PureGym London Camden

Negative experience: Signed up for a 3 day trial. Received PIN access code, tried at the gates, gates not opening. Installed app, obtained QR, again code not working. Waited extra minutes, theoretically everything should've been gtg but couldn't access the gym. The result - didn't train, didn't see the gym, didn't have a human to talk with to sort the issue. Gym obtains: honest review on experience, lost customer, lost revenue. That's one of the problems with the automated gyms, the system has to be flawless and they almost never are.

Positive experience: Can get very busy around the weights area otherwise it’s a good gym and great location

Positive experience: Really friendly and helpful staff. It’s a really pleasurable gym to work out in, lots of natural light and always clean and generally tidy. Other gym members are also nice and friendly. It’s never too crowded and the classes are good. I go around 5pm to 7:30/8pm and it does get a bit busy around 6:30 but it isn’t unmanageable and I never have to wait too much for the machines. Good classes and equipment. I do wish they had an arm bike though. Minus points because it’s quite expensive for a PureGym; also the outer door is rarely locked so there are always nittys in the stairwell and it stinks of weed which isn’t what you want when you’re about to workout. I don’t think it would be too hard to make sure it was always locked as people do have their codes to get in so I think this should be rectified.

Negative experience: When you first enter the gym there are often homeless people on drugs and a puddle of urine from them. None of the staff seem to care and ignore the feedback about this. As a woman I feel unsafe being in an enclosed space with the homeless men on drugs and their puddles of piss they leave is a slip hazard and just plain unsanitary

Negative experience: The gym itself is nice, small but you can do your training, but as soon as u arrive there are always druggers inside the stairs at the entrance, a bit scary. The toilets are always dirty, but very dirty. There are 4 toiles, only two working since a long time ago. It’s really nasty. They should care more about the clients. It’s disgusting. I have talked with the staff but no one seems to care.

Fantastic experience: The best PureGym I’ve visited in terms of quality and the feeling of having space around you even during peak times. The only strange thing is that the changing rooms do not have toilets in them, so if you want to go to the loo you need to go to the central ones. Other than that, everything usually works and it’s been very pleasant when I’ve been.

Negative experience: No toilets working, no basic equipment missing like ropes, weights and cleanliness. Amazing staff. But please replace equipment broken or stolen. Maybe remove afew tramps in the door way. Love it otherwise. Let’s fix toilets not try to repair them. They KEEP BREAKING.

Fantastic experience: Secure vibe, Gym has all equipment for your workout.

Negative experience: Es muy malo, evítenlo. Las maquinas están rotas y el personal ni te mira para ayudar en nada.

Negative experience: I guess you can’t blame PureGym itself for it being full all the time - but spending half your workout awkwardly walking around to see what’s available while some guys reserve 3 different machines by leaving their towel, bottle, phone… Doesn’t exactly feel worth it. Oh and putting weights back just isn’t a thing apparently. Not to mention all the toilets are either under maintenance or look like someone wiped their ass on all 4 walls and the ceiling. Go have a look for yourself if you think I’m exaggerating. So yeah. Not quite sure what I’m paying for at the end of the day. Would rather pay double and go somewhere somewhat decent at this point. Going to do just that.

Positive experience: This is right opposite Camden Town station on the second floor, it''s good, a bit congested, but I wouldn't give it 4 or 5 stars

Fantastic experience: Have been using Camden since 2007 even though they don't offer the additional extras they are open 24/7 and are 30% cheaper than Soho gyms

Fantastic experience: 27.12.24 Camden PureGym are ace. In a word (or, like reps, make that just that few more) Camden PureGym helped make my 2024 fantastic. Have never felt so physically & mentally sharp, relaxed, healthy & happy. Thanks a million and happy 2025 to all involved, i.e. Anthony, Enoch, Daniel Green, Daniel La Sala, Marlon, the smiling cleaners both male & female (and, as if it were an Oscar speech, to anyone & everyone else not noted previously!) a hug to all Catherine august 2024 Also everything about the Camden Pure gym, not only the trainers, gives off a friendly, welcoming and secure vibe. It´s a joy to visit; clean, safe, secure, welcoming, never intimidating, and full of interesting things to try, and to make oneself stronger with. The classes are ace too, and the trainers helpful, with their feedback is never less than motivating

Positive experience: It’s fine, a bit cramped and busy but has pretty much everything you need. Biggest complaint is the price of day and weekend passes is extortionate.

