Information about Whitton Sports & Community Centre

Whitton Church Ln
IP1 6LW, Ipswich
+441473433633

Opening hours

  • sunday: 8:30-18h
  • monday: 8h-22h
  • tuesday: 8h-22h
  • wednesday: 8h-22h
  • thursday: 8h-22h
  • friday: 8h-22h
  • saturday: 8:30-18h

Whitton Sports Centre offers a great variety of activities and facilities to both local people and people from across the county.

Our comment from FitFit UK about Whitton Sports & Community Centre:

Whitton Sports & Community Centre in Ipswich is a well-loved local facility offering a variety of sports and community activities. Users have expressed their appreciation for the centre’s cleanliness and friendly staff, making it a welcoming place for everyone. From spinning classes to badminton and yoga, there is something for all fitness levels, including specialized classes for those over 50 which have received great reviews.

Visitors have noted the large selection of sports activities, ideal for families and community engagement. It is also a popular venue for children's birthday parties, praised for its value and kid-friendly environment. Many users highlight the excellent service during events and other activities, like the flu jab clinic, which was reported to be well organized and efficient.

However, there are some areas for improvement. While the centre has many great features, users have mentioned that the parking can be tight during busy times, and some facilities, like certain pitches, could use maintenance. Overall, Whitton Sports & Community Centre is a fantastic place to stay active and engage with the community.

Whitton Sports & Community Centre: Opinions

4.4/5 (131 Opinions)
Chris Gaunt 9 months ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent really enjoyed the spinning class will definitely go again and probably try badminton and maybe yoga

Einius Aleksandras Nikiforovas 10 months ago

Positive experience: Nice

Teresa Phillips 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Went for my flu jab, well organised & very friendly staff & helpers also nurses. In & Out in no time.

Oliver Findlay 11 months ago

Fantastic experience: Clean and friendly sports centre, lots of activities going on and available

Rod Farrow 1 year ago

Positive experience: Went to watch a cup final, lovely day and expected a lot of cars, main car park full but overspill o.k on grass, luckily, not wet else would be a bit boggy i would expect. Didn't use main centre as was outside next to football pitch, a lot of comments on long grass in goal mouth, did look quite long along the goal line. My team won so not too worried.

Leanne Fletcher 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I do an over 50's class on a Monday and a breath well class on a Thursday afternoon, and both classes are great if you suffer with copd and to just get out and meet people. Instructors in both classes are A++

Carina Damato 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: The best

Richard Mukerji 1 year ago

Positive experience: Standard council sport centre. Hired a badminton court at a reasonable price grabbed my racquet and played badminton.

Almira Flatman 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: It has everything you need - I have just joined and it suits my needs really well - I use the gym and I have joined the fitness classes - I have also found the reception staff are very helpful

Kirstie Church 1 year ago

Positive experience: Older sports center so looks a little older but got lots of facilities to use. Lovely staff and good enough squash court.

Jolanta Teresa Mikolajczyk 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: A large selection of sports activities also for older people.

Danie Cutter 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and a variety of sports, classes and the gym available throughout the week.

Adam Scott 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Took my daughter to a birthday party there. Really good value for a kids party.

William Deacon 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Have brought my child here for a few childrens parties, and they've always been a nice experience for them.

A Q 1 year ago

Positive experience: Brilliant place, been for children parties, indoors and out, football training on the astro.

Tina Harvey 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Indoor football party was a huge success! Member of staff was excellent, planned it all well and great participation.. almost as good as Earp's in goal!!

Rob Stagg 1 year ago

Positive experience: Convenient

Laura Cocker 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: We hired the community room for a soft play birthday party and couldn't fault it! The room was set up, clean and we were left to it we had the best party! Amazing value for money, we would highly recommend for a toddler party!

sandro pedroso 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Nice gym

Jennifer Scrivener 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good classes for keeping fit

Jackie Wilcox 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: My granddaughter enjoyed the roller skating

SamaSolo S.A.K.E 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Kids love it. Real family vibe. Staff very helpful.

