The three that never shut
- SKA Martial Arts, Gym and Fitness, Unit 1A Tower Meadow PE37 7LT. Rated 5.0 from 46 Google reviews, the highest scoring listing in the town by a mile, and filed as both a gym and a martial arts school. Open 24 hours, which for a martial arts school is unusual anywhere.
- Hylete Fit, 57 Turbine Way PE37 7XD. 5.0 from nine reviews, open 24 hours.
- ABS Gym Swaffham, 30 London Street PE37 7DG. 5.0 from two reviews, open 24 hours, right in the middle of town.
None of the three publishes a price. Ask for the rolling monthly rate and whether there is a joining fee, because a 24 hour fob usually carries one.
Every gym in Swaffham
SKA Martial Arts - Gym & Fitness
Gym and martial arts school in one unit on Tower Meadow, open 24 hours, 5.0 from 46.
The Philosophy Rooms
Whitsands Road wellness rooms running Pilates alongside massage and skin treatments.
Hylete Fit
Open all hours on Turbine Way, named after the two wind turbines up the road, 5.0 from nine.
The Norfolk Yoga Centre
Point House on Station Street, three reviews, all five star, right in the middle of Swaffham.
ABS Gym Swaffham
Thirty London Street, open 24 hours, and only two Google reviews so far to judge it on.
The Inspire Arena
Sports complex on Sporle Road with one Google review and no hours on the listing.
BreakingRecords Fitness
A weekday fitness programme run out of Brackenwoods rather than a building you can join.
Swaffham Leisure Centre
Cockley Cley playing field
Pine Avenue, Cockley Cley: a village playing field, unrated, and a field rather than a gym.
Saracen Martial Arts Swaffham
Taekwondo and martial arts at the Community Centre on Camping Land, weekday evenings.
The Mark Farnham Schools of Tae Kwon-Do
The Weekend Yoga Place
Shares the Station Street address with the Norfolk Yoga Centre, and the name sets the timetable.
kuk Sool Won of Swaffham
Kuk Sool Won at Swaffham Community Centre, weekday evenings, unrated on Google.
Classes, Pilates, yoga and mats
- The Philosophy Rooms, Whitsands Road PE37 7BJ. A wellness centre listed for Pilates alongside massage, skin and beauty treatments. 5.0 from ten reviews.
- The Norfolk Yoga Centre, Point House, 25 Station Street, and The Weekend Yoga Place at the same Station Street address.
- The Inspire Arena, Sporle Road PE37 7HL, listed as a sports complex.
- BreakingRecords Fitness, Brackenwoods, a weekday fitness programme.
- Saracen Martial Arts and Kuk Sool Won of Swaffham, both running from the Community Centre on Camping Land on weekday evenings.
Read the review counts before you read the stars
Seven of Swaffham's eleven listings carry two Google reviews or fewer, and four have none at all. That is why our score pulls them toward the 4.4 baseline rather than crowning a 5.0 from one review.
It is not a criticism of the gyms. A small town produces small samples. It does mean the sensible move here is to visit rather than to trust a star rating, and to weigh SKA's 46 reviews very differently from ABS Gym's two. The formula is here, with the arithmetic.
Turbine Way is not a metaphor
Swaffham put up two Enercon E-66 wind turbines, one in 1999 and one in 2003, and named the industrial road after them. Hylete Fit is on it. Howard Carter, who opened Tutankhamun's tomb, grew up in the town.
It is 12 miles east of King's Lynn on the A47, about 20 minutes, which makes it a realistic alternative if you commute that way. The out of town comparison is here.
Common questions
Is there a 24 hour gym in Swaffham?
Three are listed as open 24 hours: SKA Martial Arts on Tower Meadow, Hylete Fit on Turbine Way and ABS Gym on London Street.
Which is the best rated gym in Swaffham?
SKA Martial Arts, Gym and Fitness, at 5.0 from 46 Google reviews. No other listing in the town has more than ten.
How much are Swaffham gyms?
No Swaffham listing publishes a price in this register. Ask for the rolling rate, the term rate and the joining fee for the 24 hour fob.
Is there yoga or Pilates in Swaffham?
The Norfolk Yoga Centre and The Weekend Yoga Place both run from Station Street, and The Philosophy Rooms on Whitsands Road is listed with a Pilates studio.
How far is Swaffham from King’s Lynn?
Twelve miles east on the A47, roughly 20 minutes by car.