Fantastic experience: The team is awesome

Fantastic experience: Great and convenient

Positive experience: Not too fancy but it’s clean, cheap and gets the job done.

Positive experience: This gym has all the equipment that I need for my workout. The staff have always been very friendly. However, I'm going to have it to give it 3 stars just because it's so busy any week day after work. Also, some people just hog the barbell racks for like 2 hours.

Fantastic experience: It is opened 24/7 and the facility is secured at all times. I can go to the gym when it suits me, easily avoiding peak hours.

Fantastic experience: Good gym and a good selection of apparatus. Does get extremely busy early evenings. Bonus it is open 24 hours

Fantastic experience: i come here a few times a month and its a great place to work out. cheers.

Fantastic experience: Bery good !!

Fantastic experience: First time coming and the gym was spotless, you could see the trainer Panaytios cleaning, then was given an amazing class by him!!!

Fantastic experience: A really fantastic staff and an exceptional manager who has helped create an inclusive and motivated environment. I trained here for 5.5 years and I'll miss it a lot.

Fantastic experience: Great gym. Loads of facilities and easy to navigate. Panayiotis who is one of the personal trainers was super helpful and knowledgeable when aiding me with my form and answering questions I had as I just joined. Gym was spotless and clean.

Fantastic experience: I love it bit cosy but worth

Fantastic experience: Very good gym, good equient and decent cleanliness This is one of the better centrally located puregyms and the people that moan about it seem to forget the cost price point and location which will inevitably cause it to be busy at peak times and create potential litter as staff can only do so much to keep up The footfall here is about half of Swiss cottage and you will definitely find something to use to get a good workout in

Positive experience: as an experienced gym goer of over 10 years i would say this gym is average at best. quite low level PTs who dont really look like they know what they're doing anthony the gym manager is a cool guy but he really needs to stop sneaking out to smoke spliffs in the fire exit, everyone can smell it on him!!! its a really bad look not just for the gym but puregym as a whole

Negative experience: I hope to provide some valuable insight for anyone new to this his gym. * Pros: Plenty of equipment for various fitness levels. 24/7 * Cons: Limited space, leading to crowding and stuffiness. Lack of air conditioning. Changing room cleanliness is just okay, with small and cramped spaces. Unpleasant experiences in the toilets, including broken fixtures and cleanliness issues. Some lockers have broken hinges, possibly from attempted break-ins. Showers are not always clean, and there are only a few warm one, also if you like a cold shower this hasn't got one. Not uncommon for showers do get faulty, and get placed out of use. Studio space can get dark, and feel gloomy, there are issues with the management of classes such as when gym users want to access the studio. it's not uncommon to get power cuts here, it's happened twice here in Oct and Nov. (2023) * Concerns: Lack of communication about the holiday closure. Unequal attention from male personal trainers toward new female members. Management and personal trainers may prioritize new females over others. Unprofessional behaviour from personal trainers, including abrupt requests to vacate equipment. Unfriendliness and showing off mentally of some of the PTs and staff at times is unprofessional. *Recommendation: Mixed recommendation depending on timing and personal preferences.

Fantastic experience: Quality equipment clean free water / sports water open 24/7 low price Recommend.

Positive experience: The hygiene of the stairs and toilet is very bad, always filty and it has become a drug den, for drug users .

