Membership
Sign up and get moving
Who is 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 Locker app and you’ll unlock your free Places membership with all the following benefits:
- Access to the Places Locker Virtual Studio, our on-demand platform with over 100 workouts, including LES MILLS classes and workouts for kids
- 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 Locker 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
- 7 days' advanced booking
- News and promotional offers
You can create your free Places membership now or when you download the Places Locker 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 Locker app for online booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 14 days' advanced booking
- Free use of SWIMTAG – wearable technology to track your swim performance and stroke
- NEW! Up to 4 free Juniors included (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. For all other centres, free Family Fun sessions are only included for the member and any of the four free juniors attached to their account, any other group members will be charged accordingly.
Swim and Swim Plus*
- Pool use for Just Swim, lane swimming
- 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 Locker app for quick booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 14 days' advanced booking
- 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. For all other centres, free Family Fun sessions are only included for the member, any other guests in the group will be charged accordingly.
Gym membership*
- Gym use, including free access to virtual group exercise classes
- Places Locker app for quick booking, tracking your moves, challenges, exercise programmes and more
- 14 days' advanced booking
- News and referral offers
*Available at selected centres. Find your centre to see the memberships available.
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 Move - 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.