Information about Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre
CT3 3BE, Canterbury
Opening hours
- Monday: 07:00–22:00
- Tuesday: 07:00–22:00
- Wednesday: 07:00–22:00
- Thursday: 07:00–22:00
- Friday: 07:00–00:00
- Saturday: 12:00–00:00
- Sunday: 08:30–18:00
Located in the heart of Canterbury, Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre is a vibrant multi-purpose sports and community hub designed to cater to athletes, families, and local groups alike. Whether you are looking to train for your next match, enjoy a family day out, or host a community event, the centre provides a welcoming environment with modern facilities and excellent amenities.
At the core of the centre is its impressive outdoor sports provision. The site features a state-of-the-art 4G 2/3rd pitch, perfect for competitive matches and regular training sessions. For younger players and multi-sport enthusiasts, the 3G Multi-Use Games Area (MUGA) offers a safe and durable surface for various activities. The complex also boasts two dedicated rugby pitches and a pair of football grounds—one senior and one junior—ensuring there is a space for every level of play. All pitches are available for hire and come complete with essential changing rooms and shower facilities.
For indoor fitness and wellness, the leisure centre has recently upgraded its on-site gym with modern equipment, providing an ideal space for members to focus on their personal fitness goals. Complementing the athletic facilities is the centre’s brand-new sports bar. Open daily during pub hours, it serves as a social hotspot where you can watch live sports on Sky and BT Sports. The bar offers a warm, friendly atmosphere for all ages, featuring a diverse menu that includes stone-baked pizzas and a selection of hot foods suitable for both adults and children.
Beyond sports and dining, Aylesham Welfare is a pillar of the community. The centre offers versatile rooms available for hire, including a dedicated meeting and training room, as well as a youth and activities room. These spaces are used to host a wide range of community activities, making the centre a vital resource for local events and gatherings. Whether you are hiring a pitch, booking a room, or simply enjoying a meal and a game, Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre is your destination for sport, fitness, and community connection.
Aylesham Welfare Leisure Centre: Reviews
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Positive experience: Nice bar, good facilities, nice friendly staff.
Positive experience: Enjoyable. Bar prices are steep!
Fantastic experience: Looks a nice place
Fantastic experience: Arrived as usual to spend a hour in the Gym. Couldn't get in the door. Phoned from car but got Faversham. Why wasn't it mentioned anywhere it would be closed.
Negative experience: My PT was helpful and gave me a headstart. But when I tried to cancel over an unrelated injury they never responded to any of my emails, never answered the phone and weren't in the office when I visited. Had to have my bank block payments to them. Beware.
Fantastic experience: Nice place, for events. Parking available onsite.
Negative experience: Sadly, for the price there are better gyms locally. On the plus side side staff are friendly and it's close to home, on the down side, one treadmill (out of only 3 in there) has been out of use for ages and the equipment could do with a good hoover and wash down and some general tlc. The machines all have broken ports, should you wish to plug earphones in, but don't worry, some members have the music on the laptop on at mega volume so it won't be quiet in there. I did send a message on messenger querying the cleaning schedule but no one ever replied, I emailed saying I wished to cancel and again heard nothing back, no asking my reasons or whatever. I don't like leaving a bad review on here but for less money you can join Bannatynes at Broadstairs which has multiple machines - all working, all immaculate.
Negative experience: The gym over debited my account by 50 pounds. Not for the first time either. No one picks up.the phone and Thier email address blocks incoming messages. Literally no way of getting my money back. Awful customer service, will be cancelling my membership today and going to the Polo Club
Fantastic experience: Great facilities!
Fantastic experience: A good way to pass your time and meet very nice people, join the club
Fantastic experience: Went to play bowls at Aylesham Bowling Club. Very good Green, lovely friendly members and good social club of their own.
Positive experience: Good hang out spot for those staying around Aylesham. The staff are quite friendly and respectful. I love the place
Positive experience: The pitches and facilities are pretty good. Grass pitches need a tlc but are better than some I've coached at
Fantastic experience: Great welcome, many sports coverage.
Fantastic experience: Nice quite place.. should a swimming pool too.. good for small parties..
Fantastic experience: Good leisure. We can hire a small party. Lots of parking space
Positive experience: Lovely staff
Fantastic experience: Great
Negative experience: Was going to join again but gym times in the morning are not good if you have to take kids to school
Positive experience: Lovely Platignum Jubilee Celebration for South East Kent.
Fantastic experience: Lovely day out, and even better it was free, well done
Fantastic experience: Great facilities for the local community
Positive experience: Haven't been in the gym but the bar is good for sports, lots of screens and a projector. Dartboard and pool table. On a Sunday afternoon there were a few families around. Outside space in the sun aswell.
Negative experience: Bad customer service.I leave my car in the car park for one hour and someone smash in to it. I ask cctv video but nothing.Was promised to me the manager will call me back.no happens.No cctv or to lazy to check.
Fantastic experience: Bit of everything nice place to exercise
Fantastic experience: Great facilities, well looked after.
Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, reasonably priced enjoyable coffee, clean, nicely laid out with projector screen for sports matches. Did not try any of the food or alcoholic beverages, however there seemed to be a decent selection etc.
Positive experience: Good for football but THEY NEED TO OPEN THE ASTROS MORE
Positive experience: Pitches decent, bar and sky sports inside
Positive experience: Easy to find and brilliant scenery
Positive experience: Good needs some newer equipment in the gym
Fantastic experience: Good little set up
Fantastic experience: Friendly staff great pitch
Negative experience: The equipment look old and it was very dirty, full of dust. Spent there only 5 minutes and left.
Fantastic experience: Great
Positive experience: Excellent service
Positive experience: Good clean facilities, but pricey refreshments.
Fantastic experience: Easy to locate. Good ambience and space.
Positive experience: Lost itsnwow since moving downstairs
Positive experience: Is what it is. Well priced bar though. Goot facilities. Shame theres no pool
Positive experience: Good
Fantastic experience: Cafe very good, friendly staff
Positive experience: Excellent centre that has outside 11 a side football pitches, has mini soccer pitches as well. Good quality changing rooms, showers and toilets. Has a gym as well as meeting rooms and a kitchen. Plenty of parking onsite although main entrance is closed you can enter the grounds from the adjacent road.
Negative experience: Never used
Positive experience: Very good sporting facilities and gymnasium, bar is adequate but not really a nice bar atmosphere. Parking is good for the facilities available.
Fantastic experience: Meet & greet with frank bruno here was great.
Fantastic experience: Nice place to Go for a drink friendly staff and and has a gym and football and rugby Field close by
Positive experience: My 4yo loves kickboxing here and my two 18mo really enjoy the soft play
Positive experience: Good 5 a side pitches in good condition
Positive experience: Decent community gym. Upstairs has a good selection of machines and cardio equipment, and there's a little free weights room downstairs with a squat rack, flat and inclined benches and a t bar.
Positive experience: Great five a side pitch, Not been in the centre but very helpful on arrival...
Positive experience: Friendly and great facilities
Fantastic experience: Superb venue with excellent facilities and staffed by very helpful and friendly people. A pleasure to be a regular customer
Negative experience: Limited equipment and not very clean. Bit staff very friendly
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