Islington leisure centres
Find leisure centres and pitches in Islington, where they are, how to join and improvements
Islington Council has seven leisure centres and nine courts and pitches across the borough which are managed by GLL (also called Better).
Leisure centres
- Archway Leisure Centre
- Cally Pool and Gym
- Finsbury Leisure Centre
- Highbury Leisure Centre
- Ironmonger Row Baths
- Islington Tennis Centre
- Sobell Leisure Centre
The leisure centres are fully accessible to disabled people.
Courts and pitches
- Highbury Fields Courts and Pitches
- Holloway School
- Market Road Football Pitches
- Paradise Park Football Pitch
- Rosemary Gardens Football Pitch and Tennis Courts
- Tufnell Park Playing Fields
- Whittington Park Football Pitch
- William Tyndale School Football Pitch
- Wray Crescent Cricket Pitch
These and other courts and pitches can be booked through Playfinder.
Membership and free 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 free day pass to try out the leisure centres.
Developments at leisure centres
- Islington Council plans to redevelop Finsbury Leisure Centre to provide a new leisure centre, council homes, healthcare, childcare and energy facilities.
- Due to a fire the swimming pools at Highbury Leisure Centre are closed. Work is taking place to reopen them by 2021. The rest of the centre is open.