Valleys Gymnastic Academy
Information about Valleys Gymnastic Academy
Opening hours
- Monday: 09:00–21:00
- Tuesday: 09:00–21:00
- Wednesday: 09:00–21:00
- Thursday: 09:00–21:00
- Friday: 09:00–21:00
- Saturday: 09:00–21:00
- Sunday: 09:00–21:00
Welcome to the **Valleys Gymnastics Academy (VGA)**, a premier, award-winning not-for-profit community hub based in Newport and serving four local authorities across South East and Central Wales. With over **2,500 members**, VGA is one of the largest gymnastics clubs in the UK, dedicated to providing valuable opportunities for children and young people to develop physical literacy, confidence, and essential social skills through fun and engaging physical activities.
Recognized as a **Social Enterprise**, VGA operates from multiple state-of-the-art facilities, including a massive **10,000 square foot fully kitted gymnastics centre in Crumlin** and the dedicated 'GO GYM' recreational facility in Cwmbran. The club also maintains strong partnerships with venues in Merthyr Tydfil, Blaenau Gwent, and Torfaen, ensuring accessible gymnastics programs for the entire community.
Our comprehensive coaching services cater to all ages and abilities, from **pre-schoolers** and recreational participants to **elite competitive athletes**. We offer a wide range of disciplines, including: * **Women’s and Men’s Artistic Gymnastics**: Professional training for regional and national success. * **Freestyle & Freerunning**: High-energy classes focusing on acrobatics and parkour-style movements. * **Team Gym**: A unique team-based gymnastics discipline. * **Adult & Teen Gym**: Fitness and skill development for older participants. * **Inclusive & Disability Gymnastics**: Ensuring safe and effective participation for everyone.
At VGA, we believe that gymnastics is the foundation of all sports. Our fully qualified coaches—many of whom are award-winning practitioners—focus on developing coordination, strength, balance, flexibility, and aerobic fitness. Beyond physical health, our programs are designed to build self-esteem, support classroom skills, and foster a lifelong love for fitness in a safe, child-friendly, and inclusive environment.
What customers highlight most
- Friendly and professional staff support children effectively
- Spacious areas allow learning different gymnastics skills
- Welcoming atmosphere keeps kids engaged and happy
Our comment from FitFit UK about Valleys Gymnastic Academy:
Valleys Gymnastic Academy, located in Newport, United Kingdom, is an exceptional facility that provides a great environment for children to explore gymnastics. The staff is friendly, supportive, and professional, ensuring that kids not only have fun but also learn the basics of gymnastics effectively. Many parents have mentioned that their children absolutely love attending classes here, with various reviews highlighting:
- An amazing and welcoming atmosphere for kids.
- A well-organized venue for birthday parties.
- A decent onsite café, serving parents during their wait.
- Knowledgeable and engaging coaches who truly care about the children's experience.
- A spacious area for free running and learning different gymnastics skills.
However, some users noted a few areas for improvement:
- Parking can be challenging, especially during busy hours.
- The viewing area can get crowded, though alternatives like TV screens are available.
- A few complaints about the quality of service from staff, particularly at the reception.
Overall, Valleys Gymnastic Academy offers a fantastic opportunity for children to develop their gymnastics skills in a fun and inclusive environment.
Valleys Gymnastic Academy: Reviews
Reviews are the opinions of their authors. We do not verify that the author was a customer.
Fantastic experience: 3 year old daughter goes and really enjoys it. Staff are friendly and welcoming and really support the kids have fun and learn the basics. Decent little cafe onsite as well. Limited parking so either turn up early or park further away. Viewing window gets very busy, you can sometimes view what's happening on the TV screen. Cafe is also very busy as well.
Fantastic experience: An amazing group both my girls absolutely love it here, the staff are also so helpful, paitaint and understanding with everything.
Fantastic experience: Went to a birthday party. Really well organised and staff are great
Fantastic experience: An amazing place for a kids birthday party!!
Fantastic experience: Really good!!!
Fantastic experience: My daughter thought it was brilliant.
Fantastic experience: Brought my nephew and niece for gymnastics and had the best customer experience in the cafe. Coffee wasn’t to my taste and they were extremely friendly and lovely and made me another no charge just to ensure I had a good experience.