Positive experience: There is a trap bar with colored bumper weights ranging from 25kg to 10kg and a raised weighlifting platform.Various pulldown handles like bear grip, wide grip and v bar grip. Adductor and abductor machines. You will get skipping ropes, foam rollers and mats. Gym is in an open space and on one floor. There is at least two ab crunch boards and a lower back raise machine. Two flat bench press machines, two power racks for squats and a smith machine. This gym can get very busy after 5pm to a point that its almost overfull. Funnily there is'nt a big wait for any machine as long as you're willing to do your set and get on. Place has an almost commmunity vibe where familiar people know each other.

Positive experience: Changing rooms are clean but could be bigger, the Toilets are always decently clean and there is a few just incase people are using them. Equipment wise it has pretty much everything you need, its lacking a calf machine and some other equipment but nothing groundbreaking. The Staff are friendly and qualified, always doing their job and helping others. The Enviroment is nice and friendly, sometimes it gets busy but its manageable. Now, the only real negative, and IT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED ASAP. The branch is in Camden Town High Street, which is full of homeless and drugged up people, the doors to the branch are unlocked, you can just push it open, there are always these smelly and dirty druggy / homeless people inside the branch at the stairs and elevator, this is not something you want to experience when you come to a place to work out or exercise, especially when they smoke and drink alcohol inside, please get permanent security or have the doors locked unless you enter with your PIN. Thank You.

Negative experience: I attended a personal training session on a weekday evening. The instructor, in a black shirt, was unfriendly and made people uncomfortable. Additionally, he only instructed me to complete the training sets without offering any suggestions for training plan.

Negative experience: Very dirty and poorly maintained. Have seen the manager ( tall mixed race man) smoking weed next to the gym multiple times (i work in the starbucks next door). Which probably explains why the cleaning standards are so low in the gym.

Fantastic experience: It’s been the first gym I’ve gone in my life and I was a bit nervous about it. But from the first moment I felt very welcomed by all the team! Great atmosphere and great personal trainers all of them !!! I specially mention Bo (she’s absolutely amazing, experienced and professional and I love her classes!! ) and Daniel (he’s very experienced and also fun ! )

Fantastic experience: One of the best gyms in London

Negative experience: Overcrowded, hard to find matching weights, missing dumbbells, no space to workout. Waste of money.

Positive experience: Ellen's classes are excellent. Its all smooth here until something goes wrong, like not being able to get in. The music is just cr@p. Good for the price

Positive experience: The washrooms are not clean in Camden puregyme.

Positive experience: Quite OK, you can find almost all the equipment you possibly need but a bit crowded and could be cleaner.

Fantastic experience: Easy to get to, great environment with good bits of kit. And 24 hours, couldn’t ask for better.

Fantastic experience: First day at this gym...nice space, nice vibe, nice people.

Negative experience: I joined for my first session on Monday 7th August. No soap in the toilets. No problem. I told a staff member. Came back on Wednesday 9th… STILL no soap in the toilets. Pretty gross hygiene failure. Not impressed. Update: this gym is steadily becoming more and more filthy over time. There’s more often no soap, no toilet roll, and the floors are filthy dirty. There are certain large bits of dirt that I now recognise on the floor because they’ve been there for so long.

Fantastic experience: Good sized gym with decent equipment. It's right opposite the station, so plenty of local entertainment and food after your workout.

Positive experience: Good gym, rlly satisfied. Its a bit overpriced, could lower it, other than that, fantastic. The music is downright awful so make sure to always bring your headphones.

Negative experience: I came on a sunny Sunday afternoon and first thing I see when I enter the building is 2 homeless people hanging out drinking beer and smoking joints. When I left, one was sleeping/passed out. The lift smells of urine, the entire building is poorly lit and there’s only 2 toilets for men. Terrible experience and I doubt I’ll be coming back.

