Archway Leisure Centre 1 MacDonald Road, London N19 5DD

"I joined this gym in May earlier this year, and for the majority of my time coming here I wished I had never got a membership. With the redevelopment though they have properly turned it around. New equipment, a free weights area miles better than the old one; two squat racks and space for dumbbells and deadlifts. I'm hesitant to give a good review cause it's nice having this gym to myself but I think the people working there deserve some recognition after all the bad reviews (which were deserved, the gym used to be basically derelict). Good work. Edit: one comment, get more 5, 2.5 & 1.25 kg weights. There's plenty of 10s and 20s but not enough smaller plates"

"Almost non existent selection of barbell weights, lots of broken and rusty equipment. Saunas and steam room are open only during limited hours, there is maybe 5 exercise mats in the whole gym… Waste of money"

"Archway swimming pool is enjoyable for kids and even adults. It features a small jacuzzi for babies, a deep jacuzzi, a small slide for kids, a gigantic slide and last but not least, waves! I was welcomed on my first time there. It's a really nice swimming pool."

"Pros- this gym is inexpensive and has a pool. The gym has all the main equipment types and you can usually get on a treadmill even if busy. Cons - It is run mainly as a youth group for the employees, they are good at chatting to each other but not to customers. If you happen to be there 1 hour before closing time you will experience 'the cleaning'. This is where an employee cleans the floor and all pieces of equipment, with a bucket of the same brown liquid, leaving a slippery soapy residue encrusted with hairs over anything you may want to use! The pool is OK to swim in but is always used for 'family fun' time or swimming lessons, so swimming for fitness is difficult. The rules for not using the gym changing room from the swimming pool are wholly ignored and the staff don't enforce these rules."