QM Sports Centre

Information about QM Sports Centre

Cliddesden Rd
RG21 3HF, Basingstoke
+44 1256 418301

Opening hours

  • Monday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Tuesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Wednesday: 7:00 AM – 10:00 PM
  • Thursday: 7:00 – 10:00 AM
  • Friday: 7:00 AM – 9:00 PM
  • Saturday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM
  • Sunday: 8:00 AM – 5:00 AM

QM Sports Centre is a state-of-the-art leisure facility based on the campus of Queen Mary’s College, Basingstoke. The centre provides a friendly and welcoming facility for the local community to participate in physical exercise. The centre is a key hub for local community sport, boasting a wide range of facilities including a fitness suite, 23m swimming pool, fitness studio, sports hall, gymnasium, sand-based astro and 3G football pitch.


Our comment from FitFit UK about QM Sports Centre:

QM Sports Centre, located in Basingstoke, offers a wide range of facilities and activities for all ages. Visitors consistently praise the friendly and helpful staff, who are always ready to assist with any questions. The gym is described as affordable and suitable for both beginners and seasoned athletes, while the equipment quality is generally considered good for the price, with recent updates noted.

Swimming facilities are particularly appreciated, with a clean and spacious pool that creates a welcoming environment for families. The swimming sessions range from aqua fit to children’s swimming lessons, making it a versatile choice for aquatic activities. Feedback indicates that pre-booking for swimming sessions helps maintain a pleasant experience with manageable capacity.

While some users have mentioned issues with parking and water pressure in showers, the overall feedback about the sports halls, gym atmosphere, and cleanliness remains positive. Additionally, the eSports center has received rave reviews for hosting impeccable parties and engaging events for children.

In summary, QM Sports Centre is a commendable venue for fitness, recreation, and family activities in Basingstoke, with standout service and facilities that cater to diverse needs.

Services, Machines and Guided Classes

Swimming pool

QM Sports Centre: Opinions

4.3/5 (60 Opinions)
Marta Martín 2 months ago

Fantastic experience: A very accommodating place to swim, exercise and enjoy with family and friends

Stephen Gould 2 months ago

Fantastic experience: Lisa Jane’s dance summer show, fantastic show, all the girls and boy danced wonderfully. Got a bit hot in the hall though. They all did so well.

Megan French 3 months ago

Positive experience: Love this gym/ swimming pool my only change would be to be open 6am!

Nadine Freeman 3 months ago

Fantastic experience: I have been to many gyms and done many classes over the years and I finally feel like I have found "my place". I have a class only membership which I feel represents great value for me. I tend to stick to the legs, bums and tums classes which are great. Hard work but I have noticed massive improvements in my posture and strength. I had a niggly hip issue which has been helped by this class. I also do the Pilates class which is really good. Again, its really helped me with strength and stability. All the staff are really knowledgeable and approachable and the other people in the classes are really friendly. I would highly recommend.

C&P 4 months ago

Fantastic experience: I have a class only membership that works out as great value for me. I like the class lengths and variety and the staff are really friendly. Works well for me as someone who hasn’t always enjoyed this in the past!

Emma JH 6 months ago

Fantastic experience: Kind and helpful staff. Good basic facilities available for fair monthly prices. Available parking if you get there at the right times

Sally Turner 1 year ago

Negative experience: Only an hour slot with kids. Wasn't cheap either. Staff member said its only an hour because of the lifeguards having to sit there.. Thought that was their job. Anyway kids only got 45 minutes because of a new session and 10 minutes of that was getting changed to get in. Probably only about 8 people in the pool. My daughter paid about 12 pounds. I thought it was very poor value. I used to swim there all the time and don't remember it being like that.

