Workout Harbourside

Fantastic experience: I’ve been training for over 12 years across many gyms, and this one truly stands out. The atmosphere is welcoming — both the staff and the majority of members are consistently polite and considerate, which creates one of the best training cultures I’ve experienced. As a physiotherapist, I pay close attention to equipment quality and suitability for proper weight training. The gym offers advanced kit you simply don’t find in typical commercial chains, allowing for safe and effective training. The setting is another highlight. The view over the river adds a calm, uplifting feel, especially during early morning or late evening sessions. Overall, an excellent facility with great people, great equipment, and a genuinely positive training environment. I look forward to every session here.

Fantastic experience: Loyal to it for almost 4 years & counting❤️

Fantastic experience: Has everything that you need and everyone is really friendly

Fantastic experience: This is a great gym, well equipped, good value , nice views of the harbour side (from some parts of the building), welcoming and friendly, highly recommended

Fantastic experience: Fantastic squash club with a box league full of lovely, and competitive, players. Wonderful being able to hit the terrace for a drink post match too.

Fantastic experience: This is a great gym in a perfect location, you can workout whilst over looking the water. They have all the gym equipment you need to train and the workout team are really friendly and helpful. There’s squash courts and studios for a range of classes to choose from throughout the day. I never used to enjoy going to the gym, I found it quite intimidating but there seems to be a nice community here, where people just want to go to improve their health and train in a relaxed environment.

Fantastic experience: Love this gym, for me it’s its better than gyms that are 4 times the price. They even have a punchbag, which I often use as well as separate training rooms and Origins classes including Hyrox. Everyone is lovely and no silly meat heads or Gym bros just cool people.

Fantastic experience: Joined last month and it’s been great. Haven’t been to the gym for a long time but I’m glad I ended up here. Proper gym with friendly welcoming staff. Nice clean changing rooms and showers. Everyone cleans the equipment after use. Lovely bar/cafe overlooking the water. Would highly recommend.

Fantastic experience: Really well equipped gym, decent price for a day pass.

Fantastic experience: The best gym in Bristol! An extremely welcoming environment and team. Great facilities and range of classes!

Fantastic experience: I've been coming here for years, and it just keeps getting better! Amazing staff, great kit, and an incredible view! Everyone here is really down-to-earth and so welcoming — great range of classes too! Best gym in Bristol!

Fantastic experience: Excellent value for membership cost, open late, and very friendly PT staff. Great gym vibes

Fantastic experience: Great gym great staff help me get back to enjoying going to the gym

Fantastic experience: Been going to this gym for 4 years, it has good equipment for all your needs, convenient bar with nice protein shakes and friendly staff. Moving away as I'm moving out of Bristol. Thank you !

Fantastic experience: This is the best gym! The staff are so friendly, helpful and approachable. The PT 's who work there are fantastic and are always around to answer any questions. It's a gym that makes you feel comfortable to work out in no matter what your ability

Fantastic experience: Great resources for the price

Fantastic experience: Great gym with great facilities for an amazing price. Highly recommend!

Fantastic experience: Great value. Needs a better water fountain

Fantastic experience: Great independent gym with classes, squash courts and fab bar/cafe

Positive experience: Indipendent gym

Fantastic experience: Good facilities, bar, squash, many rooms for privacy during workouts. Sauna good feature too. Staff are always friendly and helpful.

Fantastic experience: Had to cancel my membership as moved further away but loved being a member of this gym the last few years. Staff are really friendly, the cafe/bar has nice atmosphere and great for watching sporting events, plus the gym is never too busy and no egos. Just a nice place to keep fit and socialise.

Fantastic experience: Super good offpeak value, friendly and helpful staff, good amount of equipment and well furnished. Love the sauna.

Fantastic experience: A Really good gym but also the location atmosphere and people/staff really make it amazing would recommend plus the only place in Bristol I know that has a sauna

Positive experience: Kinda good but also a bit ok

Positive experience: Equipment in good condition, but it’s always packed and shower areas are not cleaned frequently enough.

Fantastic experience: Central gym with good facilities. Never too crowded and well maintained. I love the social squash sessions and it's really convenient to book a court. Improvement: The room with all the mats needs ventilation, it's too stuffy inside.

Fantastic experience: Best and cheap n staff are friendly down to earth even the Pub downstairs delicious meal n beer

Fantastic experience: Good

Fantastic experience: Really lovely gym and classes, great value for money. Lovely view from the gym, and a great cafe/bar.

Positive experience: Great gym, good equipment, friendly helpful staff and a nice wee Cafe too.

