Date posted 17 Jun 2026
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Over the weekend of Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th July, all Barnet Leisure Centres are hosting a National Sports Weekend to welcome Barnet residents to try out new activities. 

Throughout the weekend, Better Leisure Centres across Barnet will open their doors to the local community, offering a wide range of opportunities to get active and try something new. Residents can take part in a range of activities including, Fitness Classes, Sensory Swimming, Pickleball, Climbing and much more!

Bring your gym shoes, water bottles, and towels for a fun filled, action packed weekend!

Our aim is to make sport and physical activity inclusive, accessible, and enjoyable for people of all ages and abilities. We look forward to welcoming you in to try a new activity.

If you have any questions about the Open Weekend please contact BarnetCommunitySport@gll.org 

To book your place visit your local leisure centre or click here:

Burnt Oak Leisure Centre booking page

Finchley Lido Leisure Centre Booking page

Copthall Leisure Centre Booking Page

Hendon Leisure Centre Booking Page

New Barnet Leisure Centre Booking Page

Centre  Saturday 18th July Junior Activities  Saturday 18th July Senior Activities  Saturday 18th July Adult Activities 
Burnt Oak Leisure Centre 

 Gymnastics taster session

13:30 - 17:00 (ages 3-8)

-   Drop in badminton 
15:00 - 18:00 

 Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre 

 Colouring competition

All day

Water safety lession

12:30 - 13:00

Childrens Gymnastics

13:00 - 14:00

Hook a duck for all 

11:00 - 15:00

Face painter 

11:00 - 15:00

Adult and Child gym taster session

11:00 - 13:00

Gym taster session

11:00 - 16:00

Pickleball taster session

11:00 - 12:00

Taster pickleball

11:00 - 12:00

HIIT taster session

12:00 - 12:45

Begginers Adult Swimming Lesson

13:00 - 13:30

Finchley Lido Leisure Centre

Junior gym session

13:00 - 15:00

Water safety talk 

10:45 - 11:15

Water safety drawing activity

9:45 - 10:45

Gym taster session

13:00 - 15:00pm

Group cycle taster class

11:00 - 11:45

 Circuit taster class

09:30 - 10:30

Hendon Leisure Centre

Junior gym session

Climbing sessions

10:00 - 20:00

Trampolines sessions

9:00 - 11:00

Gymnastics

15:00 - 18:00

Toddlers world

15:30 - 16:15 

Gym taster session

All day

Pickle taster

16:00 - 20:00

Table tennis

16:00 - 20:00

Power pump

8:15

Pilates

9:15

Yoga

11:30

Gym taster session

All day

Pickle taster

16:00 - 20:00

Table tennis

16:00 - 20:00

Adult Gymnastics

18:00 - 20:00

New Barnet Leisure Centre

 

Colouring competition

All day

 

 

Colouring competition

All day

Open gym taster sessions

13.30-14:30

 Fitness class

12:15-13:35

Open gym taster sessions

Fitness class competition 

 

Centre  Sunday 19th July Junior Activities  Sunday 19th July Junior Activities  Sunday 19th July Junior Activities 
Burnt Oak Leisure Centre 

Junior gym taster

12:00 - 15:00

Functional fitness class

12:00 - 15:00

Walking netball taster

11:00 - 12:00

Walking netball

11:00 - 12:00

Barnet Copthall Leisure Centre 

Colouring competition

All Day

Gymnastics taster session

13:00 - 14:00

 Hook a duck for all 

11:00 - 15:00

Face painter 

11:00 - 15:00

Adult and Child Gym 

11:00 - 13:00

Gym taster session

11:00 - 16:00

Pickleball taster session

15:00 - 17:00

Table tennis 

15:00 - 17:00

Taster spin class

8:00 - 8:45

Zumba

8:15 - 9:15

Free gym guest pass 

13:00 - 16:00

Finchley Lido Leisure Centre

Junior gym session

13:00 - 15:00

Gym taster session 

13:00 - 15:00

Pilates taster class

10:15 - 11:15

Body conditioning taster class

11:15 - 12:15

Adult swim taster class

12:00 - 12:30

Hendon Leisure Centre

Climbing sessions

10:00 - 20:00

Trampolines sessions

9:00 - 11:00

Gymnastics

15:00 - 18:00

  Toddlers worlds

15:30 - 16:15

Gym taster session 

All day

pickle taster

16:00 - 20:00

Table tennis

16:00 - 20:00 

Yoga

8:30

Pilates

9:45

Zumba

11:00

Legs, Bums and Tums 

12:15

Badminton 

Gym taster session

All day

Pickle taster

16:00 - 20:00

Table tennis

16:00 - 20:00

Adult Gymnastics

18:00 - 20:00

New Barnet Leisure Centre

 Colouring competition

All Day

Swimbies session

12:00-12:30

Water safety session

12:30-13:30

Beginners swimming lesson

13:00-14:30

 Gym taster sessions

13:00-14:30

Fitness class

11:15-12:15

Competition

All day 

 Gym taster sessions

13:00-14:30

Fitness class

11:15-12:15

Competition

All day 

Non-members

Non-members can participate by creating a free account via the app or online at https://bookings.better.org.uk/register, then simply booking an available open day activity. As part of the registration process, customers must agree to the activity terms and conditions, which include a signed waiver granting access into the centre.