in male changing rooms staff unnecessarily washing the floor and leaving the area wet (only one small drainage in the room). Many times we had to change in wet rooms which is quite annoying. Many peo... See more
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Overall good facilities, new well equipped gym, only downside are the cleaning standards, men’s changing rooms, and mostly showers are not very clean and with mold and black spots. Access to the po... See more
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Ever since Better Group have taken over, the Gym has just been absolutely amazing. From the facilities to the classes. The staff are always welcoming as well and very very helpful. In particular when... See more
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5*’s more what can I say. Bailey is an outstanding team member, gave me a tour of each facility, which was so clean and in immaculate condition. I really can’t fault it at all. He really is an outstan... See more
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Welcome to Better! We’re a charitable social enterprise, committed to the health and wellbeing of everyone in our community. From gyms, leisure centres and swimming pools to lessons and courses for both adults and juniors - plus libraries and children's centres - we've got it all. So whether you’d like to try something new, keep the kids entertained or have a dip in the pool, discover our inclusive range of activities, suitable for all ages and abilities at your local Better centre today.
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Winchmore Hill Road, N14 6AD, London, England, United Kingdom
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The gym itself is great with good…
The gym itself is great with good classes.
The WiFi is terrible which made it very difficult to join on the tablets in the reception, probably better to do it at home on the app.
May 11, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Mrs Francis,
Thank you for your feedback!
We're glad to hear that you're enjoying the classes and the gym at the Southgate Leisure Centre. We apologise for the issues you've experienced with the WiFi, and we truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention. We'll look into improving the connection to make it easier for everyone to access the tablets at the reception. In the meantime, you're right that using the app at home is a good alternative.
Thanks again for your input, and we hope to see you back in the gym soon!
Kind regards,
Charmaine
Initial experience was met with quite…
Initial experience was met with quite unhelpful staff and no available internet access which is required to register to become a customer.
May 11, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi St Clair,
Thank you for your feedback.
We sincerely apologise for the inconvenience you experienced during your visit to the Southgate Leisure Centre. We understand how important it is to have reliable support and access to the internet to complete your registration. We're actively working to improve both our customer service and facilities to ensure a smoother experience moving forward. Your concerns are valuable to us, and we hope to have the opportunity to serve you better in the future.
Kind regards,
Charmaine
Overcrowded sauna
The sauna was full of people that had not booked a session at least 6 people in the steam room had no sauna bands, and I counter 13 people in the steam room. Which makes it very uncomfortable and un hygienic to use, Which is not fair on anyone that has booked a sauna session
April 16, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Semih
Thank you for your review.
We apologise for your recent experience at the Southgate Leisure Centre. We will pass your feedback along to the management team for their review.
We hope this will help improve your experiences with us in the future and make our staff more aware of attendees who do not have sauna bookings.
Kind Regards
Amir
My daughter is very happy and cannot…
My daughter is very happy and cannot wait until her next lesson.
March 19, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Vicky,
Thank you so much for your thoughtful and kind words!
We’re absolutely thrilled to hear that your daughter is enjoying her lessons at the Southgate Leisure Centre. It’s wonderful to know that she is looking forward to her next session with us. We are genuinely excited to witness her continued growth and development as she explores new concepts and skills. Each lesson brings a unique opportunity for her to shine, and we can't wait to see the progress she makes in the weeks to come!
We look forward to seeing your daughter at her next lesson.
Kind regards,
Charmaine
No baby pool available for swimbies…
No baby pool available for swimbies session and the pool is always cold. In addition the group changing room is constantly cold.
March 17, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi,
Thank you for sharing your feedback with us!
We're sorry to hear that the baby pool wasn't available during your session and that the pool and changing room temperatures didn't meet your expectations. We understand how important comfort is, and we’ll look into the temperature settings to ensure a more pleasant experience. We appreciate your input and will work on improving these areas for future visits. Please don't hesitate to reach out if you have any more suggestions!
Kind regards,
Charmaine
Angela was super professional and had a…
Angela was super professional and had a fantastic class!!!
March 19, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Ss,
Thank you so much for taking the time to share your experience!
We're so happy to hear that Angela’s professionalism and class left such a positive impact on you. She truly goes above and beyond to create a welcoming and engaging environment, and it’s wonderful to know that her efforts resonated with you. We will definitely pass along your kind words to her—it’s always encouraging to hear that her hard work is appreciated.
We hope to see you in another class soon!