Fantastic experience: Great value (£25/mo), good clean facilities, decent amount of floor space for stretching and bodyweight work. Super friendly staff and excellent coaches. Recently refurbed changing rooms are spotless, have sauna and hot and cold showers. Definitely best gym I've joined.

Fantastic experience: A place that feels like home. I'm gonna miss this place...

Fantastic experience: Great physiotherapy

Fantastic experience: Great gym, location is great, bar is great, squash facilities are great and the people are great! I've been a member for a couple of years and really enjoyed it, happy to recommend!

Negative experience: The staff and the classes would get a 5/5! Both are great. Unfortunately the facilities let this gym down. Specifically the ladies changing rooms which are frankly kinda grim. The showers closely resemble an abattoir. In comparison my partner says the men's changing rooms are much nicer and even include a sauna! Not that the ladies needs a sauna because it's unbelievably and insufferably hot throughout the changing rooms and showers. Seriously it's horrid in there. The gym facilities are fine. Nothing to write home about but they do the job. For the amount a membership costs I'm not too happy. Maybe make the ladies membership cheaper until the facilities catch up?

Fantastic experience: Great place, friendly staff and a lovely cafe!

Fantastic experience: My favourite gym so far. If you don’t go after work, you will not have a problem finding space. Welcoming staff, good value!

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym, great bar selection, great staff and community. I’ve used this gym as my main gym for the best part of the last 5 years and it’s been a great place to exercise, socialise, host my birthday drinks and even get some work done when I need a desk in the city. Keep up the great work!

Fantastic experience: I've just joined a couple of weeks ago, but the feeling is great: the trainers, the classes, the coffee shop, the views over the harbour,... Yes, I'm happy

Fantastic experience: A great local gym that really puts customers first. I prefer free weights and there's lots of benches, squat racks, dumbbells, kettlebells and extra barbells so you can deadlift etc even if the squat racks are full. There's a lot of good quality machines for weights and cardio too, and though i don't use the cardio equipment much there's loads of it and with a nice view of the water too! Staff are friendly and helpful, there are lots of popular classes with good instructors and all the PTs are top notch. If you can get to the gym out of peak time you won't have to wait for anything. I don't play squash but the courts are definitely a draw if you do, very nice and new. The stretching room has enough mats that i've only had to wait once or twice in years, and the cafe has treats, coffee and healthy snacks if you forget to bring your own. The showers have excellent pressure and are really hot which is especially lovely in winter! Most importantly the gym is relaxed and quite mixed (more students this time of year, changes toward the summer), and very respectful, safe and friendly. I've never been made to feel uncomfortable or worried about leaving my belongings in the changing room or even on my mat if i have to grab something from another room. Really good value for the central location and very welcoming atmosphere. Thanks Workout!

Fantastic experience: Un gimnàs que compta amb tot el necessari al centre de Bristol. Personal molt amable.

Fantastic experience: My favourite gym of my whole life. I have been in few countries, and different cities. but this gym is something else. Nice cosy café at ground floor and the view to the riverside. The gym was fine. It had all the things you might need. Also have classes and playing rooms, table tennis and lovely and friendly staff who are always happy to help. I have been their off-peak member for over a year and honestly £9.99 for gym next to river is a bargain!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, amazing value for money - friendly staff, good equipment, sauna and squash courts... highly recommended

Fantastic experience: As always great!!!

Fantastic experience: Great family run business that makes you feel so much more welcome than the bug commercial gyms.

Positive experience: Why did you get take the two weights cages out? Now there are only two and they are always full. Bad move taking them out. Also pull up the weights vertically is not great. Preferred the last layout. Too oversubcribed for the equipment you have down stairs

Positive experience: Nice gym

Positive experience: Tbh, I joined online without taking a tour first. Joined for functional training, as they mention a 'functional training room' on the website. To my dismay, a battle rope is upstairs in one room, dumbells in another, bumper plates and bars and jump boxes in another, and the weight sled living under the stairs like Harry Potter, for nobody to use. This could be sorted with a little creativity and effort on then gym's part. Otherwise, for the average gym goer who wants to do standard or basic workouts, this gym is fine. They have recently added some equipment so now there isn't such a wait for doing deadlifts for instance. Wish they would get a decline bench though.

Fantastic experience: Great place to workout! The gym is clean, well maintained and the staff is so kind. There's a very cheap option for off-peak hours, although all other tariffs are very reasonable.