Negative experience: It's an okay gym but things tend to be out of order a lot plus the street door doesn't lock, which leads to some generally interesting things happening under the stairs

Fantastic experience: Very nice - although it gets a little crowded early in the morning and around evenings. The best time for working out is late at night if you reside nearby. Overall very good gym with new machines and very helpful staff.

Fantastic experience: I Have been to 13 branches of Puregym along the UK. Camden one is the best. Anthony and his staff the job on the best side.

Negative experience: Stuffy smell, nearly always overcrowded. Staff have been very helpful though

Fantastic experience: I can only rate on their weights as that is all I do but for that they are great. Clean, well run and great value.

Fantastic experience: Friendly, welcoming and great place for beginners or amateurs. Good variety of cardio machines, weight machines and free weights. Lots of fitness classes at flexible hours. Lovely personal trainers and team. Helpful membership / one off options to suit different budgets and schedules. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: After my much loved local gym was closed, I reluctantly rejoined after previous poor experience. However, it's been a long time, and much has changed for the better. Under new management, I've been pleasantly surprised. I'm not a fan of large crowded gym floors and entrance pods. That being said, the team at PureGym is excellent and has made me feel welcome. In terms of equipment it's very good and there's enough space even when busy.

Positive experience: It's a 4 star gym maybe 3.5. Has all the equipment, a bit overpriced, but it does the job.

Negative experience: I don’t know what they’re running a gym or bando aka crackhouse. There’s usually always junkies inside the front entrance sleeping in there smoking as well, they don’t smoke cigarettes by the way. Most of the time during the day it is overcrowded. I’m pretty sure the male locker rooms are used to stash weed on a regular basis it stinks of it. The showers are annoying you have press a button every 7 seconds. Staff are very rude I go to the gym blow steam off! one time I had just walk out after literally walking in this was caused by the general manager. Don’t even bother replying to my review like you care with a generic copy and paste.

Fantastic experience: Lovely gym, with really helpful staff and lots of equipment.

Positive experience: Decent gym, with all the necessary equipment in a really central location

Positive experience: Generally the gym is not bad. Equipment is decent and it has what I need. Some of the classes are really good however the earliest class is at 7am and for many of us who start work from 8am it doesn't allow time for any morning classes I would expect a gym of this sort to have classes from 6/6.30am. Like many others I prefer to workout in the mornings and from speaking to many others who go to the gym its seems that they would also prefer earlier classes. I have to give a shout out to Panayiotis who delivers the best classes, he's encouraging and motivating and I really I really enjoy his classes!

Fantastic experience: I’m almost 1 years of my life traning….. And is my first gym in my life !! I feel so comfortable welcome on this gym all the equipment are super new and good positions on every section The management is such helpful full to explain everything and how the machine Should be used !!!!! I will say many thanks for changing my ispiration!!!!! PureGym Camden front of the station

Negative experience: Footstraps on cycling machines are always broken and never get replaced

Fantastic experience: 设备很全有点旧但都能用。热门时期人很多但大家都很友好没有人抢器材

Fantastic experience: I love the equipment's and the environment nice gym ..

Fantastic experience: One of the BEST gyms i have visited in a LONG time. 1st Star- I’m a digital nomad and rely on day passes to use gyms. I wasn’t able to get a day pass via the website and Anthony (manager and total STAR of a human being) came out and patiently walked me through getting in. This is a HUGE plus because the last gym I went to, a PT refused me entry and made a BS excuse. 2nd Star- I walked into the studio space which is usually vacant in most places. As I started my practise I was eventually surrounded by 4 other people, each of us doing our own yoga practise. This is extremely rare! I have visited some of the best yoga places in the world and this environment demonstrated greater spiritual practise than I have seen elsewhere. I would prefer to do yoga here than in a studio if this is the community that come here. 3rd Star- Even at lunch time, there was plenty of equipment for members to use. There are also FOUR squat racks here + 2 Smith Machines. THANK YOU FOR HAVING PLENTY OF SQUAT RACKS!! 4th Star- Great clientele who are good with sharing equipment. I’ve watched grown men turn into toddlers when approached to share equipment. None of that here! 5th Star- my check out was 10am but my train wasn’t until 2.30pm. Anthony was kind and generous to allow me to keep my very big suitcases so that I could get into my body. So you can guess where I spent that time, in a very healthy environment. I would love to Camden busy to use this gym. Grassroots, about the people and approachable, which are qualities drained out of the well-being world. Thank you Anthony and team for caring the wellness flag in your part of the world! We need more gyms to care like you do!

