Membership
Sign up and get moving
Who are Places Leisure?
Places Leisure is one of the UK’s leading leisure operators.
We’re passionate about helping you stay physically active and emotionally engaged in fitness, sport and wellbeing. So we work with our local authority partners to deliver places and activities that make a difference to the lives of people and their communities.
Our mission is to put our heart and soul into ‘creating active places and healthy people’ - it’s about creating a place for everyone.
As a social enterprise, we use our efforts and funds to continually develop the quality of service and facilities we offer and to widen the opportunities for everyone.
We’ve put together a free membership that means you can stay active and healthy wherever you feel most comfortable.
Download the Places Leisure app and you’ll unlock your free Places membership with all the following benefits:
- Access to the Places Leisure Virtual Studio, our on-demand platform with over 130 workouts
- Exclusive Workouts of the Week compiled by our fitness teams
- Build your own programme
- GPS tracking for walking, running and cycling
- Challenges and leaderboards with other members at your local Places centre
Which membership is right for you?
Learn more about the membership options we have available at our open centres.
Looking for exclusive membership options and offers? Find your local centre to see more.
Places membership - Free
Perfect for those people looking to visit occasionally. ‘Pay as you move’ with some extra benefits:
- Places Leisure app for quick booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- Free use of SWIMTAG – wearable technology to track your swim performance and stroke
- 8 days' advanced booking - from the start time of your session
- News and promotional offers
You can create your free Places membership now or when you download the Places Tracker app.
Premium and Premium Plus
- Gym use
- Group exercise classes*
- Pool use for Just Swim, lane swimming and fun sessions (excluding Family Fun sessions at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex and The Pavilions In The Park)**
- Places Leisure app for online booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 15 days' advanced booking - from the start time of your session
- Free use of SWIMTAG – wearable technology to track your swim performance and stroke
- Add up to 4 Juniors (excludes young adults' and student memberships)
- News and referral offers
Premium Plus membership includes all of the benefits above plus access to all Places Leisure centres in the UK. Facilities available at each site will vary and you should contact their team beforehand to find out more.
*Group exercise classes may exclude gym-based classes.
**Please note that Family Fun sessions at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex and The Pavilions In The Park incur an additional charge.
Swim and Swim Plus*
- Pool use for Just Swim, lane swimming
- Half-price fun sessions (excluding Family Fun sessions at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex and The Pavilions In The Park)**
- Free use of SWIMTAG – wearable technology to track your swim performance and stroke
- Places Leisure app for quick booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 15 days' advanced booking - from the start time of your session
- News and referral offers
Swim Plus membership includes all of the benefits above plus access to all Places Leisure centres with swimming pools in the UK. Facilities available at each site will vary and you should contact their team beforehand to find out more.
*Available at selected centres.
**Please note that Family Fun sessions at Romsey Rapids Sports Complex incur an additional charge.
Gym membership*
- Gym use, including free access to virtual group exercise classes
- Places Leisure app for quick booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 15 days' advanced booking - from the start time of your session
- News and referral offers
*Available at selected centres. Find your centre to see the memberships available.
Junior membership
We're passionate about keeping our communities active and healthy from a young age, so we're proud to offer a Junior membership to our facilities.
These are split into three age brackets;
- 0-7 years-old
- 8-10 years-old
- 11-15 years-old
Please note, that before using any of our gyms, juniors must complete a gym induction and are subject to selected session times in the gym; these sessions vary centre by centre.
Junior memberships are not available to be purchased online. To enquire, please contact one of the team at your chosen Places Leisure facility.
Inclusive membership
We are pleased to have launched our brand new Inclusive membership, offering a 50% discount on selected membership rates for members with disabilities.
The discount is available on our Flexi and Annual payment options on our Premium, Swim, Gym, 16-18, 19-25 and Junior membership types.
Our Inclusive membership is available for those in receipt of one or more of the following;
- Personal Independence Payments (PIP)
- Attendance Allowance
- Children's Disability Living Allowance
- Continuing Healthcare funding
Everyone who takes out an Inclusive membership is eligible to be accompanied by up to two support workers/carers to their chosen session free of charge.
This membership is not available to be purchased online. To enquire, please contact one of the team at your chosen Places Leisure facility.
Premium Concessions membership
Our Premium Concessions membership provides all the benefits of our Premium membership, but at a discounted rate available to the following groups of individuals;
- Full-time students aged 26 or over
- Selected corporate groups (NHS, Emergency Services, MOD - including military veterans, RNLI and those working in education)
- Those in receipt of one of the following; Housing Benefit, Income Support, Job Seekers Allowance, Working Family Tax Credit, Disability Allowance, Carers Allowance or Universal Credit
- Current tenants of a Places for People property
Proof of eligibility is required for this membership and should be presented to your centre within 14 days of joining.
Payment options
- 12-month Direct Debit - Commit to 12 months to get our lowest monthly price!
- Flexi Direct Debit - Take it one month at a time! Just pay the joining fee to start and a rolling monthly payment after that. Stop at any time with one month’s notice.
- Annual upfront membership - Prepay for 12 months at our best value price, with no joining fee.
- Pay as you go Take out a free Places membership and pay for activities individually.
Have you visited our blogs yet?
Our blogs are full of useful information and tips to keep you going while we're closed.
Our partners
We're lucky to have a whole host of partners who are offering even more ways to keep you active at this time.
Are you looking to cancel your membership?
If you want to cancel your membership, please follow the link below.