The Gym Group Bristol Avonmeads

Fantastic experience: Always clean

Fantastic experience: I've been using this gym for 6 months. It's clean, nice environment with friendly, helpful staff. I really enjoy it. It's been great for my confidence, physical and mental health. Recommend it.

Negative experience: Typically a good gym all round been going for the last year and it does what is advertised with suitable range of equipment depending on your workout. My issue is with management and there misuse of the guidelines and authority. The manager Jon is quite frankly insufferable. I was interrupted halfway through an upper body session due to the fact I was wearing crocs. I was unaware this was against the rules and I can appreciate guidelines being in place but I am not the only person to have done this. Additionally I was not using any equipment with my feet and was of no harm to myself or others. I was then told as I didn’t have an alternative solution to footwear to leave the gym. It would have been more appropriate to feed this back to me for next time so I don’t do this again. However instead I was told off in front of many others which was quite frankly an embarrassment and made to leave the gym. You would have thought I was being kicked out of a nightclub by a bouncer. Jon is a jobsworth and definitely enjoyed telling me off in the process as he then reflected on what a good time I looked like I was having working out which was off as I felt like I was being watched intensely and this made me feel really uncomfortable as a young woman. Out of all the other PTs in the gym he has the least amount of qualifications too, there are other much more friendly staff that would be much better suited for the role. He felt comfortable adding more expense to me to leave the gym change my shoes and come back. I don’t believe he should be in a role of this type, I never see him do anything other then skulk around and try and catch people out for any minor thing. I have never seen him try and assist or uplift anybody. This would improve the gym so much more if he was gone. Like I said I respect guidelines and rules but this was a step too far for a gym in the middle of the day. Some people may not be able to afford fancy shoes or have multiple choice and may not have trainers. This is something to be considered.

Negative experience: Every time I visit, I see men going into this gym who are using the parent and child parking spaces. These spaces are for parents with babies and children attending boots pharmacy. It's not acceptable. I've raised it twice with the gym and they've done nothing. They could just sent out an email reminding members that those spaces are not for gym members.

Fantastic experience: Got to give it 5star as I have never been here but Google keep saying I have . Lol

Positive experience: It’s fine with decent number of weights, temperature is good but overall inferior to ‘pure gym’ chain and only go because it’s close by. Main gripes are: 1) the gym floors and platforms are low quality, it has cuts in the floor and means the weight sinks into floor and can be uneven and can mean you have one side of the barbell uneven and sinking into the floor vs the one side is higher. This damage is likely due to people deadlifting but this would be fine if the platform extended to the actual barbell length (which is the case for pure gym chains). 2) all the 3 power racks are all connected and don’t make sense. There’s pull up bars between squat racks which means that if you try and overhead press, you end up clipping the side of the pull up bar and means you have to take multiple steps back which is tricky if you’re going a bit heavier.

Positive experience: First this is a great gym I just feel they need to work on the maintenance of their lockers n things almost lost my stuff one day as the locker just will not reopen took a lot of stealth n energy to get it open but am happy with the gym

Negative experience: Bring back the cleaning stations, don’t feel like Working out on a sweaty machine!

Fantastic experience: very good

Negative experience: Manager and Spanish guy there so unmannered.

Fantastic experience: Amazing place, met people who helped me with motivation and techniques, felt comfortable around the other members and easy to use app A++++++

Fantastic experience: Pretty decent gym. I love the openness of the free weights section and the app gives a little tutorial of all exercises

Positive experience: Needs: - More drainage in the shower - More lockers in the shower. With 2 people changing is already crowded - Seated leg curl machine

Negative experience: Paid for a day pass PIN code and app entry wouldn’t work. Wasn’t any staff to help as was out of hours and take ages to get back. Mugged me for £9. Don’t bother

Negative experience: It's okay, been in a lot better gym's

Positive experience: Impossible to have a workout after work unless you just want the treadmill, I've had to buy all my own weights for home, and pop to the gym to finish the cardio off. Bristol needs more gyms.

Fantastic experience: Great gym with wide range of classes.

