Oakley Fitness Tunbridge Wells

I love this gym, it feels like a second home. Fantastic space and all the equipment you could ever want at a gym! Just don’t go when schools finish as it’s packed with annoying teenagers hogging equipment while in their phones the whole time.

An old school gym with great equipment, just in need of a but of TLC I love old school, grungey gyms. This is just that, there is a case to be made that it could do with a fresh lick of paint and some good cleaning as its an older building. Equipment is great, the highlight of the place, made better by the copious amounts of equipment.

What I like about this gym is the quality of the equipment they use and the size of the gym. Much better than equipment from other gyms. The downsides are the fact that there are some staff which are not friendly at all. One day they talk to you, another day they don't and completely ignore you. What a shame. Other staff come and invade your privacy while you're training telling you that you are doing an exercise wrong. No one should ever tell a member how to train if that member does not ask for help. It's very disrespectful and an invasion of personal space and privacy. If it wasn't for certain staff I would give this gym a 4 star rating.

I stopped using this gym more than six weeks before cancelling because the conditions had become consistently poor. On my last few visits there was a mouldy smell, dirty equipment, mud on the mats, and teenagers vaping in the bathrooms. Many of the younger members also tend to sit on equipment without using it, which makes it difficult to train during busy times. The bathroom areas had visible traces of mould as well. When I submitted my cancellation request, the gym insisted on charging an extra month because my notice was 25 days instead of 30, despite the fact I had already not used the gym for weeks and had raised genuine concerns about hygiene and maintenance. The equipment itself is fine when clean, but the overall upkeep and the rigid cancellation process were disappointing. My plan was to take a few months’ break and return later to see if anything had improved, but after this experience with the administration, I don’t think I will be returning. I hope this helps others make an informed decision.