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Feeling fit?

With lovely parks and great sports facilities, there's no excuse to spend too much time on the sofa in St Albans.

Where to swim...

Westminster Lodge Sports Centre
Bricket Wood Sports Centre (CLOSED 28 Feb 2010)
Hertfordshire Sports Village
Nuffield Fitness and Wellbeing (private)
Fitness First (private)
Local schools and hotels (Holiday Inn, Quality, Sopwell House, Thistle) let sports clubs use their pools.

..and sweat

Batchwood Golf and Tennis Centre
Highfield Park Centre
London Colney Recreation Centre
Clarence, Greenwood, Highfield and Verulamium Parks
The Yoga Hall

For more information visit Active St Albans

Get active

Find a local club or activity

There are more than 50 local sports clubs, from Archery to Yoga, for all ages and fitness levels. See them all or try our advanced search function.

Want to feel fitter? Get Back Into...

Enjoy a free session when you try a local sports activity - from badminton and bowls to squash and street dance. Time to dust off those old trainers!

Unlimited swimming packages

Over 60s and under 16s can now enjoy unlimited swims for £9.99 a month at Westminster Lodge and Harpenden Pool. Under 5s still swim for free.

Enjoy a Health Walk

Join a weekly one-hour walk from Charters Health Club, Highfield Park every Mon at 9.30am & Tues at 1.30pm, and Westminster Lodge every Wed at 7pm.

Why not try

Sun 8 Jul - Olympic Flame Celebrations

Join in the Olympic celebrations when St Albans hosts the Olympic Flame as part of the 8,000 mile London 2012 Relay Route around the UK.

Onside St Albans

Football (with Watford FC), multi-sports, boxercise, street dance and more for young people aged 8 to 16 at various locations in and around St Albans.

St Albans Tennis League

The ideal way to improve your tennis or get back into the sport, this is a friendly mixed sex singles league. Adult players of all standards are invited to join.