Information about BH Live Active, Sir David English

East Way
BH8 9PZ, Bournemouth
+441202055503

Opening hours

  • sunday: 9h-17h
  • monday: 6:30-22h
  • tuesday: 6:30-22h
  • wednesday: 6:30-22h
  • thursday: 6:30-22h
  • friday: 6:30-21h
  • saturday: 9h-17h
Sir David English along Castle Lane, Bournemouth is a thriving sports centre with a gym, indoor hall, sauna, steam room and multi-function studio for group fitness classes and club activities. There are also 4 tennis courts, 3 six-a-side artificial training pitches and 8 netball courts.

Our comment from FitFit UK about BH Live Active, Sir David English:

BH Live Active, Sir David English located in Bournemouth, is a well-regarded sports center that offers a variety of facilities for fitness enthusiasts and families alike. Visitors often praise the friendly and helpful staff, creating a welcoming atmosphere. The gym is noted for its exceptionally maintained equipment and a tranquil ambiance that allows for focused workouts. With a strong sense of community, members appreciate the inclusive environment that caters to various fitness preferences, from boxing to cardio workouts.

However, some users have mentioned limited parking options, particularly during event days, as well as a need for improvements in changing room facilities. Despite these concerns, the overall sentiment is positive, highlighting the center as a perfect destination for those seeking a great gym experience.

  • Pros:
  • Friendly and supportive staff
  • Well-maintained equipment
  • Tranquil workout environment
  • Diverse range of activities available
  • Cons:
  • Limited parking during events
  • Facilities could use some updates

Services, Machines and Guided Classes

Fit
Training
Tea
Tennis Court
Sauna

BH Live Active, Sir David English: Opinions

4.4/5 (142 Opinions)
Tamas Csizmadia 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: My daughter's birthday was there on 14th of Dec. I would highly recommend the whole place. Friendly team, great service, well worth the money ive paid. Thanks. We will be back soon:)

Robert Young 10 months ago

Positive experience: Has a great sports hall and outdoor pitches. The parking is very limited and when events are on the street parking fills up very quickly - there is only a single shared toilet and small cafe - lets the site down compared to other sports centres

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Robert, thank you for your review of the centre and we agree that parking can be tricky when we are hosting events. We do have additional changing facilities with toilets which we can show you when you next come in. Look forward to seeing you soon, SDE Team

Gershon Kurt 10 months ago

Fantastic experience: Active and positive environment

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Great to see that you are enjoying training with us, thanks for the rating. Look forward to seeing you in the club soon. -Team SDE

Sue Harvey 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Great fun place

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Sue, thank you for the review. Really glad that you enjoy training with us. See you soon - SDE Team

Marc Walby 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Small, intimate gym but has all the equipment needed.

Steve hook 1 year ago

Negative experience: If you like not getting the services you pay for come here. Can't reply to BH lives comment only edit mine, at your particular site you've closed for good the sauna, same story at queen's park and at pelhams and stokewood the saunas run at severely reduced hours, 1-2 hours max in the evenings. Also as mentioned reduced weekend opening times after your centers bizarrely posted a social media post stating "You asked we listened" and increased opening hours when you had actually reduced them. Also the car park, another service you now have to pay for if you intend on making good use of any of the sites facilities for any length on time. Very poor service continued closure or reduced use of facilities that we apparently pay for. No continuity between centres some want you to use pound coins for lockers others a padlock. This coupled with seemingly random maximum parking times which if you fall foul of your lumbered with an £85 parking fine and these times are different at every centre. Awful weekend opening hours.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Steve, really sorry to hear this. Please could you give us a bit more detail of the closures and I might be able to get you some updates? Is there a site that you use in particular? Thanks

