Fitness First Liverpool Street is inside Liverpool Street Station, London EC2M. It holds a 4.4 rating from 344 Google reviews. If you're planning to use a day pass here, read this first, because the rules appear to have changed.
The Day Pass Rule Changed Without Warning
A visitor a month ago, one star: "As a frequent overseas visitor to London I was delighted to find a solid gym with a reasonable day use pass option. For 2 years my day use pass was honored for 24 hours from time of purchase. Not today however. The manager today flatly refused."
Two years of the pass covering 24 hours from purchase. Then, one day, it didn't.
He adds: "I was made to feel my expectations were somehow silly, even though the gym themselves set that very expectation with me."
I can't tell you which version is the official policy. Maybe the 24-hour interpretation was always a courtesy that a previous staff member extended. Maybe it changed. Either way, here's the practical consequence: if you buy a day pass expecting to train in the morning and come back that evening, get it confirmed at the desk before you pay. Don't assume, and don't rely on what happened last time.
That reviewer's frustration goes further than the rules, and he makes a pointed comment about how the manager handled it. I'll leave that there. One angry account of one conversation isn't something I'll build a character judgement on, and the checkable part is the pass rule.
The Hours Look Incomplete
The listing publishes Monday to Friday, 06:00 to 21:00. That's it. No Saturday. No Sunday.
Now, a weekday-only gym inside a commuter station isn't absurd. The clientele is people going to work. But a 344-review gym being shut all weekend is a big claim to make on the strength of a listing with two days missing, so I won't make it.
Check fitnessfirst.co.uk before planning a weekend session. And if you're a commuter, note that 21:00 close: this isn't a late-night gym.
What's Actually Good Here
The staff. Overwhelmingly, repeatedly, the staff.
One name appears in three separate reviews. A visitor in June 2026: "The staff were all so nice! Especially one called Gene, he was really helpful while I was there too. Give him a raise!" A member in June 2026: "Gene and Tye are incredible trainers. They changed my life for real!" A member four months ago: "Gene, Sam and the rest of the staff are very friendly and helpful."
When three unrelated people name the same employee across nine months, that's about as solid as review evidence gets.
The Weights Floor
A visitor nine months ago says something I found genuinely persuasive: "The weights area is so big and the plates were well organised! (Pet peeve that you can never find any plates, they are a mess on the tree)."
Someone who notices plate organisation is someone who trains. If the tree is tidy, somebody's running the floor properly. That reviewer also reports no dust in the corners and spacious changing rooms.
Another member describes the equipment as "modern and high tech," which is a contrast worth drawing: plenty of gyms in this directory get flagged for dated machines. Nobody says that here.
Facilities Worth Knowing
A member who moved here from Highbury mentions a women's-only sauna near the showers, class options, and consistently spotless women's changing rooms. That same member has a wish list: a StairMaster, a hip abduction machine, filtered water instead of the tap fountain, and a mirror at the cable machines.
Read that as a fair picture of the gaps. No StairMaster, no hip abduction machine, no filtered water station, no mirror by the cables, at least as of eleven months ago.
Contact
Unit 12, Liverpool Street Station, London EC2M 7PY. Phone +44 20 7247 5511.
FAQ
How long does a day pass last?
Unclear, and that's the point. A visitor says it covered 24 hours for two years, then was refused. Confirm at the desk before paying.
Is it open at weekends?
The listing shows Monday to Friday only, 06:00 to 21:00, with no weekend hours at all. Check with the gym.
Is the equipment modern?
A member describes it as modern and high tech, and a visitor praises the size and organisation of the weights area.
Is there a women's-only area?
A member mentions a women's-only sauna near the showers.