Negative experience: Shady and full of cars from a neihbouring car showroom , if I had my way they wood all get towed from the verges & crushed
Positive experience: Granddaughter goes to gym
Fantastic experience: Great space for children to learn and run free in the open class. Really want to continue with it and then into the structured ones. The cafe upstairs is perfect for parents also☕
Fantastic experience: My 2 year old loves this place!
Fantastic experience: Daughter attends weekly and loves it
Fantastic experience: Luke and the team are great my little one loves going here. Great cafe and viewing area!
Positive experience: Great place for children wanting to learn gymnastics. Great cafe
Fantastic experience: My son is a member of the academy, they have a large selection of equipment and are very professional, my son loves every session, the viewing area is great but could be bigger, the cafe is great and the staff are friendly, parking can also sometimes be an issue as there are so many gymnasts having lessons.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic! My daughter loves her new club.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic place my son loves going and there are lots of different classes to choose from
Fantastic experience: Amazing gymnastics club, my girl love it, they have been to 3 of valley gymnastics facilities and Crumlin is their favourite by far. They have word hard on it and the viewing room is great
Fantastic experience: Took my granddaughter to class today. Luke interacts very well with the children in his class. She loves it.
Fantastic experience: Loved it
Fantastic experience: Beyond amazing, socially inclusive gymnastics club. Best thing I ever did for you daughter was her time here, and mine as an adult too. Such a community leader too
Fantastic experience: Great staff. Very supportive of young gymnasts.
Positive experience: Parents parking in disabled bays with no blue badges still happening more than a month later
Fantastic experience: First Class
Fantastic experience: My 4 year old daughter loved her gymnastics class and the coaches were so good with her
Fantastic experience: Great fun
Fantastic experience: If you want to get into gymnastics or are looking to perfect your skills, this is the place to go.
Positive experience: My son loves the free run classes
Fantastic experience: Amazing coaches, very professional and very friendly
Fantastic experience: Amazing place for children to train in early gymnastics up to professional. Amazing coaches and staff.
Fantastic experience: My daughter went here today. What a stunning professional gym! I was amazed I've got to be honest. All staff are very helpful, polite, friendly and very professional. Highly recommend.
Fantastic experience: Amazing venue. Coaches have hearts of gold.
Fantastic experience: Staff are amazing
Fantastic experience: Gucci
Fantastic experience: My daughter has been coming since she was 2 and now my son also participates. Amazing place!
Negative experience: Very rude receptionist (only one of them) never replied to me "Good morning" or "Bye" and I strongly believe it is because I'm foreign. My son loves it that one star is for the receptionist.
Fantastic experience: My daughter loves it
Positive experience: Very good with the children
Fantastic experience: Brilliant for kids of all ages to learn at good rates
Fantastic experience: Excellent place for free running and gymnastics.
Negative experience: Disappointing Free running coach! No enthusiasm, no skills taught and generally zero motivation.
Positive experience: Attended a birthday party here once it was great, plenty to do & very fun!
Fantastic experience: Impressive setup
Fantastic experience: My daughter loves it here
Fantastic experience: Really great atmosphere
Fantastic experience: Quality gymnastics for your kids
Positive experience: Parking a nightmare. Especially when having to pick up young ones.
Fantastic experience: Fantastic and fun classes for all levels
Fantastic experience: Fantastic gymnastics club with friendly staff and brilliant coaches. My daughter loves it
Fantastic experience: My son is only 3 and has been going for 3 weeks. The staff are very helpful and encourage all of the children along
Fantastic experience: My 3 year old loved this. Lots to do in a freeplay hour. Clean, warm with a friendly Luke to make everyone feel at ease
Negative experience: Make gymnastics in Lenton Plz
Fantastic experience: Brilliant facility with friendly and knowledgeable staff. My kids love coming here.
Fantastic experience: Our girls love the classes here.
Positive experience: Fantastic club. Great coaches
Fantastic experience: VGA has so much more than just gymnastics. Both of my kids love going there and getting involved running, jumping, balancing etc. I'm longing to have time to go to the free running sessions....
Fantastic experience: Excellent gymnastics club great to the kids
Fantastic experience: My kids loves to go there. Their physical literature improved so much, I cannot believe.
Fantastic experience: Good place
Fantastic experience: Absolutely fantastic resource and fantastic staff. Can't recommend enough. 100 stars.
Fantastic experience: I love gymnastics my friend Savannah brodreck is teaching me she makes it look so easy
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