Framwellgate Moor · Durham
A women-only gym in Durham, capped at 500 members
Healthlands is a ladies-only gym and studio in Framwellgate Moor, a short drive north of the city centre. Members get the gym floor, every studio class, the sauna and the tanning booths on one membership, with instructors on the floor rather than behind a desk. Membership is capped at 500 women, so the club never gets to the point where you queue for a treadmill.
Open since 2001 · Free parking on site · Durham club only
500 places, and that is the ceiling. Each mark above is one membership at Healthlands Durham. When they are taken, joining closes until one comes back.
What the club is
A women-only club in Framwellgate Moor since 2001
Since 2001 the club has been women only. That is the whole proposition, and it changes what the room feels like: no mixed free-weights area, no one filming, no one waiting behind you on the leg press. Most of the women who walk in are somewhere between "I have not trained in fifteen years" and "I want to get properly strong again", and the instructors are used to both ends of that.
It is a single-site club. The Morpeth branch closed in 2020 and the team moved everything to Durham, so if you have found an old Morpeth page or an old class list, it no longer applies. Durham is the only Healthlands.
Size here is deliberate. One gym floor, one studio, changing rooms with a sauna, tanning booths, a lounge with coffee, and a car park you can actually use. Nothing you pay for and never touch.
On one membership
- Cardio and resistance gym floor
- Every studio class on the timetable
- Sauna and changing rooms
- Tanning booths
- Free fitness review and a written programme
- Lounge, coffee, and free parking
Personal training is booked separately with an instructor.
Timetable, in three letters
Classes at Healthlands, grouped as A, B and C
Every class on the Healthlands timetable falls into one of three jobs. Pick a letter based on what you want to change, then pick the class that fits your week.
Aerobic and stamina
Heart-and-lungs work: choreographed combat, Latin-inspired dance fitness and studio cycling. Spin has a beginners level, so nobody is thrown onto a bike at race pace on day one. This is where most weight-loss members spend their first six weeks.
Body conditioning and strength
Barbell and bodyweight work in the studio, plus the resistance kit on the gym floor. Strength is the part women are most often steered away from, and the part that does the most for bone density after 40. That is why it has its own letter instead of being folded into "toning".
Core and stability
Mat-based Pilates and yoga: control, flexibility and the deep abdominal and back work that stops everything else hurting. Members with back trouble or a recent pregnancy usually start here and add a letter A class later.
Before you commit
Three ways to try the club before you join
Nobody should sign a membership for a gym they have never stood in. There are three separate ways in, and they suit different people.
A free workout — one session on the gym floor with an instructor showing you the kit. Best if you have never used a gym.
A taster class — one studio class, booked in advance because studio spaces are limited. Best if the classes are the reason you are interested.
A free two-day pass — the club has run this offer so you can use the gym across two visits before deciding. Ask when you call, as availability changes.
| Monday | 7:00am – 9:00pm |
|---|---|
| Tuesday | 8:00am – 9:00pm |
| Wednesday | 7:00am – 9:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 9:00pm |
| Friday | 7:00am – 8:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am – 3:00pm |
| Sunday | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
Weekends are short by design — Sunday closes at 1:00pm. Bank holidays and Christmas run reduced hours, posted at reception in advance. Third-party listings often carry old times; the hours above are the ones to trust.
Getting here
Getting to the club
The club sits in Framwellgate Moor, north of Durham city centre. Parking is its own, and that is the practical reason many members chose Healthlands over a city-centre gym. No multi-storey, no ticket, no ten-minute walk back to the car in the rain after a class.
Buses on the main route north out of the city stop within a short walk, and the surrounding streets are all within walking distance. Durham station is roughly two miles south.
- Area
- Framwellgate Moor, north of Durham city centre
- Parking
- Free, on site
- Members only
- Women, from 2001 onwards
- Places
- Capped at 500
Members' app
Book classes on ClubLink
Class booking, your membership details and the live timetable run through ClubLink, the app the club uses. Members can also sign in through the club's web portal on a laptop.
Search "ClubLink" on the App Store or Google Play, then sign in with the details reception sets up on your first visit.
Book a free workout at Healthlands
Walk in during opening hours and reception will put a free workout in the diary. No sales appointment, no tour of a building site.