PureGym Bristol Eastgate

Fantastic experience: Best PureGym I've been to

Fantastic experience: Best gym in this area

Positive experience: Bit busy for the size of the gym

Negative experience: Free parking lots of equipment that's the only positive, And the negative very very busy very smelly and dirty gym overcrowded nobody puts the weights away after use its just a mess, But it's got free parking

Negative experience: The gym is quite good, maybe it would improve the temperature of the water in the showers since sometimes it is a bit warm but the worst thing it has is the personal trainer Harvey Moss, he is rude with customers and it seems that the gym is only the, a shame for a gym like PureGym is, the rest it is quite complete.

Positive experience: Nice gym and priced reasonably. Love the 24 hour feature!

Positive experience: A good gym with lots of equipment. There was a member of staff there when we arrived but they had left by the time we left so it was all run remotely. Clean and tidy. A reasonable range of people all doing their own thing.

Fantastic experience: Good place to work out

Negative experience: Nahh

Positive experience: Spacious. Clean. Lots of machines and equipment. Free parking.

Fantastic experience: I use this gym regularly. The staff are friendly and it's never too busy. There's a good choice of classes as well. I've never noticed a problem with the air con and it always seems clean.

Negative experience: Gym is good but they decided to put the spin class downstairs in the main area. The microphone is so loud I can't hear my headphones. It's like they are trying to annoy you. They have a studio upstairs which they don't even use

Positive experience: One of the quieter budget gyms in Bristol during peak times. Could do with a proper cleaning station and improved cleanliness in the changing rooms.

Fantastic experience: Best PureGym I've ever been to. Even during peak hours it's not massively packed compared to others I've been to. Off peak times it's very comfortable and has a friendly atmosphere. The staff are very friendly which is always good. Lovely open stretching space at the back. Wish they played less loud generic house music though but that's what headphones are for I suppose!

Fantastic experience: Highly recommend Starford Aryee for a PT and really enjoy his classes.

Negative experience: Find it disgusting that this company let's their patrons park in the disabled parking spots without repercussions, hope they look in to this

Negative experience: The gyms lift has been broken for months and management said its not a priority to have fixed anytime soon ! Discrimination at its best DONT JOIN THIS GYM !

Negative experience: Absolutely 100% the most disgusting Puregym I have ever been into. The women's changing room always stinks to the point I hold my breath when I go in there, but yesterday, every single toilet was FULL to the brim with faeces. I cannot put into words how vile it was. I have cancelled my membership and I will never be back.

Positive experience: Not as great as previous location. Much smaller

Fantastic experience: Always clean especially toilets

Fantastic experience: Haha I was actually next door in M&S food but if Google says I was in the gym who am I to question!!

Positive experience: Not s bad gym. The location is fairly convenient and parking is available outside. Some members of this gym think it is acceptable to use the disabled parking spaces right outside. A lady with an actual disability had to struggle to walk from the back of the car park to M&S because of selfish goer. The gym gets quite busy and often the locker room is packed.

Fantastic experience: Good place

Positive experience: Best

Fantastic experience: First day back at gym although it was a very late session I felt at ease bo one start or making remarks as I'm a large guy trying to get fit I would recommend

Positive experience: It’s a decent gym. It has everything you need for a full workout, whatever you’re doing. The staff are available in the day for queries, the average gym goer is a decent person. It gets a bit weird after midnight, there might be someone howling down their phone or speaking to themselves or in tongues but it settles back down around 4-5 when the people with their lives together get there. Men’s changing rooms are fine nothing to report. Bit dirty but there’s cleaners there all the time. A lot of traffic in and out so what can you expect. One thing is would say though is PureGym should add a sauna in a corner somewhere, that’d be mint. Overall yeah 4/5 more than decent.

Fantastic experience: Lovely gym clean and tidy and all equipment easily accessible especially after 10 pm. I must say the toilets and showers are neglected and need urgent change of cleaners. When you have to result in taking a shower at home rather than after your workout in the gym something is definitely wrong in the showers .