A B 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good place to have kids birthday party

Lilmiss Marmite 2 years ago

Negative experience: Terrible to get hold of! Stuck on the same repetitive message when trying to call .No direct phone nunbr available been on the phone 46 mins trying to get through..3 times this week and its only Tuesday! Still no answer so now my son mosses out on his sports

Alex Wilden 2 years ago

Positive experience: Not the cheapest but convenient

mike houchell 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great value fitness with friendly staff

simon finbow 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: My son left his jacket on one of the football pitches during a huge rain storm. I telephoned the Centre & not only did Nicola go & find it she also drove it to our house on her way home that evening. Really very kind of her indeed.

james bevan 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Brilliant for my boys football

Jill McFarland 2 years ago

Negative experience: Absolutely dreadful pitches, dangerous to play on, complaint going to Suffolk FA as games should not be allowed unti the pitches are safe, even the ref has complained!

Johnathan Dozzell 2 years ago

Positive experience: Went to a rollerskate party, the kids really enjoyed it, rio skates were provided by the sports centre.

Stephen Chaplin 2 years ago

Positive experience: First time visit for me, looks a very useful community sports venue.

Dominic Cotton 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely staff child friendly and helpful and cheap to hold a birthday party with inflatable bouncy castles and soft play toys

Annie Brown 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities.

Gordon Woodhead 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice, reasonably priced, friendly gym, plenty of other activities going on as well

Ashley Rose 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Sunday football!! Decent pitches and a great 5g pitch, staff are helpful and quick to respond if needed. car park is a little small and awkward to navigate.

Daniel Brousson 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great facilities, parking can be tight as it is busy.

Myk Williams 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Gym and sports centre run by Ipswich council. Staff are always friendly and its very well priced

David Gould 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: First time I have been there and it was very friendly and the staff were very helpful

Zoe Brand 2 years ago

Positive experience: Plenty of parking, lots of open space sadly the coffee machine was out of order as we arrived for football match :(

Nathan Taylor 2 years ago

Positive experience: Decent sports centre. Gym could be bigger Lots of things on for kids in holidays usually :)

Rochele Mutton 2 years ago

Positive experience: Popular sports club, not many other things for kids to do in this area.

Michael Warrick 2 years ago

Positive experience: Football pitches were in good condition apart from the Grass was a little long

Pav18 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Lovely outside 3g pitch

carrie impey 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went for my flu jab Very smoothly run operation, Car park staff were fab and the whole thing ran super smooth. Quick in and out job

Karl Evans 2 years ago

Positive experience: Good outdoor facilities

John 2 years ago

Positive experience: Great facilities

Macauley Music 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: facility clean gym excellent lots of parking staff helpful polite knowledgeable

ANNE Cleverley 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Went for my annual flu jab. Great staff. Easy parking.

richard ward 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: All good very happy thanks will use them again

Percy Evans 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Only went for Covid booster.

Karol Piekarski 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very good

Peter Harris 2 years ago

Positive experience: Only went there for flu jab. It was well organised and parking went well. The place was all that you would expect .

Glenda Briggs 2 years ago

Positive experience: Just went to get my flu jab booster, very efficient

RD Bradley 3 years ago

Positive experience: Good community space

Phil W 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great fitness classes and friendly staff

MythicalMan Lucky 3 years ago

Positive experience: Car parking can be an issue

Darren Nolan 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Marvelous

Carson 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Pretty nice pitch!

John Kidd 3 years ago

Positive experience: Good value for money. As a 76 year old it's good in the early mornings as all seem to be older,in the afternoon seem to be a lot of unsupervised youngsters! Very rarely is there supervision and people using the weight area can sometimes monopolies the space. Always well cared for and clean

Shirlie Smy 3 years ago

Positive experience: Go with Active Lives Ipswich for table tennis and about tennis. Very good

Graham Walker 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Attended a children's party which was well organised by the centre

Anthony Napthine 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice pitch, bit of a lower quality and thinner 3g but fun to play on

Paul Jay 3 years ago

Negative experience: Height restriction barrier at entrance to the sports centre car park caught me out this evening having not been to the cycle track for a good while. 'IF' there was signage (will double check tomorrow) I was more focused on safely turning left into the entrance & negotiating the cambered entrance whilst also conscious of numerous runners/pedestrians. Ripped my roof rack & bike off my car roof - Damages in excess of £750:00 to roof, tailgate, rear light cluster, bike carrier & bike. Why can't the new? height restriction 'gate' be open during working hours to cater for cyclists who are visiting the sports centre to use the cycling facility??? I am sure I am not the first and will not be the last person to suffer such an expensive mistake. Will dump my car on the grass verge next time rather than cause an obstruction on the junction or approach whilst unloading.

