One Leisure St Ives Indoor is on Westwood Road in St Ives, Cambridgeshire. It holds a 4.2 rating from 375 Google reviews, which is one of the largest samples anywhere in this directory, and that size is exactly why the reviews are worth reading closely. This is a local authority centre, not a commercial chain, and members keep measuring it against that.
What Members Actually Say
A member in October 2019 gave the most complete account on record: "Impressive range of classes and top quality gym and sauna and steam rooms for a local authority sports centre." Then came the qualifiers, and they matter. "Prices are close to commercial gym operators. Lacks a squash court though and pool is always cool."
Read that as a whole and you get the trade. Facilities that beat expectations for a council centre, at prices that no longer undercut the chains. Bowling and a cafe were described as recent additions, in a review from October 2019.
Longevity shows up too. A member wrote that they have been coming "for many years," describing it as "an excellent gym and dance centre" that also offers swimming. Another used it for baby swimming and called the facility "very good" while rating the gym itself merely "alright."
That split is consistent across the sample, and I think it's the most useful thing here: the building and the programme impress, while the gym floor gets a shrug.
Who It Suits
If you want a single place where a family can swim, a child can take dance or martial arts, and you can lift afterwards, that breadth is rare and it's the whole argument for coming here.
If you only lift, the reviews are quietly telling you something. Nobody raves about the weights room. At commercial-adjacent prices, that's worth weighing before you join.
The pool draws praise for lessons and criticism for temperature. A cool pool is fine for lengths and unpleasant for a toddler, so which camp you land in depends on why you're swimming.
Classes and Martial Arts
Classes are described repeatedly as varied, and one member documents a Tang Soo Do association event held on site, calling the staff "just fantastic." So the hall hosts external clubs alongside the centre's own timetable.
No source I could verify publishes the class schedule, and it will change term by term. One Leisure runs its own site at oneleisure.net, which is where any current timetable lives.
Hours and Contact
No opening hours appear in the Google listing at all, which for a multi-purpose leisure centre usually means the pool, gym and hall each run their own schedule.
Westwood Road, St Ives, PE27 6WU. The number is +44 1480 388500 and the site is oneleisure.net. Since a member flags that pricing now sits close to commercial operators, comparing a specific membership tier against a nearby chain is worth ten minutes before you commit.
FAQ
Is there a squash court?
No. A member specifically notes the centre lacks one.
What's the pool like?
Members praise it for lessons and baby swimming, but one describes it as "always cool." Temperature is the recurring complaint.
Is it cheaper than a commercial gym?
Not markedly, though the evidence is old. A member writing in October 2019 said prices were close to commercial gym operators, despite this being a local authority centre.
What are the opening hours?
None are published in the Google listing. Check oneleisure.net or call +44 1480 388500, since pool, gym and hall schedules differ.