Planet Reviews 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The BH Live Sir David English Gym is truly exceptional, embodying perfection in every aspect. From the moment you step in, you're greeted by kind and helpful employees who are eager to assist you in achieving your fitness goals. The machines, though occasionally dusty, are in impeccable condition, ensuring a smooth and effective workout experience. Compared to other gyms, any dust present is negligible and doesn't detract from the overall excellence of the facilities. One of the gym's standout features is its tranquil atmosphere. It's refreshingly quiet and devoid of the usual hustle and bustle found in other fitness centers. This serene environment allows you to focus entirely on your workout without distractions, making every session productive and fulfilling. Moreover, the gym boasts a welcoming and inclusive community. Members are friendly and supportive, creating a positive and uplifting atmosphere. Whether you're a seasoned bodybuilder, a passionate boxer, or someone who enjoys cardio workouts, there's something for everyone here. With amenities like a boxing bag, the gym caters to a diverse range of fitness enthusiasts, providing ample opportunities for strength training, boxing practice, and cardiovascular exercise. In summary, the BH Live Sir David English Gym stands out as a beacon of excellence in the fitness world. With its attentive staff, well-maintained equipment, peaceful ambiance, and inclusive community, it's the perfect destination for individuals seeking a top-tier gym experience tailored to their fitness needs and preferences.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thank you for your wonderful review! We're thrilled to hear that you had such a great experience at our gym. We look forward to seeing you again soon :)

Will D 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym. Staff are all great, Rhys and Ebony in particular!

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Will, thanks for the great staff feedback, and glad you love the gym!

JIP'S LOCKSPORT 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Straight in no fuss, we'll thought out gym. There's always staff to spot you and to give advice

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks Jip's :-)

Daniel Schmidt 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great time at AirJumpX

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Glad you had a great time Daniel!

Dylan Hayden 1 year ago

Positive experience: Booked an AirJumpX birthday party here. Great experience all round. Easier to book than other places too!

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks Dylan - that's great to hear!

Karl B 1 year ago

Negative experience: Needs a deep clean.filthy

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Dear Karl, we are sorry to hear your feedback. Please can you let us know which areas this refers to and we will forward this to the centre management team. Kind regards, SDE

Jaclyn Watson 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Went to air jump x, thoroughly reccomend it, kids had a blast

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Jaclyn, thank you for your great review. Hearing that your kids had a great time at AirJumpX has made our day! We can't wait for your next visit. Kind regards, the SDE team.

Zola Budd 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great place. Free parking with loads of sports and clubs on offer.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Barbara, thank you for your 5 star rating. Your feedback is invaluable and we are truly grateful for it. We are delighted that you enjoy the selection of sports and clubs we offer and we look forward to your return soon. Kind regards, SDE Team

Great orakwube 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Very good service

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Dear Great, thank you for your positive feedback regarding our services at Sir David English. We look forward to seeing you again in the near future. Kind regards, SDE team

Gaz G 1 year ago

Negative experience: Steam rooms never open Gym has strange hours… doesn’t open until 9am & Closes at 6pm on Sundays… makes no sense

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Gaz, thank you for your feedback. Our spa is open from 5pm on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings, and at selected times during the day on Wednesdays and weekends. Please check our website for specific opening times. As part of your multisite membership, you also have access to other gyms, including Littledown, whose gym opens at 6 am on weekdays. We do hope this helps and we look forward to welcoming you soon.

Barbara Town 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Loads of different activities and sports available here. Including well lit outdoor netball courts and football pitches. Also with two massive indoor sports halls used for netball, football and many others. The gym and changing facilities are kept clean and tidy. Definitely a place to attend if you dislike unkept and dirty floors of some other chains. Oh, and free parking! Massive amounts of free parking.

Harsh Patel 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best place of gym

Robert Luther-Smith 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really well equipped sports centre. Well worth a visit.

Ands (Moie) 2 years ago

Positive experience: Great place. Clean courts. Wasn’t busy if you before 5pm. Would definitely go again for badminton.

Joe Imberg 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great sports centre with a lot to offer, 3 hours parking free with a massive car park. Swimming pools Gym Sports hall Soft play Cafe Nice little park surrounding the area and Astro turf football pitches

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Joe Thank you for your great review about Littledown. We are pleased you like the facilities and will feed this back to the team.

Shepherd Muzhanye 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Well set up

Sebastian Jacob 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for a weekly footy session and amateur league game. Staff were even better as I once left my shoes on the pitch and they stored it safely until I returned to collect it the next week.

