Based in London, Xen-Do Martial Arts teaches kickboxing and martial arts to students across all ages and ability levels. The club runs a wide range of classes, from sessions for young children through to programmes for teenagers, beginners and more advanced members, along with smaller group and private options for those building their confidence.

A martial arts club like this is a good place to improve fitness, learn self defence and develop discipline in a structured setting. Newcomers can usually start with introductory classes before progressing, and many people find the coached, group environment a motivating way to train regularly.

Kickboxing classes

All ages welcome

Children's classes

Beginner friendly

Private sessions

Free trial

Xen-Do Martial Arts, a kickboxing and martial arts club in London offering classes for all ages and levels.

Xen-Do Martial Arts

Set in Stoke-on-Trent, Samien Fitness is a small, friendly gym built around a community of like minded people. It offers a semi-private environment that suits anyone starting out on their fitness journey, alongside a range of services including memberships, one to one personal training, physiotherapy and online coaching.

A gym like this is a good fit if you want space to train at your own pace with a welcoming atmosphere. Newcomers can try things out with a free day pass before deciding, and there is support on hand for those who want more structured, personalised guidance.

Free day pass

Personal training

Semi-private setting

Physio and online coaching

Friendly community

Samien Fitness is a small, friendly gym in Stoke-on-Trent with personal training, physio and online coaching.

Samien Fitness

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Based in Liverpool, Merseyside, Liverpool Trampoline Gymnastics Academy is a sports club offering trampoline and gymnastics for all ages, from toddlers right through to adults. Classes include Bounce Tots and family sessions, recreational trampoline, general gymnastics and tumbling, an elite trampoline squad, adult sessions and classes for those with additional needs. Its trampoline programme has been running for more than 20 years, and sessions are led by qualified coaches.

Trampolining and gymnastics are a fun way to build strength, coordination, balance and confidence. Clubs like this often suit complete beginners as well as those keen to train towards competition, and many also run birthday parties and holiday camps alongside regular classes.

Classes for all ages

Qualified coaches

Trampoline and gymnastics

Elite trampoline squad

Additional needs classes

Over 20 years running

Trampoline and gymnastics club in Liverpool with classes for toddlers, children, adults and additional needs, plus an elite trampoline squad.

Liverpool Trampoline Gymnastics Academy

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Based in Nottingham, Element Games is a specialist for tabletop wargaming and miniatures. The shop focuses on Games Workshop ranges, including Warhammer 40k, Warhammer Age of Sigmar and Warhammer: The Old World, alongside Citadel paints, tools and scenery.

Beyond the main Warhammer lines, you'll find related systems such as Necromunda, The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Warhammer Underworlds and the Middle Earth Strategy Battle Game, plus other miniature games and Black Library books. Stores like this are a useful stop for hobbyists building armies, painting models or picking up gift vouchers for fellow gamers.

Element Games in Nottingham is a wargaming and miniatures shop specialising in Warhammer 40k, Age of Sigmar and Games Workshop ranges.

Element Games Nottingham

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Aimed at children aged 3 to 12, Seriously FUN Swimming Schools runs learn to swim lessons in Slough, based at Teikyo Japanese School on Framewood Road. Sessions take place in a warm indoor pool, with a programme designed to suit all abilities, from complete beginners to more confident young swimmers. Families travel in from nearby areas including Gerrards Cross, Beaconsfield, Stoke Poges, Farnham Common, Denham and Iver.

A private swim school like this is a good option for parents wanting structured, coached lessons for their children in a friendly setting. Places are usually booked in advance, and children progress through class levels as their skills develop.

Children aged 3 to 12

All abilities welcome

Warm indoor pool

Slough location

Coached lessons

Book online

Seriously FUN Swimming Schools offers kids swimming lessons in Slough for children aged 3 to 12 in a warm indoor pool.

Seriously FUN Swimming Schools

Based in Keighley, West Yorkshire, NRGym is a place to work towards your fitness and wellness goals. The focus is on supporting people through their own fitness journey, with resources spanning workout plans and nutrition guidance.

Spaces like this generally suit anyone looking to build a regular routine, from complete beginners to those wanting to stay motivated over the longer term. Getting in touch or dropping by is the easiest way to find out what suits you.

Nutrition guidance

Workout plans

NRGym is a fitness and wellness gym in Keighley, West Yorkshire, offering workout plans and nutrition guidance.

NRGym

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Set in Wolverhampton, Eclipse Kickboxing, Boxing & Gracie Jiu-Jitsu is a martial arts club offering three disciplines under one roof. Members can train in kickboxing, boxing and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, with structured classes designed to suit everyone from complete beginners through to more advanced students.

Martial arts clubs like this are a good way to build fitness, confidence and practical skills in a friendly setting. Boxing sessions cover stance, footwork, combinations and defence, while Gracie Jiu-Jitsu focuses on leverage, technique and timing, teaching takedowns, escapes, controls and submissions in a safe, structured way.

Three disciplines

10 day free trial

Coached sessions

Eclipse Kickboxing, Boxing & Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in Wolverhampton offers coached classes across three disciplines for all levels.

Eclipse Kickboxing, Boxing & Gracie Jiu-Jitsu

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Clip 'n Climb Liverpool

Based in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, St George's Park National Football Centre is a football venue linked to the English Football Association. Its online presence sits within the FA's website, which also covers the England teams, the Emirates FA Cup and grassroots football across the country.

A national football centre is generally associated with high-level training and the development of players, coaches and teams. For anyone interested in the game, venues like this tend to be a focal point for football in England, connecting elite performance with the wider grassroots community. Visitors are best advised to check the FA's own channels for details of what is open to the public.

Home of England teams

Grassroots football links

St George's Park National Football Centre is a football venue in Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire, connected with the English Football Association.

St George's Park National Football Centre

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Based on Weston Street in Bolton, Bolton Dance and Performing Arts College offers dance classes for all ages, from babies right through to adults. Alongside dance, the college runs singing lessons, adult yoga and adult keep fit, plus a full-time professional dancer and dance teacher training course.

A dance school like this is a welcoming place to build technique, confidence and performance skills, whether you are starting out as a child or picking things up as an adult. The Weston Street complex includes dedicated dance and vocal studios, a large reception, changing area and a lounge with a coffee and soft drink bar.

Free four week trial

Range of disciplines

Teacher training course

Weston Street studios

Adult classes

Bolton Dance & Performing Arts College in Bolton offers dance, singing and fitness classes for all ages, from babies to adults.

Bolton Dance & Performing Arts

Cheshire Fitness

Based in Rainham, Gillingham, FireFields Gymnastics is a club offering varied, progressive classes in gymnastics, aerial circus arts and floor-based circus skills for all levels. Its recreational gymnastics sessions are non-competitive and use beams, bars, vault, rings, ropes and floor work, with children grouped by age so each is suitably challenged. Progress is marked through a badge and certificate award scheme, and the club also runs holiday camps, parties and school workshops.

Recreational gymnastics is generally a good way for children to build strength, flexibility, balance and confidence. Sessions at clubs like this usually mix structured skill work with games, letting young gymnasts develop at their own pace.

Gymnastics and circus

Non-competitive classes

Badge award scheme

Range of apparatus

Pre-school to juniors

Trial sessions available

Gymnastics and circus skills club in Rainham, Gillingham, offering non-competitive classes for pre-schoolers and older children of all levels.

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