Red Beard Barbell Club

Fantastic experience: Great place with all the equipment to get stronger and filled with fantastic people that create an atmosphere that will push you to your best

Fantastic experience: Outstanding training facility. Already made huge strength gains and had such laughs! Would recommend to anyone.

Fantastic experience: Very very good teaching for seminar. 100% recommend!

Fantastic experience: Got all the equipment you’ll need! Perfect for all gym goers, Will always be one of the best strongman gyms to be a part of!

Fantastic experience: Friendly place with a great amount of strongman kit

Fantastic experience: Red Beard Ball Bell, the ‘Cheers’ of the lifting world! I was a total beginner starting strongman at 39! I am now 40 and about to compete in my first comp and thanks to the community within the gym am absolutely loving lifting. People from all walks of life and training for all sorts of reasons but all rub a long together with great spirit! Thanks, Red Beard!

Fantastic experience: Charlie has created an incredible club and community at the barn for kids and adults alike. There's no other place that compares - it's unique, and one of a kind. Charlie is brilliant. His barn is brilliant - it might not be deluxe but it is exquisite & that is because it is steeped in love, passion and a desire to encourage everyone and anyone to be their very best - & whether that be a 10kg personal best or a 100kg - everyone will be celebrated. You don’t get that in many places.

Fantastic experience: I came here for a meet and while it's a relatively small gym, the meet was run well and there was a great atmosphere, plus the owner called me 'an absolute weapon' :) - It seemed to have a lot of powerlifting and strongman specific kit too.

Fantastic experience: If you want to lift weights in a fun and supportive environment then this is the club for you. Charlie is an incredible guy that will help anyone who's wanting to participate in strength sports. From young kids and to beginners, to those who compete regularly... everyone is welcome. Without the clubs support I wouldn't have been able to train towards the Tokyo Paralympics and I'm just so grateful for everything done to help me on my journey.

Fantastic experience: Great coach. Great atmosphere

Positive experience: Not a large place, had great visit with my son who competed in regional competition there, well equipped for the need

Fantastic experience: Great little gym, helpful staff and well maintained equipment. What more could you want

Fantastic experience: I've only been training here for a couple months now but I can safely say it is the best place I've ever trained. Everyone is super helpful, friendly and supportive. The atmosphere is great. The equipment is great, there are so many toys that you won't find in a commercial gym, and best of all everyone reracks their weights and clears up after themselves. The owner Charlie has already gone above and beyond in helping me out. Providing me with a cold compress after I had a clumsy moment. And even gave me the shirt off of his own back (back/bag what's the difference) after I had forgot to bring a spare. If you're serious about strength training or looking to get into strength training I can't recommend it enough. I had never done strongman before and everyone is super helpful and patient in teaching the movements and giving little technique tips.

Fantastic experience: What an amazing place! Charlie is an absolute legend and the people there are great

Fantastic experience: Amazing club, very friendly and welcoming. Comp & training always fun.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic vibe and Charlie is such a warm caring coach.

Fantastic experience: Great session with Charlie & Dave, great set-up and great advice!

Fantastic experience: Great gym & great people

Fantastic experience: Red Beard Barbell Club - a gym without mirrors, where club members genuinely celebrate everyone’s progress and successes. Void of “gym bro’s” and toxic behaviour, this community truly supports one another to work towards their goals, whether that is participation in competition or simply to have a go at something new. Charlie has created a space where a diverse group of people can train safely, meet like minded folks and explore skills & movements outside the mundane parameters of a soulless commercial gym. I cannot recommend RBBC highly enough!

Fantastic experience: You could go to any number of the new fancy looking commercial gyms popping up locally.. but it’s precisely because this place is so much more than just 4 walls, shiny equipment and membership quotas that people (including myself) find a home at redbeard. There are no egos here but you WILL definitely get strong AF! Stronger than you thought you could. And most of the time you won’t even realise how hard you’ve worked, because you did the hard parts in an atmosphere that made it enjoyable, with new friends with a common goal all circling around Charlie’s orbit. Not only is he crazy knowledgeable and capable in all matters strength and fitness, but he will listen genuinely and give you the tools needed, along with the encouragement to, succeed in whatever goals you have. I can’t imagine why anyone would go anywhere else now.