Fantastic experience: Staff was friendly

Fantastic experience: It's a good gym

Negative experience: PTs think they are too good to pick up the Henry Hoover, instead they use the gym as their social space, hanging around chatting and filming their workouts. As a result it's filthy, covered in crud, discarded plastic bottles and blue roll. It's also hard to find a locker because PTs use a lot of them for long term storage (despite there being staff areas they could use).

Positive experience: Gym not bad gets busy at lunchtime but good machines and staff

Negative experience: Terrible smell of sweat as soon as you walk in it hits you in a face like a brick. There is NO VENTILATION and like a hundred of people exercising. I had nausea and felt super weak after my workout. I don't mind the untidiness and equipment laying around everywhere, but the air quality is just unbearable.

Negative experience: I visit this gym maybe once or twice a week due to where I’m working, Equipment is good but the place is absolutely filthy, dare walk bare foot in changing rooms, rubbish everywhere, toilet paper all over the floor. Showers are cold if you dare go in them, pure filth. Shame really because the gym is nice . They say they can’t get cleaners but they been saying that for nearly a year , what do you expect if you pay minimum wage. The cleanest in Bristol is union st , harbourside, brislington, filton, . This complaint is because it’s the worst I’ve seen it , hopefully management sees this and does something about it

Negative experience: Really good gym in terms of equipment, tonnes of racks and benches and lots of space to do everything. This is however, the filthiest gym I have ever seen. Weights and equipment scattered all over the floor throughout the gym. The changing rooms are the worst I have seen and I have visited many pure gyms, staff checks are signed and place is still a tip. The showers are also very cold.

Negative experience: Some rat had his t shirt of, 2ladies walked past, tissue everywhere, 2cans of coke left on floor, an there no staff in there pretty shocked An yet made over 60millon profit

Fantastic experience: Good

Negative experience: This gym is overall really poor even for PureGym. Cleanliness is very low, bathrooms never have enough toilet roll, awful smell in womens changing room which I’ve reported multiple times and nothing changed, equipment is very fragile & breaks often. The layout does not work well & moving around the gym is cramped and feels unsafe when people lifting weights. Some PT’s can be rude & have been passive aggressive with me. Lots of people using the disabled parking bays without blue badge meaning disabled people can’t actually use them, there needs to be prosecutions from the gym for this. Unfortunately this gym is the most convenient for the price in the area after they closed Barrow Road which was so much better. At least I’m getting some gains.

Negative experience: It’s a good gym, very large and full of good equipment, not the best equipment but everything you need. My only issue is that the air conditioning is really poor, no real circulation or fresh air so when it gets to peak time it can get horribly stuffy. Multiple times when I’ve left the workout early cause I’ve been sweating too much or just feel gross due to it feeling like a sauna in there.

Positive experience: Pretty good for a 24/7 gym - cleaner than most, friendly and respectful, and the trainers aren't showboating for clients. Great range of equipment, not lacking anywhere

Negative experience: I have mixed feelings about the experience. On the positive side, they offer a wide variety of gym equipment, making it easy to find the machines you need for your workout. However, I was quite disappointed with the hygiene standards. Many of the equipment pieces were consistently dirty, which left me concerned about cleanliness and the spread of germs. The state of the toilets was even worse; they were far from what one would expect in a gym. There were issues with cleanliness, with various bodily fluids and debris on the floor, which was quite off-putting. Overall, the gym has potential, but they seriously need to address their hygiene issues for a more pleasant and safe workout environment.

Positive experience: Decent gym but someone needs to sort the cleaner out! The amount of rubbish and dirt ud think there was no cleaner! Bottles everywhere for days! Terrible

Positive experience: It is fine even at peak hours, although they could do with more cleaning stations

Positive experience: Busy place Lots of members So pretty good sign Car park is empty so no problem there..... Afterwards local shops open so good all around. Excellent location

Positive experience: Nice and clean

Negative experience: Extremely old equipment and doesn't work great. Not a single proper cleaning station that I could see in the whole building. Customers also really don't make it a comfortable place to be especially the judgemental young people who make you feel unwelcome. A real pimple on the behind of pure gym who generally are a good bet for gyms Will never visit that one again

Negative experience: I don't use this gym. I try to use the disabled parking spaces to shop in M&S. I rarely get to park in the spaces as the people who use the gym use them. That would not be a problem if they were displaying their blue badges, but they don't! More than likely because they don't have one. It's incredibly selfish to use spaces designed for people with mobility problems forcing us to park further away so fit and able people can park next to the gym door and pop in for a workout!@ puregym owners should do something about it.

