Our current offering

Access to the Pleasance and Easter Bush Gyms 

Student gym memberships are now available. Once a membership is purchased, gym slots can be pre-booked. Our University of Edinburgh student memberships offer access to the Pleasance and Easter Bush gyms, member swimming sessions at the pool at St Leonard's Land* and our group exercise classes (available from Monday 17 May).

Edinburgh University Sport Club members (including Performance Athletes and coaches) From 1 August 2021

Rather than charging Edinburgh University Sports Union clubs for training or fixture time at our facilities, we ask all members of Sports Union clubs who play or train with us to purchase a Peak Gym, Class, Swim membership. Memberships must be purchased by Sunday 17 October.  This will cover Sport Club training until 30/12/21. 

Find out more about how Sport & Exercise and the Sports Union work together to offer the best possible value to members.

In Semester 2, club members will be asked to purchase a Peak Gym, Class, Swim membership by Sunday 20 February.  This membership will cover Sport Club training from the start of 2022 until 29 May 2022.

University of Edinburgh Sport Union club coaches and non-University of Edinburgh student members of clubs that use Sport & Exercise facilities should contact the Sports Union for further information about membership options.

Contact the Sports Union

View student memberships

Current members 

Memberships that were due to expire on or after 27 December were frozen and have been extended by 19 weeks from your original expiry date. You do not need to take any action. 

Members who pay by Direct Debit

As we collected payment on 5 January, we will not restart payment collections until after 1 June  2021. We will contact all Direct Debit members in writing to confirm the resumption of payments. 

At this time we are unable to offer Direct Debit as a payment method when your membership expires.  When your membership expires you will be able to renew monthly basis online.

New staff memberships

Staff gym memberships are available now. Once a membership is purchased, gym slots can be pre-booked.

Our University of Edinburgh staff memberships offer access to the Pleasance and Easter Bush gyms, member swimming sessions at the pool at St Leonard's Land* and our group exercise classes (available from Monday 17 May).

View staff memberships

Current members

Memberships that were due to expire on or after 27 December were frozen and have been extended by 19 weeks from your original expiry date. You do not need to take any action.

Members who pay by Direct Debit

As we collected payment on 5 January, we will not restart payment collections until 1st May 2021. We will contact all Direct Debit members in writing to confirm the resumption of payments.

At this time we are unable to offer Direct Debit as a payment method when your membership expires.  When your membership expires you will be able to renew monthly basis online.

New memberships

Community Access gym memberships are available now.

Our Community Access membership offer access to the Pleasance gym, member swimming sessions at the pool at St Leonard's Land* and our group exercise classes (available from Monday 17 May).

View community memberships 

Pleasance Gym

Group exercise classes at the Pleasance will resume from Monday 17 May. Classes are available to all our members as part of your membership but need to be pre-booked online. 

To ensure the health and safety of users classes will be operating with reduced capacity.

Please only book spaces you intend on using. If you cannot attend a class you've booked please cancel your space online to give others the chance to book on.

Find out more about our exercise classes

Easter Bush Gym

We will not be offering group exercise classes at the Easter Bush Gym at this time.

Peffermill facilities will be available for clients who are able to continue training under Government guidelines. Due to Covid-19, please note that some of our normal activities are not available.     

Outdoor contact sport, including 5-a-side football, will resume from Monday 17 May. 

Book a 5-a-side pitch

Club bookings should contact your sports club committee or performance coach. 

Key guidelines for visiting Peffermill

• Book your session online in advance using our Online Booking Form 
• Please arrive 5 minutes prior to the session starting and do not congregate in groups.  
• Please arrive changed and ready to play (changing rooms will not be available for use, however, there will be toilet access).
• Please wear a face-covering where physical distancing is difficult
• Please wash/sanitise your hands frequently.
• Please sanitise kit and any touchpoints before you complete your activity slot.

Closed facilities: 

• Changing rooms & Clubhouse will remain closed until further notice   

We are following Governing Body guidelines and ask that you ensure your booking  operates as per this guidance too:

Information from Sport Scotland

Please be aware to help manage capacity, follow government social distancing guidelines and ensure a safe environment for everybody, we cannot guarantee your booking request. 

FASIC will be offering remote and,  after a COVID screening process,  face-to-face consultations.

Further information and appointment booking

Accessing the Clinic

As the Pleasance Sport Complex and Gym is reopening on 26 April. Patients should now access the Clinic via the main entrance. We are also asking all patients to now check in at the main gym reception desk when they arrive.

