Esporta Northwood is a really beautiful gym that looks like a hotel. The entrance is really regal…read more This club has modern equipment, a cafe with a salad bar and drinks, and two conference rooms to rent. This club is not very far from the tube but it has a country club feel with big tennis courts and a pool. A cool thing about this club is that they also offer language courses. You can learn french here. This club does a lot of family fun nights as well, if you're into that sort of thing. You can seriously hang out here all day!

Highrove Swimming Pool is easy to get to by bus or car. There is free parking and it is quite…read morereasonable to get in. The building offers a pool, multi gym and saunas and gym membership is available. The Pool and surrounding areas are kept clean and well maintained. There seems to be more than enough staff available with someone always ready and able to help. Unfortunately there are no family changing areas so youngsters have to go into the main changing room with the parent. On a weekend and during the school holidays the pool offer a fun session where a big inflatable assault course is floated on the pool and the diving boards are out. These sessions get really busy. One point to make is that the changing rooms are not supervised during these fun sessions and there have been fights amongst some of the teenagers. Best to go early.

Sadly they have gone downhill since I last reviewed. Weights strewn everywhere, equipment…read moreremaining broken, invisible management, quite a growth in the douche factor (which is not totally the fault of the gym but the general attitude is undoubtedly influenced by the environment). Shame. as the facilities are decent but, like many gyms I've experienced in the U.K., the start off with a fanfare then slip into the same bad habits. Probably now a 2.5 star tbh.