PureGym Durham City Retail Park
24-hour budget gym at Durham City Retail Park with a large fitness suite, free weights and a full class timetable, on flexible monthly membership.
About PureGym Durham City Retail Park
PureGym occupies a large unit at Durham City Retail Park off McIntyre Way, a short distance north of the city centre and easy to reach by car with plenty of parking. It follows the chain's familiar low-cost, contract-free model: a big floor of cardio and resistance machines, a substantial free-weights area, functional training space and a studio running a full timetable of included classes from spin to yoga, all open 24 hours a day.
Membership is monthly and flexible, with no long tie-in, and the app-based PIN entry makes it straightforward to train around shift work or study. It suits anyone who wants a well-equipped, no-frills gym at a keen price rather than a spa-style club, and the chain also runs a second Durham branch at Arnison (Mercia Retail Park, Abbey Road, DH1 5GE) for those living to the north of the city.
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