Fantastic experience: This place will have you fit in no time. Great club, great people, and great atmosphere. Great guest speakers, seminars, and workouts. If you want to succeed in life, start by joining the Red Beard Barbell team. It will be the best decision you've ever made.

Fantastic experience: Charlie’s barn is the perfect place for complete beginners and experienced lifters. With quality coaching and equipment it is hard to not make progress, especially in such a technical sport like weightlifting. The best part about the barn is the atmosphere. It doesn’t matter how strong you are, how long you’ve been lifting or what you look like, expect a couple of jokes to be made at your expense so be prepared to give as good as you get!

Fantastic experience: I've been training at RBBC since the start of 2020 and all I can say is that Charlie Knight will go above and beyond for his members when they need him. He will gladly put together personal training programmes for you if you have a specific goal in mind or a competition you need to prepare for. Every class programme has been meticulously thought about and put together to ensure members hit their peak performance ahead of any competition that they have coming up. Having been a member that's gone through everything from the Olympic Lifting to Powerlifting to Strong(wo)man training I have enjoyed seeing and feeling the physical changes and developments over this time and can't wait to keep going with this! Not only am I training at RBBC but the fact I can take my eldest daughter through to her own training sessions (which she absolutely loves) makes me so excited as she's getting in from the ground level and can only go up with whichever path she chooses! Thank you for making RBBC what it is Charlie!!

Fantastic experience: An absolutely amazing place that has the most supportive members. Let’s get one thing clear RBBC is NOT a commercial gym. There is no cardio equipment, there is no steam room or sauna. There is 1 tiny round mirror on the back of a door (that’s for 1 person that requested it) What RBBC is - *A weightlifting/powerlifting/strongman training facility. *A community of like minded people that spur one another on to be better & to get stronger. *A magical place where anything is possible, if you dream of doing something strength related Charlie will help you achieve it. There is so much more to describe RBBC but the only way to understand is to come down and join in.

Fantastic experience: New to strongman this summer and what a place to learn! The gym/barn has various bits of kit everywhere you look to train every single component of strength. Charlie has created along with all the other members an amazing environment of camaraderie and support, whether you are an experienced athlete or a complete newby. Egos are left at the door and everyone helps everyone regardless.

Fantastic experience: One of the best weightlifting gym's I've ever been to. The owner (Charlie) is one of the best coaches I've worked with. The community in this gym are like a family and very supportive. I would recommend this gym and it's coach to anyone who wants to start working on their fitness goals!

Fantastic experience: Excellent coaching great vibe

Fantastic experience: The gym is a friendly place, with high quality equipment for all weightlifting and powerlifting needs. There are plenty of open sessions throughout each day of the week making availability of the gym no problem. Classes are popular and allow for members to have coaching directly so I would suggest booking these in advance. As you come down the lane, take the first right and you will find the entrance next to the horse stables. The gym is surrounded by a farm so there are no strict parking spaces. Parking is widely available anywhere there is space. There are toilets, heating/AC, Bluetooth system for music, and a shop making the overall facilities of excellent quality. The gym is a small space , but has everything needed to train effectively. For barbell-specific gyms in the area, Red Beard is the best value for money out there and definitely worth checking out.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant club, excellent coach and member atmosphere. All measures that can be taken to ensure Covid security are in place and monitored. Highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Great gym, if you like throwing heavy stuff around this is the place for you. Great fun and great gains

Fantastic experience: Charlie really does know his stuff and the barn is great the guys that go are so friendly

Fantastic experience: What a hidden gem! Amazing club to be a part of and would recommend to anyone.

Fantastic experience: Had a great session here with the owner yesterday. Great club with everything you need if you know how to work out. I'll be coming back for another session soon. Really down to earth people who look to all help and support each other with lifting.