1. Enter at the Pleasance Sport Complex and Gym main door
2. Check in at the main reception desk as you enter
3. Follow the one-way system to the Clinic
4. Take a seat in the waiting room (in the studio opposite the clinic entrance)
5. A member of staff will be with you shortly after you arrive

A video guide of how to get to FASIC

Bookings for adventure days are now available. Residential trips continue to be suspended until further notice.

View Firbush Adventure Days

Key guidelines for visiting the Pleasance gym

• Members must pre-book all activities online in advance, this includes gym access. To access the gym you will be asked to book a 30-minute entry slot, please only arrive within your 30-minute window as your membership card will only grant access through the gate within this time.
• All activities will be available to book 3 days in advance, this is in line with the current class booking policy. You will not be granted access to the facilities unless you have pre-booked online.
• 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.
• In line with UK Active & other health-related agencies, 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. We will continue to review this on a regular basis.
• 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.

Closed facilities

• Changing rooms, lockers and saunas will remain closed until further notice 

We very much look forward to welcoming you to Pleasance and doing all we can to give you a superb exercise experience.

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.  

Key guidelines for swimming at St Leonard's Land

• All members are required to pre-book the swim sessions. When booking online please select the 'classes' option for the I want to book tick box then 'Pleasance Sports Centre' as the site and select 'lane swimming' as the activity in the drop-down box. When visiting please go directly to St Leonard's Land for your swimming session and not the Pleasance.

• Member swim sessions can be booked 3 days in advance and become available from 6am each day.  We cannot accept any walk-in bookings.

• Please note there are only a limited number of swim sessions available so we do advise you to book early to avoid disappointment.  

• Please make sure you arrive at your booked session on time as we cannot grant access to any late arrivals. 

• You are permitted to stay for the full duration of the session time that you have booked on to. 
• 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.

• Showers will be available for a quick rinse before entering the pool and then for washing chlorine off after.

• 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. 

• Please remember to bring a £1 coin or trolley token for the lockers.

View the member's lane swimming timetable

Key guidelines for visiting the gym at Easter Bush

• Members must pre-book their gym session online in advance. To access the gym you will be asked to book a 30-minute entry slot, please only arrive within your 30-minute window as your membership card will only grant access through the gate within this time.
• All activities will be available to book 3 days in advance, this is in line with the current class booking policy. You will not be granted access to the facilities unless you have pre-booked online.
• 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 are asked to limit their time to 60 minutes at Easter Bush gym.
• In line with UK Active & other health-related agencies, 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. We will continue to review this on a regular basis.
• 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.
• 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 are now in place.
• Enhanced cleaning protocols have been introduced, on top of our regular cleaning regime.

We very much look forward to welcoming you to Easter Bush gym and are doing all we can to give you a superb exercise experience.

Indoor Sport Bookings from 21 July 2021:

As Scotland has moved to Level 0 of the CV19 restrictions indoor contact sport is now permitted. This means, from Wednesday 21 July, indoor sport activity booking will be available to members. 

• Bookings are available for squash, badminton, basketball, football/futsal, volleyball and netball,
• All bookings must be made and pre-paid via our online booking system.
• Bookings must be made by a Sport & Exercise Gym member.
• At least one member must be present during the booked activity.
• The member that makes the booking will act as Covid Officer and be the lead contact.
• The member that books will be responsible for ensuring their party adheres to Covid regulations during the booking.
• For a limited time only, non-member entry will be included in the activity booking price.
• All non-members must sign in via a visitor QR code.

Maximum numbers

• Squash:  a maximum of  4 per court (Set by Scottish Squash)
• Sports Hall bookings (half):  a maximum of 15
• Sports Hall (full): a maximum of 30

Enhanced cleaning measures

• Enhanced cleaning measures will be in place on all courts
• Users will be responsible for cleaning their own equipment with spray bottles and blue roll provided.
• All equipment (for example badminton posts) will be wiped down by Sport & Exercise staff after each booking.
• Hire items will be cleaned when returned to reception.
• Courts will be deep cleaned each day/night.

Equipment hire

• Equipment hire (Squash / badminton rackets and some balls) will  be available from reception.
• Squash balls and Shuttlecocks will be available to purchase.
• Your membership/student card will be retained as a deposit for any hire items.
• All hire items must be cleaned by user after use before returning.

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:

1. Log on to the class booking site -  www.sport.ed.ac.uk/online-booking/
2. Click into  'my account' (if accessing the site from a PC you will need to click into 'account history' first)
3. Click into 'classes'
4. 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.

​​​​​​Support for staying active at home