Kind regards,
Charmaine
Had a great workout today
Had a great workout today. My tutor was understanding and patient with me as my first class with him
February 27, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Georgina
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review.
It is great to see you enjoyed your workout at the Southgate Leisure Centre and the Fitness Instructor has been able to accommodate.
We hope to see you soon and thank you for choosing Better.
Kind Regards
Amir
Vishal was really helpful in sorting…
Vishal was really helpful in sorting out a parking issue and was very communicative.
February 11, 2025
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Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Richard,
Thanks for your review.
We are so delighted to hear that Vishal was so helpful!
Warm Regards
Hazal
10/10 for Bailey!
5*’s more what can I say. Bailey is an outstanding team member, gave me a tour of each facility, which was so clean and in immaculate condition. I really can’t fault it at all. He really is an outstanding member of your team, smiling throughout and knew the answer to any question I had. He gave me a rundown of the different types of memberships, and with being a student this one really stuck out to me! However I do have other family and friends who will appreciate this massively too. Overall a 10/10 experience and I look forward to joining!
January 30, 2025
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Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Jessica,
Thanks for your review.
We are so excited to hear you have joined us after Bailey giving you a tour and answering all your questions - Welcome!
Warm Regards
Hazal
Bailey was outstanding
Bailey gave me and excellent tour and really highlighted all of the benefits of each facility, what an assist to your team you really have. I myself a student have been looking for a place to join and after viewing many places this by far tops them all! There’s a type of membership for everyone (I might even bring along my mum!) every inch of the place was clean and at high standards, I really can’t fault it. If I could give it more than 5* I totally would! So impressed
January 30, 2025
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Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Jessie,
Thanks for your review.
We are so happy to hear that the concierge at Southbury was so helpful and that you would recommend Better/GLL to your family.
Warm Regards
Hazal
Awful app and too difficult to book classes
App doesn’t not work and classes can only be booked on web address. Impossible
to book classes even when the window opens which makes membership more or less redundant.
January 25, 2025
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Good Afternoon JL,
I hope this message finds you well.
Thank you for taking the time to provide your feedback. I am sincerely sorry to learn about the difficulties you encountered when attempting to book activities using the Better App. The App should function for all customers so I apologise for the issue you are currently experiencing. Please take your device into the centre you attend, and speak with the staff so they can help you set up the App so you are able to book your activities using your device.
We hope you get this issue resolved so you are able to continue with your online bookings.
Kind regards,
Charmaine
I feel very unsafe in Southgate Centre…
I feel very unsafe in Southgate Centre as I am a lady, 63 who was attacked verbally and body language by a man 3 months ago. I am still waiting for the centre Management to speak with the abuser and tell him he must leave my class, get away from me or give apologies, there is no empathy at all in the centre, for terrible experience suffered
October 4, 2024
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Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Good Morning Carmen,
Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us.
I’m truly sorry to hear about the incident you experienced three months ago. It’s important to me that we address your concerns properly. Could you please confirm if the incident occurred at our centre and whether you were able to report it to our management team at that time? If you did, I would greatly appreciate it if you could fill out the attached Find Reviewer form with the details of whom you spoke to, so I can ensure this is brought to the attention of the center manager for a prompt resolution.
Your experience matters to us, and I want to make sure we take the necessary steps to address it.
Warm regards,
Charmaine
GERMS
The Southgate women's showers are absolutely disgusting. Hair everywhere, no maintenance and the shower pressure is absolutely shambolic. You'll have to wash for 30mins to be clean. The floors and the walls have limescale and dirt. The price you pay is not worth the germs. It stinks in the showers of sewage drain. Please don't leave your cleanser or any valuables it'll get stolen like mine did. Whoever took my Anua face wash hope you get acne for life :) oh and to add the sauna and steam are unbelievably dirty. The sauna has to be the most vile, the walls have lighting so it shows all the dirt and sweat of others on the floor. The steam rooms just stinks of damp. This lesuire center needs TLC asap.
December 7, 2024
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Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Yasmin,
Thank you for your review.
We can confirm that we have sent your complaint which you submitted via our complaints form to the centre's management team for investigation.
We appreciate your feedback and hopefully, we can do better on your next visit.
Warm Regards
Hazal
Love the place but sort out the racism !
Love the place. However experienced racism in the sauna. A family were ranting about how they hate Muslims (as quoted - *Fu***** Muslims) and then had the audacity to ask if I was Muslim.
The shere ignorance.
Not the first time.