Fantastic experience: Located opposite Camden town tube station, next to Barclays The gym is at the top floor don't take the lift if not needed, do some legs, warm up.

Negative experience: Standards have dropped a lot recently, dirty machines and old banged up equipment, the manager needs to stop smoking cigarettes in the fire exit and step his game up!

Fantastic experience: One of the best gyms in Camden, you have many diferent areas here to do anything you want, I think is not the best Pure gym but is perfect to don't lost your training day.

Positive experience: Decent span of equipment. Only wish the layout was a bit more spacious.

Negative experience: The men’s toilet is a disgrace. Always a mess and the toilet paper dispenser is broken. It hasn’t been fixed since I started going here months ago. Open 24 hours and it shows. Step it up.

Fantastic experience: This gym had all the equipment you need for a great workout. Staff are very friendly and have sound knowledge.

Fantastic experience: Everything is lovely...can you add step class pretty please as well???

Fantastic experience: Gym is small but fully equipped! Would have been a 5 star review if it wasn't for the bad smell coming from the yanga machine **Updated to 5*

Positive experience: Friendly staff, lots of different types of equipment, but only one of each type for certain machines.

Fantastic experience: Been a member here for over 12 years before it was a PureGym. I wanted to reach out to the two new managers at the gym who have made a massive difference since they arrived. The gym has been going downhill for years, dirty, noisy and uninterested staff. The new managers and team have massively turned things around and it really shows. They make huge efforts in their cleaning regimes and it’s very impressive, across all areas of the gym and equipment. The atmosphere is much better with less idiots banging and crashing around, especially when doing deadlifts which makes using the gym a pleasure to use. Staff are always on the floor not hiding in their staff room which shows a real professional customer focussed approach. Great work to all the team.

Positive experience: Great gym in an excellent location. I especially like the matted room at the back. There are a few annoyances however: - It is very difficult to find clips to go on the end of barbells. They should buy more and put them in a basket somewhere like they do in some other pure gyms. - The bodyfat% machine in the male changing room doesn't work and there's no sign that says this currently. It still takes your money though. It's only £1 but still if it's broken this needs to be communicated or fixed. Also would love to see them get a few more handles for the cables such as a few W bars.

Fantastic experience: Staff are very welcoming and helpful. They are there to support and provide assistance for you if needed or not. My experience has been great so far

Fantastic experience: Good equipment, decent number of squat racks and the 5pm shift isn't too packed (apart from Monday/Tuesday)

Fantastic experience: Nice gym. Plenty of help provided from manager Anthony who was welcoming and efficient.

Positive experience: Pros: (1) Close to where I live, just 10 minutes walk away. (2) Very secure place: entry gates are working well (3) Gym layout is tastefully done (4) The number of equipment that can be used are extensive and there are guides available to gym-awkward people starting up to get fitter so they dont get lost (5) Crowds going there are pleasant Cons: (1) Not the biggest gym so sometimes it can become very crowded (2) In some days there are no staff available to support users. (3) Changing rooms are a bit cramped (lockers on the other hand are spacious - but most of them are used - you probably need to provide more locker space as there are some user bringing their bags with them on the floor as they dont have locker space to use)

Fantastic experience: Perfect location, so convenient and staff are great!