Positive experience: Would be 5 star if there was more space for classes but over all great gym and I will keep coming

Fantastic experience: shout out to kamil and bernard for being fabulous

Fantastic experience: Nice friendly gym, the staff is always working hard to keep the place clean and tidy.

Fantastic experience: Top gym top management

Fantastic experience: Lots of new kit/ machines, always clean and tidy. Friendly open atmosphere.

Fantastic experience: Very good

Fantastic experience: lovely gym, lovely staff! great atmosphere if you go during day time!

Fantastic experience: Awesome staff and fantastic setup, glad I chose these over the other local ones. Members are welcoming too. A breath of fresh air!

Fantastic experience: I've been going here for over a year now, and it has been transformative in terms of my confidence and fitness. I can particularly recommend the classes if, like me, you need someone to be telling you to make an effort! It certainly helps with motivation.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, great kit, great classes with great coaches! Love the community of people I train with, and the convenience is ideal. Very welcoming and easy vibes if you’re not a pristine gym bod kind of normal person like me ;)

Fantastic experience: Great class with Ben!

Fantastic experience: Very clean and friendly gym. John is super lovely and very welcoming

Fantastic experience: Nice for work out and good manager

Positive experience: Really friendly staff and good price. I am happy with this gym and go regularly.

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Great place to work out. Helpful and friendly staff Lovely facilities and open 24 hours!

Fantastic experience: Very tidy, well equipped gym. Friendly staff and management.

Fantastic experience: Great gym to work out at. Staff are friendly and always say hi. Good variety of classes too.

Fantastic experience: Very clean and tidy atmosphere. The staff are very friendly, iv spoken the most with Ben and he's been very welcoming and has given me some good tips :)

Fantastic experience: Ben is an amazing pt. Always there when i need help and always has a smile on his face. Love coming to this gym, one of my favourite places to be and the staff and people here are so friendly

Fantastic experience: Ben is the best always ask if i need any help all the staff is really friendly and love training at here

Fantastic experience: I love this gym, equipment always available and really friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Very friendly gym, lovely and clean. All equiptment gets cleaned daily. Lots of classes to choose from. Gym staff are always friendly. Lots of machines and free weights to choose from. Good gym for general strength and functional fitness

Fantastic experience: Great hybrid class, thank you Benjamin

Fantastic experience: “Great Gym”

Fantastic experience: Always very clean in the morning and staff are very friendly and approachable

Fantastic experience: I love it at the gym group avonmeads. It's never too busy and it's a good mix of people. I don't feel threatened by lots of muscle bound guys! There is plenty of cardio and weight machines and there is a decent size free weight area. Everything is clean and tidy, well sign posted and ready to use. The showers are restricted in heat but still a nice hot shower. And the changing rooms are always clean too. I love the app as it tells you how busy the gym is - I much prefer quieter times, so I can time my visit. I also like that you can visit other gyms!

Negative experience: Rude and aggressive staff members.

Fantastic experience: One of the better Gyms, always clean and a good range and variety of equipment. Never really a queue and always smells clean

Fantastic experience: The app is really helpful deciding when to go. Good equipment, clean and well maintained

Fantastic experience: Avon Meads The Gym is really excellent. Clean, great value & well equipped. Does what it says on the tin and more! Special shout outs: PTs I worked with the brilliant Jake Sampson and hit my personal targets over 18 months. Fun, informative & great banter along the way. Highly recommend. Lots of happy clients. Emily Wallace Well organised circuits, always delivers a slick well paced class. Top experience! Kamil Olszewski I’ve loved Kamil’s enthusiasm, attention to stretching & other intelligent commentary on muscle groups & motivation! No doubt Kamil & Emily would be great PTs too. ‘The Gym’ delivers outstanding value! The best money I spend every month. No doubt.

Positive experience: Gym is clean and tidy and plenty of equipment. Only downside really is that it's very sterile, lots of white lighting. Feel they could do more to improve on the aesthetics. Could aso do with turning up the music a little along with the Aircon. It was very warm in there and couldn't really hear the music. As I was with my partner training, it's good to have music but I don't listen to my own music unless I'm alone.

