Our current offering
Updates on our services in line with the easing of coronavirus restrictions.
- Video: Etiquette video
- Some helpful guidance on what to do while visiting our facilities to help us all stay active in a safe environment.
Updated 02 September 21
- The Pleasance Sport Complex and Gym is open for individual exercise, group exercise classes and indoor contact sport.
- The Climbing Wall is open for individual exercise and climbing courses.
- The Easter Bush Gym is open for individual exercise.
- The St Leonard's Land Swimming Pool is open for individual exercise.
- Firbush Outdoor Centre is open for outdoor adventure days.
- Peffermill is available for adult contact outdoor sport following government guidance.
- FASIC Sport & Exercise Medicine Clinic is offering both remote and, after a COVID screening process, face-to-face consultations.
The wellbeing of our community and team is our top priority, so we continue to ask our users to help keep everybody safe.
- Please stay at home if you are feeling unwell
- We are asking all members to pre-book climbing and classes online. You can do this 3 days in advance. You will not be able to access these facilities unless you have pre-booked online.
- Changing rooms availability varies by facility. Please see below for details.
- Please wash/sanitise your hands frequently.
- Please wear a face-covering when not exercising or engaged in an activity.
- Please respect others and keep your distance.
- Please wipe down all equipment before and after use
- Please follow signs and advice.
- Please speak to a staff member if you have any questions about your exercise experience.
Please help us keep our members and staff safe by adhering to Scottish Government, University of Edinburgh and Sport & Exercise guidelines.
Updates to our service offer
From Monday 30 August:
Gym sessions will no longer need to be pre-booked.
As with the majority of the gym and fitness sector, the Pleasance gym does have "peak" times (generally from 17:00 to 20:00 Monday to Friday) so please do consider if you can attend the gym outside these hours if you'd like to exercise at quieter times. We are open from 06:00 to 22:00 Monday to Friday and 09:00 – 20:00 Saturday and Sunday.
From Monday 13 September 2021
We will introduce new capacity limits for gym and sport spaces at the Pleasance. These will be displayed at the entry points to each space. If a room is full please use an alternative space. Please speak to a member of the team who will be able to provide advice and assistance.
Until further notice
Due to its limited capacity and to ensure members get the best experience, from Monday 9 August, Climbing and Bouldering will continue to be a paid for activity with member booking slots available up to 3 days in advance online. We will continue to review this policy.
From Monday 15 November members will no longer need to pre-book slots at member swimming sessions. Swimming will operate on a first-come-first-serve basis during member swimming times.
Key guidelines for swimming at St Leonard's Land
- If you can, please arrive ready to swim, with swimwear under your clothing.
- Please respect others and keep your distance when sharing the lanes with others where possible.
- We are asking that all members wipe down their cubicle before and after use.
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Showers will be available for a quick rinse before entering the pool and then for washing chlorine off after.
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Unfortunately at this time, we are not able to loan any equipment out, however, members are welcome to bring their own pull buoy and kickboards.
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Please remember to bring a £1 coin or trolley token for the lockers.
Until Sunday 05 September
To ensure the health and wellbeing of our members, we are working with the University Estates team to review ventilation and operational requirements that would allow us to re-open changing facilities safely.
From Monday 06 September
Changing rooms will be available for essential use. If you can, please arrived dressed and ready to exercise, and shower at home. If you do need to use the changing rooms, please limit your time and follow our guidelines:
- Please keep your distance
- Please wash/sanitise your hands on entry and exit
- Please limit your time
- Please wear a face covering when in public spaces
- Please wipe down all touch points before and after use
- Please respect each other
Saunas will remain closed until further notice
From 6 September as changing rooms open, a limited number of lockers within them will be available for members.
Paid for, long term "member" lockers at the Pleasance remain unavailable for the time being.
We are currently operating with limited changing facilities. Communal changing is allocated on day of use.
Further information
Our new gym membership packages for 21/22 are available now.
Group exercise classes have resumed at Pleasance Gym (with reduced capacity) but continue to be suspended at the Easter Bush Gym
Indoor sport activity bookings are available.
FASIC will be offering remote and, after a COVID screening process, face-to-face consultations.
Bookings for adventure days are now available.
Peffermil is open for outdoor sport and event bookings.
