Pretty expensive for what it is…read more Equipment is very dated as it has not being refreshed in years. Olympic bars are in a terrible state. There is only one squat rack which means it is in demand most of the time. Tends to be very busy at nights. Staff seem disinterested most of the time, there is no-one walking the gym floor and the cleanliness has slipped over the years. So even the simple things are not done well. On the positive notes the gym has plenty of floor space and is also located in a handy place in the city with plenty of parking. Also has a nice swimming pool.

With 3 Tennis courts, 4 squash courts, and a fully equiped gymnasium, the Tennis & Squash Club has…read moresomething for everyone. Tennis and Squash tournaments are scheduled throughout the year, for beginners and experts alike. Coaching with an expert is also offered for a small fee. They also run keep fit programs and aerobics classes with a qualified instructor at nights. Membership is relatively cheap, and grants you full access to all the club's facilities until 11pm, including the sauna and club kitchen. The club charges a nominal fee for the squash courts (50p per 20 minutes) for lighting and heating, but otherwise most services are free (except some aerobics classes). The staff are friendly and very helpful, and keen to assist you in your game.

This is an honest, down to earth club with plenty of organised events and tournaments and excellent…read morevalue membership. Its run on a 'not for profit' basis by a couple of staff and a committee drawn from a healthy sized active membership. The place caters well for everyone from hardnosed serious tennis and/or squash players to people like me who just want to do something slightly fun that contributes towards a more healthy active lifestyle. It is definitely not stuffed with health freaks and fitness nuts! It is staffed 9am-7pm weekdays, when visitors can turn up and pay to use the facilities (4 squash courts, 3 allweather floodlit outdoor Tennis courts, decently equipped gym (A quiet and poseur free zone!) a Sauna, a lounge, Sports equipment shop, and an aerobics room. But its best to go for a full membership - like I did - where swipe card access will allow you to use the facilities pretty much any time, day or night! Courts can be busy weekday evenings between 5-8pm so best to book then, but outside of that getting a court is normally easy enough. If you are a member, you only pay a nominal charge for the lights, and for a few of the fitness classes (inexpensive). Otherwise cost of all the facilities is included in the memebrship fee which is currently £225 p.a. (with discounts for junior and family rates available). This is not Bannatynes - so no free laundered towels or shampoo, but its miles better value and has a relaxed informal feel to it - so there's no snobbishness or posing either. Prospective members are normally given a free tour and allowed to view and try the facilities before they sign up, and there is no hard sell, small print or tie-ins. So its definitely worth just turning up and having a look round if you think you might be interested.