Fantastic experience: Nice gym. Good equipment. Friendly staff.

Negative experience: I went to this gym whilst spending time in Bristol. Even for a PureGym the standards are low. The dumbbells are out of order and dotted around the gym, left to be tripped over. This is the same with the plates. People would finish their set and just walk off, leaving plates on barbells and dumbbells where they were. One dumbbell had chewing gum stuck on it, that was dirty and had clearly been there a while. There were empty plastic water bottles, used tissues and even blood stained plasters on the floor. With various handles for cable machines there are paper towels and wipes just left on the floor. The staff don’t seem interested in keeping the gym tidy, rather leaning on their desk scrolling on their phones.

Positive experience: Not a bad gym just always packed and always have to search for weights... Nothing is ever easy to find

Positive experience: Probably wouldn’t recommend this gym to anyone that’s new to the gym. It’s cheap so you get what you pay for. Some of the male PT’s stare a bit much though

Positive experience: The earlier you go, the better, sometimes a stupid amount of people. But usually enough machines that you're not waiting around too long.

Fantastic experience: I have already tried the city center gym, But I like this gym because There is not much crowd here so I can focus on my workout without waiting for the Instruments to be empty, Instruments are available quickly due to less crowd. The cleanliness is also done well here and the instruments are appropriately arranged, so one can easily pass by nearby.

Positive experience: Gym is probably one of the better pure gyms I’ve been too. Only thing I don’t like is it’s currently 27 degrees most days and for some reason the gym never has the air con on. When it gets busy the gym starts to smell and it gets so hot in here. This is despite the air on being on all winter.

Fantastic experience: Great choice of machines, friendly staff, can't wait to go back!

Negative experience: The gym smells horrible get a cleaner why am i seeing poo and tissue all over seat nasty as it gets

Fantastic experience: Best pure gym in Bristol so far.

Positive experience: Not as big as Barrow Road or as close but good value for money.

Positive experience: Loads of new tools, the only problem is with the people who sometime things they own those tools, not allowing anyone else to use them for long time.

Negative experience: Hygiene has declined over the last few months. Rubbish littered around the gym. Shower room and toilets filthy doesn't matter what time of the day it is.

Negative experience: Edited: I am very surprised and disappointed how I NEVER heard back from anyone at Pure gym regarding my messages and reviews here and on Facebook, messenger, etc. with 30+ attached pictures and videos about how filthy, disgusting was the gym in different days/timings ( I took pictures every time I visited for two weeks, then I cancelled my membership..) I’ve seen one of your reply here to someone who was complaining about the lack of cleaning stations too… your respond was “yes there are cleaning stations around..” where?? I really want to go back to pure gym Eastgate but COULD YOU PLEASE PROOVE that your gym isn’t filthy, disgusting or smells like 2 months ago?? It’s really effecting your reputation, I hope you know that..? Maybe you should change cleaning company ASAP if you hasn’t yet!!! I’m so sad that your women’s only area isn’t available anymore. That was my main reason I’ve gone to Barrow Road and I was hoping for the same here :(((( Cleaning wise as many members has said before unfortunately this gym hasn’t been looked after properly. After 8+ years of membership I actually had to cancel and look somewhere else. :( I miss my Pure at Barriow Road!!!!! :((( Please do something and improve the cleanliness and bring back the women’s only area so I can go back!!!

Positive experience: The showers here are so filthy. They're never cleaned

Fantastic experience: Everything you can expect from a Gym.

Negative experience: Very dirty and dusty gym especially the changing room and the showers I was going in the past to the Barrow Road before closing and that gym was cleaned and they look after it this one is a huge disappointment hopefully you guys will be able to fix this issue

Positive experience: Nice clean gym, not overly busy but I go during the afternoon. Minus one star because it could have some kind of punchbag area.