Positive experience: Good gym but why remove sanitising stations, you say you’re committed to being carbon neutral but customers deserve to be able to clean down machines.

Fantastic experience: The place is very clean

Fantastic experience: Great gym, normally has a boxing bag up and the music isn't too loud downstairs. Great equipment, maintained well.

Negative experience: Removed all disinfectant and paper towels. Solution. Use your sweaty towel to clean things down. Not hygienic at all. You have also removed all anti bacterial spray and the whole “we are green by reducing paper towels” is quite honestly, laughable.

Positive experience: Kings Weston House. A pleasant walk followed by a cream tea.

Fantastic experience: I like Avon more thane the town centre. Spacious, great equipments, parking,

Negative experience: Would not recommend this gym to any one never been in a locker room so filthy no cleaning stations so got to work out in other people's sweat and when IV asked if can bring my own wipes to clean machine before I use them they said no I can't they have no concern for people's hygiene

Positive experience: Great budget gym. Good equipment. Size of gym let's it down

Fantastic experience: Good place, bit cramped but does the job

Fantastic experience: Nice atmosphere in there. Peak time is a bit busy, but There are lots of machine what you are able to use with less waiting time. I love it.

Fantastic experience: Excellent Gym

Negative experience: Just signed up been twice, left early both times as its so packed that every mashine was taken looking for a new gym.

Fantastic experience: I love this gym, great staff, great equipment and a range of classes

Fantastic experience: Excellent gym with great equipment

Positive experience: Good equipment clean Air con could be better Plenty of equipment for all areas of training

Fantastic experience: The team are very helpful and have helped me in my fitness journey so far, I’m excited to keep going. The manager and all staff have helped me feel comfortable and have been very informative.

Fantastic experience: Very clean , very good staff , talkative and welcoming would highly recommend , very good gym

Fantastic experience: One of the most welcoming gyms I've been to, good equipment and even better atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Been at the gym at Avonmeads for just over a year now and I've never been more motivated to go. The staff are all friendly and take time to speak to everyone, the facilities are clean and there is plenty of equipment to use. Only problem is when classes are on and trying to find some space! Would recommend to anyone : D

Fantastic experience: The best gym in Bristol. Fair prices, students friendly. Great staff and very clean

Positive experience: Good gym, good equipment. Shame that I had been given a warning through my emails regarding not putting weights off machines yet everytime I come into the gym everyone does the same, Everyone seems very friendly and staff are nice.

Fantastic experience: Best gym in town. No complaints, Jon and the team are great.

Fantastic experience: I joined the Avonmeads gym in February and from the get go, the staff have been nothing less than pleasant and helpful. It's a space I feel really comfortable in and has a great atmosphere It's become my second home! Also Jake Sampson is my PT and he is fantastic! So supportive, super friendly and encouraging and has really helped with my overall confidence in the gym top dude!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, I've been a member since day one and never regretted moving from PureGym. I go daily and it is always tidy and well maintained with good kit.

Fantastic experience: I have been a member of this gym for about a year now, everytime I go the gym is clean and tidy. Good variety of equipment and in very good condition. All facilities are clean and tidy no matter when you go to the gym. I like the fact that the gym has other facilities like the vending machines, drink dispenser, scales and body fat calculator. The staff are always friendly and willing to help. I have weekly PT sessions with Emily and she is fantastic.

Fantastic experience: Lovely friendly supportive gym, all staff are super nice and helpful, great new up to date equipment & super cheap membership

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: I highly recommend the gym group. Here they have a friendly and knowledgeable staff team, the gym is a clean and welcoming environment and has an excellent range of equipment provided for all abilities.

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Staff there are top class as well as the equipment, couldn’t recommend more!

Fantastic experience: I’ve been going to this gym for over a year now, staff are very helpful and friendly, great equipment and always very clean. I couldn’t recommend this gym enough .

Fantastic experience: Avonmeads is great it’s always really clean and the equipment is always tidy which really helps when I am planning my workout. Staff are always friendly and approachable. Great environment too

Fantastic experience: I love my local fitness which is the gym group. What lovely gym is. Baeutyfull gym friendly team. Today i did nice group training with trainer tom.