Nick 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: great gym, if you prefer a larger gym with lots of machines, this is not the one for you but if you want a medium sized gym with a small variety of machines that is not very busy, i highly reccomend, the changing rooms have been refurbished and the people who work there are nice.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Hi Nick Thank you for your review and feedback which we will pass on to the team. We are pleased that you enjoy the centre and with the new refurbishment of the changing areas. We look forward to seeing you again soon

S TG 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Loved it my friends and I loved it so much cant wait to come back again

Steve Harty 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good

Susana Mateus 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great start of the week , Monday mornings with LBT and Zumba !!! Great teacher and great staff

Joe Wood 2 years ago

Positive experience: I have played football here. Great pitches. I have played badminton here too. Perfectly good hall. £12 for an hour for 4 people. Lighting in the main felt a bit dated and spread out but otherwise ok.

Grzegorz Stencel 2 years ago

Positive experience: Clean and tidy but small and no big selection of workput machines.

Jay Carroll 2 years ago

Negative experience: The staff are great, the gym area itself is clean but the council haven't spent a penny on its upkeep for 20 years. Changing rooms are disgusting.

Denise Young 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: My husband and I absolutely love playing badminton at SDE, staff are really friendly, and centre is nice and clean.

michelle meyrick 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Smaller homely gym. I enjoy classes in the studio. Car park often very busy when football and netball going on but there's free parking on the road otherwise

Emma M 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely sports centre as it's modern, clean, well run and the staff are very friendly and helpful.

clare mundy 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice, small and friendly leisure centre. Great meditation classes. ‍♀️

Marcin Medrycki 3 years ago

Positive experience: Quite difficult to book football pitch. You can be on hold for a long time then disconnected. Pitches are fine although some parts have some humps

Ray Budynkiewicz 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very helpful desk staff. I only used upstairs hall for yoga and it was good. Plenty of space Didn't use gym but it looked ok

Raji Akanni 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing gym love ❤️ it

zoe papadakos 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: We went to the roller disco here on a Saturday afternoon and it was great fun!

Bonnie Gammer 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to hire badminton courts!

Tony Bernard 4 years ago

Positive experience: Good sports centre

sadie kerslake-smith 4 years ago

Positive experience: Love playing netball there but toilet and changing facilities are really tired.

Paige-Alexandra Burrows 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing welcoming staff! Thank you

Lennys Pérez 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: My daughter goes here to take taekwondo lessons with Gordon Fern. He and his lessons are amazing, my daughter really enjoyed going there and gave learnt a lot about discipline and self care.

Keith Toffoletti 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Never too busy, staff really welcoming.

ronald uren 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff was really helpful in comparison to other sides and the gym was very clean and organised for Covid-19 standards

Raul monttero 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice

H7 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good go here all the time go check it out definitely worth the time and money.

Amit K Baswal 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good place for individuals and families to get active!!!

Mes V 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lit pitches and great quiet gym with enough to do to keep you active and occupied. Lovely staff and good car park. Not sure if it's wheelchair friendly but have seen easy access from car park into building. Might have more info on their website.

georgeana pop 4 years ago

Fantastic experience:

Technician 2 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent

Richard sills 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Glad to be back, friendly staff

Second Life EV Batteries Ltd 5 years ago

Negative experience: There is no way to get hold of ANYONE to book a court. Phone system is a joke and tell you to use contact form on website but they never get back to me. Please sort out a way to book courts

Clare Bebbington 5 years ago

Negative experience: Well this isn't good! You can't even call the leasure centres to talk to a live person about your membership!?? I've paid up front for the year and the centres closed three months before my membership expired! And was going to ask if I could have those three months later in the year or start next January?looks like I'll have to go and visit one of the centres and ask???

Oliver Abbas 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best Saturday roller skating

Sabersz 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely place, it's fun to go to rollerskating every Saturday but it REALLY gets packed. There should be a limit of how many people are allowed in, it's becoming a safety risk.

carla shaw 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely and clean staff so nice

Greg Scharner (Grzegorz Scharner) 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Twisted my ankle again.

Alex 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very local,very friendly,very professional-and very useful for keeping this guy fit!Seldom gets over-busy.

Dawn Adlem 5 years ago

Positive experience: The studio would benefit from some mirrors which would help clients with correcting posture when exercising. Queens park is much better.