Fantastic experience: Great squash courts, plenty of machines in the gym, really friendly staff

Positive experience: Good gym in general for new gym goers. For seasoned gym goers, the separation of freeweights downstairs to cables & machines upstairs might annoy. Atmosphere is pretty chill and people are generally nice. Café can be a little costly but there's a good vibe and the terrace over the water is nice to sit on. Gents changing rooms are pretty uncomfortable due to the heat from the sauna. Makes having a shower a bit pointless. The staff are all very pleasant and are on hand to help with anything. Main problem is water pressure to the fountains for refilling bottles. It's a bit of a dribble. The August payment is £15 higher than standard payments for "improvement" purposes. Feels like a bit of a hustle (especially when new joiners have to pay it regardless of if it is their second month). Generally speaking the gym is good if you are starting or are an occasional gym goer. May not suit a gym rat.

Positive experience: OK but not the best. Could do with a new lat pull down machine

Fantastic experience: Great gym in the centre of Bristol, it’s also cheap

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym! I have been a member for more than four years now. The premises are impeccably clean, the staff is very friendly. I love the fact that there is the option of an extremely cheap off-peak membership, where if you avoid the peak hours (very easy for me, since I work from home), you only pay a fraction of the normal membership fee. I have used or visited some other gyms in Bristol, but Workout Harbourside remains my undisputable favourite.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic club in a spectacular location on the riverfront. Huge selection of gym equipment, exercise classes and a top quality squash centre which is also home to Mohamed & Marwan ElShorbagy - Egyptian superstars but Mohamed has recently signed to play for England . Great bar atmosphere too, welcoming staff and a patio area by the river. Highly recommended ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Fantastic experience: Great, friendly gym! I was a member of this gym for the last 2 years and would highly recommend. It is small but has everything you need. Good value for money for the area and a great cafe/bar downstairs. Only leaving due to a move from Bristol.

Fantastic experience: Great customer service and can cancel anytime unlike most gyms in Bristol !

Fantastic experience: Great gym with a relaxed atmosphere

Fantastic experience: Great gym, have all the equipment you could ever need plus four squash courts so you can always get a court. The staff are always friendly and very helpful.

Positive experience: Really nice gym, and great squash courts. Friendly staff and great changing rooms, but a bit too expensive.

Fantastic experience: This is a really good gym. It has a little bit of everything to offer and is extremely spacious.

Fantastic experience: Workout, more like workout my gullet. I had at least a pint and I became a table tennis champion. To be brutally honest this place actually suffered from a lack of atmosphere. If there was a death sport like bull fighting or sock puppets the I would rate this place 10/25 but instead ill give it a crisp high five Sincerely, Disgusting crouching Goblin.

Fantastic experience: Brilliant gym - everything you need. Free weights/cardio/machines all with a view. Off peak deal they do is phenomenal

Fantastic experience: Super nice gym ! Can be a little crowded i. The afternoon. But evening times around 7-8 o'clock there's practically no one there !

Fantastic experience: Friendly staff, great location and a really welcoming vibe

Fantastic experience: Great gym, lots of space and equipment, the staff is always really friendly, the cafe is very cosy overlooking the harbour and squash is played at a top level - very motivating!

Fantastic experience: Friendly team, well equipped gyms and studios, loads of great classes.

Fantastic experience: Gym good. Classes better. Bar best.

Fantastic experience: Just went after 2 years of not going:) it looks lovely. The update looks amazing! Cannot wait to return

Negative experience: Whomever said this place has the latest equipment must not have been to a gym since the 90s. Outdated and poor ventilation.

Fantastic experience: Really great gym. Very friendly people & staff.

Fantastic experience: I am really pleased about 5 months into my membership. Gym is well run with plenty of options for equipment, classes and squash courts. Booking process is easy and staff are friendly.

Fantastic experience: Great family run gym right in the centre. Reasonable monthly membership and lovely staff.

Fantastic experience: Favorite gym in Bristol!

Fantastic experience: Great value for money and generally quiet in the day. Squash offering is particularly strong!

Fantastic experience: Great gym! Lots of equipment from cardio to free weights, and there's different rooms so if you want to a chill space that's a bit quieter you can usually find one. There are classes if you feel like it, squash courts, a nice cafe with decent food and coffee. All the staff there are nice and approachable and you can tell everything is cleaned regularly- exactly what you want from your gym!

Fantastic experience: Staff are great and facilities are perfect. Love the refurb. Keep it up

Fantastic experience: Great gym! The off peak membership's totally worth it especially if you're a student and don't want to completely commit yourself to the influencer lifestyle in case you decide you DO want to pursue a career in accounting finance. The view of the harbourside's gorgeus.Taking out a membership was very direct and simple (just apply for it online).

Fantastic experience: Great down-to-earth gym with views over the water and a cracking café/bar

Fantastic experience: Good facilities and service is warm and friendly. Very nice staff

Negative experience: Good cardio machines. Can watch YouTube on the treadmills which is awesome. Unfortunately there isn’t a lot of free weights. Lots of construction going on so I guess will be better one day. At the moment there are cheaper options offering better faculties.

