Knightwood Leisure Centre

What it’s like

Junior gym sessions, sports classes and a girls-only membership scheme for 9 to 15 year olds at a leisure centre with proper accessible facilities.

This one's less about arcade machines and more about getting kids moving properly. There's a junior gym induction for 11 to 15 year olds, run by a Level 3 Personal Trainer, so it's supervised rather than a free-for-all on the equipment. Alongside that you've got sports classes covering tennis, football, judo and karate, which gives a nine-year-old who's bored of one sport somewhere to try another without committing to a club.

The Big Sister programme stands out here. It's a membership scheme aimed at girls aged 9 to 15, and it's the sort of thing worth asking about directly if you've got a daughter who's lost interest in PE or team sports elsewhere. It sits alongside the general junior gym and class timetable rather than replacing it.

Opening hours are generous on weekdays, 6:30am to 9pm, though weekends pull in to 8am until 6pm, so an after-school session works better than a lazy Sunday morning. The site's wheelchair accessible throughout with ramps and accessible change facilities, and there's a hearing loop and accessible toilet too. There's a café on site for the wait between drop-off and pickup, and assistance dogs are welcome.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

9 to 15, with the junior gym and sports classes

Wheelchairs

Wheelchair accessible equipment and ramps available

Dogs

Assistance dogs welcome

• Big Sister membership is specifically for girls aged 9 to 15
• Junior gym induction is needed before using the equipment
• Weekend hours are shorter than weekdays, 8am to 6pm
• Assistance dogs are welcome on site

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