Cromwell Barn Health & Fitness Centre
4.9 from 35 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 9DX
4.7score
4.9 from 35 reviews, the highest scoring gym in Fakenham.
Independent
Norfolk
Everything here is a drive
Fakenham has 8,385 residents, sits about 25 miles north west of Norwich and 22 north east of King's Lynn, and is the largest town in North Norfolk. It is an agricultural service centre with a racecourse and no railway station, so every journey is by car or bus.
That matters more here than anywhere else on this site. North Norfolk has the longest average travel times to key services of any Norfolk district: 57 minutes 36 seconds by car, 34 minutes 6 seconds walking or on public transport, with some areas over an hour by car from an employment centre of 5,000 or more workers. It also has the county's lowest 4G coverage at 80.8%, which is worth knowing if your gym runs on an app.
The list
Every gym and studio in Fakenham
Ranked by our score. Ratings and review counts are Google’s, read on 19 September 2026.
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
Complete Pilates - Norfolk
5 from 19 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 9LF
4.7score
A flat 5.0 from 19 reviews. The strongest pilates listing in North Norfolk.
IndependentStudio
NOLA Fitness Hub - Norfolk Gym
5 from 5 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 9JB
4.5score
5.0 from 5 reviews, a thin base. A weekday gym listing in Fakenham.
IndependentWeekdays only
Fakenham Sports & Fitness Centre
4.5 from 143 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 9HL
4.5score
4.5 from 143 reviews. Run by Everyone Active for North Norfolk District Council.
Council runIndependent
Lifeskills & martial arts
5 from 4 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 8NW
4.5score
A flat 5.0 from 4 reviews. Boxing and martial arts with late weekday hours.
BoxingIndependentOpen lateWeekdays only
1st Academy of Dance
5 from 3 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 0LQ
4.5score
5.0 from 3 reviews. A dance academy on a weekday timetable.
IndependentWeekdays only
ABS Fitness
5 from 1 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 8SX
4.4score
One review at 5 stars, so effectively unrated. A small fitness centre listing.
Independent
Total Martial Arts
5 from 1 Google reviews · Fakenham, NR21 9HL
4.4score
A single 5 star review. Martial arts club nights on weekdays.
IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only
Forces Fitness Ryburgh
Not rated on Google yet · Fakenham, NR21 7AG
Newunrated
No reviews yet, so unscored. A fitness programme at Ryburgh, outside Fakenham.
IndependentWeekdays only
Gym Studio
Not rated on Google yet · Fakenham, NR21 9DX
Newunrated
No Google reviews yet, so unscored. A gym listing with no rating to read.
Independent
Traditional Shotokan Karate Ryu Fakenham
Not rated on Google yet · Fakenham, NR21 9HL
Newunrated
No reviews yet, so unscored. Shotokan karate, weekday club nights.
IndependentMartial artsWeekdays only
United Kingdom Taekwon Do Dimensions Association
Not rated on Google yet · Fakenham, NR21 9DX
Newunrated
No reviews yet, so unscored. A taekwondo association listing.
Independent
Norfolk
The highest scoring in town
- Cromwell Barn Health and Fitness Centre, 4.9 from 35 reviews.
- ABS Gym Fakenham, 4.8 from 48, open 24 hours.
- Complete Pilates Norfolk, 5.0 from 19.
- NOLA Fitness Hub, 5.0 from 5, and Lifeskills and Martial Arts, 5.0 from 4.
- Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre, 4.5 from 143, the largest review base in town.
Norfolk
The council centre is Everyone Active
Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre is run by Everyone Active for North Norfolk District Council, which holds all six of the district's council sites: Fakenham, The Reef at Sheringham, Victory Swim and Fitness and North Walsham Sports Centre at North Walsham, Cromer Sports Centre and Stalham Sports Centre.
Everyone Active publishes tier prices at The Reef: £21.99, £31.99, £39.99 and £49.98 a month. Ask whether the same tiers apply at Fakenham and which of them covers the sites you would actually use, because a district membership is only worth the sites you can reach.
Norfolk
Round the clock, and free
North Norfolk has exactly two 24 hour sites in the whole district, and ABS Gym Fakenham is one of them. The other is Yendell's at North Walsham. Nothing at Cromer, Sheringham or Holt opens round the clock, so if you work shifts on this side of the county, Fakenham is the answer.
Fakenham has no parkrun. The North Norfolk events among the county's 23 are Holkham, Blickling, Sheringham and North Walsham.
Questions
What people ask us
How many gyms are there in Fakenham?
We list 13 venues in and around Fakenham, the largest town in North Norfolk.
Is there a 24 hour gym in Fakenham?
Yes. ABS Gym Fakenham is one of only two 24 hour sites in the whole of North Norfolk, alongside Yendell's at North Walsham.
Who runs Fakenham Sports and Fitness Centre?
Everyone Active, for North Norfolk District Council. The same operator runs all six of the district's council sites.
How much is Everyone Active in North Norfolk?
At The Reef in Sheringham the published tiers are £21.99, £31.99, £39.99 and £49.98 a month. Check which tier applies at Fakenham and which sites it covers.
Is there a parkrun in Fakenham?
No. The nearest North Norfolk events are Holkham, Blickling, Sheringham and North Walsham, all free and all every Saturday.