Negative experience: Nothing to wipe down equipment after use and haven't been able to find a coffee shop within walking distance open in the evening so I can have a caffeine dose which helps me train. Needs more bicycle parking spaces outside

Negative experience: I used to love coming to this gym in my lunch break, there used to be a really good selection of classes during lunch including strength and sweat classes. For some reason (I think a change in management which is a HUGE SHAME) these classes have been completely wiped! Bring the classes back!

Positive experience: It’s a shame about the location as a car driver this area is too busy to get to and out again at peak times such as after work . The gym gets uncomfortably packed as it’s a lot smaller than the previous location. The best thing about barrow road was the space as well as the ladies only area . I haven’t noticed much cleaning products about . There is a smell to this gym but you can get used to it however the ladies locker rooms could use with a regular clean….there’s also a pungent smell. Space for classes is better . However yoga classes can be difficult to relax in or do moves that require you to lay down due to the bright lights shining in face . Apparently there is no way of switching them off or at least dimming them … this should be looked at . Let’s see if things improve in time .

Fantastic experience: Very good gym

Negative experience: Not female friendly at all.

Positive experience: I have already complained about the lack female / women representation on all but one of the pieces of equipment. There is quite a lot of rubbish behind machines and on the floor. I feel individuals having locks for personal use of lockers is highly unfair. There is an unpleasant smell in the women's toilets

Negative experience: Gyms okay I go quite late at night so it’s quiet, I know throughout the day it’s very packed, wouldn’t recommend during the day, the lack of equipment is what gives this a two star coming from barrow road which had hack squat and a precor machine press, not too sure why this gym doesn’t have those machines as they are quite necessary for muscle hypertrophy but if you are beginner in the gym and just need it for cardio then this is the gym.

Positive experience: Decent gym with a good range of equipment and space, the only issue is the cleanliness, it is pretty below par in the toilets and who decided two toilet cubicles was enough for a gym of this size

Positive experience: It's a good gym with lots of equipment and it feels inclusive. The only slight complaint I have is that there could be a few more classes.

Negative experience: Edit 2: I have finally been shown how to cancel my membership after wanted to leave for months. They say it's no contract but they make it incredibly difficult to cancel through the app. Edit: There is a reply from puregym about the lack of cleaning station. Having to ask the staff to get cleaning supplies for us completely defeats the purpose of a cleaning station. It's not convenient and people clean the equipment if it's simple and easy to dom ehtas the reason to not have cleaning stations dotted around? I have been a member of several different branches of puregym and they all have these and Eastgate doesn't. Original review: There are no cleaning stations and the equipment is aid out too close together. The Barrow Road gym that I originally signed up for had a women's area and that was much better. The gym is in an area with a lot of hijabi women and it's a real shame that I don't see those women anymore. Barrow Road catered for women who want to exercise privately and now they are bring left out. Whatever team decided to not have a women's section have lost a lot of business.

Fantastic experience: Really good value, clean and tidy equipment, rooms and bathroom areas. V regular classes, and I always find a time that suits me. Diverse and friendly too.

Fantastic experience: Great location,clean,not too busy,love personal and great poeple around.. really enjoyed this one

Negative experience: Unhygienic.

Positive experience: I would like more variery of classes or that they would be longer than just 30 minutes... but I understand that this is the company's policy? Gym a bit small but good enough.

Positive experience: Moved here from Abbeywood Pure. Really good facilities, and plenty of space to train when I go (6AM) weekdays. Only cons for me - staff could be more engaging and welcoming. Was surprised there wasn’t more good mornings or conversations with gym goers. If I was new to training in a gym it would be really intimidating, a warm welcome makes a big difference. Lastly, the general tidyness - lots of rubbish dotted around the place and weights left all over the gym (understand that everyone needs to put their weights away but needs to be enforced)

Positive experience: Good gym with a good range of equipment. Still surprised there are no cleaning stations installed! There is only one in the spin studio which often runs out of blue roll. It's off putting seeing numbers of 160+ and up to 100+ at 9pm on weeknights. Best times to go are weekends and very early mornings to get through workouts with no hassle. This seems to be the case with most gyms due to over subscriptions and no cap on the number of attendants at any one time.