You need to put a sign up atleast. No politics, no religious opinions and no menthol oils!
Not hard.
December 1, 2024
Unprompted review
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Sultan,
Thanks for your review.
We are so sorry to hear about your experience.
Discrimination is not accepted in any form and we will we fully investigate all reports of this.
We would advise that you report anything like this to a member of the staff at the centre so we can discuss this with the members at the time and take the necessary measures to ensure this does not happen again.
Warm Regards
Hazal
Overall good facilities
Overall good facilities, new well equipped gym, only downside are the cleaning standards, men’s changing rooms, and mostly showers are not very clean and with mold and black spots.
Access to the pool is open to people even without taking a shower before jumping in the water, it should be mandatory to shower before entering the pool.
Steam room and sauna should be much more cleaned and sanitised.
December 10, 2024
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Vincenzo,
Thanks for your review.
We appreciate your feedback and have passed this to the centre so they can investigate and improve on their cleanliness.
Warm Regards
Hazal
Extremely cold water
All the coaches and staff are great, but the water in the pool is too cold. All the kids were shaking. How they supposed to learn how to swim, when they can't relax in the water.
November 21, 2024
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Good Afternoon Marina,
Thank you for your feedback regarding your child's swimming lessons at the Southgate Leisure Centre.
We are pleased to learn that your child is enjoying the lessons. However, we sincerely apologise for the discomfort experienced due to the pool temperature being cold, which left your child shivering after the sessions. I will ensure that your concerns are communicated to the centre management so that they may address this issue and maintain an appropriate temperature for future lessons.
We appreciate your input, and I hope this information is helpful.
Best regards,
Charmaine
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Hi Sue
Thank you for your review.
We are very pleased that the Southgate Leisure Centre and staff are providing this for you!
We hope you continue to enjoy your time with us.
Kind Regards
Amir
Not enough weights or equipment for…
Not enough weights or equipment for body pump class.
Spin bikes are always filthy.
Hard to get on to any classes as there not enough of the popular ones and they keep taking on new members without resolving these issues. Either buy more equipment or add more popular classes.
I need to set an alarm to get onto any class and the site always crashes as people fight for spaces.
October 28, 2024
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Dear LS,
Thank you for your recent feedback regarding our services.
We sincerely regret that you are experiencing difficulty in securing a space in the Fitness Classes at the Southgate Leisure Centre. Our Fitness Classes enjoy significant popularity across all our facilities, and we strongly recommend that customers make advance bookings to ensure availability for the desired activities. Nonetheless, we recognise that scheduling conflicts may arise, given the high demand from other customers.
We strive to maintain an equitable booking system for all patrons and offer a waitlist option for fully booked classes, allowing you the opportunity to participate should a cancellation occur.
Additionally, we will communicate your concerns regarding the cleanliness of the Spin bikes to the centre manager for further investigation.
Thank you for bringing these matters to our attention.
Sincerely,
Charmaine
I really like this gym
I really like this gym, I have seen many gyms but this one suits me well. The price is good, staff are friendly. I recommend this gym to everyone. Thank you so much.
September 1, 2024
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Good Afternoon Sasha,
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us!
We’re thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying your membership at the Southgate Leisure Centre. It's wonderful to know that our facilities and programs are meeting your expectations. If you have any specific highlights or suggestions on what you love the most—or what we could improve—please feel free to share. Your feedback is invaluable in helping us enhance the experience for all our members.
Best regards,
Charmaine
Southgate
I’m really pleased that I decided to rejoin the gym recently after a long break, especially after hearing about the renovations and updates to the facilities. So far everything has been great! Visiting during the day, the gym is not overcrowded, all the equipment is brand new, and everything is clean. I hope it stays this way!
October 16, 2024
Reply from Better - Southgate Leisure Centre
Good Evening Vladimir,
Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with us.
We are thrilled to hear that you are enjoying your membership at the newly refurbished Southgate Leisure Centre. It’s always rewarding to know that our efforts to enhance the facilities are making a positive impact. The installation of new equipment was a key part of our renovations, and we're delighted that you've found it beneficial for your workouts.
Additionally, it’s great to hear that you've been taking advantage of the quieter periods during the day. These times provide an excellent opportunity for members like yourself to focus on their fitness goals without the distractions of a crowded gym. If you have any specific feedback or suggestions on how we can further enhance your experience, please don’t hesitate to let us know.
Thank you once again for your positive review, and we look forward to seeing you at the Centre!
Warm regards,
Charmaine
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