Sports
Sports facilities are plenty in the City, many of them private or hotel health clubs. We’ve only listed those open to the public and highlighted some of the more interesting activities, such as lawn bowling and ice skating.
Plush ‘boutique bowling’ alley on Brick Lane decorated in retro 50s style with a diner, a bar and music.
Popular 22-metre ice rink located just next door to Liverpool Street station in the Broadgate Arena complex.
Golfing centre with 16 floodlit bays and 1.5 acres of open-air astroturf for practicing your driving. Also has a golf shop on site.
One of the best and the only publicly-funded leisure centre in the City. Facilities include a 20-metre swimming pool, two all-weather tennis/netball courts and a multi-purpose indoor hall (not suitable for indoor football).
Fancy representing the City of London at tennis? This mixed singles or doubles league runs in seasons and is divided into groups of about six players of similar standards.
Fed up of toiling in a sweaty gym? The Rat Race uses the City as its workout space – personal trainers lead jogs around the Square Mile with intervals to do flab-busting exercises. Costs £5 for first session.
Atmospheric ice rink located in the romantic 18th-century courtyard of Somerset House, just outside the City borders.
Enjoy tennis (and netball, if you've a team) in the glorious surroundings of St Botolph Bishopsgate with its magnificent church and garden. Recently resurfaced and floodlit, the court is centrally located just near Liverpool Street station.
This winter ice rink is situated in a dramatic setting – the dry moat beneath the wall of the Tower of London.
Enjoy the UK's largest indoor golf facility, featuring eight simulators, a bar and lounge, two putting greens and coaching facilities.