Fantastic experience: Great gym with everything you need and open 24/7

Negative experience: I have been coming to Camden PureGym for around five months now and I have had so many bad experiences. Firstly, the staff are quite rude. There are some that love to stare at you working out and I have also been talked to like I am a child, it costs nothing to be nice, guys. There are other gym members that think it is ok to invade the space you are using (we are in a global pandemic I don't need you grunting within my immediate vicinity). I have also been approached by other gym users that like to interfere with my workout and 'instruct' me how to do things....which is quite honestly very patronising, I am a 21 year old woman that has been going to the gym for around 6 years - I don't need a man to tell me what to do. Overall, the experiences have compounded to the point that I shall not be returning after this month. For £42.99 a month I get spoken to like rubbish and spooked out on a regular basis.

Fantastic experience: Been a member of this gym for 3 years and just come to use the equipment. Since Anthony has become the new manager I have never felt so welcome at a gym and part of a community. Instantly greeted us with a smile and introduction and offered us any help or feedback we had to give back to improve our gym. This led to a good conversation in deadlifts in which he provided detailed advice to help me with my lifts. I was in fact considering switching gyms to one cheaper and more local, but after speaking with Anthony I can see myself staying here for a long time and look forward to the future of this gym with the new manager at the wheel! 10/10 service :)

Fantastic experience: Great 24h gym. Why did they remove the Total Abdominal machine though..

Fantastic experience: Good and clean gym, easy to use. Plenty of equipment and lots of space to get a good workout in Camden

Positive experience: Went to the gym this morning and ended up shaving some skin off my knuckle as i caught it on the trap bar - who'd have thought! Anyway it started to bleed very quickly so I needed a plaster but there were not any staff available to direct me to a first aid box. I spoke to one PT who was in the middle of a session. I felt bad approaching him but I needed a plaster, but he just told me to ask someone in the studio - who was in the middle of delivering a spin class, so no success there. I ended up wrapping my wound with paper towel while continuing my deadlifts! I think a first aid box needs to be made available to all gym users in a place accessible as staff are not always on hand to help. Otherwise it's a great gym!

Positive experience: Nice gym cool atmosphere, only issue is not everyone returns their weights or people put weights in the wrong section otherwise I like the gym

Fantastic experience: 2nd visit. So far so good. Always able to get a bench and my usual weights and workout sets. Wipe downs tissue and sprays are available too. :)

Positive experience: Good gym, lots of crazy camdeners

Positive experience: Decent enough place, has every equipment that I need.

Fantastic experience: Crowdy in the evenings, but still I rarely wait in line to access a machine. Great deal for the price!

Negative experience: If you’re looking for classes AVOID AVOID AVOID. They don’t even bother to cancel them. You showing up and waiting like an idiot. No one even bother to clean in there. Good luck for the future.

Fantastic experience: It all the equipment I need, nice place to work out and very clean

Positive experience: Convenient location, quite pricy compared to other pure gyms, small and always overcrowded even at 7am. But friendly staff

Fantastic experience: Wasn't too busy, plenty of kit to use. Also nice and clean

Positive experience: Best gym in Camden for Equipment, Price, availability

Fantastic experience: Great gym! wicked Staff. No one in there in terms of gym goers actually pay attention to anyone else meaning you can just get on with your workout

Negative experience: Small gym, its so claustrophobic. Also the staff are rude, with stank attitudes.

Positive experience: Busy last time

Negative experience: **Had already DMed PureGym before review** Generally enjoyed attending the gym before the lockdown. The staff were there to answer questions and the app was very useful in planning when to workout. I will say that my criticism isn't specifically for this gym but PureGym as a whole... there's been a lack of transparency with the re-opening of gyms and resuming payments, even with accounts that remained frozen. I expressed to them that my account had been frozen and that my health conditions mean I can't make use of the facilities, and requested that they please refund my money... was told that I was being charged for the remainder of the month and that not being able to attend wasn't a valid reason for refund. You'd think in the midst of a pandemic there'd be a bit more clarity and compassion.