Information about Kentish Town Sports Centre

Grafton Rd
NW5 3DU, London
+44 20 7974 7000

Opening hours

  • Monday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Friday: 6:30 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM
  • Sunday: 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM

Kentish Town Sports Centre in Camden offers fitness centre, 3 pools & exercise studios. Participate in classes including rebounding, yoga & group cycle. Visit today!

Kentish Town Sports Centre is situated between Kentish Town Tube Station and Kentish Town West overground station. This historic building has three pools: the 30m Willes pool for lane swimming, the 25m Grafton pool for lessons, families and specialist sessions and the small pool for babies and toddlers. The centre offers programmes aimed to promote healthier lifestyles with more than 60 fitness classes a week, swimming lessons, children's birthday parties and women-only sessions. The centre also has a 125 station state-of-the-art-gym with a group cycle area as well as a functional and stretch zone.

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Better is a registered trademark and trading name of GLL (Greenwich Leisure Limited), a charitable social enterprise and registered society under the Co-operative & Community Benefit & Societies Act 2014 registration no. 27793R. Registered office: Middlegate House, The Royal Arsenal, London, SE18 6SX. Inland Revenue Charity no: XR43398 VAT registration no: 219749179.

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Services, Machines and Guided Classes

Swimming pool

Kentish Town Sports Centre: Opinions

4.9/5 (51 Opinions)
Ken 1 year ago

Negative experience: Beautiful swimming pool with the right temperature for a healthy swim. However, the wrong opening times are given on the website. They say that they are open until 18:00 on Saturday. When I tried to book my ticket the last slot for sale was at 16:10, meaning that I couldn't have made it on time. I am not clear on the opening times of this swimming pool.

Mozzartini 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very beautiful and clean swimming pool. Amazing design and very helpful and friendly stuff. Lockers are quite big and there is also changing rooms. Drying machine for wet underwear and towels. I only swimmed in 30m swimming pool and it's not very crowded. It's open till late - 9:30. I'll edit once I'll check out the gym.

Rustyben nineoneone 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: good experience but they use too much cholerine in the SWIMING pool AND burn your eyes and nostrils out , i had to see Gp got really ill last visit FOLLOW HEADACH

Lisa O'sullivan 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great place lots to do.....swimming pools are great, my sister uses the gym and enjoys going there .

Eleanor Sturdy 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Peaceful swim in the lovely Grafton Pool which feels brand new. Water temp just right. Plenty of changing cubicles.

Tomasz Bekiesz 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I been there really a nice and big. Also there is available swimming pool.

Ali Abu 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Just asking does this place have parking spaces thanks

bgis78 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities which are clean and extensive Staff are really helpful and seem happy to be there!

nicky allen 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I feel so lucky to have this gym as my local! Unlike some cold, sterile gyms I've been to in the past, this place has sense of community about it. All of the staff are a delight and the exercise classes never feel intimidating to attend - there's always a real mix of types of people / a big age range and everyone is friendly to one another. Such a clean and lovely pool too....

Jane Evans 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Beautiful old building. I used the gym where the kit was more up to date than my East LDN Better gym, and quiet at 7am. I also did a pilates class with Arvin, who was a fun and engaging teacher.

Nadine Hall 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gum facilities, not too over crowded during the morning sessions. Good variety of equipment. Very helpful and friendly staff.

susan sawyer 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I have been coming here for so long - friendly and helpful staff, clean and bright, wonderful pools and gym. The studio hosts a multitude of classes in a large airy naturally lit space. So lucky to have this Camden council run sports centre!

Suzanne Connor 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: This is a gem in the heart of Camden. The staff are warm and friendly. The facilities are great and the building is beautiful. A valuable part of the community.

Karen Guppy 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: So great to be back well done to the staff for making it clean safe and a pleasure to return.

Kacper Micek 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Top notch pool, the facilities are a bit on the older side however they do the job. The staff is extremely nice too!

Anna Wiltshire 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent swimming for me, as I've had a Bad Stroke and I could swim in Grafton pool, it was Fantastic and Lovely staff, Daura and Ellie, they where so Friendly to me as well.... I hope I go there very soon !!

Martyn Unstead 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great center swimming and gym very clean and the staff are really helpful ..

Michelle Thomson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for a swim, one problem there isn't many showers to use.

step rydz 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent swimming pool-the type of facilities this country is short of.

David Prowse 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good equipment and facilities. Pools are clean and well cared for. Plenty of space. Covid secure and appropriate precautions taken. Good that you can book your slots on line at 10-min intervals so you avoid the on-the-hour rush at some other places. It's a beautiful building, and retains it's original exterior features.

Sophie London 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: I went there for a swim last week for the first time and everything went smoothly. The area is clean and the swimming pool is beautiful.

Alex Mullen 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pool clean. Covid setup works well, change and leave bags etc at poolside, one way system when finished and leaving. Staff helpful. Will come again

Dorothy Badrick 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely reception area. Helpful, friendly staff. Great clean changing area. Lovely HOT private showers. Lovely pool. Easily accessible by public transport. What's not to like. Love it

Fatima Davies 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great experience always helpful lovely staff have absolutely nothing bad to say about it

E M 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fine 30m swimming pool with a proper deep end. Changing areas are pretty good. I'm curious where the 25m pool is located in the building. Extremely close to kentish town high street which is handy.

