Gym chains in the UK

Our maps cover 5 gym chains in the UK. The biggest is PureGym, with about 500 locations in 12 regions, followed by The Gym Group (about 270) and Anytime Fitness (about 190). PureGym has the most locations in every region.

Biggest gym chains in each region

Region	Most locations	Locations	Runner-up	Locations
East Midlands	PureGym	32	The Gym Group	14
East of England	PureGym	49	Anytime Fitness	24
London	PureGym	102	The Gym Group	88
North East England	PureGym	17	The Gym Group	8
North West England	PureGym	49	The Gym Group	23
Northern Ireland	PureGym	12	Anytime Fitness	2
Scotland	PureGym	39	The Gym Group	20
South East England	PureGym	65	The Gym Group	37
South West England	PureGym	38	The Gym Group	20
Wales	PureGym	21	The Gym Group	3
West Midlands	PureGym	41	The Gym Group	21
Yorkshire and the Humber	PureGym	33	The Gym Group	17

All 5 gym chains on our maps

Chain	Locations	Regions	Most in
PureGym	498	12	London
The Gym Group	274	11	London
Anytime Fitness	188	12	London
Nuffield Health	110	11	London
Bannatyne's	67	12	Scotland

Store locations from All the Places (data from September 2026), with gaps in food chains filled from the Food Standards Agency’s food hygiene register. Only chains on our maps with at least 25 locations are listed, so smaller local chains are missing. Counts can be a little off as stores open and close.