QM Sports Centre
QM Sports Centre

Hi Sally, sorry to hear that you weren't satisfied with your recent visit to us for our family swim sessions. We operate daily family swims through the holidays and at weekends, all sessions are 45 minutes, you are welcome to arrive earlier to ensure you are changed and ready to go at the allocated booking time. Most centres now operate with advanced bookings and restricted times to ensure the sessions are not too busy, and to ensure people don't get turned away if full. We checked our prices against a pool in Basingstoke offering a 50-minute family swim session for 2 x adults and 2 x children, which was £17.80 to ensure we are competitive at £12. We hope you feel you could return to us in the future.

Sluggy Dive 1 year ago

Positive experience: Parking close to the sports center is always busy when I have visited. Showers have no water pressure. Sports hall is OK though.

Scott Drake 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Super friendly gym. Staff and members are amazing. It’s a gym that caters to anyone and everyone, if it’s your first time stepping foot into a gym or you’re a seasoned veteran, this gym is the one for you.

Arockia Rickson 1 year ago

Positive experience: Good place to train yourself

b 1 year ago

Positive experience: Affordable priced gym membership.

Ted Kerbedis 1 year ago

Positive experience: Need update on baskets!!!

QM Sports Centre
QM Sports Centre

Hi Ted, thanks for your feedback. Please can you inform the reception team of which baskets you mean next time you are in, and we will look into this for you?

martin flanders 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Excellent quality of equipment and friendly staff.

Charlotte Smith 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Helpful staff, always ready to answer questions. I go to aquafit there and plan on using their gym.

Rebecca Dulledge 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym for beginners. Very small and not crowded

Nina Harrison 1 year ago

Fantastic experience: I wasn’t sure what to expect when I booked the esports party online for my 10 year old and his friends but everything has been so slick. I had email communication followed by a phone call with Rueben to finalise everything. When we arrived the whole atmosphere was fantastic and the gaming room just blew us away. There was a great choice of age appropriate games and platforms. Both Reuben and Ivan were fantastic hosts and helped the children with anything they needed. We had 15 minutes before to set up the eating area (which was clean and spacious) but could continue with this whilst the children gamed. We ordered pizzas which was seamless and the children all had a fantastic time. There were plenty of toilets which were easily accessible and clean. Seriously couldn’t rate the place or the staff highly enough…thank you QM Sports!

Matthew Newland 1 year ago

Negative experience: Gym equipment is mediocre but is decent for student price. Only use it if I have no time go make it to a decent gym. Manager is not very polite or welcoming. Apart from that majority of the staff seem welcoming and often greet you with a smile and are very down to earth

M Fowles 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Only my first use following joining and in used the pool. Not overly busy as you have to pre-book with life guard on duty. Lanes were split slow, medium and fast so you never felt pressured once you found the right lane. Excellent

Stuart Macdonald 2 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym and other amenities. Helpful and polite staff and great value for money.

Chris 3 years ago

Positive experience: Great gym and sport facilities.

Jo Jones 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Book your Swimming sessions online

Kiran 3 years ago

Positive experience: Upstairs needs to be accessible so we can use the punch bag and battle ropes. Everything else is fine.

DonSparky 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Only my first use following joining and in used the pool. Not overly busy as you have to pre-book with life guard on duty. Lanes were split slow, medium and fast so you never felt pressured once you found the right lane. Excellent

Dav B 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good value for money sports. Shame other venues don't follow their lead.

Steve Cunningham 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: A good setup with clean machines and friendly staff. Always available to instruct and inspire. Students are friendly during term time but it can get busy mid to late mornings, sometimes.

Ryan Farr 3 years ago

Positive experience: I went for badminton every Sunday until Covid arrived. The staff at reception seemed helpful and the overall accessibility and hygiene was pretty good. I would recommend it as a college and for health and fitness it is fairly good as they have a gym and a swimming pool.

Lynda Shelton 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: All I need at a gym for now. Usually quiet , very clean everywhere. Well done to all the staff

Sarah Durham 3 years ago

Fantastic experience: Use the swimming pool regularly for aqua fit, love it. Great pool and instructor

Andy Garner 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great gym, good equipment for weight lifting. Friendly staff and not too expensive. Never too busy (especially not at weekends). Recently revamped equipment and redecorated! Great eSports centre as well which is awesome for kids parties! Still fantastic.

