Islington leisure centres

Islington Council has seven leisure centres and eleven courts and pitches across the borough which are managed by GLL (also called Better). 

Leisure centres

• Archway Leisure Centre, Macdonald Road, N19 5DD. Offers fitness sessions, a gym and swimming.
• Cally Pool and Gym, 229 Caledonian Road, N1 0NH. Offers fitness sessions, a gym and swimming.
• Finsbury Leisure Centre, Norman St, EC1V 3PU. Offers badminton, basketball, football and squash. 
• Highbury Leisure Centre, Highbury Crescent, N5 1RR. Offers fitness sessions, a gym, and swimming.
• Ironmonger Row Baths, 1 Norman St, EC1V 3AA. Offers a gym, spa, squash and swimming.
• Islington Tennis Centre and Gym, Market Rd, N7 9PL. Offers fitness sessions, a gym and tennis.
• Sobell Leisure Centre, Tollington Road, N7 7NY. Offers an active play area, an active multi-zone area, badminton, basketball, fitness sessions, football, a gym, gymnastics, handball, netball, pickleball, squash, table tennis, and volleyball.

The leisure centres are fully accessible to disabled people. 

Courts and pitches

• Barnard Park Football Pitch, N1 0ER. Offers football and rugby.
• Beacon School, Hilldrop Rd, N7 0JG. Offers football, netball and swimming with a club.
• Finsbury Square Bowling Green, EC2A 1AF. Open May to September.
• Highbury Fields Courts and Pitches, N5 1AR. Offers basketball, football, netball, and tennis.
• Market Road Football Pitches, N7 9PL. Offers football.
• Paradise Park Football Pitch, MacKenzie Road, N7 8SE. Offers football.
• Rosemary Gardens Football Pitch and Tennis Courts, 14-18 Southgate Rd, N1 3DU. Offers football and tennis.
• Tufnell Park Playing Fields, Campdale Rd, London N7 0EB. Offers football and tennis.
• Whittington Park Football Pitch, N19 4EG. Offers football.
• William Tyndale School Football Pitch Upper St, N1 2GG. Offers football.
• Wray Crescent Cricket Pitch, N4 3LP.

Membership and day pass

GLL offers a range of memberships. This includes a concessionary rate for residents who have a disability or receive benefits, under 16s, full-time students and senior citizens.

Claim a day pass to try out the leisure centres.

Free and low cost activities

GLL also offers these free and low cost activities.

• Finsbury Leisure Centre offers to people aged 60+ a low-cost session that includes badminton, short tennis and table tennis
• Sobell Leisure Centre offers to people aged 60+ a low-cost session that includes short mat bowls, table tennis and a fitness session 
• Sobell Leisure Centre offers walking football to people aged 50+ 
• Free swimming is on offer for people aged 60+ with a Better Adult Senior membership. This is on Monday-Friday 8.30am-4.30pm and weekends at the council's leisure centres with a swimming pool: Archway Leisure Centre, Cally Pool, Highbury Leisure Centre and Ironmonger Row Baths
• Register for  free swimming lessons, on offer for people aged 60+ at Highbury Leisure Centre and Ironmonger Row Baths
• Free tennis court hire is on offer for people aged 60+ with a Better Adult Senior membership. This is on Monday-Friday 8am-4pm in Highbury Fields, Rosemary Gardens and Tufnell Park Playing Fields.