Fantastic experience: Fantastic gym and squash courts with plenty of investment, staff are all lovely and the classes are great!

Fantastic experience: Simply put the best gym of this nature I have been to. The classes and instructors are exceptional (special shout out to Carly, Sarah, Rhi, Scott and Paul!). Especially happy with the booking system and I have always been able to attend the classes I want.

Fantastic experience: Ideal set-up, good selection of exercise equipment and great location overlooking the harbour. I use the gym during off peak hours and have always been able to get on the squat rack.

Fantastic experience: I came from the US to train with the Elite Squash team at Workout Harbourside and had a great experience. The folks at this gym are a friendly lot. The squash scene is, of course, top notch. As a bonus, there's a lovely cafe near the entrance with view of the canal. I highly recommend Workout Harbourside

Fantastic experience: Very good place to workout. I use the off peak membership now as I only go twice a week and they offer reasonable hours on both weekdays and weekends which work for me well, for only £9.99 a month. Staff are friendly and often around for a chat or to give advice if you ask. Plenty of weights and equipment, and never so busy you can’t use what you need.

Fantastic experience: I wish I lived here so I could have this be my regular gym! Was just visiting, but the equipment was new and cardio machines have interactive virtual courses to traverse that can make the “treadmill grind” fun. Water views are a treat as well. Good free weights if you do strength training.

Positive experience: Outstanding Gym! Excellent equipment from cardio to free weights, a cafe downstairs serving amazing food and a great squash club - all for a very reasonable price! Only reason for 4 and not 5 stars are the mens changing rooms are in a desperate need of a refurb!

Fantastic experience: The staff and personal trainers are friendly and so helpful, I have a chronic pain condition but they have helped me improve my fitness, strength and energy. I never thought I would enjoy going to a gym, but now miss it so much if I’m away. Can’t recommend them enough and looking forward to seeing the renovations next week Many thanks to everyone...Jeannette

Fantastic experience: I recently joined, mostly for lunchtime classes, and I'm loving it so far. Thanks!

Fantastic experience: Great gym, the staff are very friendly, they have a ton of equipment and offer many classes. I find the trainers to be top quality where it’s personal training or group classes. Highly recommend over other gyms in Bristol!

Fantastic experience: Having tried pretty much all the gyms in central Bristol, Workout on Welshback has to be my favourite, whilst the facilities may not be as pristine and perfect as some of the new 'super-gyms' in Bristol, I found Workout had pretty much everything I needed and more. The thing I love most about it is that it is super-affordable (£9.99) for an off-peak membership which is incredible compared to the £70 I was paying to go to a smaller, worse equipped gym at Nuffield. The staff are always super helpful and the gym is regularly cleaned. The only faults I could find would be changing rooms which are always hot (due to poor ventilation I assume), but am told these are due to be upgraded and the water fountains provided which aren't the best. All in all though i'd say fantastic value for money especially with onsite cafe.

Fantastic experience: Joined last October and totally love it! Loads of excellent classes to choose from, really easy to book classes online and good equipment. The ladies changing room is a bit dated but its clean and I go for the exercise not a luxury hotel experience.

Fantastic experience: I'm an IT contractor, so I move about a lot, and have been a member of probably every major gym in Bristol and Bath city centres, and some further afield, over the last 10+ years. Workout Bristol on Welsh Back is my all-time favourite. Great location, good range of equipment, plenty of space, chatty staff, inspiring instructors, and really fun classes. There's a nice little cafe with outdoor seating in summer. It feels more like a local social club than your typical downtown gym that's optimised for footfall.

Fantastic experience: I've been a member for or a few years now (before the rebrands) and it's an excellent gym. The staff and trainers are always friendly, the equipment and cafe are very good and the website makes it easy to book classes etc. They've spent a lot of money on the gym itself which shows, only downside is the changing rooms aren't great but I think there are plans to renovate these at some stage.

Fantastic experience: Lovely beer.

Fantastic experience: I attend this gym via Move GB for the spin classes and occasionally yoga. Have always found the staff to be incredibly friendly and the instructors are great. Nice cafe, and great little view of the floating harbour out the back.

Fantastic experience: Great gym and latest equipment. It's not overly crowded like you get at most gyms and the classes are Great! Changing rooms and showers are quite old but they're renovating soon. Would recommend this gym to everyone.

Fantastic experience: Very quiet gym... strongly advised for people who haven't got the confidence to walk into a packed out gym! Friendly staff also.