Negative experience: Disgusting gym, no cleaning stations, dirty toilets, showers and change rooms Worst puregym in the area

Fantastic experience: Very good

Positive experience: As advertised

Positive experience: Have to agree with the other reviews which don’t seem to have been addressed - the gym is unclean, dust bunnies tumbling around, grubby change rooms, nothing to clean the equipment with. Please sort it out.

Positive experience: Clean, 24/7, cheap and easy to sign up. However there needs to be a few more weight machines as the gym get busy. For example there's only 1 Lateral pull down. Also the weights in free weight area are never organised.

Fantastic experience: Clean, good equipment, well laid out with professional staff, affordable, lotsa classes that you can join ... and it's open 24/7. What more can you ask?

Negative experience: Pros - the gym is a good size and it’s nice to have decent parking with no charges. Down side is the gym is filthy. Iv been here two weeks and there is still rubbish, dust and debris from my first visit. There is trails of rubbish through out the gym. But the biggest shock was the ladies changing room/showers. It looks like it never gets cleaned. In fact Iv never seen cleaners in the gym ever, but there is often cleaning equipment left out in the changing room. Another thing is there is not enough cleaning products to clean equipment after use. I have moved from gym group and they had cleaners in at 4am and again in the afternoon once the after work rush started to die down. This meant there gym was always clean during busy periods. Pure gym should do the same.

Negative experience: please make a women section. I miss the one in barrow road

Negative experience: I’m disappointed ☹️ Please make a women section

Positive experience: Decent equipment and got everything you need but the showers were disgusting each time I've tried to use them

Negative experience: Dirty gym. Showers not cleaned for days. For a new gym the lack of cleaning if appalling. Debris and chewing gum left in showers for days!!

Positive experience: Atmosphere developing...

Fantastic experience: Great gym

Fantastic experience: Very great

Negative experience: i ve been moved from borrow to this empty gym. we don’t have any twister, any bench for lumbar, literally 3 3 pulleys back machines. Absolutely unhappy and disappointed.

Negative experience: Been to many puregyms and this has the least equipment, just a handful of useless matrix gear. Decent amount of free weights and racks but only 1 bench. Also always crowded and no cleaning stations.

Negative experience: Not normally one to write negative reviews but I’m really disappointed that this Pure Gym is my ‘replacement’ gym since Barrow Road closed. It felt so cramped, had barely any cleaning stations, missing some basic weight machines (couldn’t find a leg press?), less equipment overall and the new location is annoying as the roads can get really congested around there. And the biggest disappointment, no womens only area like there was in Barrow Road… why wasn’t this considered? I’ll be cancelling my membership.

Negative experience: Gym facilities alright, but the staff have a massive attitude problem concerning putting back weights - getting shouted at for putting them down in the wrong place when there is no space in the allocated slots to put them is very off putting and creates a hostile environment.

Fantastic experience: BEST. GYM. EVER! Loads of room, loads of equipment and plenty of room to do some calisthenics and yoga too! More cleaning spray bottles on the support beams would be a good idea tho.

Positive experience: I too am not sure why people are complaining about this gym - this one is much nicer than Barrow Rd and has WAY more weights, weight machines and cable machines PLUS SO MANY squat racks you finally don't need to wait ages to do deadlifts or squats anymore :) Oh there is also a new incline and decline bench too which is PERFECT. The gym is very accessible too, loads of parking but also loads of cycle paths and foot paths to get there with ease. Would give 5 stars but there is no longer a ladies only area which may put female patrons off? Nevertheless, the gym is very friendly and welcoming to everyone and the staff and so friendly so I think everyone will feel welcome here and there is usually a healthy mix of male to female people in the gym. Also there really should be a cleaning station, tho I could just bring my own wipes I guess - tiny Union Gate has one still so I'm not sure why one can't be added, I like to wipe down the benches before I use them.