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Gyms and fitness studios in Ferndown

No gyms and fitness studios in Ferndown have listed on GetBrent yet. Dorset Council area has 340 gym, sport and leisure businesses among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). This page shows Ferndown's local facts, any gyms and fitness studios listed nearby in Dorset, and other local businesses in the town. Run a gym or fitness studio in Ferndown? Add it free in a couple of minutes.

The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset: shops and businesses that take card payments
The Square, Wimborne Minster, Dorset (2020). Photo: David Martin, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Geograph.

Ferndown in numbers

Dorset Council area has 340 gym, sport and leisure businesses among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026).

Ferndown is an East Dorset town whose centre is weighted towards services, with about 1,000 parking spaces.

  • Ferndown town centre has 161 units with 14 vacant (8.7%); services make up 42.8% of them. source
  • Shoppers spent an estimated £38m on retail in Ferndown town centre in 2025, £29.6m of it on food and everyday goods. source
  • Of its businesses, 70 are independents and 27 are national chains, and the centre has about 1,000 parking spaces. source
  • Ferndown's built-up area had 13,268 residents at the 2021 Census. source

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Questions

How many gyms and fitness studios are there in Ferndown?

None have listed on GetBrent in Ferndown yet. For the wider area, Dorset Council area has 340 gym, sport and leisure businesses among 18,000 business sites (ONS UK Business Counts, March 2026). The ONS groups related trades together, so that figure is for the whole group.

How do I list my gym or fitness studio in Ferndown on GetBrent?

Sign up free at getbrent.co.uk/vendor/signup, choose "Another kind of business", pick "Gyms and fitness studios" as your type and add your town. The listing goes live straight away and you can add opening hours, services, photos and FAQs from your dashboard. The Free plan has no monthly charge.

What does a card machine cost a gym or fitness studio in Ferndown?

It depends on monthly card takings and average payment size. GetBrent compares the published fees of the main UK providers for gyms and fitness studios in Ferndown, with a calculator for your own figures, on its card machine page for Ferndown.

Where can a gym or fitness studio in Dorset get free business support?

Free one-to-one business support is available from Business Growth Dorset, the Growth Hub covering Dorset and BCP.

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Listings are added and kept up to date by the businesses themselves or from their own public pages. Local figures: ONS UK Business Counts (March 2026), read 26 October 2026. GetBrent may be paid by partners marked Ad.