Tracy Pearson 3 years ago

Positive experience: Tried out gym as got a I card and wanted to see what they had different to the gym I use.

Michael Pettitt 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Currently running a walk in covid vaccine clinic. Staff and team were brilliant all 3 of us in and out really quickly.

Jake Baalham 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff and clean courts which are in good order.

William Augustine 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good gym

Colin Cudmore 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Nice and friendly service

Graham Mackay 4 years ago

Positive experience: The changing rooms are good showers work but one of the grass pitches is extremly dangerous but the other two are fine.appart from that all good.just been there this morning very poor had to wait 20 mins to open the changing rooms the showers are cold .waste of time wont b going again

Sara Szczepanski 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Really friendly and helpful. Totally non judgemental. Everyone was kind and supportive.

Safetyconundrum (Safetyconundrum) 4 years ago

Positive experience: Only visited for the Ipswich Town football Summer camp

Samantha Jeffery 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Staff are all friendly, today I was at the gym and a young lad who works there was giving an induction to a very elderly gentleman. He was so polite, patient and warm to the man and treated him with dignity and respect. The place is clean, the staff are always smiling. I have never enjoyed attending a gym but I look forward to going here and don't have any anxiety about going alone.

Mike Smith 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym and football pitches

Martin Whitehead 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: At the time of writing this is the only council run sports centre that you can play Badminton at in Ipswich. Three of the four courts are available to book and the centre has good measures in place for covid compliance.

Nigel 4 years ago

Positive experience: Went to watch football,not sure who should cut the grass on the pitches but the one to the far right was a disgrace,far to long for an important football match esp as it was raining during the game.

Steve Lambert 4 years ago

Positive experience: Very good sports hall, shame parking is so bad .

Robert Simmonds 4 years ago

Positive experience: Efficient

Nik O (newfrogintown) 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: In between lockdown i was attending here to play badminton, the facilities are very nice, but the staff are what makes this place, always friendly helpful and wanting to help.

Chantry Hopper 4 years ago

Positive experience: Needs some money thrown at it

Mark Walker 4 years ago

Negative experience: Not very helpful staff.

Ian Dolby 4 years ago

Positive experience: Quiet at 2.30 Saturday for a good workout

Anthony Vertigans 4 years ago

Positive experience: Play badminton there every week before lock down. Staff very good.

ricky bellamy 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good equipment

Simon Clayden 4 years ago

Positive experience: I play 7-a-side here on a Monday evening. The all-weather pitch is in OK condition, but has a few tears and bumps in places. Good parking and has done well enforcing Covid-safe protocols recently.

Ayub Khan 5 years ago

Positive experience: Love to play my badminton very friendly staff like Whitson sports center

boruzele _ 5 years ago

Positive experience: Calm atmosphere and never too busy

Anne (Lizzy) 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent

Louise Eales 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Fab to get back to the gym today, felt completely safe. Well done and thank you.

Sourik Lahiri 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good sports centre. Plenty of parking. Badminton courts are really good. The staffs are really courteous.

andy ryan 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: My kids love it

James Geater 6 years ago

Positive experience: Good squash court, slightly expensive compared to other going rates, gym is basic.

Will C 6 years ago

Positive experience: Good for sports and community

Paul Dickens 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great staff and calm environment. Alot of activities and contributes to the community.

Mr Fruitgum 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good small sports centre

Adrian 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Thanks to Gemma today for sorting out a pitch for our cup game today at short notice . Excellent can do attitude, thank you.

Fabio Pedrosa Fernandes 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice place to play football...

Steve Stevens 6 years ago

Positive experience: Very helpful staff in a friendly setting

Reuben Rumsby 6 years ago

Positive experience: Nice place

Joanne Corry Ricks 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Very friendly staff always happy to help you has a large car park and disabled access is excellent in all areas i highly recommend this place

Gillian Emmett 6 years ago

Positive experience: Good place to play badminton!

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