Guidelines when using our facilities
We continually review our activities and the ways in which we can operate to ensure our member and staff's safety and wellbeing.
Specific facility guidelines:
Key guidelines for visiting the Pleasance gym
- From Monday 30 August gym sessions no longer need to be pre-booked.
- Classes can be booked up to 3 days in advance through the online booking site.
- If you are unable to make your booked session/activity please cancel online to allow others the chance to book on.
- Members will have to register to use the online booking site if they have not already done so.
- Members may be required to queue outside the building while waiting to gain access to ensure we can adhere to social distancing guidance.
- Members are asked to limit their time to 90 minutes at the Pleasance and 60 minutes at Easter Bush
- Until Sunday 5 September changing, locker and shower facilities will remain closed until further notice. We ask all members to come to the gym dressed and ready to workout. Members will be permitted to bring a small drawstring or similar sized bag with them to keep personal items while working out.
- From Monday 6 September changing rooms will be available for essential use. If you can, please arrived dressed and ready to exercise, and shower at home. If you do need to use the changing rooms, please limit your time and follow our guidelines:
- All Sport & Exercise staff will wear face coverings and/or face shields (with the exception of those who have medical conditions). We strongly encourage all members to wear a face-covering too.
- Each room has a maximum capacity with posters at the entrance displaying the number of users allowed in at any one time. Staff will continually monitor this to ensure rooms don’t become overcrowded.
- We now have ‘one way’ and ‘Keep to the left' walkway systems in place to help maintain social distancing.
- Equipment has been spaced out to comply with the social distancing guidelines and where it hasn’t been possible to move equipment, these items will be out of use, with the appropriate signage clearly displayed.
- Water fountains are available and we ask that you bring your own refillable bottle. You will be unable to drink directly from the fountain.
- All members are required to clean down equipment, both before and after use.
- Additional hand sanitizing and disinfection stations have been stationed at reception and within gym spaces.
- Enhanced cleaning protocols have been introduced, on top of our regular cleaning regime. This includes regular electrostatic mist cleaning.
- Students attending club sessions should follow separate sport-specific guidance available from EU Sports Union.
Climbing now a bookable activity
We won’t be offering a membership that includes climbing at the moment. This is because we have had to significantly reduce capacity at the climbing wall and in bouldering to comply with social distancing guidance. Instead, it is a bookable activity with gym members being able to book a climbing session for an hour and a half for £3.
Please continue to check back to this page for further details on our new climbing wall guidelines.
Key guidelines for Climbing
- The new opening hours for the climbing wall are: Monday to Friday 11:45 am to 10:00pm and from 1pm to 7:45pm on Saturday and Sunday.
- Our climbing facilities will only be available to our current gym members.
- Members who are not registered for climbing are encouraged to do so online and at home before booking.
- All members need to pre-book sessions online 3 days in advance. Sessions will be available to book from 6am each morning.
- Arrive dressed and ready to climb (changing rooms will not be available for use, however, there will be toilets access and a designated space for personal belongings ).
- Equipment hire will be free of charge during the first phase of reopening.
FAQ's
Our sessions are very popular and do fill up quickly so if you cannot attend a slot you have booked please release the space as soon as you can to give others the chance to book.
Please cancel online:
- Log on to the class booking site - www.sport.ed.ac.uk/online-booking/
- Click into 'my account' (if accessing the site from a PC you will need to click into 'account history' first)
- Click into 'classes'
- Find the session you want to cancel then click the plus symbol to expand the box and click the red cancel button (if accessing the site from a PC find the class you want to cancel and click on the red X box).
If you do need to get in contact please email sportscentre@ed.ac.uk. Please be advised that we are currently receiving a large number of enquiries and due to current remote working arrangements, it may take us longer to reply but endeavour to get back to everyone as soon as possible.
Thank you for your patience and continued support.
If you have a Sport & Exercise issued membership card you will need to visit the Pleasance reception to purchase a replacement card which costs £6.
If you have a University of Edinburgh staff or student card you will need to contact card services.
In accordance with our terms and conditions, any cancellation requests must be sent by email to cse.memberships@ed.ac.uk explaining the reason for wishing to cancel.
We encourage all our members to keep physically active, whether this is at the gym or at home. We have created a section on our website for advice and guidance on how to keep active at home.