX

4.8score

5.0 from 74 reviews and open 24 hours, a rare combination in Norwich.

IndependentOpen 24 hours

Empower Pilates (Norwich)

5 from 73 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2QQ

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 73 reviews. One of several strong Norwich pilates studios.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Ju Jitsu - Watton Sports Centre - Norfolk Martial Arts

5 from 68 Google reviews · Watton, IP25 6EZ

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 68 reviews, the highest scoring venue in Watton.

IndependentMartial arts

Iceni Warriors Gym

5 from 63 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 5AD

4.8score

5.0 from 63 reviews. Martial arts with a boxing and striking element.

BoxingIndependentMartial arts

The Norwich Fitness Academy

5 from 62 Google reviews · Norwich, NR5 8PE

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 62 reviews. Coaching and education led rather than open access.

IndependentWeekdays only

Wentworth Pool and Sauna

4.9 from 139 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 2HX

4.8score

4.9 from 139 reviews. A private pool and sauna with early and late listed hours.

Opens by 6amIndependentOpen latePool

Brothers 4 Life Kings Lynn BJJ

5 from 59 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 1NL

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 59 reviews. Brazilian jiu jitsu in King’s Lynn.

IndependentMartial arts

Bodywerx Studios

5 from 57 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6EZ

4.8score

5.0 from 57 reviews. A Norwich pilates studio on a weekday timetable.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Iron Warehouse Gym

5 from 55 Google reviews · Great Yarmouth, NR31 0LN

4.8score

5.0 from 55 reviews, with early and late hours. The best scoring gym floor in Great Yarmouth.

Opens by 6amIndependentOpen late

Victoria Rose Pilates Studio Norwich

5 from 53 Google reviews · Norwich, NR5 9JR

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 53 reviews. Pilates with a named teacher in Norwich.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Sorority

5 from 50 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 1EH

4.8score

A women’s gym in King’s Lynn, 5.0 from 50 reviews.

IndependentWomen only

Pilates Habit - Heather Ormerod

5 from 47 Google reviews · Attleborough, NR17 1AJ

4.8score

5.0 from 47 reviews. One of the strongest pilates review bases outside Norwich.

IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Highball Climbing Centre

4.8 from 859 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2AG

4.8score

4.8 from 859 reviews, the second largest review base in the county. Indoor climbing.

IndependentOpen late

Just4You Fitness

5 from 46 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 2HN

4.8score
IndependentOpen 24 hours

East Coast Black Belt School

4.9 from 87 Google reviews · Great Yarmouth, NR31 0LN

4.8score

4.9 from 87 reviews, the strongest martial arts review base in the borough.

BoxingIndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

GAIN Fitness

4.9 from 86 Google reviews · Norwich, NR5 8PF

4.8score
Opens by 6amFunctionalIndependent

Black Belt Academy

4.9 from 82 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 1SX

4.8score
IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

EmpowHER Fitness Norwich

5 from 43 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2AG

4.8score
IndependentWeekdays onlyWomen only

Ironside Gym

5 from 43 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 8SQ

4.8score
Independent

Valeo Athletic

5 from 43 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 4NE

4.8score
Opens by 6amIndependent

Icon Jiu Jitsu Team

4.9 from 78 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6RF

4.8score
BoxingIndependentOpen lateMartial arts

Yantra Studio

4.9 from 78 Google reviews · Norwich, NR1 1PW

4.8score
IndependentStudio

ESKA Karate

4.9 from 72 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6AX

4.8score
IndependentMartial artsOpen 24 hours

Fitter Body Ladies Norwich

4.9 from 71 Google reviews · Norwich, NR5 9JJ

4.8score
IndependentWomen only

Norwich Kung Fu Academy - Clover Hill

5 from 40 Google reviews · Norwich, NR5 9BN

4.8score
IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Vixxen Studios

5 from 40 Google reviews · Norwich, NR1 3ES

4.8score
IndependentStudioWomen only

Phoenix Gym

4.8 from 267 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 3AF

4.8score
Opens by 6amIndependent

The Dojo Norwich

4.9 from 67 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6AX

4.8score
IndependentMartial arts

Thetford Martial Arts - Kuk Sool Won

4.9 from 66 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 3LH

4.8score

4.9 from 66 reviews. Kuk Sool Won, a Korean art with few other Norfolk listings.

IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

The Workshop Studios

5 from 38 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 2DU

4.8score
IndependentWeekdays only

The Lions’ Den City

4.9 from 65 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 1PX

4.8score
IndependentOpen late

Anura Wellness

5 from 37 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 1NN

4.8score
IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Jolly Gymnastics

5 from 37 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6AQ

4.8score
IndependentWeekdays only

Fitness Space

4.9 from 63 Google reviews · Norwich, NR4 6AU

4.8score
Opens by 6amIndependentStudio

SESMA Martial Arts Norwich

4.9 from 63 Google reviews · Norwich, NR8 6RL

4.8score
BoxingIndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Rock Punk

4.9 from 62 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 1HU

4.8score
IndependentWeekdays only

Ju Jitsu - Thetford - Norfolk Martial Arts

4.9 from 61 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 1JD

4.8score

4.9 from 61 reviews. Part of the Norfolk Martial Arts ju jitsu network.

IndependentMartial arts

Norwich Premier Judo Club

5 from 36 Google reviews · Norwich, NR3 1PQ

4.8score
IndependentOpen lateMartial artsWeekdays only

The Dance Base

5 from 36 Google reviews · Great Yarmouth, NR30 2RN

4.8score

A flat 5.0 from 36 reviews. Dance school with a weekday timetable.

IndependentWeekdays only

Norwich Kung Fu Academy

4.9 from 60 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 3QA

4.8score
IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Complete Fitness Gyms Ltd

4.9 from 59 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 4UX

4.8score
IndependentOpen 24 hours

Heros

4.8 from 179 Google reviews · King’s Lynn, PE30 2HZ

4.8score
Opens by 6amIndependentOpen late

CREW Fitness

5 from 35 Google reviews · Norwich, NR6 6AF

4.8score
Opens by 6amFunctionalIndependent

3 Bros CrossFit

5 from 34 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 3RL

4.7score

5.0 from 34 reviews. Thetford’s functional training option, early weekday starts.

Opens by 6amFunctionalIndependentWeekdays only

Assassins fight and fitness team Norwich

5 from 32 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 4LY

4.7score
BoxingIndependent

Big Andy’s Gym

5 from 32 Google reviews · Dereham, NR19 2BA

4.7score

A flat 5.0 from 32 reviews in Dereham, in a town with three 24 hour rivals.

Independent

LIFTD

5 from 32 Google reviews · Norwich, NR2 2RB

4.7score
IndependentWeekdays only

No1 Bootcamp

4.8 from 124 Google reviews · Hunstanton, PE31 7LB

4.7score
IndependentOpen 24 hours

BabyFit

5 from 31 Google reviews · Brundall, NR13 5BU

4.7score
IndependentStudioWeekdays only

Ashley Dance Company

5 from 30 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 1LH

4.7score

A flat 5.0 from 30 reviews. Dance school on a weekday timetable.

IndependentWeekdays only

I am the storm yoga

5 from 30 Google reviews · Holt, NR25 7YD

4.7score

A flat 5.0 from 30 reviews, the highest scoring venue in Holt.

IndependentStudio

The Jungle - Fitness & Boxing Gym

5 from 30 Google reviews · Brundall, NR13 6NY

4.7score
BoxingOpens by 6amIndependent

Legends Gym

4.9 from 47 Google reviews · Great Yarmouth, NR31 0HP

4.7score

4.9 from 47 reviews in Great Yarmouth, with late hours on the listing.

IndependentOpen lateWeekdays only

Diss BJJ Grappling Community

5 from 29 Google reviews · Diss, IP22 4DB

4.7score

A flat 5.0 from 29 reviews. Brazilian jiu jitsu on a weekday club timetable.

IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only

Tara Bishybee Yoga Norwich & Thai Massage Therapy

5 from 29 Google reviews · Norwich, NR7 9NY

4.7score
IndependentStudio

Wroxham Pool Hire

4.9 from 43 Google reviews · Wroxham, NR12 8SH

4.7score

4.9 from 43 reviews. A Broads pool hired by the hour rather than joined.

IndependentPoolWeekdays only

Body Concept

4.8 from 71 Google reviews · Thetford, IP24 1XB

4.7score

4.8 from 71 reviews in Thetford, with early weekday opening.

Opens by 6amIndependent

CrossFit Silverbeard

5 from 23 Google reviews · Dereham, NR19 1PX

4.7score

5.0 from 23 reviews. Functional training in Dereham, in a town otherwise built on gym floors.

FunctionalIndependent

Amazon Gym

4.8 from 56 Google reviews · Attleborough, NR17 1DS

4.7score

4.8 from 56 reviews with early opening, the second strongest gym floor in Attleborough.

Opens by 6amIndependent

Beyond Any Limits Ltd

5 from 21 Google reviews · Wymondham, NR18 0GQ

4.7score

5.0 from 21 reviews. A coached fitness programme in Wymondham rather than a gym floor.

IndependentWeekdays only

Forever Fitness

5 from 20 Google reviews · Sheringham, NR26 8ER

4.7score

5.0 from 20 reviews, one of only four listed venues in the whole of Sheringham.

IndependentWeekdays only

M G Fitness

5 from 20 Google reviews · Diss, IP22 2DE

4.7score

A flat 5.0 from 20 reviews in Diss, in a town with eighteen listed venues.

Independent

ABS Gym Fakenham

4.8 from 48 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 8SX

4.7score

4.8 from 48 reviews and 24 hours, one of only two round the clock gyms in North Norfolk.

IndependentOpen 24 hours
Norfolk

The best in each corner of the county

If you are not driving to Norwich, these are the top scorers in their own patch.

  • South and the A11 corridor: Summit Training Club and Saxon CrossFit at Wymondham (5.0 from 99), Adira Performance at Attleborough (5.0 from 102).
  • North: Carter's Gym at North Walsham, 5.0 from 91, the best scoring gym in North Norfolk.
  • East: Iron Warehouse Gym at Great Yarmouth, 5.0 from 55, and The Hut Gym, a private women's gym, 5.0 from 44.
  • The Brecks: Thetford MMA and BJJ Studio, 5.0 from 84, and Steel Fitness Thetford, 4.8 from 88, open 24 hours.
  • Mid Norfolk: NR Health and Fitness Dereham, 4.8 from 182, also 24 hour.
Norfolk

A 4.2 council centre is not a worse gym than a 5.0 studio

Read the table with this in mind. Dereham Leisure Centre scores 4.2 from 510 reviews. The Reef at Sheringham, 4.2 from 211. Victory Swim and Fitness at North Walsham, 4.3 from 222. A studio with twelve regulars and a 5.0 is measuring twelve people who already chose it. A council centre is measuring every swimming lesson parent, every badminton booking and every broken locker, from a population that had no alternative.

The score is a starting point for a shortlist, not a verdict. Use it to pick three to visit, then judge the room. The full method is here.

Questions

What people ask us

What is the best gym in Norfolk?

By our score, Tower Fitness Norwich, a boxing club holding 5.0 from 223 Google reviews. Outside Norwich, Eleanor Rose Pilates at Great Yarmouth and Summit Training Club at Wymondham are the highest scorers.

Why does a gym with a 5.0 rank below one with 4.9?

Because review volume counts. A 4.9 from 881 reviews carries more evidence than a 5.0 from nine, so the formula pulls thin scores towards the county prior of 4.4.

Are chain gyms ranked fairly against independents?

They are ranked on the same arithmetic with no adjustment either way. The Gym Group sites at King's Lynn, Norwich Sweet Briar and Great Yarmouth all finish high on it.

Do you visit the gyms?

No, and we will not pretend otherwise. The ranking is built from Google ratings read on 19 September 2026, and the written verdicts come from what the listing, the operator and the opening hours show.