Miguel Ramos (2030 Films) 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: I’m actually impressed with Better. Coming from Manchester, where my old gym was on the “community center” vibe, I must say this swimming pool has very good facilities! Ample and looked after changing rooms & showers. Friendly staff. Extremely expensive price though - save £15 when mention a member + no joining fee during whole January & July. Thanks for reading, Miguel Ramos Artime

Comfort Aboagye 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: The best place to swim very friendly staff and always there to help :) Would recoomned All those people saying its bad they are probarly Fibs or robots ignore them

Sue Clark 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: So good to be able to swim again. They're doing very well despite all the restrictions. It's a lovely pool and staff always friendly and helpful.

Simon Vandyk 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Probably has the best indoor pool I know of, I come here to swim on my lunch break every day, it's got all the mod cons, the staff are friendly, the pool is always a really nice temperature, and the almost panoramic roof of the pool makes you think you are swimming outside, great architecture.

Ana P. 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love how organised the one way system is for swimming. It's great to be back in the pool! Only three, but wide, lanes for swimming, and they work soooo much better than the original five lanes! You must book in advance (seven days prior) to get a one hour slot, and the morning slots go within minutes, so set yourself a reminder! If you're not fussed about a set time to go swimming, you might be able to find available slots on the same day.

Sandra Coughlan 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Would like to thank everyone for the way the Social Distancing has been done. The staff have been extremely helpful. I was a bit apprehensive coming back to swim, but I can say I feel safe entering the Pool and have enjoyed being back.

Lady Joan Of Glencoe 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: The facility is an overall excellent place for exercising, open, friendly and dedicated for purposes. I am happy with the service. I've been attending from the staff. I was per recommendation of Physiotherapy sessions. The available activities ticked all boxes of enjoyable and satisfaction I greatly enjoy Circuits, Boxfit classes,? They're simply awesome! They're feel-good activities to keep fit while boosting confidence, but also to befriend and socialise with new people and that's what makes a great environment to achieve any goals for users at all level. I am grateful, thank you for that.

Peter S 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great machines and ample space - seldom overcrowded. Pleasant staff and friendly fellow gymers. Rare to find a gym + pool combo like this within zone 2.

Ilaria MB 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very nice sport centre. It seemed reasonably clean and not too busy. The changing rooms have showers, lockers, hair dryers and plenty of mirrors. All the comfort we needed!

Matteo Beretta 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great sport centre in the area. Pools are fantastic. Friendly people working there. Definitely recommended

Genevieve B 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The best lane swimming pool, after having a very poor experience at two of the other better pools I now appreciate Kentish Town even more.

Sarah Maria 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, nice pools, friendly instructors and staff ... One of the better BETTER gyms I must say!

Peter Goodall 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Reception staff are the best I have ever come across. Remarkable customer centric individuals, you won't find better.

Mazey 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: After reading the reviews online, some really off putting, I decided to give it a chance anyway and I’m glad I did. I was more than impressed when I turned up this morning around 10am. The staff were all friendly and the facilities are great. What I loved the most was the diverse collection of individuals all working towards a goal, and engaging in a friendly manner. I am trying to get into shape and a lady I’ve never met congratulated me on doing 21 lengths without stopping. Little things like that make you want to keep going. The pools are are great and gym equipment is great too. For the price you get more than your money’s worth. Thanks Kentish Town :)

John Doe 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: The facilities themselves are nice, though no sauna or spa. However there is a large black man with no name badge (just "customer service advisor") who is very disrespectful, calling me a liar and treating me as a criminal for no reason as I just try to pay for a swim. He needs an attitude adjustment to match his name tag. Other than that I've actually had very pleasant experiences with the staff here, they are very professional.

Pavel Valkanov 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place if you are into swimming. 3 pool - one large 30.5 meters with 5 lanes, one 25 meter only 0.9 m deep and one small. The gym has good variety of equipment and it doesn’t get too crowded since they only accept locals for members.

denise mooney 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Join this sports center if you like yoga! There are several classes every week. The teachers and the students are wonderful. Mats and blocks are provided. The people who work on the front desk are very friendly and efficient.

natascha maciejewski 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love the classes and the friendly atmosphere- the staff are great too. And I really like how inclusive it is for people like me (I have multiple long term health conditions). It has allowed me to keep building up my strength and fitness despite regular setbacks. I’ve made lots of new friends too.

Moray B 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Patrick is a God. Apart from that people are friendly and helpful, location is convenient, classes are fun, equipment is good quality and the building is beautiful!

Moray Busch 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Love the place. I just provided feedback via their 360 form. in future copy the message to a clip board or auto-populate so I dont have to write the same thing twice. Summary of my review: I bought a Christmas present for one of the staff because he is amazing!

Sarah Cakebread 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love swimming in the main pool here & the fitness classes are great. Especially group cycle, rebounding, total body conditioning & circuits.

Samm F 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are nice and welcoming. The gym and pools are clean and very well maintained.

David Clarke 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Always warm and welcoming. A fantastic bunch of staff and eccentric, mature clientele. The best 30.3 pool this side of Camden with excellent changing room facilities.

Christina Hemsley 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Renovated public bath house from 1903 with 4 modern swimming pools & a large gym. The opening times are long, so that people can go there before and/or after work. It is less full during working hours. The largest pool is the most visually appealing due to the high ceiling. It also has an unusual length of 31,5 meters. The most beautiful part is the outside though, which is of red bricks covered in some places with red ornamentation and golden lettering

clare pask 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good facilities. I book classes online in advance, which is very easy. The swimming pool is a nice size and there are plenty of classes or lanes for swimming

Alex Pol 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Awesome swimming pool! Proper 25m lanes with good deepness on both sides (you don't have to scratch the floor with your stroke)

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