Ian Spencer 4 years ago

Positive experience: Good range of machines. Excellent help by knowledgeable staff.

Saxon Wilson 4 years ago

Fantastic experience: Amazing pool very happy and easy to book! Thank you!

Cathy Cottrell 4 years ago

Positive experience: Gym could have more equipment in it but it's not big enough... overall it's a good gym. Staff friendly and helpful.

Chris Jones 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good gym

Zoe Blake 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Had a football party for my son's 7th birthday, Emma one of the staff was awesome. All the kids loved it, thank you so much x

stefan Van beneden 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Best fish restaurant I have ever been. Highly recommended after a good workout session.

Caroline 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Knowledgeable and friendly staff

Marcus Rutland 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great

Diptendra Ghosh 5 years ago

Positive experience: Went there for my son's taekwondo tournament on a Saturday morning. Crowded parking but free. Tournament held in one of the big sports halls. Had the option to sit and watch from outside the hall in the lounge/reception area. Didn't use the facilities.

Glen Cross 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Could do with a few more fitness items but it's relatively well equipped. I give 5 stars as the free weights room is a lovely dirty weight haven for strength lifting.

Colin Curson 5 years ago

Fantastic experience: Friendly good value and great staff

Lorraine Scott 5 years ago

Positive experience: Lovely clean swimming pool. Good size.

Vicky Dibble 5 years ago

Positive experience: Good size gym, good range of equipment. Quite quiet in the mornings and no competing for equipment. Only downside really, the gym music is so loud you can't listen to your own music.

Ross 5 years ago

Negative experience: Terrible stay away

William Landy 5 years ago

Negative experience: The computer fair was a waste of time unless you were serious computer gamer. All the items were priced at normal retail prices. With no way of contacting the seller if you needed to use the so called warranty that some had advised.

Lynda Murphy 5 years ago

Negative experience: Coffee machine wasn't working no cafe even though it was the weekend and only the floor to sit on for visitors in the hall. Adequate parking. Hence 2 stars

debbie parish 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: go aqua fit pool is always clean and warm staff are wicked

Jennie Langdale 6 years ago

Positive experience: Visited to take my daughter to a birthday party. She had a great time and there were comfy seats for parents to sit and chat while we waited.

mark frary 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Only used the pool while we were staying at a nearby hotel

Katie Haresign 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Great place to train

Przemyslaw Szarek 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good pool

Real 4 Life 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Recently re-fitted pool. Extremely clean and very pleasant.

Toy Bonnie Fnaf 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Happy and helpful staff

Colin Perrett 6 years ago

Fantastic experience: Good service

Lee Kinsman 6 years ago

Positive experience: While recently refurbished, it's still a little dated.

Karl Watson 6 years ago

Positive experience: Gym needs some work, but the pool for children learning to swim is great

Phil White 6 years ago

Positive experience: Great swimming lessons and good for badminton rental.

James Franklin 6 years ago

Negative experience: This place is a disgrace, no ladies wc in the sports hall, no hot water towash hands, no soap in dispensers, dirty floor, fire escape that is a serious slip hazard due to mud, moss and disrepair. This place is responsible for children and thier safety....what a joke. And they have the audacity to charge to use the hall. F!upping disgrace.

Matt Hill 7 years ago

Positive experience: Great pool for kids to learn in - usually quiet and warm with plenty of free floats to play with. Other facilities look good too.

Matthew Adcock 7 years ago

Fantastic experience: A fantastic gym with really friendly and knowledgeable staff.

Ali A. K 7 years ago

Positive experience: Generally very good. One particular lady staff not very friendly otherwise good people. Badminton courts are also used by block booking for football and basketball. Swimming pool and gym facilities are good. Weekdays are very busy around evenings in my experience.

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