Jake Prentice 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good gym

TEST CASE 6 years ago

Positive experience: Enough Space to play

Attila Vass 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Professional staff and professional equipment

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review!

jen O 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lots of classes great instructors good atmosphere

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review Jen, we're really pleased you enjoy our fitness classes at Sir David English :)

Paula Baker 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Recently joined.. very friendly very welcoming Great place .. needs more channels vs stokewood tv

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the feedback Paula - looking forward to seeing you again at Sir David English!

Dan 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice gym

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review! We're glad you enjoy working out at our gym and look forward to seeing you there soon :)

Pete Reynolds 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent pain.

furballs walking and grooming 6 years ago

Positive experience: Roller discos on Saturdays great for kids decent for adults

Electronicaz “Electronicaz” Music 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place for activities.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thank you for the 5* review Paul, we're really glad you enjoy all the activities we have on offer at Sir David English!

Monika Malucha 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good for gymnastics

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review Monika!

K C 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice tidy gym. Not as big as some of the other BH gyms which isn't a bad thing.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review Karl, looking forward to seeing you again soon!

Tania At home 6 years ago

Positive experience: Car park can be busy.

victoria wise 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely people work here. Very helpful. Gym itself is good too. New seats in a sauna. Nice little gym.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thank you for the lovely review Victoria. Looking forward to seeing you at Sir David English again soon :)

Bruno Jones 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Choose over little down this place is ace i love u

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review Bruno, looking forward to seeing you in the centre again soon!

Emma Graham 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great venue but expensive

J0SE GOMEZ 6 years ago

Positive experience: David English is well-regarded for its outdoor facilities, more so than its indoor gym and changing rooms. The men's changing room, in particular, is quite small; perhaps the smallest I've ever encountered. The limited number of lockers necessitates carrying one's bag.

Leon Hardwick 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice little gym

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thanks for the great review Leon! Looking forward to seeing you again soon.

Jacqui Legg 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fantastic staff. My son has started the 813 club and is really enjoying it.

Phoenix Cuff 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: What a great little gym! Fantastic sauna and steam room lovely! Staff are friendly!! Got few classes going on but overall good show bh-live xx

simon0305 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great pay and play badminton 7.30pm-9.30pm Fridays. I would say more for intermediate to good players.

BH Live Active, Sir David English
BH Live Active, Sir David English

Thank you for your review Simon - we're glad you enjoy pay and play badminton. We look forward to seeing you again soon :)

Carol Cook 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly place and not as busy as other local B H Live gyms.

Rich Curtis 6 years ago

Positive experience: There is no smoking area..

Tim Pollard 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean, friendly staff.

Michael 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent facility’s with a consistent standard and friendly staff

Tom Scott 7 years ago

Positive experience: The gym is actually quality and if it had not been for the eye sore of BSB and the pesky kids always running about being stupid when all I want to do it gym hard and go home. They have good indoor facilities but too many BLASTING kids going about the place. Weekends and after 6 are the only times I would go to avoid the girls (ew) and boys (also ew) but would recommend to anyone with a BHlive and lives in the local area looking for a quite gym except when there are kids which is half the time so you can probably time it alright

David LLoyd 7 years ago

Negative experience: Bad school at the top of the road

Ebou Jammeh 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: I love this place the facilities are good they also offer a wide range of sport

Albert 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Clean facility of a decent size

Jackie Roberts 7 years ago

Positive experience: Sports hall unbearably hot on a hot day. Good facilities. Large range of sports on offer.

Zoe Merrick 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Super leisure centre. It has a great gym and trainers and a wonderful sauna and steam room!

Julian Judgejc 7 years ago

Positive experience: Nice gym no pool

Sarah 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Netball courts are fab

Zed - Topix 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great opportunities for doing varieties of sports.

Kevin Squire 7 years ago

Positive experience: I use the sauna and steam room and they are good, just a little noisy sometimes from people using the gym and dropping weights on the floor above, etc.

Elena Rowe 7 years ago

Positive experience: I go here every Friday for Adults open badminton session, it's great fun and good value.

Hayley Richardson 7 years ago

Negative experience: Ok but it needs updating especially lockers in the changing rooms!

Michelle Mcevoy 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fab

Twosheds55 7 years ago

Positive experience: Rollar disco is here. Can't really rate the other services. Wish they played yazz.

karen kia 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent

The Entire Salad 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great

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