Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium
Palmer Park Leisure Centre and Stadium is a brand new development providing first class leisure facilities. The centre is located in the heart of Palmer Park, just a short walk from local bus routes and a 5 minute drive from Reading Station and main shopping centre, the Oracle. As a charitable, social enterprise, Better is working in partnership with Reading Borough Council to deliver high quality facilities to the local community. The centre will welcome you in from the middle of the building, as you walk in the café can be found to your right and reception positioned further back in front of you. These include a 100 station gym which offers various fitness zones for cardio, strength and resistance training. Along side this, a state of the art Group Cycle studio and large exercise studio both fitted with virtual technology. Facilities also include a 6 lane 25m swimming pool, Better Café, Children’s Soft play, 2 Party Rooms, 3 5-aside Astro pitches, Athletics track and Velodrome track. Our stadium seats 780 people and is a great location for events throughout the year. The centre is home to various sport clubs including Reading Athletics club, Reading Road Runners and Palmer Park Velo Club. The centre also provides toilets to the park users and a accessible changing place to those who require the facility.
opening hours
Centre
- Mon - Thu
- 06:30 - 22:00
- Fri
- 06:30 - 21:00
- Sat - Sun
- 08:00 - 18:00
Gym
- Mon - Thu
- 06:30 - 22:00
- Fri
- 00:30 - 21:00
- Sat - Sun
- 08:00 - 18:00
Swimming Pool
- Mon - Wed
- 06:30 - 21:30
- Thu
- 06:30 - 21:00
- Fri
- 06:30 - 20:30
- Sat - Sun
- 08:00 - 17:30
Cafe
- Mon - Fri
- 08:30 - 18:00
- Sat - Sun
- 09:00 - 17:30
Soft Play
- Mon - Fri
- 09:00 - 18:00
- Sat - Sun
- 00:00 - 16:00
Athletics Track & Velodrome
- Mon - Fri
- 09:00 - 21:00
- Sat - Sun
- 08:00 - 18:00
3G Pitches
- Mon - Thu
- 09:00 - 20:30
- Fri
- 09:00 - 19:30
- Sat - Sun
- 09:00 - 17:00
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Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium
- Palmer Park Leisure Centre & Stadium
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Wokingham Road
Reading
RG6 1LF
- By bus
- 4, X4, 13, 14, 17
- By train, tube & tram
- Reading
- By bike
- Bike storage available
- Storage for 20 bikes available
- By car
- Car parking available
- 131 total spaces available
- 7 disabled spaces available
- Parking type: Paying
- First 3 Hours Free. Chargeable from 3 hours on.