Positive experience: There is nowhere to give feedback. I ask on "contact us" but they just say ask a member of staff in person. As an often no-staff gym this is frustrating. It's a good enough gym for the price you pay, but the WiFi has not been working for months now, so I would recommend downloading your playlist before getting there.

Fantastic experience: Great gym! All the staff are really friendly and approachable. It's clean and not particularly intimidating as a girl which is nice :)

Fantastic experience: Just joined in April, Ideal location with no traffic issues or queues. Group ex is good here, training with like minded individuals with great instructors.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, clean, well run and a great place to work out. Personal trainers and classes are very good.

Fantastic experience: Been using this gym for a while now, great prices and fantastic staff who are always on hand to help! Very clean and well-maintained workout areas that are super clean. Love the fact this is open 24 hours a day which is so convenient around my working days! Great car park - never had any issues with finding a space. Would highly recommended :) Thanks Jon and the team!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, is clean and has plenty of availability on equipment and at a decent price. Great place to workout.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym, always clean and tidy. Excellent, helpful and friendly staff. Special mention to Emily for being a brilliant PT.

Fantastic experience: Great equipment, staff are very friendly. Love the fact that it’s a 24 hour gym and I can just go whenever. Very reasonably priced too. Would definitely recommend!

Positive experience: Fairly priced gym

Fantastic experience: I am a member in The Gym in city center. visited here due to closure. got to say there is a huge difference between the two. this one feels like to premium version

Fantastic experience: Excellent

Negative experience: I've been here for the second month and this machine has always been broken, although I pay extra to use it. Machine for chest exercises, curve. The apparatus for the legs, super uncomfortable, when you put a lot of weight, it pressing on the lower leg and it is impossible to practice

Fantastic experience: Great when not busy. Gym has a good variety of equipment in a good layout. Changing area in the males is very small. Only a few lockers and very limited bench space.

Fantastic experience: I’ve been a member of this gym for 2 months and visited here most weekdays. I can honestly say that every time I’ve been here, its always spotless, all machines and weights always look like new and the temperature is always good to work out in. There’s loads of lockers available (bring a padlock!), 2 water fountains, weighing scales, showers and cleaning products to wipe down the equipment after use. The signing up process is super easy. The app is brilliant letting you know how busy the gym is before you go and to scan the QR code on the door to let you in. I’ve paid a lot more for a gym membership in the past but I’m super impressed with the facilities and machinery at such a low cost. 5 stars from me!

Fantastic experience: Affordable, clean and recently opened so machines/equipment are practically brand new. Decent weightlifting area with plenty of dumbbells/benches, three big racks, three barbell benches and a smith machine on the ground floor. Well equipped & spacious functional area on the first floor (provided there's no classes on). It does get busy at peak times but it's a gym, doesn't seem fair to mark it down for that. Haven't tried the classes or PT sessions so can't comment on those. For £18.99 a month on a rolling contract you can't do much better.

Fantastic experience: Very affordable , friendly atmosphere , clean machines , great attitudes towards everyone no judgement at all from anyone, lots of people forming a loving community and all co working out by each other. Extremely good for beginners or even some who are highly experienced.

Fantastic experience: Great gym, the staff and management are friendly. Seeing other reviews complaining but they've all left equipment out and clearly have an issue being told they have done something wrong. Gym rules are there to give everyone a clean and safe gym to work out in. Thank you

Negative experience: Senseless manager and team who have never done any weightlifting in their lives. They enforce rules that make no sense like shoe attire and not carrying your bag with you, also sending emails over forgetting one dumbbell on the floor where I was training, the surveillance is honestly scary, not a safe and conducive environment for any kind of training

Fantastic experience: Recently joined and finding it beneficial as well as enjoyable. I signed up for 3 Learn to Lift sessions with a P/T in a small gp which has been really helpful. It is worth checking how many are using the gym before attending. Recently on a Monday early evening it has been very busy, but is usually ok. Classes are included, another bonus.